Products that aren't what they used to be

monnagran

Some things that you have always relied on are not just changed, they disappear entirely. Savlon Dry Spray, magic on burns. The sting went immediately and no blistering, for years it was a fixture in my kitchen. Now unobtainable and no one has been able to tell me why. I asked a pharmacist and she said that people were always asking for it and she had no idea why it had been discontinued, perhaps it had something to do with iodine. I had no idea that iodine was a harmful substance.

The words 'New Improved' strike terror into my heart.

Farway

Don't get me started on Fray Bentos tinned pies:mad:

Now just a slurry filled imitation of what they once were.

The only similarity is the round tin

Out,_Vile_Jelly

I had to buy paint stripper to refresh an old radiator. The (well known brand) tin had all sorts of dire warnings about fumes, ventilation and eye protection. After all that, it barely shifted the peeling paint at all. Looking it up online, I discovered the EU had banned an active ingredient and there were many scathing reviews describing it as "effective as mineral water" and "I would confidently wash my face in it."

juliettet

Cadbury's buttons, in fact any Cadbury chocolate. I used to love Pears soap.Agree to re Jersey Royals. I loved them cold sprinkled with salt.

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The shorter list would be things that haven't changed I think!

For me it's the taste of Branston Pickle, it just isn't how it used to be and Pan Yan Pickle has gone altogether sadly!

System

Fence preservative. It used to be creosote but is now that water based preservative that isnt half as good.

LameWolf

You're so right about Imperial Leather, which has always been my DH's preferred soap. I used to be able to use it, if my own soap ran out; but now, it makes me itch abominably.

Can't get green "household" soap any more, either. I have quite a few items of clothing that have to be hand-washed, and I always used to have a bar of household soap in the kitchen for this purpose. No longer - I either use the tail ends of my DH's shaving soap (which is itself hard to find - luckily Tesco had some on the shelf the other day) or I use a bar of Morries cheapo ordinary bathroom soap.

Slinky

antrobus wrote: »

It might be down to changes in the way they're grown.

At one time farmers used seaweed (Vraic) as a fertiliser., but the practice has declined considerably.

Could it also be down to them being forced under plastic sheeting more than they used to be in the past. They don't taste the same as when I used to live there.