Tupperware

haffajappa

Ok, so my best friend is your cookie cutter housewife in the making (we're only 23!) and she hosted a Tupperware party... My mom and I went out of support with the intention of maybe buying 1 or 2 things we were in the market for. The few other people there were my mom's age and just seemed thrilled at every product the lady was selling... I mean, there were cool gadgets to be sure, but...

Holy shit it is EXPENSIVE. 70 dollars for 2 containers that I could find elsewhere (sorted compartments aren't exclusive to Tupperware™ products!) and the sets were like... 200.00 for maybe 7 or 8 pieces... Meanwhile my friend and everyone are just going gooey eyed for it all.

Can someone help me understand why people pay so much for tupperware products? Like the rice steamer was 70 dollars.... you could buy a rice cooker for that. And anyways I'm not into the microwave-everything routine, which a lot of the stuff was pitched as...


so weird...
i guess its just me?

Who Princess

Well, years ago there was kind of an aura about Tupperware, it was so superior to any other kind of storage container, they had so many clever gadgets that you didn't find anywhere else, blah blah woof woof. I think it was also guaranteed for life so that if the lid to something cracked or you set it next to something hot and it melted, you could just check with your local rep and get a replacement.

But it's always been expensive, if you ask me. I've known a few people who bought lots of the more unusual things that they thought they couldn't live without, then found they had tons of Tupperware taking up space. To me, that's the biggest problem with storage containers like that. You're never using ALL of them ALL the time, so you have to find a place to keep them.

It's kind of funny to me that they still have Tupperware parties when you can probably just go online and buy it.

snow_board_rider

Uncle Rico showed that you can back your van over it and it doesn't break.

genevieve

Well one of the reasons is that they have sets and styles that have been around forever. So if you lose a pice to that classic set you can often get it replaced. Another thing is that it has a warranty for life. Also the plastics are safe and dont warp. Its expensive. But once you start changing out your junky stuff with Tupperware it makes a difference. I have friends that have changed all thier spice jars and everything to tupperware and I have to admit thier cupboards are more organized than mine. I have a few sets of the lunch bowls with lids and I have the cupcake/cake carry case. I really like the stuff I have. I also keep my eyes open for retro Tupperware at garage sales. Cause even that stuff is under warranty!

Who Princess

genevieve wrote:

I also keep my eyes open for retro Tupperware at garage sales. Cause even that stuff is under warranty!

Good point. I sold some old Tupperware on ebay a few years ago and I couldn't believe what people paid for it!

And it does last forever. I have a few things that I got when I got married *cough* 33 years ago *cough* and it's still in great condition.

But I think I understand what haffajappa is saying. Some people really get carried away with it.

nothing_man_92

snow_board_rider wrote:

Uncle Rico showed that you can back your van over it and it doesn't break.

Thank you for this I literally laughed for like 3 mins

haffajappa

snow_board_rider wrote:

Uncle Rico showed that you can back your van over it and it doesn't break.

She (the rep) stood on one to prove its strength and I seriously thought she was going to drive over it next... Uncle Rico definitely was the first thing to come to mind

haffajappa

Well I understand it is quality stuff but really... ? They had an ice cream scoop for 35 dollars...

threefish10

the stuff fucking breeds as well, it's taking over my house. it used to just be in one draw, now it's in like 3, and cupboards. my wife rarely goes to tupperware parties so i don't know where the fuck it comes from.

intodeep

I used to work at a tupperware factory over the summers between college on the production floor. It was my motivation to go back and get good grades.

They have since moved the production of their products to some third world country (like every other firm and for good reasons) so they can make the same product cheaper and still charge you an insane amount of money for it.

I got free tupperware that my mom liked a lot though while i worked there.

sorry my post has nothing to do with your story. I just saw tupperware and have not thought about it in about a decade so had to comment

dr0ptheleash

nothing_man_92 wrote:

snow_board_rider wrote:

Uncle Rico showed that you can back your van over it and it doesn't break.

Thank you for this I literally laughed for like 3 mins

+1 awesome.

PureandEasy

haffajappa wrote:

Well I understand it is quality stuff but really... ? They had an ice cream scoop for 35 dollars...

get the fuck out of here? $35 for an ice cream scoop?

that made me laugh for 3 minutes

rick1zoo2

haffajappa wrote:

Well I understand it is quality stuff but really... ? They had an ice cream scoop for 35 dollars...

just hope that you don't get invited to a Pampered Chef party - now that stuff gets very expensive!

it's all about pressure selling - they have you in their home, serving food and refreshements, everyone is getting out their checkbooks, you feel obligated to get something

I use the containers that come with Chinese food and the cheap ones from the gorcery store.

Who Princess

threefish10 wrote:

the stuff fucking breeds as well, it's taking over my house. it used to just be in one draw, now it's in like 3, and cupboards. my wife rarely goes to tupperware parties so i don't know where the fuck it comes from.

Yeah, that's what I was trying to say in an earlier post. How much of that stuff does anyone seriously need? I got rid of most of mine on ebay years ago and was thinking about selling the rest of it. This thread is starting to convince me.

And $35 for an ice cream scoop? :wtf:

Who Princess

rick1zoo2 wrote:

haffajappa wrote:

Well I understand it is quality stuff but really... ? They had an ice cream scoop for 35 dollars...

just hope that you don't get invited to a Pampered Chef party - now that stuff gets very expensive!

it's all about pressure selling - they have you in their home, serving food and refreshements, everyone is getting out their checkbooks, you feel obligated to get something

Pampered Chef! Sheesh, my sister got into that stuff in a big way a few years ago and kept trying to convince me that I should buy that stuff. I didn't like any of it.

Yeah, it's peer pressure, buying something since your friend has gone to the trouble of putting on a party, etc.

There's also Partylite candles. I went to a couple of those parties that were fundraisers for an organization that I volunteered for. A lot of their stuff is kitsch but at least the candles were really good quality.

81

i picked up my rice cooker for like 20 from target.

tupperware is overpriced.

Dissidentman

81 wrote:

i picked up my rice cooker for like 20 from target.

tupperware is overpriced.

Not nearly as much as those damn baskets the ladies used to go nuts for...

81

Dissidentman wrote:

81 wrote:

i picked up my rice cooker for like 20 from target.

tupperware is overpriced.

Not nearly as much as those damn baskets the ladies used to go nuts for...

here is their HQ's. they are down in the Columubs Ohio region.

Dissidentman

81 wrote:

Dissidentman wrote:

81 wrote:

i picked up my rice cooker for like 20 from target.

tupperware is overpriced.

Not nearly as much as those damn baskets the ladies used to go nuts for...

here is their HQ's. they are down in the Columubs Ohio region.

We are all going to hell in a Longaberger basket.

RKCNDY

I had tupperware growing up as a kid...fugly avocado green canisters, lasted forever though. Bought some containers 10 years ago and the lady claimed 'oh they're made specifically for the microwave!' After a few uses, in the microwave, the lid warped, and it won't fit anymore. I tried to replace it, but was told,'oh that line didn't do well, it's discontinued' :evil:

I use the snapware stuff I got from costco now. (besides, if you bring Tupperware to an office party/potluck, usually it gets stolen)

Pampered Chef-their garlic press is 'Ah-May-Zing' bought one for a friend because I love it so much...and they quit buying pre-chopped garlic.

rick1zoo2

Dissidentman wrote:

81 wrote:

Dissidentman wrote:

Not nearly as much as those damn baskets the ladies used to go nuts for...

here is their HQ's. they are down in the Columubs Ohio region.

We are all going to hell in a Longaberger basket.

oh yes, thats the devil right there.