WINTER
2007 NEWSLETTER
 Since our
inception in 1996, Hometown Favorites has seen many of our “hard
to find” products up and disappear. We’ve witnessed the demise
of Betty Crocker Coconut Pecan Frosting Mix and Black Cow
Suckers. Mourned the passing of Bonkers and Dromedary Date Nut
Rolls. Waved good-bye to Big Johns Beans & Fixin’s and Danish
Ribbons Red Licorice. And that’s only through the D’s!
It’s gone too far. We cannot stand on the sidelines and watch as our childhood favorites continue to be kicked to the curb. We’re mounting a phone-in (in conjunction with an e-mail in) to our favorite manufacturers to voice our objection. We consumers of a certain generation hold the buying power (and the NOT BUYING power) to affect the retail market and there’s no better place to start than at the candy counter. |
Beginning with the two recent heartbreaks noted above, we are adding a feature to our website that will give our customers contact information to request (nicely, please!) that manufacturer’s reconsider discontinuing a favorite food product. We will provide as much information as we can and encourage you to have your voice heard. Come on, join us!
In other news … That’s for helping us create one fun website!
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But 2006
reached a new low. Wonka Giant Color Changing Sweetarts, a
distant cousin to the 3” hockey puck discs we gnawed on in the
70’s, were cut from the line-up a few months ago. Almost as much
fun as the huge discs that lasted forever, these hard, tart
tinglers were a staple of our ‘70’s Decade boxes and a candy
favorite of thousands of our clients.
Our final
good-bye of the year was to Spatini, a dry spaghetti mix we’ve
carried for ten years. This secret ingredient in many a mom’s
“special” homemade spaghetti sauce has been a clandestine pantry
staple since Chester was a pup. We’re not about to unmask any of
you lifelong users, but we know who you are and we feel your
pain.
Tasty additions! Several new “hard to find” favorites are making
their way to our shelves; two California favorites - Andersen Soups,
a California tradition (especially their Split Pea Soup) since the
1920’s, and Ic
e Tickles, a frozen icy concoction fondly remembered
as an ice cream truck staple. From the Midwest comes one of
Chicago’s favorite cookie brands – Salerno. You’ve been hankerin’
for their butter cookies and they’re on their way. Get the milk
ready; we’ve got some other “hard to find” cookie favorites coming
also .
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