Alpha-Bits

by Post

1957 – 2021 RARE REVIVALS

Back-ish — revived in fall 2025 as a limited run, so spell fast.

Sugary oat-and-corn letters that taught generations to spell — or at least to arrange rude words in milk before eating the evidence. After 64 years on shelves, Post pulled the plug in 2021, citing lack of demand.

🧾 One more thingFans campaigned until Post relented: in April 2025 the company announced Alpha-Bits would return that fall — in limited quantities, for a limited time.

Filed under: Cereal · the ’70s & earlier

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