Comments on: The HP Good Life - Must All Good Things End? http://www.brownsauce.org/2007/06/21/the-hp-good-life-must-all-good-things-end/ Everything you've ever wanted to know about HP Sauce (brownsauce). Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:58:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Brian http://www.brownsauce.org/2007/06/21/the-hp-good-life-must-all-good-things-end/#comment-5255 Brian Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:48:54 +0000 http://www.brownsauce.org/2007/06/21/the-hp-good-life-must-all-good-things-end/#comment-5255 <p>First Bovril, now HP Sauce - what's next - Branston Pickle?</p> First Bovril, now HP Sauce - what’s next - Branston Pickle?

]]> By: Brad http://www.brownsauce.org/2007/06/21/the-hp-good-life-must-all-good-things-end/#comment-5245 Brad Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:31:05 +0000 http://www.brownsauce.org/2007/06/21/the-hp-good-life-must-all-good-things-end/#comment-5245 <p>@Kate: I'm sorry to hear that Australia is experiencing a similar (wide spread) shortage. </p> <p>You say that you've checked everywhere, but does that include the small mom & pop shops as well? Those were the only locations where I could find any stock of HP Sauce.</p> <p>I have since gone back and re-checked the large supermarkets once again and the new Heinz Original variety is back on the shelves. Perhaps Heinz Australia is experiencing similar supply issues like what we've experienced here in Canada. That said, I will not buy another Heinz produced HP Sauce bottle as they have changed the recipe, reducing it to a shadow of its former self. It now tastes very weak in comparison.</p> <p>My suggestion would be to scour the smaller shops and do what I've done and buy up whatever older stock you can get your hands on. Failing that, you might want to consider an alternate like Branston. Is Branston available in Australia?</p> <p>Good luck!</p> @Kate: I’m sorry to hear that Australia is experiencing a similar (wide spread) shortage.

You say that you’ve checked everywhere, but does that include the small mom & pop shops as well? Those were the only locations where I could find any stock of HP Sauce.

I have since gone back and re-checked the large supermarkets once again and the new Heinz Original variety is back on the shelves. Perhaps Heinz Australia is experiencing similar supply issues like what we’ve experienced here in Canada. That said, I will not buy another Heinz produced HP Sauce bottle as they have changed the recipe, reducing it to a shadow of its former self. It now tastes very weak in comparison.

My suggestion would be to scour the smaller shops and do what I’ve done and buy up whatever older stock you can get your hands on. Failing that, you might want to consider an alternate like Branston. Is Branston available in Australia?

Good luck!

]]> By: Brad http://www.brownsauce.org/2007/06/21/the-hp-good-life-must-all-good-things-end/#comment-5244 Brad Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:23:59 +0000 http://www.brownsauce.org/2007/06/21/the-hp-good-life-must-all-good-things-end/#comment-5244 <p>@Captain Stephen Peacock: Pot calling the kettle black again is it? ;-) If I recall correctly, your fancy-dress antics are the stuff of legend at Grace Brothers! Not to mention the episode where you pursued everybody with your blow-tickler at the Christmas party!</p> @Captain Stephen Peacock: Pot calling the kettle black again is it? ;-) If I recall correctly, your fancy-dress antics are the stuff of legend at Grace Brothers! Not to mention the episode where you pursued everybody with your blow-tickler at the Christmas party!

]]> By: Kate http://www.brownsauce.org/2007/06/21/the-hp-good-life-must-all-good-things-end/#comment-5239 Kate Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:20:30 +0000 http://www.brownsauce.org/2007/06/21/the-hp-good-life-must-all-good-things-end/#comment-5239 <p>I'm sad to say I'm having the same dramas as you, but I'm a lot further away. I'm in Australia, having moved here from England years ago, but I am addicted to HP. I won't eat certain meals if I can't have HP on them. But sadly, HP has disappeared from our supermarket shelves here, too. We could only ever get the original version, but now that's vanished.</p> <p>I've looked everywhere, but its all gone- just empty shelfspace with the pricesticker showing where the HP used to be. There seems to be no sign of the new version either. Relatives in other parts of Australia have also found the same thing. It's all gone. </p> <p>So what on earth do I do? How can I live without HP? I don't think Heinz realise how many people around the globe are affected by this. </p> <p>I've just seen someone is auctioning a bottle of HP on Ebay... I am VERY tempted to bid...</p> I’m sad to say I’m having the same dramas as you, but I’m a lot further away. I’m in Australia, having moved here from England years ago, but I am addicted to HP. I won’t eat certain meals if I can’t have HP on them. But sadly, HP has disappeared from our supermarket shelves here, too. We could only ever get the original version, but now that’s vanished.

I’ve looked everywhere, but its all gone- just empty shelfspace with the pricesticker showing where the HP used to be. There seems to be no sign of the new version either. Relatives in other parts of Australia have also found the same thing. It’s all gone.

So what on earth do I do? How can I live without HP? I don’t think Heinz realise how many people around the globe are affected by this.

I’ve just seen someone is auctioning a bottle of HP on Ebay… I am VERY tempted to bid…

]]> By: Captain Stephen Peacock http://www.brownsauce.org/2007/06/21/the-hp-good-life-must-all-good-things-end/#comment-5176 Captain Stephen Peacock Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:44:09 +0000 http://www.brownsauce.org/2007/06/21/the-hp-good-life-must-all-good-things-end/#comment-5176 <p>If that's what really happens at your house, then I really didn't want to know that. (Bloody too much information!)</p> If that’s what really happens at your house, then I really didn’t want to know that. (Bloody too much information!)

]]> By: Brad http://www.brownsauce.org/2007/06/21/the-hp-good-life-must-all-good-things-end/#comment-5105 Brad Sat, 23 Jun 2007 22:36:10 +0000 http://www.brownsauce.org/2007/06/21/the-hp-good-life-must-all-good-things-end/#comment-5105 <p>Hi Alex,</p> <p>Although I have not heard rumours that HP Sauce is to be discontinued, I have heard that people are having difficulties acquiring it as of late. You are the first to inform me of a lack of availability of the original HP Sauce variety however. All other emails I've received so far have all been enquiries after the other varieties.</p> <p>In my own experience with Safeway recently, they have simply pulled all stock of HP Sauce off the shelves. Why I don't know. If however it was to be discontinued I would think they would use that shelf space for another product rather than leaving it open like they have. It could be that Heinz is having trouble with supply at the moment, but that would be speculation on my part.</p> Hi Alex,

Although I have not heard rumours that HP Sauce is to be discontinued, I have heard that people are having difficulties acquiring it as of late. You are the first to inform me of a lack of availability of the original HP Sauce variety however. All other emails I’ve received so far have all been enquiries after the other varieties.

In my own experience with Safeway recently, they have simply pulled all stock of HP Sauce off the shelves. Why I don’t know. If however it was to be discontinued I would think they would use that shelf space for another product rather than leaving it open like they have. It could be that Heinz is having trouble with supply at the moment, but that would be speculation on my part.

]]> By: Alex http://www.brownsauce.org/2007/06/21/the-hp-good-life-must-all-good-things-end/#comment-5083 Alex Fri, 22 Jun 2007 19:59:42 +0000 http://www.brownsauce.org/2007/06/21/the-hp-good-life-must-all-good-things-end/#comment-5083 <p>I\'m writing from Belfast n Ireland and I\'ve been having difficulty getting HP sauce. Is the rumour true that it is being discontinued? If so why?</p> I\’m writing from Belfast n Ireland and I\’ve been having difficulty getting HP sauce. Is the rumour true that it is being discontinued? If so why?

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