Tupperware has gone bust

We did a house and job exchange with a family in South Carolina when my kids were very young, for about four months. I was petrified when I saw the size of the cockroaches, and even worse, they could fly!! When I confessed my fear of them to a group of American neighbours, they laughed and said “Why do you think that Tupperware was invented here?!!” All dried goods were stored in Tupperware!!

I bought the shape ball as well as a lot of other items in the very early 1970s. I still use almost daily an emerald green vegetable strainer. Which will probably outlive me.
All very good quality. About 5 years ago I bought some new bright red lids for the "square oval" storage boxes from an on line site called The Tupperware Lady. I think they came from France. I don't use the boxes for food anymore now as I read they do leach chemicals. But use for non food things such as sewing stuff, dishwasher salt etc.

I liked the parties as I had newly moved into a flat and knew no one. I am sure Tupperware was at the forefront of women going back to work as many part time work for Tupperware led to full time management roles.

Sorry to see them go. But there is too much competition now and "parties" are out of date. It's interesting to look on eBay and see what is for sale and the vintage items cost a lot!!

I still have some old orange and yellow Tupperware stored at the back of a cupboard. I think they outpriced themselves really. You can get the same sort of thing for a fraction of the price these days - and more modern colours too.

Tupperware parties were going strong until recently here in Crete. I attended one at the local kafenion that turned into a real village event. I must confess I didn’t buy anything though as it was really expensive and as previously said the same sort of thing can be bought a lot cheaper elsewhere.

Mamo - I thought it was started in Massachusetts?
Something to do with Dupont?

Its not The Tupperware Lady, but tupperwarequeen.co.uk.
She has issued a video on her site to saynthst she is still in business despite the new today and will continue to be so while she can continue to source the products through a supplier.
All the latest items are in modern colours and materials, but still expensive. She used to sell vintage items. But I dont see them when I looked at her site just now.

Mine’s not gone brittle

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I couldn’t find a ‘smug’ emoji.

😀 (Only joking, I wish mine hadn’t, if that’s what happened to it).

Sorry to hear about it going bust.
It's the only company I was ever "head hunted " by. Nothing very grand really, I worked doing Pippa Dee parties and word got round I was good at them, so Tupperware got in touch.

Remember the days of Pippa Dee and Tupperware parties ?

Oh, I still have the set of "nesting" pastry cutters. In orange and white plastic - they cut "frilly" rounds and one or two shapes. I still use them at Christmas for mince pies - which I make with a star of pastry on the top, rather than a full "lid"....

I.remember the ball.thing, I'm the last and 74 born so depending on when it was created, it was either passed down (more like) or bought for me (very much doubt).

We have a few items around, missing their lids though. I actually have a long container in the tall fridge, about a 1/3 of a shelf wide (as you open the fridge) and as long as the fridge is deep (if that makes sense). I found it years ago and thought perfect! It holds all my cheese. Nothing special, just all the extra mature cheddar, whenever I see the big blocks on offer, I buy them and they go in date order.

Container wise, I discovered Lock'n'lock after being fascinated by a decent 'click ' seal. Bought a colourful mixed pack off QVC around 2014 and only actually used about 4 of them. They departed in a house fire and my brain kicked in to pay more for less! In other words "only buy the container for what I NEED! "

Now have a mix collection (ALL in use) of Addis, Lock'n'lock and Systema! You'd think that they are ALL in cahoots with each other NOT to do a same size re measurements! What is 3l rectangle for Lock'n'lock is not 3l rectangle for Systema.

I was after some storage a few months ago and I did look at Tupperware but it was the price that put me off. However, after hearing the news today, now's the best time to buy the pantry savers or the bread savers! Only problem is I haven't got space and we've run out of room to put shelves up!

Where do all the lids go, though?
It's a real puzzle.

I still use my green Tupperware colander. It has ridges to ensure a fit over any size pan. Great to drain cabbage into it, put it over the pan (steam keeping it hot) chop the cabbage in said colander and then throw away the inch of watery cabbage water collected in the pan = no soggy cabbage. Great design.

And didn’t our late Queen have storage Tupperware on her breakfast table - containing cereal? Many a muckle …

Makes a mickle?

That’s it MissA!

Erm, what IS a muckle and a mickle?

Here we go.

“What does mickle and muckle mean?
In this phrase, a mickle is a small amount of something (the Scots usage is intended in this proverb) and a muckle is a large amount, so the saying means that you can accumulate a great deal by many small savings.May 24, 2011
english.stackexchange.com › ...
What is the meaning of "Many a mickle makes a muckle"? - English Stack Exchange”

Great idea at the time but better stuff out there now. Just changed mine, glass with plastic lids as the Tupperware was all stained.

I still use the jelly moulds for homemade ice cream , they must be fifty years old and are still as good as new.I would doubt that the cheap Chinese plastic ware would last as long.

MissAdventure

Where do all the lids go, though?
It's a real puzzle.

They're probably kicking about somewhere in some alternate universe along with all the odd socks and missing teaspoons...

Astitchintime

I only ever went to one party where I felt obliged to purchase something . Came away with a 'rice cooker' - never did get rice to cook in it

I did exactly the same.

I find Click and Lock a better brand.

MissAdventure

Where do all the lids go, though?
It's a real puzzle.

Lost in the garden after being used as flying discs.

MissAdventure

Where do all the lids go, though?
It's a real puzzle.

I have lids but no bottoms to go with them!

vintage1950

Amazingly durable stuff and very well made. It's a pity that they were driven out by cheaper (and probably inferior) imitations, although some people still call any plastic lidded food container Tupperware. Yes, I do remember that toy, and the Tupperware parties.

I was a Tupperware seller for a while. I loved Tupperware (still do) and the stuff you can get now really is not nearly as good.

The red and blue ball was called a ‘Shapo’ (not sure if I got the spelling right after all this time!)

I may be biased but I don’t think today’s copies come up to standard compared with the real thing.

Have remembered now - it was a Shape-O! Looked it up and they are being sold on eBay and probably other places. In my opinion, this was one of the best toys ever. My children and grandchildren all played with theirs endlessly.

I have a very large cake container with a rigid base, ideal when I make (and transport) elaborate birthday cakes. I liked the lettuce crisper, which did work and the set of bowls that fitted inside each other; unfortunately I put them in the dishwasher and they lost their shape. Sorry To see it go; the merchandise really did last, but that was their downfall.