2 mm leads

[Anne T]

I've just been informed that Staedtler Mars quit making my favorite 2 mm lead ( degree F--not HB like it's pictured below). I've been using it for like forever.
I could get them in a dozen to a package and they came in a nifty little plastic box.
This is the 2nd art supply product that has been discontinued in the past couple of months. The other one was Color Erase non photo blue pencils. Fortunately, I found an art supply bstore that had some of the Color Erase in stock so I ordered some of those. Gads! I wish these companies would at least make recommendations when they decided to discontinue a product. It's hard to switch to something you've loved using!
Anyone else experience "favorite supplies discontinued" frustrations?
--Anne