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“Harbinger households” consistently buy products that get discontinued (2019)

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Post by jtbayly »

dmd wrote: post #210
tempestn wrote: post #39

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The shoes thing is so true. Especially runners, or any kind of athletic shoe really, where they feel the need to update not just the styling but the whole construction of the shoes every year. So when you need a replacement you basically have to start from scratch every time, because there's no guarantee even buying the new shoe in the same line will be a remotely similar experience.

In my case the shoes I liked were completely redesigned - new materials, new style ... and not only marketed under the same name but THE SAME SKU NUMBER. Are those a scarce resource or something?

The old ones were quality and have rave reviews. Of course they put the new ones that are just cheap crap on the same SKU.

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Post by natch »

ggm wrote: post #2

This.Happens.To.Me.All.The.Time. All.The.Time. that Amazing Neutrogena conditioner, which was really good and lasted a year? Gone: if it lasts a year, its too good. that original low-sugar chex? gone. we invented three new flavours. that jam? gone. butter? gone. that cut of meat? gone. those pens? I mean pentel pens. How can pentel can an entire line of really good, fine writer ballpens? Gone. Sorry dude, it was you…

Can’t get enough of this post… feel free to tell us more, I am really curious what else I should stock up on! Grape Nuts sounds like a good one.

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Post by mywittyname »

mypalmike wrote: post #167
azalemeth wrote: post #74

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And for other non-us readers (like me), Grape-Nuts are [1]: > [A breakfast cereal containing] whole grain wheat flour, malted barley flour, sugar (maltose), salt, dried yeast, and the following added vitamins and minerals: iron, vitamin B3, zinc oxide, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and folic acid. > According to the Grape-Nuts website, Grape-Nuts "actually contains neither grapes nor nuts". The name may have come from the…

And for anyone anywhere who has never eaten Grape Nuts, imagine kitty litter in milk. I kid, but it's rather unlike any other breakfast cereal in its texture.

It's also dense. Every time I pick up a box I'm surprised by the heft. The boxes are smaller, maybe a half of the volume of a normal box of cereal, yet, they probably weight at least twice as much.

Re: “Harbinger households” consistently buy products that get discontinued (2019)

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Post by doodlebugging »

mypalmike wrote: post #167
azalemeth wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And for other non-us readers (like me), Grape-Nuts are [1]: > [A breakfast cereal containing] whole grain wheat flour, malted barley flour, sugar (maltose), salt, dried yeast, and the following added vitamins and minerals: iron, vitamin B3, zinc oxide, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and folic acid. > According to the Grape-Nuts website, Grape-Nuts "actually contains neither grapes nor nuts". The name may have come from the…

And for anyone anywhere who has never eaten Grape Nuts, imagine kitty litter in milk. I kid, but it's rather unlike any other breakfast cereal in its texture.

As someone who had this in the breakfast cereal rotation as a kid I can confirm the textural differences between it and almost every other cereal. It is hard, crunchy, slightly sweet though definitely not near the level of other breakfast cereals, and has a unique flavor like wheat kernels.

It was fashionable decades ago as a healthy cereal and promoted by the famous Euell Gibbons, who would eat just about anything from nature. He is the reason that I have never shied away from sampling wild berries or leaves once I understand which plants grow in my area. There really are a lot of edible things that are overlooked since processed food is so easily obtained here in the US.

The experience of eating Grape Nuts can really be elevated by adding fresh or dried fruit and nuts like roasted pecans, roasted almonds, roasted walnuts, or similar nuts or you could substitute candied nuts coated with honey, cinnamon sugar, praline, etc.

Personally, if I ever eat Grape Nuts again they will be used as a topping on ice cream combined with dark chocolate syrup or fudge, some nuts, and a little dried fruit. This gives the ice cream an awesome texture boost and the melding of the flavors is fantastic.

I currently use home-made granola base as a breakfast and spruce it up with various things every morning so the flavor experience doesn't get old. My wife makes excellent granola and it is super simple. Oats are one of my favorite grains.

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Post by mring33621 »

lowercased wrote: post #183
ggm wrote: post #2

This.Happens.To.Me.All.The.Time. All.The.Time. that Amazing Neutrogena conditioner, which was really good and lasted a year? Gone: if it lasts a year, its too good. that original low-sugar chex? gone. we invented three new flavours. that jam? gone. butter? gone. that cut of meat? gone. those pens? I mean pentel pens. How can pentel can an entire line of really good, fine writer ballpens? Gone. Sorry dude, it was you…

McDLT. Once I started liking them and buying them regularly... bam. Discontinued. Apologies to everyone for that. I try to stay away from ever liking anything 'new' because... if I like it, it'll be gone 6 months from now.

Upvote for McDLT! Hot side hot and the cool side cool!

Re: “Harbinger households” consistently buy products that get discontinued (2019)

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Post by dmd »

jtbayly wrote: post #221
dmd wrote: post #210

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In my case the shoes I liked were completely redesigned - new materials, new style ... and not only marketed under the same name but THE SAME SKU NUMBER. Are those a scarce resource or something?

The old ones were quality and have rave reviews. Of course they put the new ones that are just cheap crap on the same SKU.

The weird thing though is it wasn't even "cheap crap". They were fine, quality shoes -- just completely different.

Re: “Harbinger households” consistently buy products that get discontinued (2019)

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Post by doodlebugging »

mywittyname wrote: post #223
mypalmike wrote: post #167

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And for anyone anywhere who has never eaten Grape Nuts, imagine kitty litter in milk. I kid, but it's rather unlike any other breakfast cereal in its texture.

It's also dense . Every time I pick up a box I'm surprised by the heft. The boxes are smaller, maybe a half of the volume of a normal box of cereal, yet, they probably weight at least twice as much.

The high density means that like granola you don't need to eat much to feel full so your normal breakfast serving size can be smaller if you eat Grape Nuts since they don't dissolve in milk like sugar-based cereals.

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Post by jacquesm »

LanceH wrote: post #196
jacquesm wrote: post #143

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That's a good question and I should look into that but so far they come out like new and I've been doing this for more than a decade now.

Around 10 years out the glue will fail, seemingly all at once. I have boots 20+ years old which are still great (stitched and nailed), but all the old shoes just fall apart wherever they were glued (the sole usually). You can try to reglue, but it can be hard to get it smooth and walking on a lump ruins it.

Well, so far so good, and yes, I'm still below the 10 year mark.

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Post by nominusllc »

StrictDabbler wrote: post #211
nominusllc wrote: post #189

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Crystal pepsi was delicious. Clearly you have some parental neglect issues to work through, because most people know this.

Crystal pepsi tasted like normal Pepsi but it didn't stain your teeth brown. We, as a society, drink intense dyes every day largely because of the legacy of prohibition... weirdly colored sodas were the social camouflage for "medicinal" liquor. Surely this brightly colored froth-tube can't be harmful! This rolled into the marketing illustrations of the mid-20th century. On a utilitarian level all sodas should be clea…

This comment resonates with me. I want to have a soda, but without all the dyes. Or any drink, or even foods for that matter like salmon that is dyed pink.

Re: “Harbinger households” consistently buy products that get discontinued (2019)

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Post by doodlebugging »

krono wrote: post #108
ggm wrote: post #2

This.Happens.To.Me.All.The.Time. All.The.Time. that Amazing Neutrogena conditioner, which was really good and lasted a year? Gone: if it lasts a year, its too good. that original low-sugar chex? gone. we invented three new flavours. that jam? gone. butter? gone. that cut of meat? gone. those pens? I mean pentel pens. How can pentel can an entire line of really good, fine writer ballpens? Gone. Sorry dude, it was you…

Regarding your shaving foam: Look into the old-school stuff like tubes of Prorasso brand soap. Buy a good natural hair shaving brush to go with it (will last you the rest of your life) and you'll never want to go back to those cans.

When I lather up for a shave with a brush and soap I use old school Bay Rum soap.
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