Fortune reported in 2018 that “at least some” warehouses had dropped the BBQ beef brisket sandwich, however Kitchn suggested in 2019 that it occasionally resurfaces as a seasonal item.

Redditor RTK9, who claims to have worked in the food court, said, "I know this is an unpopular opinion, but ... I say good riddance. That sandwich was more of a pain in the butt to prep and go through all the procedures for than making 50 chocolate nut covered ice cream bars in a row. That, and the amount of fat in it on the label was astounding."

Pampers diapers
Diapers are a big expense for parents, and it makes sense that they’d want to stock up on this essential in bulk. Unfortunately, Costco doesn’t make it easy to get large quantities of certain brands of diapers.

In August 2021, Costco ran a members-only sales event that limited the amount of Kirkland brand diapers that each customer was allowed to buy.

At the same time, an S.O.S went up on a Facebook group for Costco customers saying that they’d seen the “this product will be discontinued” star on the price tags of all Pampers brand diapers, according to Eat This, Not That.

Now, there are a number of baby hygiene products available on the Costco website, like baby wipes and pull-ups, but the only remaining diaper options are specifically Huggies or Kirkland, both of which are manufactured by Kimberly-Clark.

While they may not be the exact same product, it seems that Costco is sticking with the goods from that manufacturer only. There is no sign of Pampers anywhere on their website these days, and the brand may be gone from the warehouse shelves for good.

Tasty Bite Tikka Masala
What’s better than a warm meal you’ve cooked up for yourself? A delicious meal that’s ready in one minute, maybe.

The brand Tasty Bite has you covered when it comes to ready-to-eat Indian and Pan-Asian meals. From tandoori rice to chana masala — and the meal that is now discontinued from Costco, Tikka Masala.

The Tasty Bite Tikka Masala is a microwavable curry dinner beloved by Costco fans. Reddit user ickyvikki13 responded in a thread about discontinued items Costco shoppers wish would come back saying, “Tasty Bites Tikka Masala! They replaced it with their lentils, but it's just not the same.”

While it may no longer be available at Costco, the brand does still make the product. You’ll just have to purchase it elsewhere (and in smaller quantities).

Kirkland Mediterranean blend oil
Kirkland’s Mediterranean blend of cooking oil was apparently so popular that when it was discontinued in early 2021, foodies started a Reddit subthread about how to recreate it in their own kitchens.

This blend, a mixture of canola, olive and grapeseed oils, has a smoking point of around 400 F, making it suitable for both cooking and in salad dressings. This versatility was part of the reason customers loved it.

Costco shoppers might be used to the “now you see it, now you don’t” merchandising strategy of the bulk store, but Costco hasn’t addressed publicly why they decided to stop carrying it.

While Costco’s website still offers a three-liter container of Kirkland pure olive oil and many other brands besides, the customer who wanted this particular blend will be left with more questions than answers.

And perhaps a messy kitchen as they try to figure out the right recipe for themselves.

Studded tires
Costco stopped selling this type of snow tire in stores across the U.S. (except for Alaska) back in 2007 for environmental reasons.

While studded tires certainly make it easier to drive on icy streets, they can also cause serious damage to roads. Goodyear writes that while these studs are helpful in certain circumstances, they are not to be used when there is no snow or ice on the road.

According to the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association, certain states — like Illinois and Wisconsin — have regulations that prohibit the use of studded tires for passenger vehicles entirely. Other states are permitted within certain weather conditions or timeframes, and some will allow studded tires on the roads only if the studs are rubber, not metal.

“Many manufacturers are moving away from studded tires because of the road damage they cause,” Costco’s corporate tire buyer Pat McClintock told The Spokesman-Review. He added that the studded tires could damage other tires during shipping, plus they didn’t sell as well as they used to.

Chocolate frozen yogurt
Costco’s chocolate frozen yogurt is another item that didn’t make the cut when the warehouse was revamping the food court menu, though you can still get the vanilla flavor.

San Luis Obispo’s The Tribune first reported in 2018 that a Costco in the California county had discontinued the chocolate yogurt and it seems as though other locations followed.

Loyal customers were disappointed, to say the least. "Heck, I'd even be happy if they did chocolate and vanilla on alternating days. I would gladly plan my Costco trips on an odd/even yogurt schedule," writes tred16 on Reddit.

Despite the 400 petitioners on Change.org who have refused to accept the transition, it seems Costco doesn’t plan on bringing it back.

Hand-dipped ice cream bars
Costco got rid of this delectable dessert way back in 2013, but seasoned shoppers remember it well.

The vanilla ice cream bar, dipped in chocolate and encrusted in toasted almonds, sold for only $1.50 at the food court.

Some speculate that rising almond and dairy prices may have prompted Costco to remove the treat from its menu, although the company has been known to sell at a loss with its roast chickens.

"I kind of figured the main reason was because of the labor intensity — unwrap the bar, dip it, wait to cool, roll it in almonds, wrap it. Not like the pizza, which was 'shove into an oven and then sell six slices.' Don't care, double the price, hire dedicated staff and assist with dipping robots. I want my damn dipped ice cream bars with almonds!!!" writes PinochetIsMyHero on Reddit.

You could also find Kirkland Signature vanilla almond ice cream bars in the freezer section, but fans of the food court version claim they simply couldn’t compare.

Cuddle With Me dolls
In 2009, Costco stopped carrying a Cuddle With Me doll that customers found racially offensive.

The dolls came in three different ethnicities — Caucasian, African American and Hispanic — and each was accompanied by a plush panda or monkey. A Costco member in North Carolina filed a complaint regarding the African American doll, which was paired with the monkey and a banana and wore a headband with the label “lil’ monkey."

Costco immediately pulled all of the sets that included the plush monkey out of its stores. Although the other versions were available for a while, Costco seems to have banished the collection entirely.

"As soon as it became clear to us that this toy item was offensive to some of our members, we decided to remove it from our warehouses," said former CEO Jim Sinegal in a statement.

The only dolls currently found on Costco’s website are twins: The set of pink, plush Baby Emma and Allie retail together for $19.97.

Krusteaz Pumpkin Spice Bread 4-pack
Pumpkin spice-flavored anything is a sought-after novelty these days. The Krusteaz pumpkin spice bread mix makes for a great autumnal treat and a chance to get in the kitchen and bake.

Natalie, the author of Cost Cuisine, a Costco food review blog, wrote, “If you love pumpkin spice flavored anything, seriously go to Costco and pick this up ASAP. I’ve never had this mix before and I’m currently trying to figure out how many boxes I should stock up on when I’m at Costco next.”

Alas, Eat This, Not That! reported that Costco has stopped selling this item. But you can still purchase the mix at other retailers or stock up on the bulk ingredients to whip up a loaf from scratch the next time you hit the warehouse.

Kauai Coffee Company Whole Bean Medium Roast Coffee
Is there anything better for a coffee fiend than a store that sells those vital beans in bulk?

Despite some discontinuations, Costco continues to offer plenty of coffee bean options, including some under their own Kirkland Signature brand. The Kauai Coffee Company Whole Bean Medium Roast Coffee, however, is no longer present on their shelves.

Instagram user @costco.love shared a photo of the coffee beans for sale, noting the signature star to let customers know the product wouldn’t be around much longer.

At $14.97 for a bag of 1.5 pounds, Kauai Coffee says their medium roast “delivers a bright aroma with light floral notes, making it the perfect cup of coffee to drink, day or night.”

If this coffee was an essential in your grocery haul, you’re not totally out of luck. You can still purchase it online or from other grocery retailers.

Kirkland Signature body lotion
This popular product was probably phased out sometime in 2017 and plenty of displeased customers took to Facebook to request its return.

Made with plant extracts and lightly fragranced, the Kirkland Signature body lotion was a go-to for shoppers with dry and sensitive skin. “What's it going to take, Costco? I'll never get through winter without this terrific body lotion. Bring it back!” pleads Lilia A. Chacon on the social media platform.

The warehouse chain has no plans to bring the body lotion back to U.S. shelves in the near future, claiming it didn’t meet inventory sales targets. However, if you’re planning on making a trip across the border at some point, you can grab the product from a Canadian store.

Sensitive-skinned people who can’t take a trip to Canada for the Kirkland product will have to make do with the many options still available at the U.S. stores. Aveeno, Cetaphil and Weleeda all offer multi-packs of their top-selling body lotions through the wholesaler, and Sebamed’s Fragrance-Free Gentle Hydrating Lotion is a good option as well.

Kirkland Signature milk chocolate peanut butter cups
Costco customers claim the Kirkland Signature peanut butter cups were good enough to rival Reese’s.

As one satisfied Amazon user put it: “Kirkland brand nails it. The peanut butter is super creamy. There is just the right amount of chocolate. This decadent marriage of chocolatey, salty creaminess is almost too good to be real. DO NOT have these in the house if you are on a diet.”

However, the beloved product is no longer listed on the store website, and fans bemoan that they’re no longer offered in stores either.

If you really need that peanut butter cup craving satisfied — in bulk — Costco has a number of options for fans of Reese’s original product and its many size variants.

The standard package of two cups comes in a box of 36, or if you’re really hungry you can grab a 24-count box of the 2.8 ounce King Cups. You can even get a 105-count box of individually wrapped mini cups for under $10.

Eggs from caged chickens
In 2020, Costco hatched a plan to only sell cage-free eggs in its stores across the globe as part of its animal welfare policy. However, it might take a few years to get there, depending on suppliers.

As of the 2020 fiscal year, 93.2% of the wholesaler’s eggs in U.S. stores were cage-free, but Costco has already achieved its 100% goal in France, Iceland, Spain and the U.K.

You can check your egg cartons for the cage-free certification before you purchase them. Kirkland Signature Organic Large Brown Eggs and Kirkland Signature Liquid Egg Whites are among the available cage-free Costco products.

Cage-free systems allow the hen to walk around, spread their wings and lay eggs in a nest, which is a major — and desperately needed — departure from the battery cage system. Battery cages are so small that the hens typically spend their lives confined to an area the size of a regular sheet of paper.

Kirkland Signature Performance One golf balls
Costco’s known for its lenient return policy, but when a relaunch of its Kirkland Signature Performance One golf balls failed to meet the mark, the retailer ended up axing the product entirely.

The golf balls initially rolled out in 2016. Customers were delighted, but Acushnet Holdings Corp., owner of golf ball maker Titleist, was less so. The corporation claimed Costco’s product violated Titleist patents, and the two companies battled it out in a lawsuit.

The case was settled in 2018, and Costco pulled back its original product. The wholesaler debuted a new version of its Performance One golf balls soon after — however, plenty of customers complained about its lack of durability. Costco refunded buyers for both the product and shipping costs, even without returns.

It’s unknown whether the big-box giant plans to revamp and re-release the Performance One product once again. For now, the Kirkland Signature Three-Piece Urethane Cover Golf Ball Performance Plus is available.

Kirkland Signature comté cheese
This delightful French cheese might be Costco’s version of the Polkaroo — sometimes you see it, sometimes you don’t.

While it appears to be offered by different grocery delivery apps such as Instacart or Burpy as part of their wholesale service, Costco does not list it with their in-store inventory.

The cheese itself, which hails from the Franche-Comté region of France, is made from unpasteurized cow’s milk and is aged in the caves of the Alps for anywhere between four and 24 months.

The lack of pasteurization might have been the cheese’s downfall, as the CDC has previously issued a caution to the public about the risks associated with ingesting raw milk products, including some cheeses.

Maybe the risk was part of the attraction, as a Change.org petition from an upset fan began circulating in 2018, wanting this product back on store shelves. While the petitioner claimed victory, there is no evidence that the cheese actually reappeared.

MyPillow products
Several big box retailers cut ties with MyPillow in 2021 and CEO Mike Lindell blames “cancel culture.”

An online petition requesting Amazon, Walmart, Costco, and Bed, Bath & Beyond to stop selling the bedding maker’s products has garnered over 110,000 signatures.

Costco initially told Newsweek that it would continue selling MyPillow products due to "contractual commitments to MyPillow that we intend to honor, as we seek to do with all of our suppliers." However, Lindell later told The New York Post that Costco would stop selling MyPillow merchandise after it sold through whatever inventory it had left in stock.

Costco hasn’t commented on the removal, but other retailers like Bed Bath & Beyond have pointed to declining sales when explaining their decision to drop MyPillow products from store shelves.

Lindell was suspended from Twitter in early 2021 for spreading disinformation regarding the 2020 presidential election, and he was banned again in May 2022, according to The Los Angeles Times.

Kirkland Signature Light Beer
For better or for worse, Costco stopped production of its Kirkland Signature Light Beer in 2018.

The 48-packs sold for $22 — less than 50 cents per can. Many mourned the end of an era. "Costco stopping sales of Kirkland light beer is like McDonalds not giving toys with the happy meals. THIS. IS. ANARCHY," tweeted @KalypsoPuppy.

One California man even made a viral commercial for the beer in his backyard back in 2017.

While the beer had a cult following of party-goers on a budget, it certainly had its critics as well.

One reviewer on RateBeer famously compared the brew’s smell to a “urine-soaked diaper sitting on a piping-hot radiator.” The beer has an average rating of 2.45 out of 5 on the website and with feedback like that, it’s no surprise Costco didn’t keep it around.

Although the light beers are long gone, you may still be able to grab a $20 craft-brewed variety pack with pale, blonde, brown and India pale ales.

All American Chocolate Cake
This glorious mountain of rich, chocolatey goodness was abruptly abandoned by Costco without explanation, leaving customers confused and distraught.

The four-layer chocolate cake was packed with frosting and garnished with chocolate shavings, weighing in at seven pounds. It cost $16.99, according to food and drink website The Daily Meal. No one knows why Costco stopped making it, only that it vanished some time in 2019 and now remains the stuff of legends.

The loss even inspired a petition on Change.org, which garnered more than 8,000 signatures.

In 2021, however, the warehouse club introduced a mini version of the beloved bakery item — the Mini All American Cakes, which come in a pack of six and cost $7.99.

Bibigo Organic Potstickers
Within their vast frozen food section, you can find Korean-inspired frozen meals by Bibigo at Costco. Though, not all of the brand’s products are available.

For instance, the Bibigo organic potstickers are no longer sold in the bulk-sized freezers, much to many customers' chagrin. Reddit user skilletID shared, “I love the beef version of these, but have not seen them in our store in a very long time. I reluctantly buy smaller bags at Meijer.”

Bibigo’s mini wontons and beef bulgogi are still for sale at Costco, as well as potstickers by the brand Ling Ling for an alternative.

This works out well for some customers who actually prefer the Ling Ling potstickers over Bibigo. Redditor Dramatic-Club-323 shared, “I'd rather pay more for Ling Ling at the grocery store” instead of getting a Bibigo bargain at Costco.

Rao’s Alfredo Sauce
Rao’s is a company known for their abundant variety of pasta sauces, along with soups and frozen entrees.

Costco customers used to be able to buy a two pack of their alfredo sauce for $6.97 in store. But Costco superfan, @costco.love on Instagram, shared a photo of the alfredo sauce on clearance — in other words, on the last leg of its Costco life.

While Rao’s does offer a variety of other sauces — from marinara to bolognese to basil pesto — none of their products seem to be available on Costco’s website.

Reddit user SkyIsland_Dreamer shared, “Both the Raos Marinara and their Alfredo are excellent! Also, they are a real bargain compared to buying them in grocery stores.”

Shoppers won’t be totally lost on bargain Italian delights, though. The store sells its own Kirkland Signature sauce, along with other brands like Prego.

Pots Fudge Lava Cake
Pots is a unique company selling ready-to-eat desserts in ceramic pots. Depending on which you get — should it be the lemon cheesecake, apple cinnamon crumble or flourless chocolate brownie — you can eat them chilled from the fridge or heated in the oven or microwave.

Pots’ fudge lava cake is a particularly beloved treat in their range, but you won’t find this divine dessert in Costco’s divine quantities any longer.

Reddit user and Costco employee foxygoose responded to a sweet-toothed fan’s post regarding their unsuccessful search for this product: “Costco employee here. Costco Item number 1142519. I don't see it in stock anywhere in the U.S.”

While you may not be able to grab these at your local warehouse, the fudge lava cakes aren’t totally discontinued and you can get your Pots chocolate fix at other grocery retailers.

Island Princess Macadamia Popcorn Crunch
Island Princess makes gourmet Hawaiian snacks with caramel corn, macadamia nuts and chocolate.

Costco has sold a variety of their products over the years and just last year, shopper @costco.love on Instagram noticed this toffee-coated popcorn was on its way out of Costco stores.

While the 16-ounce bag of this treat, which was sold for $3.97, is no longer spotted on the shelves, it is still sold on Costco’s website for $59.99 in a pack of two 24-ounce jars.

So, you technically can still get your fill of this snack in bulk.

Palmetto Cheese
Costco reportedly pulled Palmetto Cheese from shelves in 2020 after brand owner Brian Henry made a public Facebook post attacking a popular protest group.

The Post and Courier reports that the pimento cheese would no longer be carried in more than 120 U.S. Costco stores, and one Myrtle Beach location says the item has been discontinued and would not be re-ordered.

Costco has yet to comment on the product being removed. Henry told the news outlet that “Costco rotates items in and out during the course of the year. They will occasionally add and drop products as a matter of normal business ... We remain optimistic that Palmetto Cheese will be back on the shelves in the not too distant future.”

Henry made a public apology in September 2020 and said the company would be rebranding “to be more sensitive to cultural diversity,” according to MyrtleBeachOnline.

Lavazza Espresso Italiano Whole Bean Coffee
Everyone starts the day in their own way, and it’s safe to say that coffee is a part of the routine for many.

Lavazza Espresso Italiano whole bean coffee is a medium roast with aromatic notes of fruit and flowers that many Costco customers have enjoyed pouring themselves a cup of.

Reddit user ideal_enthusiasm shared, “I got Lavazza on a whim when it was on sale at business Costco,” writing that the flavor was smoother than the Kirkland Signature coffee.

Much to the dismay of coffee-fueled bargain shoppers, Instagram user @costcohotfinds discovered this 2.2 pound bag of beans was marked with an asterisk on a trip to the store.

While you may not be able to pick up these beans at Costco anymore, Lavazza coffee is still available directly through the company and at some grocery stores.

Cinnamon sugar pretzel
The food court at Costco is the stuff of legend, with a perennial fan favorite being, of course, the hot dog and soft drink combo for $1.50.

An item less talked about but still greatly missed is Costco’s soft pretzel, specifically the cinnamon sugar kind. They sold for one dollar and were evidently replaced by the churro, according to Mashed.

While they have already been off the menu for a few years, fans continue to mourn their loss, and seem to vastly prefer them to the churros that were added to the menu instead.

One potential reason for their disappearance is the recent U.S. trend over the past several years toward promoting healthier foods. An entry for the dessert pretzel on My Fitness Pal says it has a whopping 554 calories and 77% of the average person’s daily recommended intake of carbohydrates.

But since the pretzel was replaced with the churro — not exactly a healthier option — it also could have come down to cost. Costco often watches the items that aren’t selling as much as they would like, and churros are easier and cheaper to produce than those delicious twisty treats.

Parmigiano Reggiano cheese wedges
Sure, the pre-grated stuff is convenient, but have you ever had your pasta the traditional Italian way, preparing your Parmigiano Reggiano right at the time of cooking?

Once grated, parmesan cheese quickly loses its flavor, so the jarred, made-by-Kraft option that Costco currently sells doesn't even qualify for top parmesan cheese status.

The removal of this product might be due to supply chain issues, as some hopeful Redditors brought up in a thread about the disappearing cheese, but it has not returned to the shelves of the warehouse yet.

Unless you’re willing to pony up $950 for a 72-pound wheel of it, you can no longer find the wedges at Costco.

But, you can still sign up for Business Center delivery, if you’re willing to buy at least 10 pounds of it at a time.

Kevin’s Natural Foods Products
Kevin’s Natural Foods is a brand specializing in ready-to-eat dinners packed with clean ingredients. Their products are paleo and keto friendly and free of antibiotics and refined sugars.

Costco shoppers have enjoyed Kevin’s Natural Foods products over the years. Reddit user joelikesmusic shared: “These are delicious. Local Costco only carries the Korean BBQ and sometimes the teriyaki. The Thai coconut is great. I do wish Costco carried more flavors.”

But the store will actually be doing the opposite of adding variety to their Kevin’s products. Instagram user @costco_doesitagain shared a photo where these healthy, quick dinners were marked to be discontinued and they no longer appear on Costco’s website either.

Luckily, you can buy Kevin’s products at other grocery stores, and Costco still sells some paleo and keto friendly products.

Roundup
A Change.org petition with over 85,000 signatures may have led Costco to drop this Mosanto-owned weed-killer from store shelves.

Founder of Moms Across America, Zen Honeycutt, created a petition calling for the retailer to drop Roundup, following billion dollar lawsuits that claimed the herbicide caused cancer. Honeycutt announced on her website that she had confirmed with three people from Costco headquarters that Roundup would no longer be sold in American warehouses.

A Costco representative told People magazine that the company did not “have a statement available about the decision.”

Bayer, the company that owns Monsanto, maintains that Roundup is safe to use. Yet the World Health Organization classifies Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, as “probably carcinogenic to humans,” and numerous U.S. cities have either banned or restricted the substance.

It may or may not be dangerous for humans, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports that pets who ingest or even touch plants that have recently been sprayed with products using glyphosate are at risk of developing digestive or intestinal issues.

Chaokoh coconut milk
Several retailers, including Costco, dropped Chaokoh coconut milk from shelves recently, after PETA accused the brand of using coconuts harvested through monkey labor.

PETA investigators claimed that Thai supplier Theppadungporn Coconut Co. sourced its coconut milk from facilities and farms using caged monkeys. The company denied the allegations, telling USA Today that its suppliers have signed memorandums of understanding that there’s no monkey labor at their farms.

In a letter to PETA’s president in September 2020, Costco Vice President of Corporate Food and Sundries Ken Kimble said the wholesale club was investigating its suppliers but would pull the product from store shelves for the time being.

The company has since issued no updates on whether it will resume selling the controversial brand.

A 2021 article from National Geographic states that even months after the controversy, farmers in Thailand were still using monkey labor to harvest their coconuts for distribution in the international market.

Island Princess Mele Macs
Another one of Costco’s Hawaiian snacks, the Island Princess mele macs, are no longer available at the store.

These toffee- and chocolate-coated macadamia nuts do remain available as part of the “Best of Hawaii Gift Set” on Costco’s website along with other treats such as chocolate-covered pineapple and choco mochi.

However, the gift set costs a whopping $109.99, so if you’re not interested in the other items in the package, it’s a pretty steep cost.

Luckily, the macs are still available through other retailers — you’ll just have to pay more.

You can get a 15-ounce bag at Walmart for $29.99 (but @costco.love on Instagram spotted the same bag at Costco for just $6.97 before they stopped selling them).

MacFarms Salted Caramel Milk Chocolate Macadamias
With its seemingly endless aisles, Costco is never short on sweet snacks. Unfortunately, if the MacFarms salted caramel milk chocolate macadamias were your favorite, you may be leaving that snack aisle disappointed and dissatisfied.

You can still buy the macadamia nuts through MacFarms directly or from other retailers, though you won’t be getting as good a deal as Costco offered.

At the time of their last on-shelf spotting (thanks to Instagram user @costco.love), they were being sold in a 28-ounce bag for $7.97. At Walmart, the same sized bag is being sold for $26.95.

So if you’re a die-hard fan, it’s still possible to purchase them, but you’ll have to dole out a lot more cash.

Originally Published: https://www.moneywise.com/koen/32-things-costco-wont-sell-anymore