Tupperware has gone bust

I still have Tupperware in my cupboards that I inherited from my Mum. Some of it must be at least 60 years old.

I was a Tupperware Party Host when my eldest dd was little (she is now 31) and I still have some in regular use. I agree though it was such good quality and lasted for years that people kept it and didn’t buy to replace, especially now with the cheaper alternatives. It is sad to see such name and company disappear though.

Grandmabatty

I believe the company wanted to keep it quiet, you know, keep a lid on it. However they couldn't find one to fit.
I'll get my coat

Love this! 😂

Still use most of mine. Great stuff

I too went to lots of Tupperware parties as a newly wed and even held one once. I also had several of the baby toys for my children, which I saved until my youngest granddaughter recently grew out of them! They then went to a charity shop. I still have lots of the storage containers, added to when I cleared out my parents’ house.
However, looking back I do think it was expensive. And a few weeks ago, visiting a French hyper-market, I was surprised to see Tupperware on the shelves! Still very expensive.

Grannynannywanny

As a young mum in the 70s I recall the seemingly endless invitations to Tupperware parties. Also Pippa Dee parties for clothing. Does anyone remember them? Just googled and found this amusing article about Tupperware and Pippa Dee parties.
popandcrisps.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/pippa-dee-and-the-tupperware-mountain/

I went to pippa Dee parties as well and bought pyjamas I didn’t need 😂

I forgot about Pippa Dee parties -the clothes were out of my price range .

Does anyone remember Weekenders ?

I do wish I’d kept the simple Tupperware items I used to have. I did struggle to remove the lids from some of the fancier things though, even when I was younger. I’d have no chance now with my arthritic thumbs!

Calendargirl

Jane43

I had a lovely Tupperware jelly mould with different patterns on the top, I used it to make jellies and blancmanges for children and grandchildren many times I over the years, it always worked perfectly when the jelly or blancmange was set and I took it out of the mould because the top was removable. I gave it to my daughter-in-law eventually. I had other pieces but that is the one that stands out.

Oh, I had one of those. Brilliant for milk jellies. I don’t know what happened to it, I searched in the loft but no luck.

I can only assume it went ‘brittle’ or something and had to be outed, but it was very useful.

It had a Christmas tree shape, a star, a rose…..

Brilliant for milk jellies.

I used to whip a large tin of evaporated milk until very frothy, then slowly drizzle in a cooled but not set melted jelly made with just half a pint of water whilst the mixer was still going. Then set it in the Tupperware mould.
Probably not at all healthy but the DC and friends loved it.

Mine's not gone brittle.

Grandmabatty

I believe the company wanted to keep it quiet, you know, keep a lid on it. However they couldn't find one to fit.
I'll get my coat

Are you here all week?

Jane43

I had a lovely Tupperware jelly mould with different patterns on the top, I used it to make jellies and blancmanges for children and grandchildren many times I over the years, it always worked perfectly when the jelly or blancmange was set and I took it out of the mould because the top was removable. I gave it to my daughter-in-law eventually. I had other pieces but that is the one that stands out.

Oh, I had one of those. Brilliant for milk jellies. I don’t know what happened to it, I searched in the loft but no luck.

I can only assume it went ‘brittle’ or something and had to be outed, but it was very useful.

It had a Christmas tree shape, a star, a rose…..

I had a lot of different bits over the years, mainly because my sister in law was an agent back when our children were small, the two youngest are now 36.
But it was good quality, and I am still using a few different bits and pieces.

I remember Tupperware parties and Pippa Dee too. I dreaded getting an invitation to Pippa Dee ones as everything was a bit out of my price range 😁

What a shame! They were good products and set me on my journey as a newly wed

I remember those Tupperware parties .
My mother used to dread them as she felt obliged to buy something .
Tupperware was and is fantastic quality .
Those parties stopped and we had Colour Me Beautiful parties and lots of them !

The Tupperware company might have gone bust but the four or five things I still use regularly are still in perfect order.

I had a lovely Tupperware jelly mould with different patterns on the top, I used it to make jellies and blancmanges for children and grandchildren many times I over the years, it always worked perfectly when the jelly or blancmange was set and I took it out of the mould because the top was removable. I gave it to my daughter-in-law eventually. I had other pieces but that is the one that stands out.

Is anybody surprised?
Built -in obsolescence is essential to the success of a brand ie the need to replace items - so the company can sell more.
As we have seen, Tupperware lasts for ever and there’s only so much one household can accommodate (I know, that’s probable me)
But I am sorry , Lock&Lock are much more boring and not really any cheaper (other brands are available )

Im still using Tupperware appliances after forty years! The fridge jug is going strong and the "free" items too. One is a small gadget for removing a boiled egg from hot water, another is a very effective gadget for "separating" an egg. I wish modern products were as good.

The parties were still happening here in France until a few years ago. It is called toopairwaar. 😂

Yes, Tupperware has become the generic name for any plastic container- so the name will carry on…..

Though they disappeared years ago?
I did have a few beakers for my DC as they washed well in the Dishwasher.
But not much else.
The name will linger, as people still refer to plastic containers as "Tupperware".

I still have many of mine in daily use from around forty years. Great product.

I’ve never been to a Tupperware party ( I did go to an Anne Summers one though) my Mum did, she bought one of those cake carrier things and some measuring spoons. The carrier was used a lot as she baked, not so the spoons, they just took up space in a drawer.