Wednesday, November 23, 2016

This week in the cereal aisle: Alpha-Bits is getting squeezed out


Introduced to sugar-lovin' kids in 1958.

Production suspended in 2006-2008.

Back in the marketplace with a whimper, based on this photo.


Photos by Retiring Guy

And nowhere to be found at the Middleton Pick 'n' Save, formerly known as Copps.


Alpha-Bits was a big hit with my younger siblings.  I was grossed out by how it changed the color and consistency of the milk in the bowl once all the 'Bits had been eaten.  Which is also why I never became a fan of Trix.




Related reading:
Can't Judge Leonard By His Cover.  (Las Vegas Sun, 8/1/1971)

Related posts:
Special K continues to branch out.  (10/23/2016)
Wedding bells chime.  (10/5/2016)
The price of convenience (22.54 cents per ounce).  (8/19/2016)
Make up your mind already!  (8/14/2016)
Remember Nabisco Shredded Wheat?  (7/13/2016)
This week in the cereal aisle features Batman and Superman.  (7/7/2016)
Post wants you to have ice cream for breakfast.  (6/30/2016)
Tiny Toast.  (6/21/2016)

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