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Andrew Hansen 
Anacin is still on the shelves. There's also Bayer back and body now that has added caffeine.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | July 28, 2021 9:32 PM |
Are these approved cow names?
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | July 28, 2021 9:35 PM |
Anacin is on shelves? Where?
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | July 28, 2021 9:37 PM |
R5 - At my local CVS in northern California. I'd been searching for Bayer B&B fearing it had been discontinued and found Anacin instead. The Bayer isn't discontinued. It was just a supply chain issue
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | July 28, 2021 9:42 PM |
Bufferin, Anacin and Nuprin are all available on Amazon.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | July 28, 2021 9:45 PM |
Here's one that shows my age. Mercurochrome. It was my mother's go to antiseptic for small cuts and scrapes in the 70s.
[Quote]Readily available in most countries, it is no longer sold in Switzerland, Brazil, France, Iran, Germany, and the United States due to its mercury content.[1][2][3]
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | July 28, 2021 9:47 PM |
Flexall, and I am pissed.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | July 28, 2021 9:47 PM |
R11 not on my Amazon. You use the imaginary one.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | July 28, 2021 9:49 PM |
Any product that Trader Joes makes that is your new favorite product that Trader Joes makes.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | July 28, 2021 9:49 PM |
I can quit whenever I want. Fuck you .
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | July 28, 2021 9:53 PM |
It was discontinued for a long time - Primatene Mist (OTC asthma inhaler). But for some reason, now it's back.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 26 | July 28, 2021 9:59 PM |
R19 go jump in a toilet you piece of shit!
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | July 28, 2021 9:59 PM |
What was the name of the product for arthritis that was applied with a container that looked like a roll on deodorant?
| by Anonymous | reply 29 | July 28, 2021 10:03 PM |
R12 Wow, Mercurochrome! My mother still has a 50+ year old bottle of that stuff in her medicines drawer. Will never forget how it stained ones skin a bizarre pink/orange colour, which lasted for days.
| by Anonymous | reply 30 | July 28, 2021 10:03 PM |
I remember the sting from mercurochrome, but you knew it must be working. Or was that iodine? Or were they both the same thing?
| by Anonymous | reply 31 | July 28, 2021 10:12 PM |
R31 They're both antiseptics and they both stain, and are toxic, but are entirely different preparations. Neither seem to be used much anymore, at least in the West.
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | July 28, 2021 10:48 PM |
Mentadent Pump
I had another one in mind but I'm a ditz with the attention span of a gnat.
| by Anonymous | reply 34 | July 28, 2021 11:19 PM |
McDonalds deep fried pies. They were so delicious even if they did burn the fuck out of your mouth.
| by Anonymous | reply 35 | July 28, 2021 11:29 PM |
Why is Contact discontinued. It worked.
| by Anonymous | reply 36 | July 28, 2021 11:32 PM |
What’s “Contact”, precious? What’s “Contact”?
| by Anonymous | reply 37 | July 28, 2021 11:34 PM |
I am guessing this mother eventually went from Anacin to Mother's Little Helper.
I the Anacin one I remember was when a lady was complaining about her "muscle tension headaches" am guessing it was late70's, but did not find it on youtube.
Wasn't Contact a cold capsule. I seem to remember the capsule was filled with small tiny little dots.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 39 | July 28, 2021 11:45 PM |
Yankee Candle Banana Nut Bread and Frosted Pumpkin scents.
| by Anonymous | reply 40 | July 28, 2021 11:46 PM |
R40, instead of those what do you have in your haul now?
| by Anonymous | reply 41 | July 28, 2021 11:47 PM |
Probably Peach Bellini, R41.
| by Anonymous | reply 42 | July 28, 2021 11:58 PM |
[quote]What’s “Contact”, precious? What’s “Contact”?
It's actually CONTAC. All of those people who posted about it couldn't be bothered to get the name right. And it DOES still exist.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 43 | July 29, 2021 12:13 AM |
A lot of those things exist but don't seem to make to store shelves in some areas or at all for posters to be mistaken. Why is that? Did they lose distributors to competitors? There are better more effective options?
Ah, here's one we've forgotten: Quaaludes.
| by Anonymous | reply 44 | July 29, 2021 12:20 AM |
OTC diet pills with phenylpropanolamine.
Too bad. They actually worked.
| by Anonymous | reply 46 | July 29, 2021 12:35 AM |
These things are hard to get. None of the drugstores near me sell them anymore. I did manage to get a few bottles on a “LAST CHANCE” discount downtown so I bought what was left on the shelf.
Yes, you can still get them online, but not from the company’s website anymore.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 47 | July 29, 2021 12:39 AM |
We already did, self absorbed R48.
| by Anonymous | reply 49 | July 29, 2021 1:07 AM |
I want Flex Shampoo back, dammit!!!
| by Anonymous | reply 50 | July 29, 2021 1:09 AM |
R40, the Banana Nut Bread scent is back!
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 51 | July 29, 2021 1:09 AM |
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
| by Anonymous | reply 53 | July 29, 2021 1:10 AM |
Mercurochrome didn’t sting. Methyolate, that stung like the dickens.
| by Anonymous | reply 55 | July 29, 2021 1:17 AM |
Phen-Fen. For fat whores it was a GODSEND! Yeah yeah, heart valve issues. Us fatties have other issues too.
Also Accutane. The generic isotretinoin isn't as good.
| by Anonymous | reply 56 | July 29, 2021 1:19 AM |
Arthur Murray dance studios
| by Anonymous | reply 60 | July 29, 2021 1:30 AM |
Actifed, my go to “sleeping pills” that weren’t actually sleeping pills.
| by Anonymous | reply 61 | July 29, 2021 1:35 AM |
Drixoral! It worked like nothing else, but made me high & my face numb.
| by Anonymous | reply 62 | July 29, 2021 1:39 AM |
Crystal Pepsi. Along with its alcohol-based sibling, Zima.
Although, I suppose Zima was the 90s predecessor to White Claw and all these other hard seltzers lately...so maybe Zima doesn't count after all?
| by Anonymous | reply 63 | July 29, 2021 1:41 AM |
The McD.L.T. Missed by absolutely no one.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 64 | July 29, 2021 1:47 AM |
[quote] Actifed, my go to “sleeping pills” that weren’t actually sleeping pills.
I had to take the liquid form as a kid. It was so nasty. I still remember that horrid taste.
| by Anonymous | reply 65 | July 29, 2021 1:48 AM |
Terri Schiavo's life support.
| by Anonymous | reply 66 | July 29, 2021 1:54 AM |
R13 Google it, you'll find it.
| by Anonymous | reply 67 | July 29, 2021 2:05 AM |
Smith Brothers Cough Drops in the box
| by Anonymous | reply 68 | July 29, 2021 2:12 AM |
R9- I was in a CVS the other day looking for CVS brand regular enteric coated aspirin but all they had were EXTRA strength stuff called Acetaminophen. I thought I was in the wrong aisle or that they were no longer selling regular aspirin. I did not know it was a supply issue.
| by Anonymous | reply 69 | July 29, 2021 2:21 AM |
Karen Ann Quinlan's life support
| by Anonymous | reply 70 | July 29, 2021 2:31 AM |
[Quote]EXTRA strength stuff called Acetaminophen.
Tylenol. is NOT. an- antii -steroidal treatment!!!
| by Anonymous | reply 71 | July 29, 2021 7:04 AM |
There is no such thing as an "antii-steroidal treatment" R71. So while your statement is technically correct, is ignorant nevertheless.
| by Anonymous | reply 72 | July 29, 2021 7:07 AM |
It’s Merthiolate, you dummies! This shit had iodine.
| by Anonymous | reply 73 | July 29, 2021 8:46 AM |
…and MERCURY!!!…..ahhhhhhh, we’re all gonna die! Yeeeeeeheeeeee!
| by Anonymous | reply 74 | July 29, 2021 8:48 AM |
There were a number of toothpastes I used to see commercials for all the time as a kid, Aim, Aquafresh, Close-up, but do not recall seeing in stores in years (definitely have not seen the commercials). I did a search and it looks like you can still get them at Walmart and Target, so maybe I have just noticed them or it is more limited where you can get them.
Funny I still remember this commercial as a kid, but at the time did not know who Susan Lucci/Erica Kane was. She is not yet well enough outside soap where she can play some random person in the commercial and it is not a celebrity endorsement.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 75 | July 29, 2021 12:15 PM |
Sometimes those toothpaste brands show up in dollar stores or the like. Usually another company has bought the name from the original manufacturer.
| by Anonymous | reply 76 | July 29, 2021 12:34 PM |
I remember trying to find some Tylenol when I was in the UK and I kept looking for acetaminophen, but couldn't find any. It took me a while to realize that they call it paracetamol (the generic name, not the brand name.)
| by Anonymous | reply 77 | July 29, 2021 12:37 PM |
I bought some Close Up on Amazon because I remembered it’s cinnamon-y goodness from the 70’s/80’s. I couldn’t find a country of manufacture on it.
| by Anonymous | reply 78 | July 29, 2021 1:33 PM |
Aim, Aquafresh, Close-Up, Gleem, and UltraBrite are available in dollar stores, some grocery stores, and online.
| by Anonymous | reply 79 | July 29, 2021 2:33 PM |
My local CVS toothpaste aisle—the whole aisle—is Colgate or Crest and their variations. The top shelf has a few odd, expensive ones.
| by Anonymous | reply 80 | July 29, 2021 3:32 PM |
Oh Darvocet, how I loved thee!
| by Anonymous | reply 83 | July 29, 2021 7:02 PM |
[quote]Ah, here's one we've forgotten: Quaaludes.
Oh, the humanity!
| by Anonymous | reply 84 | July 29, 2021 7:05 PM |
R84- Don't be such a DRAMA QUEEN it ain't the Hidenburg.
| by Anonymous | reply 85 | July 29, 2021 7:06 PM |
How about Miltown, the preferred drug of the '50s?
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 86 | July 29, 2021 8:27 PM |
Aim toothpaste is at my Nob Hill. I use it to brush my retainers. It has a nice taste & reminds me of my grandparents’ house.
| by Anonymous | reply 87 | July 29, 2021 9:09 PM |
Ayds and don’t link to Amazon in Africa
| by Anonymous | reply 88 | July 29, 2021 9:19 PM |
[quote] It took me a while to realize that they call it paracetamol (the generic name, not the brand name.)
And they limit the quantity you can purchase to like 16 tablets or something. No mega-sized bottles. I always thought that was ridiculous. It’s acetaminophen, FFS, not fentanyl.
| by Anonymous | reply 89 | July 29, 2021 9:20 PM |
Ben and Jerry's Red Velvet Ice cream.
| by Anonymous | reply 91 | July 29, 2021 9:31 PM |
Teem( a lemon-lime drink)
| by Anonymous | reply 92 | July 29, 2021 10:05 PM |
Good Life fragrance by Davidoff
| by Anonymous | reply 94 | July 29, 2021 10:27 PM |
Freshen Up gum - it had that liquid center when you bit down on it.
| by Anonymous | reply 96 | July 29, 2021 10:44 PM |
The gum that goes "squirt" !
| by Anonymous | reply 97 | July 29, 2021 10:46 PM |
R97, the gum is Freshen Up.
| by Anonymous | reply 99 | July 29, 2021 10:51 PM |
Is white rain still out there? It should be called cum.
| by Anonymous | reply 100 | July 29, 2021 10:53 PM |
My mom loves White Rain and still manages to find it God knows where.
| by Anonymous | reply 102 | July 29, 2021 11:09 PM |
Freshen Up was called cum gum.
Flexall can be found at Walmart.com
Does anyone remember a toothpaste from the 60s that was shaped like an Apollo 11 module and dispensed toothpaste tablets?
| by Anonymous | reply 103 | July 29, 2021 11:09 PM |
Wacky Packages (stickers)
| by Anonymous | reply 104 | July 29, 2021 11:13 PM |
They revived VS cherry almond shampoo not that long ago, R105, but it was different. It’s inferior to the original.
| by Anonymous | reply 106 | July 29, 2021 11:24 PM |
R103 mentioned Apollo. For a while in the 70s "space food" was a novelty and all the rage. I remember seeing little dehydrated food packs in the store (dehydrated ice cream!). By far Tang, which is still around, was the most popular. Then Space Food Sticks sold as completely nutritionally balanced. I whined enough that my mother got them once. They were the original energy bars.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 107 | July 29, 2021 11:26 PM |
Actived and Sudafed are still available, but you have to sign for them at the pharmacy counter.
| by Anonymous | reply 109 | July 29, 2021 11:34 PM |
[quote]Here's one that shows my age. Mercurochrome. It was my mother's go to antiseptic for small cuts and scrapes in the 70s.
Super 70s Sports had a Twitter post about this earlier this week.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 111 | July 29, 2021 11:42 PM |
[quote]Actived and Sudafed are still available, but you have to sign for them at the pharmacy counter.
Store location & local culture determine this, I’ve always been able to find Sudafed in the shelf.
| by Anonymous | reply 112 | July 29, 2021 11:48 PM |
Noxzema brushless shave cream. Suddenly disappeared in the early 90’s.
| by Anonymous | reply 113 | July 29, 2021 11:48 PM |
Ooh, I remember my granny smearing Noxzema on every skin problem we had when we’d stay with her. Pimple? Noxzema. Sunburn? Double Noxzema for you! My face would always burn so bad after.
| by Anonymous | reply 116 | July 29, 2021 11:51 PM |
Most antihistamines are OTC, it’s only when it’s a combo antihistamine & decongestant that you have to sign for it .
| by Anonymous | reply 117 | July 29, 2021 11:52 PM |
Mine too, r95. Let's pop some Darvocet and reminisce!
| by Anonymous | reply 118 | July 29, 2021 11:53 PM |
That reminds me R27. I miss being able to pick up pastel colored toilet paper at the market.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 120 | July 29, 2021 11:57 PM |
Saniflush and Vanish toilet bowl cleaners. Now they’re all acid liquids.
| by Anonymous | reply 121 | July 29, 2021 11:58 PM |
We had matching colored towels, toilet paper tissues & bar soap in our bathroom. I remember having white toilet paper with little pink flowers in my bathroom in the 1990s. And bounty used to have lots of designs on their paper towels.
| by Anonymous | reply 122 | July 30, 2021 12:17 AM |
[quote] I’ve always been able to find Sudafed in the shelf.
It’s not pseudoephedrine, which is the original formula for Sudafed. The Sudafed you buy from the shelf is the crap imposter phenylephrine, which is virtually a placebo. In order to get real Sudafed made with pseudoephedrine you have to sign for it, which is a typical American idiocy.
| by Anonymous | reply 123 | July 30, 2021 12:19 AM |
The Trump presidency. That is until the reinstatement! 🤡
| by Anonymous | reply 124 | July 30, 2021 12:40 AM |
Does Europe have an opioid problem? I mean pills not heroin.
| by Anonymous | reply 126 | July 30, 2021 12:43 AM |
Do they still make tooth powder? People used to use it in the '50s and '60s instead of toothpaste.
| by Anonymous | reply 127 | July 30, 2021 1:56 AM |
WOW olestra chips. Low fat chips with exploding diarrhea were a dieter’s dream come true.
| by Anonymous | reply 128 | July 30, 2021 2:02 AM |
Lavoris, a bright red mouthwash that tasted of cloves.
Crabtree & Evelyn Birch Shampoo.
Nine Flags cologne/aftershave. Manzanilla, the one from Spain.
Canned tuna that actually tasted like fish, the stuff in the cans and pouches today is all but flavorless. I think the reason is industry squeezes the omega-rich oil out of the fish before canning, so they can encapsulate that oil and sell it to us at a high price. Imported Italian tuna still tastes pretty much as it should.
Those Hydrox shiny, flat, almost pastry-like cookies with the raisin filling. The things called Garibaldi Bars from The Vermont Country Store just don't cut it. I once bought a tin of raisin bars from an Asian market. Big mistake-dry, crumbly, tasteless.
| by Anonymous | reply 129 | July 30, 2021 2:29 AM |
Crabtree and Evelyn Sarawak fragrance. That stuff was awesome
| by Anonymous | reply 130 | July 30, 2021 2:38 AM |
Quaaludes. Never had the opportunity to use it and I feel deprived.
| by Anonymous | reply 131 | July 30, 2021 2:40 AM |
Mamie, I still have nice colored gals working for me!
| by Anonymous | reply 133 | July 30, 2021 3:13 AM |
Monogamy for a large minority of our populace.
| by Anonymous | reply 134 | July 30, 2021 3:15 AM |
I was about to say Campho-Phenique but I checked first and it's still widely available.
My grandmother was once hospitalized for a nervous breakdown and she always had a supply of Miltown on hand. She rued the day - every day - that it was taken off the market. Both my father and grandfather doctor-shopped for her to get the last of it.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 135 | July 30, 2021 3:15 AM |
Amaretto flavored Smirnoff. Déclassé yes but could make some nice basic cocktails.
| by Anonymous | reply 137 | July 30, 2021 3:17 AM |
Another for Lavoris, I don't care for mint based mouthwash, I need my cinnamon and cloves.
| by Anonymous | reply 139 | July 30, 2021 3:30 AM |
Carnation Instant Breakfast bars
| by Anonymous | reply 143 | July 30, 2021 4:20 AM |
The FDA pulled Zantac, an antacid, and its generic versions off the market a year or two ago because the active ingredient, ranitidine. can become carcegenic if stored improperly. I noticed a commercial earlier this week for a "new reformulated" version but it turns out the active ingredient is now famotidine, which is the active ingredient in Pepcid. I guess ranitidine is gone for good.
| by Anonymous | reply 144 | July 30, 2021 4:29 AM |
Gee, your hair smells terrific!
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 146 | July 30, 2021 5:05 AM |
[quote]Those Hydrox shiny, flat, almost pastry-like cookies with the raisin filling.
Hydrox is not a brand, it's a type of Oreo-wannabe cookie. I think you meant SUNSHINE (which made Hydrox); later KEEBLER.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 153 | July 30, 2021 5:10 PM |
I bought a bottle of Lavois mouthwash at a dollar store several months ago.
| by Anonymous | reply 155 | July 30, 2021 7:14 PM |
Diet Apple Slice. Would drink that shit like it was mother's milk!
| by Anonymous | reply 156 | July 30, 2021 8:46 PM |
While we're on sodas, R156: Lord, how I miss Diet Cel-Ray. I don't drink sugar sodas, so no more of the ambrosia that is Dr Brown's Cel-Ray for me.
| by Anonymous | reply 157 | July 30, 2021 9:03 PM |
You are correct, r153, mea culpa.
Hydrox, however, was no Oreo wannabe, since they predated Oreo's entry onto the commercial scene.
| by Anonymous | reply 158 | July 30, 2021 9:59 PM |
Wondra and Rain Tree. Wondra was a hand/body lotion. My first-grade teacher always had a bottle on her desk, and I can remember the smell. I think Rain Tree was a facial moisturizer. My mom used it.
| by Anonymous | reply 159 | July 30, 2021 10:00 PM |
🎶 Tab...Tab Cola what a beautiful drink...
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 160 | July 30, 2021 10:43 PM |
Natalie Wood for Raintree. As if her skin wasn't moist enough already....
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 161 | July 30, 2021 10:51 PM |
[quote] I bought a bottle of Lavois mouthwash at a dollar store several months ago.
They were being carried there, but early in the pandemic the manufacturer went bankrupt and the stock was depleted. I am very happy to report that today I went to the dollartree and it was back. A new company has bought it and resumed production. This is a happy day!
| by Anonymous | reply 165 | July 31, 2021 3:23 AM |
The world belongs to the fighters!
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 166 | July 31, 2021 3:27 AM |
Quaker Oats granola bars, Almond Butterchip flavor. Addictive. My sister & I would fight over them & consume a whole box between us in one sitting ( I think they were 4 small bars) & chug like a half gallon of milk.
| by Anonymous | reply 167 | July 31, 2021 3:28 AM |
Same here R167 - Lunch was often a box of Quaker bars and milk. They were like crunchy candy!
| by Anonymous | reply 170 | July 31, 2021 9:32 PM |
[quote] Mylanta=Gas X
Nope.
Gas X = simethicone
Mylanta = aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide and simethicone.
Big diff
| by Anonymous | reply 171 | July 31, 2021 10:03 PM |
[quote] I think Rain Tree was a facial moisturizer
Natalie Wood was the face of Raintree lotion on tv commercials and in the final commercial she made a few weeks before she died, she said “Raintree may be the last lotion you ever try.”
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 172 | July 31, 2021 10:13 PM |
Loving brand strawberry douche🍓
| by Anonymous | reply 173 | July 31, 2021 11:17 PM |
Lysol for keeping your lady parts smelling fresh.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 174 | August 1, 2021 2:39 AM |
That is quite hilarious. I wonder if Comet and Ajax had their own brands of douches too.
| by Anonymous | reply 177 | August 1, 2021 4:15 AM |
r174/r177 If THAT thought gives you pause, please don't look into why chain saws were invented. Yeesh!
| by Anonymous | reply 180 | August 1, 2021 9:50 AM |
These really, really sour fruit candies by Altoids.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 182 | August 1, 2021 9:30 PM |
Mallowmars. Although when I googled the spelling I see you can buy 12 boxes on Ebay for only $999.00.
| by Anonymous | reply 184 | August 2, 2021 1:04 AM |
Aids related liver spots and death within a year.
YOLO!
| by Anonymous | reply 187 | August 3, 2021 2:46 AM |
R184 -- they still sell Mallowmars at my Key Food in NYC - bought some a few months back. The are only available certain months of the year because they melt during shipping when it's too hot.
| by Anonymous | reply 188 | August 3, 2021 4:09 PM |
Nature Valley granola clusters
Novahistine. It was great for colds and flu. And if I am remembering correctly, it didn’t taste too bad
| by Anonymous | reply 189 | August 3, 2021 4:35 PM |
Edsel, Studebaker, Oldsmobile , Pontiac, Plymouth, Mercury
| by Anonymous | reply 191 | August 3, 2021 5:45 PM |
Creme Savers by Lifesavers
| by Anonymous | reply 192 | August 3, 2021 6:00 PM |
Lifesavers FANCY FRUITS- the pear flavored one was my favorite.
| by Anonymous | reply 193 | August 3, 2021 6:04 PM |
Never tried it and never will, now, r193.
| by Anonymous | reply 194 | August 3, 2021 7:01 PM |
Mallomars are a waste of a cheat day. Have you tried one? Tasteless.
| by Anonymous | reply 195 | August 3, 2021 7:09 PM |
Can I still buy Brach’s chocolate hay stacks??
| by Anonymous | reply 196 | August 3, 2021 8:32 PM |
Yes, R196, they are right next to the Whitman Sampler at your local Rite-Aid.
| by Anonymous | reply 198 | August 4, 2021 1:21 AM |
