Hmmm…Planter’s Cheez Balls. Where did those tasty little neon orange spheres of goodness disappear to???
My friend Steve came up with the suggestion of this beloved snack for my ‘What Ever Happened To…’ series. I, too, am curious where these little guys went.
So I started to investigate. And do you know what I found out??? That they were discontinued in 2006. That’s it. No explanation, just gone.
Even went to their web page. Tried to search for it, but it came back with ‘Looks like we don’t have what you have searched for.’ I know this. I even tried asking ‘Why did you discontinue Cheez Balls?’. Same response.
And there are none to be found. Not on Amazon. Nor ebay. I did find out you can get a case of 6, 6.5 pound packages of Cheez Whiz on ebay for $174.30 with free shipping….if you’re interested.
You can purchase Utz cheeseballs. A 23oz container will set you back about $6.00.
According to what I’ve read and heard, they are about as close to Planter’s as we’re going to get.
What is interesting though, is the that the many fans of Planter’s Cheez Balls have started a petition to bring back their beloved snack. It’s located on causes.com, and has 611 current signers.
There’s also a post concerning a Cheez Ball sighting in Baton Rouge, LA in 2009. Probably just a hoax. Those Cajuns are such little pranksters!
Unfortunately, there does not appear any chance of Planter’s bringing back these tasty, little balls. By the looks of their web page, they appear to be focusing on nuts, not balls.
It’s a shame. They really could of had the lions share of the nut and ball market. Would of made for some awesome T-shirts. Just throwin’ it out there, Planter’s. k
