It's Discontinued

I hope I can share this story with you without breaking down and sobbing. Tears make such a mess of the keyboard. But, I am desolate. I have been enjoying Strawberry Fields Tic Tacs for over nine years. I've come to depend on them as a safe (low carb, low cal) pick-me-up during my hectic days. I know it's been nine years because I remember when I first came across them. One of my daughters was visiting and told me her favorite bra had been discontinued. We, therefore, spent a long day driving to four not-very-close-together outlets. We managed to find thirteen, saving her the agony of searching for another style for a few years. She also traveled four hours from her home to get a couple more. How desperate we are to not lose the perfect whatever. On the way out, we stopped at a drugstore to grab some supplies for the road and I saw a version of Tic Tacs that I hadn't noticed before--a mix of white and pink that turned out to be strawberry mint. They were wonderful! I was hooked from that moment and haunted my local stores to keep them in stock. Then one day they were gone from the shelves. I didn't panic, I've learned how to deal with this sort of emergency--I went to Amazon and ordered boxes to be delivered to my house once a month. Life was good. Then this month I got the usual email from Amazon telling me that my order was coming up in case I wanted to change it. A day or two later I got another email saying that they were out of stock and would let me know when they had more. Uh-oh. I knew what that meant, but I shut down the thought. I just couldn't contemplate life without Strawberry Fields Tic Tacs. Wonderful husband to the rescue. He went online and found a small supply. He told me I'd be getting a shipment of three dozen boxes from a candy store in Ohio. I take back anything negative I ever said about the great state of Ohio. I don't remember ever doing that, but just in case. Then he called back to say that he found a store that had 280 boxes. He wanted to check with me in case I thought it was overkill. It was, but I said to order them anyway. Desperation caused me to throw caution to the wind. He put in the order and sent me the confirmation. Shortly thereafter, with a groan of frustration I could hear through the email, he sent their apology that their supplier had told them the item had been ... discontinued. There it was in black and white. I couldn't deny it. Like other hard truths in life, I'm was just going to have to come to terms with it. Why Tic Tacs manufacturer? Why? According to the website, Strawberry Fields was number two in popularity. Why kill them off? It said Orange was number one. Was Orange getting jealous? Excuse me. I have to go. I don't think I can hold off the tears any longer.