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Tupperware - soon to be history?

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grannydarkhair Wed 12-Apr-23 12:25:20

The household name could soon be history if it’s not bought over.
I’m sure a great many of us will have gone to a Tupperware party in the past. And probably still have some of it in use. Were any of you involved in selling it?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65243711

Callistemon21 Tue 18-Apr-23 11:25:24

Sometimes I have a sort out matching lids to boxes and it's surprising how few pairs I find 😁
However, Tupperware usually pairs up, it's the newer stuff that loses its lids.

Blondiescot Tue 18-Apr-23 15:59:14

Callistemon21

Sometimes I have a sort out matching lids to boxes and it's surprising how few pairs I find 😁
However, Tupperware usually pairs up, it's the newer stuff that loses its lids.

I do that - then in no time at all, things seem to go awry again. Is there some kind of Bermuda Triangle where the lids go?

kittylester Tue 18-Apr-23 17:42:22

They turn into single socks!

Callistemon21 Tue 18-Apr-23 17:59:56

kittylester

They turn into single socks!

😂😂😂
Yes, where do they get to?
It hasn't happened that much since the DC all left home!

M0nica Tue 18-Apr-23 19:02:58

What I want to know is where all the teaspoons go.

Rosie51 Tue 18-Apr-23 23:36:25

M0nica the remedy for missing teaspoons is to go to a department store, buy 6, 8 or more new ones. Within one or two days maximum you'll find the empty teaspoon section of the cutlery drawer is crowded and overflowing with teaspoons that have rediscovered their home! Ask me how I know grin

JackyB Wed 19-Apr-23 05:57:08

I wish I had never bought any. I still have some. It was so expensive I am loathe to "declutter" it, cumbersome as it is. I did have to throw out one bread container as the bread always went mouldy in it, despite promises that it wouldn't. I got fed up with disinfecting it and lining it with kitchen paper every time.

Nowadays I save screw top jars which are perfect for keeping leftovers in the fridge. The advantages over plastic containers are:

* You can see at a glance what's in them
* They keep things fresher longer and they don't smell "plasticky"
* They are free
* They are tall rather than squat and take up less "floor space" in the fridge.
* They dry in the dishwasher - plastic always needs a rub with the tea towel because it doesn't get hot enough to for the water to evaporate off of it

I also use them for storage for herbs, nuts, seeds etc. And, since I noticed that some little single serving desserts are sold in ready-to-serve glass pots, I now even freeze sauces and pesto in them.