Sample .htaccess for Jean

gistfile1.txt

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

Redirect 301 http://curryplum.com/product/old-product/ http://curryplum.com/product-category/the-products-original-category/
Redirect 301 http://curryplum.com/product/old-product/ http://curryplum.com/product-category/the-products-original-category/
Redirect 301 http://curryplum.com/product/old-product/ http://curryplum.com/product-category/the-products-original-category/
Redirect 301 http://curryplum.com/product/old-product/ http://curryplum.com/product-category/the-products-original-category/
Redirect 301 http://curryplum.com/product/old-product/ http://curryplum.com/product-category/the-products-original-category/
Redirect 301 http://curryplum.com/product/old-product/ http://curryplum.com/product-category/the-products-original-category/
Redirect 301 http://curryplum.com/product/old-product/ http://curryplum.com/product-category/the-products-original-category/
Redirect 301 http://curryplum.com/product/old-product/ http://curryplum.com/product-category/the-products-original-category/

/* NOTE: Jean, see how the old & retired product gets a redirect back to the /product-category/ page? That is THE BEST thing to do! */
/* Too often, I see people do a redirect back to /shop/ or -GOD FORBID- they simply redirect it back to their main page. */