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One inevitable truth in life is that time goes by, seasons change, and your favorite food items silently disappear from grocery store shelves, leaving you a little heartbroken and a lot confused. Chances are, you’re feeling nostalgic over at least one beloved funky and junky snack that is gone forever. Vanished as quickly as it appeared. Never to be heard from again. And, most of all, taken from you too soon.

Unfortunately, we can’t (yet!) time travel our way back to those carefree childhood days when we devoured sugary cereal and crunchy cheesy goodies like there’s no tomorrow. What we can do, however, is reminisce about the past while we hopefully wait for these memorable munchies to make a triumphant return to our kitchens and, consequently, our stomachs.

"What discontinued thing do you really want brought back?" asked Redditor kellerisdabest, and inspired thousands of passionate people to share what products they miss dearly. From lime Skittles to Crystal Pepsi to even Listerine mouth strips, our team at Bored Panda has scoured the thread and hand-picked some of the best responses to share with you all, so continue scrolling! Be sure to upvote the ones you agree with and share your own takes on what foods need to come back immediately in the comments.

#1

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) Deep fried McDonald’s apple pie. The one from the 1980’s to 1990’s. The one that was crispy and the temperature of molten plutonium inside. That s**t was the best.

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Aniko Hubatka
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You get it in Switzerland. I think you can get it pretty much anywhere in Europe.

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#2

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) Surprises in the cereal boxes!

Not the "enter two codes inside on our website" bull. Actual, physical THINGS in a package floating somewhere in that box of Cheerios!

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Melody Shanahan-Kluth
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was a child (60's) it was a HUGE thing to see who got the toy - little things that you had to click together to make planes trains and cars and in comics the thunderclaps or even sticks that went on your bike wheel. What about the series of animal masks on the back on Cronflake packets?

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#3

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) Old school Pizza Hut. RIP to the salad bar with that amazing creamy Italian dressing and being able to get pitchers of beer or Pepsi.

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Harlan Bleiler
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg yes. I LOVED that creamy Italian. I legit would want to go to Pizza Hut just for that. I thought I was just weird and the only one

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#4

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) When you would win a free coke from the plastic bottle cap. Those were the best. Or the mcdonalds monopoly game when you could win free fries or something.

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#5

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) Jello pudding pops. Without Cosby.

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birdhouse
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think about these a lot more than I should. Even tried to make my own.

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#6

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) Altoid Sours.

Loved those so much and still use the little tins to store random things

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#7

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) All day breakfast at McDonald's

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1 year ago

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#8

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) The Philadephia Cheesecake Bars. I loved the strawberry ones, I can't remember if there were other flavors.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes!!! These were so amazing! We always had several boxes in the fridge when I was a kid.

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#9

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) Apple empanadas from Taco Bell

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Jj321
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, although they never had any in stock when I wanted them!

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#10

Jelly jar juice glasses. In the 1980s and maybe early 90s, my family acquired a few sets: dinosaurs, and Tom and Jerry. They were the perfect size for kids to use and the different designs helped us keep track of whose were whose. (Mine was the pterodactyl.) I don't know why they stopped being made. Seems like Pokémon and Star Wars would be great co-branding opportunities.

Edit: Apparently I'm not the only one. Let's start a letter writing campaign to Welch's!

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Cassi Lyris
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Had a bunch of the Pokemon ones. The problem is that the process involved lead paints that are banned now...

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#11

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) Listerine mouth strips

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#12

Those Lifesavers cream lollipops. The orange and cream one was so good.

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#13

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) McDonald’s Snack Wraps. I could eat like 4 in a single sitting.

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Enuya
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aren't they still around? I'm pretty sure that I saw them in the menu

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#14

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) The old Wendy’s fries from the 90s

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Don Keideck
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think they switched to vegetable oil from beef tallow to fry the fries. Beef tallow is like gorilla glue for your circulation, but it gave the fries that "just right" crunch and pop that some people were willing to trade years of their life for.

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Stephanie A Mutti
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I heard recently the vegetable oil has been found to be just as bad in a different way so it matters not how it's fried. Honestly, they're french fries and not healthy carrots. You know what you are getting and if it gets to taste better, then bring on the beef.

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Steve
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve got one trapped between the front seats of my car if you want?

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Anony Mouse
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

EVERYTHING at Wendy's got worse after Dave passed away. I wish another ff joint would revive the "Where's the beef" slogan just to dunk on Wendy's and how bad they are now. The buns are enormous, dense, and stale.

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Bouche Clay
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you order your sandwich plain, or ask for a topping be removed, you get the regular burger. I refuse to eat at Wendy's now.

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Jj321
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am not sure what they did, but I get sick every time I eat at Wendy's. So now, I don't eat at Wendy's.

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Cassi Lyris
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No one wants them fried in lard anymore, which is a shame. They tasted so much better and we're much more filling.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh my f*****g hell..! Does ANYONE at all remember Wendy's Bread sticks in the 90's!?!? I remember a handful of early childhood years where we would get $0.50 bread sticks that would come in a foil sleeve and they were delicious! Omg, one time I had a leftover bread stick I wanted to heat up and didn't know foil couldn't go in the microwave, I learned something new that day 😅

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They reformulated their fries in the last year or two, and I think they’re better than they were before. (Nothing beats DQ fries, though. They taste like actual fried potatoes.)

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Julia McElroy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The old McDonald's fries, too, when they still used lard. Pretty sure that ended in the eighties. It really was a whole different experience. But a once or twice a year treat

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Craig Reynolds
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You mean the actual sliced potato wedges, right? Those were the best.

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Bunzilla
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wendy's stuff makes me sick. Fries, their 'new' frostie that tastes like fake sugar... no thanks.

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Tam hall
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We had the all you could eat chili days at Wendy's. I think my brother got that discontinued. They could keep up with him

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Keisha
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mmmm, nastalgia fries dipped it chocolate Frost's. YUM !!!

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Rachel Smith
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please don't switch back lol I'm vegetarian so I can't have fries fried in beef tallow

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Richard Smith
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seems like fries from the 90's would be kinda stale, maybe even moldy. ;)

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Amy Taylor
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I worked there in the 80's!! There's sooooo many things they got rid of that I miss.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They were so much better then. As we're the original chicken mcnuggets with dark meat.

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#15

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) Butterfinger. It isn’t discontinued but I wish Ferrero would go back to the original Nestle recipe. It tastes like I dropped a butterfinger in a pile of sawdust and let it sit there until it expired and then ate it. No similar product can really compare to the original Butterfinger.

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#16

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) Chi Chi’s! I don’t know what was better…the queso dip, the fajitas, or the fried ice cream.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Funny...it's a Mexican restaurant and Chi Chi's in Mexican (Nahuatl) means "breasts". Let's not forget the great US restaurant called Hooters.

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#17

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) I wish Coke would stop fuggin around with dream-flavored cola and just bring Ecto Cooler back again.

***FOR GOOD*** this time, Coke.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What? The Coke Creations are great, Starlight was the best thing to happen. Flavoured Coke needs more love.

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#18

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) Taco Bell's Grilled Stuffed Burrito. I have no idea why they discontinued it. It was the only thing on the menu I would order. Nothing else comes close.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The chili cheese burrito and the taco salads in the edible shell bowls were phenomenal, too!

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#19

This is obscure, but Pepperidge Farm made salad croutons that were absolutely amazing. Perfectly flavored. Perfectly crunchy. Nothing else compares.

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"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) Enchiritos from Taco Bell.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes!! As soon as I saw the thread I was hoping someone would mention it!!

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#21

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) Orville Redenbachers microwave caramel corn.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I liked a flavour called Santa Fe, I had just discovered boxes of microwaveable at a convenience store....then they were gone, discontinued the flavour.

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#22

Choco tacos

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think they brought those back shortly after the decision was made to discontinue them because said decision received a LOT of backlash. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

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#23

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) I’m not really into Dr. Pepper, but the Berries & Cream Dr. Pepper had a chokehold on me that no other soda has ever had.


Also smoothie skittles, and lime skittles.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Skittles changed the green back to lime from apple in March of this year. It made me happy!

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#24

Watermelon Laffy Taffy with the candy seeds in them

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Jj321
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Didn't air heads have seeds too? They were my favorite. Or my childhood is a lie and I used to like Laffy taffy.

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#25

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) Crystal Pepsi

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We can still get this. A couple times a year, they bring it back for a few months. Not everywhere sells them though. I've never seen them at grocery stores, only convenience stores and gas station stores.

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#26

Kudos. The quaker ones aren't even close to as good.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kudos where awesome. You are right the quaker ones are not even close.

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#28

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) HERSHEY’S CHOCOLATE MILK POWDER!!! The flavor and the texture of the powder were like no other chocolate milk in the history of mankind. It was so delicious that our family’s main method of consuming it was to barely dip a shallow spoonful of the powder into milk, scoop up the barely dissolved milky powder, and eat it straight. Hershey's discontinued it in favor of their chocolate syrup, which was the worst decision ever made by a corporation. I would do anything to get it back.

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#29

"What Discontinued Thing Do You Really Want Brought Back?" (30 Answers) Oreo cakesters. That s**t was delicious

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#30

P.B. Crisps. I cannot wrap my head around why they won’t bring them back. It would be such a home run. I just want some P.B. Crisps!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was trying to remember what these were just the other day!

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