The Demise of the Mini Bar

Have been traveling off and on for a month in various portions of the U.S. Staying in nice hotels, various Hiltons, Marriotts, Starwood places and even some which are on the list of "best small luxury hotels" in the world. NONE of them have mini bars anymore. when did the mini bars disappear??? I always loved looking in there to see the tiny bottles, different juices and soft drinks, candies and nuts. Sometimes I even bought something when I was desperate, even at the inflated prices. So it's been sad to see the passing of another era in the U.S. You can still find them in many hotels in other countries but will they slowly disappear also? Going the way of the clacking train schedules in cavernous railroad halls.