Supermarket Sleuths: We've found the Arnott's biscuits that have gone 'missing'

It's safe to say Arnott's biscuits have lived rent-free in my brain for almost the entirety of 2024, if not longer.

It was during my son's time in hospital six years ago that my family's love of these delicious treats was cemented. He'd broken his arm and needed surgery then additional care after he developed an infection.

Sleeping by his bedside for nights on end, I was introduced to the parents' and carers' space, which included showering facilities and a kitchen with appliances and snacks including cereals, fruit and those little two-packs of Arnott's biscuits you normally find at work conferences.

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Fun fact: you can buy boxes of these two-packs of Arnott's biscuits at Officeworks. Mine and my son's favourite combo was the one with a Scotch Finger biscuit and a choc-chip cookie in it.

There were also plenty of Nice biscuits at the hospital, which became my son's favourite.

We'd both have cups of tea and biscuits whenever we were feeling tired and sad, and continue this shared activity to this day, through him leaving school, during his recent exams, and even just because.

So earlier this year when Nice biscuits disappeared from shelves, we understandably panicked, and were so relieved when they returned.

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Same with Raspberry Shortcake biscuits, which I had forgotten about but since their return to shelves have now become another staple. (And if you keep these in the fridge they become so delicious and chewy.)

9Honey readers have been equally invested in these incidents of missing Arnott's biscuits, with many reporting other 'missing' varieties on our social media accounts.

It was after talking to a colleague that I was reminded of where many of these 'missing' biscuits may be.

I used to work at Bankstown Airport as a traffic reporter for the Australian Traffic Network, and there was a Super IGA at George's Hall I'd stop at to get biscuits for me and my team to see us through long and busy shifts.

I remember feeling so happy at the varieties they stocked – so many more than my local Coles and Woolies.

I visited again this weekend, and found most of the 'missing' biscuits. Check them out in the gallery below! So exciting.

There were some I didn't locate: Scalliwags (formerly Golliwogs), Morning Coffee, Lattice, Honey Jumbles and Custard Creams.

Arnott's Australia offered 9Honey a comment on the Custard Creams but hasn't yet commented on the other varieties, but I will stay on the case.

"For nearly 160 years, Arnott's has been baking some of Australia's most iconic biscuits and crackers," their statement read.

"Sometimes we have to make the difficult decision with our retail partners on the products we continue to produce at our bakeries around Australia and sell on supermarket shelves.

"With the changing tastes and preferences of our Australian consumers, we have retired the production of Arnott's Custard Creams."

Super IGA stores are at select locations, but IGA also has some smaller stores in most locations and a great online store where I often stock up on products only IGA sells, such as my daughter's favourite gluten-free bread and Fantastic chicken-flavoured rice crackers.

Nobody, and I mean nobody, can come between me and my family and our favourite biscuits.

So, enjoy! With coffee or tea or whatever your favourite comforting beverage is.

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