8circles Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 If only I were a little closer... I'm on the East coast. How about online?http://quakeroats.elsstore.com/view/product/?id=25496&cid=76. Not exactly cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirium Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 The perfect berry stain color lip gloss from Bath and Body Works. I love that a lot of us are upset about berry lip something, hah. Nesquick taffy bar 5th Avenue Black Cherry Seltzer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 The old fashioned pencil sharpeners from when I was in elem school. Q-tips that were really fluffy (I found some in my old emergency/camping kit--- wow were they great) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanabug Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Our Borders was our family happy place...lots of great memories... I saw canned Spanish rice at the store tonight! La Preferida brand I think. Awesome! We have a store or two that carries La Preferida refried beans, I will start stalking the shelves. Lana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Ok I'm wrong!! Burt's bees tomato toner is being made again!!! None of my local stores carry it but I'm ordering online now!! Yay! But your experience explains why I hadn't seen it in stores the last few years. I moved several times, so I assumed that the stores just weren't carrying it, but they must have stopped making it for a while and then brought it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 Oh my gosh! ME TOOO!!!!!!!! That stuff WORKED! I kept a lot on hand. As soon as I felt a little sick, I would plop plop fizz fizz and could go to work and get through my day. Dawn The old version of the Alka-Seltzer cold and sinus medicine. Man, that stuff worked. Not that I want it giving me a heart-attack or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Oh my gosh! ME TOOO!!!!!!!! That stuff WORKED! I kept a lot on hand. As soon as I felt a little sick, I would plop plop fizz fizz and could go to work and get through my day. Dawn It worked great for me, too, but there was no way I could go to work after drinking it. It knocked me out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Brownie/fudge on the bottom and crunchy peanut/peanut butter stuff on top-Fudge Jumbles they were called. I remember them from my elementary school years. I think they might have been Pillsbury? My mom always baked them when I had friends over to spend the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Awesome! We have a store or two that carries La Preferida refried beans, I will start stalking the shelves. Lana It's available online, perhaps contacting the company will tell you which stores carry it http://lapreferida.elsstore.com/view/product/?id=17141&cid=34991 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 The old fashioned pencil sharpeners from when I was in elem school. Q-tips that were really fluffy (I found some in my old emergency/camping kit--- wow were they great) This from Office Depot might work---we have a similar one attached to a shelf in a cupboard: http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/908996/Boston-KS-Sharpener-ChromeBlack/?cm_cat= Probably available at other office supply stores or Amazon as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Hostess Chocolate Delight snack cakes - They were like a chocolate Twinkie, with choco cake, filling, and icing. Discontinued about 25 years ago, but were oh-so-good. Right now I'd just be thrilled if the new Hostess recipe owner would bring back Ho-Hos and Ding Dongs. I'm not familiar with these but they reminded me of Banana Twinkies. I used to love those! It was a banana bread cake with the regular cream filling. Haven't had one in about 30 years but they were my favorite treat back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbeym Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 If the nail stuff works, why do you need any more, LOL! I might have some Plumeria stuff. If I do, it's yours! Because the nail stuff only works for so long once you stop using it. It's not a lacquer, it's a thinner liquid that soaks into the nail. Once you stop using it and the nail grows out, you have to use it again. I may try to contact some of the avon reps around town and see if anyone has some in stock they'll sell me. I miss Drixoral for a decongestant. Weebles for toys. My sister had the sub and we had the RV. Also Ivory shampoo and conditioner. I loved Ivory shampoo & conditioner. That stuff was great. I'm not familiar with these but they reminded me of Banana Twinkies. I used to love those! It was a banana bread cake with the regular cream filling. Haven't had one in about 30 years but they were my favorite treat back then. I never had the Banana Twinkies but DH talks about them. They were one of his favorites growing up, too. I miss that yellow, nasty tasting expectorant. I don't remember what it was called but it worked way better than anything else I've ever tried OTC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Up until a couple of years ago, I would have said Nutella. I grew up with Nutella overseas as a child, but never saw it in the US. But now Nutella is everywhere here, so I am very very happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom23Boys Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 We carry chewable tablets. Works great. Are they the dissolving ones? I have those, but they melted. I live in Louisiana where it is hot and humid 90% of the year. I haven't been able to find chewable ones that aren't also the dissolvable ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I miss that yellow, nasty tasting expectorant. I don't remember what it was called but it worked way better than anything else I've ever tried OTC. Triaminic! It's all gone because I personally destroyed the factory that made it, including the secret formula. Or maybe that was just in my Triaminic-fueled dreams. My mother made me drink gallons of that stuff as a kid. Hurray for progress, I say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 A few weeks ago I would have said OB Ultra tampons. But, wonder of wonders, I found them again on our grocery store shelf! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalmia Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 LOL! Still, those dangerous kits raised a generation of scientists. My dad went from creating small explosions in his back yard to working at Los Alamos NL. And here's Nobel laureate Kary Mullis' fond memory of his chemistry set: 'Something about tubes filled with things with exotic names intrigued me. My objective with that set was to figure out what things I might put together to cause an explosion. I discovered that whatever chemicals might be missing from the set could be bought at the local drugstore. .We could go down to the hardware store and buy 100 feet of dynamite fuse, and the clerk would just smile and say, "What are you kids going to do? Blow up the bank?"' http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/issues/2007/december/thechemistrysetgeneration.asp Violet Crown, Have you read Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood by Oliver Sacks? If not, you will love it. Plenty of children playing with explosive chemicals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Violet Crown, Have you read Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood by Oliver Sacks? If not, you will love it. Plenty of children playing with explosive chemicals. That looks good. I may have to get it for my dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 It's probably a sad commentary on my life, but I really miss a certain kind of candy that was readily available when I was a child. They were sour cherry and sour lemon hard candies, individually wrapped, and packaged in a roll (like life savers, only twice as long and bigger around). They had a crown (Royal Crown?), I believe, on them. They were the most excellent hard candies and I truly miss them :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 I looked them up. I don't think I have ever had them and now I want them!!!!!!! It's probably a sad commentary on my life, but I really miss a certain kind of candy that was readily available when I was a child. They were sour cherry and sour lemon hard candies, individually wrapped, and packaged in a roll (like life savers, only twice as long and bigger around). They had a crown (Royal Crown?), I believe, on them. They were the most excellent hard candies and I truly miss them :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Are they the dissolving ones? I have those, but they melted. I live in Louisiana where it is hot and humid 90% of the year. I haven't been able to find chewable ones that aren't also the dissolvable ones. It's actually CVS brand... http://www.cvs.com/shop/product-detail/CVS-Childrens-Allergy-Tablets-Grape-Flavored?skuId=483095 We carry them with the Epi Pens and we're in SC so also have a lot of humidity and heat. They've held up for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirth Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I miss Celestial Seasonings' Cranberry Cove tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom23Boys Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 It's actually CVS brand... http://www.cvs.com/shop/product-detail/CVS-Childrens-Allergy-Tablets-Grape-Flavored?skuId=483095 We carry them with the Epi Pens and we're in SC so also have a lot of humidity and heat. They've held up for us. Thanks! I will definitely try them. They are the rapid melt too, but I would guess different brands hold up better/worse than others. Thank you for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I looked them up. I don't think I have ever had them and now I want them!!!!!!! Me too. DH would love these. Looks like they're coming back... http://iconiccandy.com/regal-crown-and-reeds-update/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in Jax Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Old style Good N Fruities. The new ones aren't quite the same. :( I missed the OB Ultras while they were gone, too, but they're back (mostly) now. There used to be a OTC med called "Momentum" that was awesome for backache and headaches, but they changed the formulation, and it stopped working as well for me. GNC used to sell a PMS supplement with B6/B12, Calcium, Magnesium, Ginger and Vitex. There are similar products, but they all seem to contain Cohosh or Soy or something, which I react to. The old formula was A-MA-ZING. If they brought it back, I'd buy a case. ;) Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Okay, I'm dating myself but I sort of miss Woolworth's. The smell of products combined with grease from the little cafe with green swivel stools where you could buy real bran muffins complete with a square pat of butter that came with them, or grilled cheese sandwiches with bright orange cheese oozing out from toasted white bread, or chocolate milk in a swirly glass. The aisles and aisles of eclectic products ranging from hair nets to shoes to bras to binders to candy. The older staff, women who were obviously grandmothers :lol: Before all the super malls and internet shopping, what a little world that was for a child! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleEJ Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Milkful's candy! They are these sort of soft caramel candies that had sweetened condensed milk inside. Pure heaven. Apparently they are still made and sold in Canada and Germany and I could order some online but for some reason I feel silly buying candy online lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbi in Texas Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Milkful's candy! They are these sort of soft caramel candies that had sweetened condensed milk inside. Pure heaven. Apparently they are still made and sold in Canada and Germany and I could order some online but for some reason I feel silly buying candy online lol. I have seen these at Dollar General stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbbulliv Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Someone already said Garden Botanika but I second it. I loved their foundation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Milkful's candy! They are these sort of soft caramel candies that had sweetened condensed milk inside. Pure heaven. Apparently they are still made and sold in Canada and Germany and I could order some online but for some reason I feel silly buying candy online lol. LOL! Well, I just bought a bunch of candy on Amazon.uk to send to my son who is at school in England. He can't easily get to town to buy his own and the little stores in the village don't sell what he likes (stuffed twizzlers and sour patch kids). So I checked the prices to send him some from the US and it would be over $70 to send a box! Amazon.uk offered free shipping within England and, although the prices were higher than WalMart here, the prices weren't prohibitive esp. with the free shipping. So don't feel silly! You'd be in good company :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Me too. DH would love these. Looks like they're coming back... http://iconiccandy.com/regal-crown-and-reeds-update/ I'm definitely going to keep an eye on that site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lady Florida. Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I can't think of one single thing. I guess out of sight out of mind for me. I can't either, and I'm old enough to remember quite a few things they probably don't make any more. I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing (my not being able to think of anything, that is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Pay phones. Yes. Really. Especially the kind housed within a glass-walled booth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Mimeographs (loved the ink smell) This cough syrup -- it actually worked: Jello Pudding Pops (remember Bill Cosby commercials?) These shampoos: General Mills Breakfast Squares (the best snack *ever* with a glass of milk after school): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Almost forgot, this (it had a real oven that got very hot - the one they make now is not anything like this one): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I miss Space Food sticks. I loved peanut butter, but chocolate was good, too. I was very young when I last had them, so maybe I'd think they're gross now, but I remember really liking them way back when. Dh and I both miss Eagle Brand's chocolate sweetened condensed milk. He made fab chocolate pumpkin pies with it. We only saw it on shelves for a couple of years, though. I agree with mimeographs. I was the weird kid who always sniffed her worksheets. Maybe that's why my memory is shot these days. Hmmm . . . ETA: Green Stamps!!!!! I LOVED getting green stamps at the grocery store, sticking them in their books, and looking through the catalog of stuff. As a kid, I thought that was the coolest thing ever - collect stamps and get stuff! So much fun! : ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khselee Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Oatmeal crisp with apples cereal - it was yummy! Bath and Body Works Plumeria. I know you can get it at the semi-annual sale, but it's a pain to wait that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Violet Crown, Have you read Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood by Oliver Sacks? If not, you will love it. Plenty of children playing with explosive chemicals. That looks good. I may have to get it for my dad. I was going to pop into the discussion to recommend the Sacks book as well as Caveman Chemistry. There is one candy for which I have occasional nostalgic longings: Snaps. This led to an Internet search and, sure enough, the American Licorice Company still makes them. Well, well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Drixoral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleEJ Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 I have seen these at Dollar General stores. Thanks! I will be stalking every one near me :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Alphabits I did not know that they were gone. Such a basic food they were! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8circles Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Alphabits This is always on the shelf at all of the grocery stores I frequent. PickNSave, Target, Walmart, Woodman's. We have some in the pantry right now. Maybe ask them to order it for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Matrix Curl Life shampoo and conditioner. nothing else has ever worked half as well for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jentancalann Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Gatorgum. They make something similar called Quench, but I it's not the same. I have fond childhood memories of that sour gum. My mouth is watering just typing about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Jubilee Kitchen Wax - I'm still hoarding one 10 year old can. That just brought a flashback of smell and visions of my mom mopping the kitchen floor. That stuff had a very distinctive odor. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Dish washing detergent that actually works without leaving my glasses cloudy and gross. I know, the new stuff is much more environmentally friendly, but I still miss the old stuff! Have you tried Finish? Finish on Amazon I've found them at Costco for a little less recently. They work great and get off all the gunk from even baked-on cheesy casseroles. I think that etching can also be caused when you rinse your dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. The new detergents use enzymes that work on the food; I've heard that if there isn't enough food in the load, they'll etch glassware. We don't rinse flatware, plates, or casserole dishes at all (just scrape to get off the large chunks), and our glassware hasn't etched. As an added bonus, it makes post-dinner clean-up much easier to just shove it all in the dishwasher. Hard water might also interact with the detergent and cause etching--or at least that's what we always thought caused the bad etching on my MIL's glasses twenty years ago with old-style detergents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Chunky chicken noodle soup--- when I was a kid it had huge mushrooms and was a completely different recipe. grape and orange soda --- when it tasted like grape and orange mostly I just wish that they would make things the way they used to-- well. appliances foods cars houses etc.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbeym Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Okay, I'm dating myself but I sort of miss Woolworth's. The smell of products combined with grease from the little cafe with green swivel stools where you could buy real bran muffins complete with a square pat of butter that came with them, or grilled cheese sandwiches with bright orange cheese oozing out from toasted white bread, or chocolate milk in a swirly glass. The aisles and aisles of eclectic products ranging from hair nets to shoes to bras to binders to candy. The older staff, women who were obviously grandmothers :lol: Before all the super malls and internet shopping, what a little world that was for a child! At first I read that as *electric* and got to bras only to stop and wonder how the heck they made an electric bra. Not to self: get more sleep tonight. Bath and Body Works Plumeria. I know you can get it at the semi-annual sale, but it's a pain to wait that long. Really? I don't shop there very often b/c most of their scents are either too strong or too fake and give me a headache. I'll have to keep an eye out for the sale though. Has the scent changed much over the years? I agree with mimeographs. I was the weird kid who always sniffed her worksheets. Maybe that's why my memory is shot these days. Hmmm . . . Ooooh, me too. Maybe that's why I like fountain pens so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Individual doses of liquid Benadryl. It was perfect for my son with allergies to carry with his epi-pen. Pre measured and no chance of leaking or spilling. Walgreens has the prefilled spoons here. I carry them for the same reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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