General Mills is now issuing a number of its cereals in "retro" packaging, using designs from bygone days. They're not available everywhere (I hear some Target stores have 'em) but they might be if they boost sales. In some locales, both are on shelves and I'd be interested to hear which ones buyers prefer. Above we see the old Trix box that is now available and next to it, I've put one of the recent box designs. I don't think the new one — with the rabbit looking like he's on a massive sugar rush — is that much worse. It might even look pretty good if it didn't have the clutter of those extra selling points.
One can also purchase Lucky Charms, Honey Nut Cheerios, Wheaties, Golden Grahams, Kix and Cocoa Puffs in vintage packaging. Some of those aren't that old but it's still an interesting experiment. I hope there's no one dumb enough to think that if you buy cereal in an old-looking box, the contents might be stale…but there probably is.