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Post by Peace Of Mind on Jun 20, 2014 18:36:46 GMT -5
Why is it that every time I love a product it's discontinued or it's always sold out. DH jokes that if I start using something it is always sold out or gets discontinued EVERY time! My newest great find was a blush that I loved. LOVED! I won't say what it was because I'm trying to find it on Amazon and I think there is 8 left in the world and I don't want anybody grabbing them before I do. I would order them now but DH wants to make sure I didn't get tricked into a bogus site that isn't really Amazon or he will manage to find it much cheaper. I want to buy them all up at any price asked because I let emotion rule me. It's blush for crying out loud! This is an emergency! Does this happen to you? What products have been discontinued or is always sold out that you love? It can be anything, cosmetics, food/snacks, shampoos, hair spray, vitamins, specialty drinks... whatever. ETA: Mods - I'm not sure where this belongs so feel free to move it if you feel it's necessary. Just don't hide it where nobody will talk to me.
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Jun 20, 2014 18:48:51 GMT -5
You're jinxed - in order to stop this hex of your favorite products being out-of-stock or discontinued, your DH needs to hire a a personal shopper for you, so they can shop for your products.
Seriously, though - that happens to me all the time. I have a favorite brand of jeans - lately I can't find them anywhere - same with a mascara brand I've used for years - suddenly it's nowhere to be found (and it's one of the Maybelline mascaras - grrrrr.)
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Post by justme on Jun 20, 2014 18:49:22 GMT -5
I'm still crying over the discontinuing of John Fredia's Beach Blonde Ocean Waves that happened like 7 years ago. I have half a bottle still for special occasions.
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Post by Jaguar on Jun 20, 2014 18:59:06 GMT -5
Hey's stopped making the leather travelmates that I used since 1992. It was the most perfect bag for my medical device. Yes I graduated from needing a device, but it's still a bummer.
Now they make $200 designer bags and it ain't the same. I switched to The SAK handbags.
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Jun 20, 2014 18:59:27 GMT -5
One of the L'Oriel hair colors I'd used for about a decade also got discontinued.
It was more a lightener than color - but I've had to resort to doing highlights - which is a much bigger hassle & messier and takes much longer to do than just applying the solution to entire head of hair, waiting 15-20, rinsing/shampooing. Now there's that stupid comb thing, and you have to do the hair in sections - I can't see the back of my head.
I'll keep shopping around for a similar product to my previous tried-and-true.
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Post by busymom on Jun 20, 2014 19:01:02 GMT -5
Me too! Every time I find a really good bra, or a great fitting pair of jeans, they're discontinued in a matter of months. REALLY annoying!
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Jun 20, 2014 19:03:37 GMT -5
Bras, underwear, jeans, Stain Stick, certain detergents and shampoos, slippers, all gone, gone, gone, and their replacements are not as good.
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Post by Jaguar on Jun 20, 2014 19:04:38 GMT -5
Bras too for me.
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Jun 20, 2014 19:11:02 GMT -5
Me too on the bras - I found a super-comfy one about a year ago - I went out and bought 2 more. When I was in the store a few weeks ago, they were nowhere to be seen - same with a cotton socks brand I loved.
There's also a laundry detergent I'd used for the last couple years that's no longer available - but I did find a much better replacement for that, at least - I need liquid detergents that are dye & perfume-free. This new one better stay on the market for a few years now.
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Post by Blonde Granny on Jun 20, 2014 19:16:33 GMT -5
Spray & wash Stain Stick is now owned by Resolve.....Stain Stick is till the same. You can buy it from Amazon.
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Post by Jaguar on Jun 20, 2014 19:17:09 GMT -5
Why do they make great products, then swipe them from under our feet. This does not endure me to the company, they screw up I go elsewhere.
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Post by busymom on Jun 20, 2014 19:19:38 GMT -5
I'm not impressed with the colors I'm finding in nail polish these days. A couple years ago, I found a former favorite color on Amazon, & bought as much as I could!
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Jun 20, 2014 19:20:14 GMT -5
It's gotten so bad that when I do find products I buy tons of it just in case I can't find it any more and DH thinks I've gone all "hoarder" on him. LOL!! But now I think he gets it because I'm making him help me find stuff. I think he secretly thought I was being a bit dramatic when I'd tell him but now that he's been involved he's seeing it too. He travels within the state sometimes and he'll look at stores in South Florida because sometimes he can find items there but he's been striking out lately for his stuff too.
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Post by busymom on Jun 20, 2014 19:26:05 GMT -5
Maybe THAT's how we'll make our fortune. Make a product, and actually continue producing it.
I don't know where stores got the idea that "change is good", but I've lost count on how many stores have been doing remodels & moving departments & shelves around. It's like, CUT IT OUT!
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Jun 20, 2014 19:32:33 GMT -5
One of the L'Oriel hair colors I'd used for about a decade also got discontinued.
It was more a lightener than color - but I've had to resort to doing highlights - which is a much bigger hassle & messier and takes much longer to do than just applying the solution to entire head of hair, waiting 15-20, rinsing/shampooing. Now there's that stupid comb thing, and you have to do the hair in sections - I can't see the back of my head.
I'll keep shopping around for a similar product to my previous tried-and-true.
I have a little trick that I do that gives me high and low lights without going through too many steps. After I mix my solution I use the tip of the applicator to my scalp and paint it along up to the roots (it drips less that way) and it gives me highlights. Each time I do it it will cover different areas and sometimes over lap to give me both high and low lights where it looks more natural. If you want it blond I can give you the name that I use. But don't buy them all so I can no longer get it! I'm not sure I'm explaining it right but it works and saves me over $200 a pop if done professionally and that is all that matters!
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Post by Lizard Queen on Jun 20, 2014 20:24:39 GMT -5
Oh yeah. My 15 minute haircolor that didn't drip all over the place is gone. Also a flavor of Newman's spaghetti sauce that had sausage in it.
The best stuff, and it's gone. Maddening!
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Post by wvugurl26 on Jun 20, 2014 20:45:27 GMT -5
Matrix used to have a Glowtrix hair care line. I adored the smoothing creme. It lasted a year ago I didn't notice they discontinued it. Nothing I've tried since then is the same.
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Post by Jaguar on Jun 20, 2014 20:50:53 GMT -5
Matrix used to have a Glowtrix hair care line. I adored the smoothing creme. It lasted a year ago I didn't notice they discontinued it. Nothing I've tried since then is the same.
I just googled this -
www.haircareusa.com/matrix_trix.htm
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Post by moneymaven on Jun 20, 2014 20:57:38 GMT -5
My fav bras! The ones I have left are really wearing thin but I can't fathom of loving another as much.
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Post by midjd on Jun 20, 2014 21:00:21 GMT -5
Not quite the same thing, but I developed a severe addiction to Utz Red Hot chips when we lived in Brooklyn and they don't sell them east of PA so I have to order them at an exorbitant price *sob*
Also, I miss the clothing store Steve and Barry's. I have some SJP pencil skirts from there from 2008 that have held up wonderfully, and were less than $10 new. The cost per wear has to be in the pennies by now...
<<heads off to eBay>>
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Post by TrixAre4Kids on Jun 20, 2014 21:10:18 GMT -5
Deneuve perfume, by Catherine Deneuve.
Dear POM, please don't start liking Jack Daniels too much. Thank you. Trix
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Jun 20, 2014 21:15:35 GMT -5
My husband ROCKS! He was able to put the bar code on his phone and it pulled up various sites that we could buy it from on Amazon that were way better deals than I could find. He ordered me a dozen of them and they were only $2.97 each brand new! With tax and shipping $3.73 each. They are regularly $13.00 each. I have the best husband in the world. Can I store them in the refrigerator so they don't dry out? It's a cream blush soufflé in these little pots so I think they'd do better in there. Another item I just remembered not being able to find. They were foamy flip flops with thick soles (about an inch or so) in white that I could bleach and clean easily. I used to be able to get 2 pair for $10.00 on sale. Now I can't even find them and the ones similar that I can find are $25.00 a pair and in colors that can't be bleached. I'm not too upset about various lip balms and lipsticks that got discontinued because I ended up finding better ones that were even cheaper but at first I was so bummed and it took a year or 2 to find colors I liked. It's ridiculous! LMAO!!!! <<runs to package store>>
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Post by TrixAre4Kids on Jun 20, 2014 21:19:52 GMT -5
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! There is already a bourbon shortage!
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Post by toomuchreality on Jun 21, 2014 4:52:41 GMT -5
Peace Of MindJust whisper the name of that blush and the hair color to me. I promise, I won't tell a soul! No one will read hear you on here, if you whisper...
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Jun 21, 2014 7:49:49 GMT -5
Aveeno scent free body wash. I've been buying it as I find it and have about 12 bottles of it stashed.   :Fi shampoo, I can find the one I like on amazon, but it has disappeared from the stores. i suspect the bras I really like are on their way out, I probably should stock up on them. They are getting harder to find.
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Jun 21, 2014 8:00:58 GMT -5
Spray & wash Stain Stick is now owned by Resolve.....Stain Stick is till the same. You can buy it from Amazon. Oh, thanks for letting me know. They aren't in any of the retail stores around here. ( Orders Stain Stick now ).
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Post by Nazgul Girl on Jun 21, 2014 8:13:01 GMT -5
I just bought four Stain Sticks and 6 of my unscented deodorants which are hard to find in stores on Amazon. Free shipping with prime, and a small donation going to the charity which I support from Amazon Smile, so it's a win-win for everyone.
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Post by MarleyKeezy78 on Jun 21, 2014 8:47:41 GMT -5
Burts bees had a peppermint body wash that I loved and now I can't find it anywhere
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 21, 2014 8:51:57 GMT -5
Why is it that every time I love a product it's discontinued or it's always sold out. DH jokes that if I start using something it is always sold out or gets discontinued EVERY time! I have told my husband that the sole purpose for those little cards you have to swipe and the grocery store is to track what I buy and discontinue each product systematically. I keep changing grocery stores - it seems like bigger conspiracy.
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Post by Tennesseer on Jun 21, 2014 10:11:12 GMT -5
Louisa's Beef and Pork Tortellinis. Krogers bought another chain's local stores which carried the tortellinis. While Krogers carries other Louisa's products, they do not sell their beef and pork tortellinis. Krogers only sells their own which are stuffed with cheese. Blah.
Just not the same as beef and pork stuffed tortellinis served in chicken broth.
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