Even Redditors can’t figure out exactly why this one was discontinued, but if you’re yearning to once again fill your mouth with sand gum, you’re in luck: Old Time Candy sells a version of this childhood favorite that they call “Sneaky Stardust,” and I gotta say…it looks like the real deal. Look, maybe this stuff wasn’t great. Tiny gelatin balls floating around a clear bottle of syrupy liquid certainly doesn’t sound appetizing to me, but the novelty of it all?! Untouched. Unfortunately — or fortunately, depending on your POV — Orbitz was discontinued for good in 1997…the same year it was released. Yikes, yikes, yikes. These fan-favorite cookies were discontinued rather unceremoniously in 2011, just 10 years after they began production. The reason? This claim isn’t verified, but legend has it that Keebler pulled Magic Middles so they could use the equipment that manufactured them for another product. Apparently, these were discontinued due to poor sales, but some fans theorize that Hershey’s, which manufactures Twizzlers, actually paid them off so Twizzlers wouldn’t have any competition. Who knows! Fruit String Thing was pulled off of shelves in the early 2000s, with many citing that it was likely due to the “new wave” of healthy snacks being marketed to children. Plus, Betty Crocker sold and continues to sell two other massively popular fruit snacks in the same market, Fruit Roll-Ups and Fruit Gushers, so the competition was pretty intense. According to Bustle, who reached out to Altoids’ parent company, Mars, “they just weren’t popular enough to warrant continued production.” Considering the fact that expired tins of Altoids Sours have sold for up to $1,000 on eBay, I ~personally~ find this a bit hard to believe…but regardless, I’m anxiously awaiting the moment when Altoids brings these fan favorites back.
