Taking it on the Chinotto

I have this curse, where things I particularly like either disappear or become very hard to find. It happens all the time with shows I like -- I've even said as much "This show is toast; I like it too much." Whereas stuff I don't like seems to endure forever.

A simple example of this is my love for the San Pellegrino soft drink, Chinotto. It's one of my very favorites. Some people hate Chinotto, but they're wrong; it's wonderful!

It's also damned hard to find. It wasn't always hard to find. I used to have particular stores where I'd pick it up from time to time. Then those stores went out of business, and the remaining ones carry all other types of San Pellegrino drinks, but not Chinotto. Literally, the *one* flavor I want is the one that's increasingly hard to find.

So annoying. Now, I *could* order it online, but the markup on it is absurd, versus what it should cost off the shelf. Ergo, I'm quasi-questing to find some local shops that might carry it, and so far, no luck.

What's particularly frustrating is all the other flavors can be had, just not the Chinotto, the only one I want. I see the other flavors on the shelves, mocking me with their un-Chinotto-ness. C'mon, man!

My curse continues...