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Re: Tupperware files for bankruptcy as demand slides

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Post by thisislife2 »

jajko wrote: post #44
mglz wrote: post #42

People are also more aware of plastics in their food and using plastic tupperware in the microwave might add a large amount of plastic to the food [1]. Due to this I also switched to glass containers, which are also easier to clean. [1] https://news.unl.edu/article/nebraska-study-finds-billions-o...

Nobody sane microwaves their food in plastic containers. They are used only for storage and transportation.

Wish my neighbours and relatives would listen - tell them that and they are quick to pick one of those plastic containers, flip it, and point to the text at the bottom that says "Microwave Safe". (And I am talking about no-name, cheap brands that are probably from China).

Re: Tupperware files for bankruptcy as demand slides

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Post by disgruntledphd2 »

Hikikomori wrote: post #38
eloisant wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Buy glass containers with silicon lids instead. They also last but don't get stained by the food you put inside.

The ones from Ikea are great. Lid also works for a large variety of containers.

Yeah that's what I ended up with.

Re: Tupperware files for bankruptcy as demand slides

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Post by AStonesThrow »

Hamuko wrote: post #33
jll29 wrote: post #31

First Madoff, now Tupperware parties - pyramid schemes are having a hard time ;-). I wonder if the decline of Tupperware's plastic container use has to do with the fact that people either cook afresh, for 1-2 meals max, use microwaves to heat up ready meals from supermarkets (instead of "cook on Sunday, eat for the whole week") or they go out and grab fast food. Or people are saving by buying unbranded Chinese plasti…

Where can I even buy a Tupperware container if I don't wanna go hang out in someone's home for an hour?

A thrift store? eBay?

Re: Tupperware files for bankruptcy as demand slides

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Post by AStonesThrow »

agubelu wrote: post #37

Here in Spain, any sort of food container is generally referred to as "a tupper", but I don't know a single person who buys Tupperware-branded "tuppers". There are cheaper and easier to find alternatives everywhere. Plus, people are becoming aware that plastic containers suck and they prefer buying glass container for home use, since they're easier to clean and don't get permanently stained.

More than the stains, it is the smell that can be troublesome.

I am using a fairly pungent dish detergent, which keeps the bugs away, but every plastic vessel would readily absorb the scent, and I stopped wanting to store or eat anything in them.

Now, I avoid immersing any plastics in the sink until I'm ready to rinse immediately, so it's an extra step of labor, for the privilege of plastics.

Re: Tupperware files for bankruptcy as demand slides

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Post by mglz »

jajko wrote: post #44
mglz wrote: post #42

People are also more aware of plastics in their food and using plastic tupperware in the microwave might add a large amount of plastic to the food [1]. Due to this I also switched to glass containers, which are also easier to clean. [1] https://news.unl.edu/article/nebraska-study-finds-billions-o...

Nobody sane microwaves their food in plastic containers. They are used only for storage and transportation.

> Nobody sane

You'd be suprised by the amount of people who haven't got the memo.

Re: Tupperware files for bankruptcy as demand slides

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Post by throaway921 »

AStonesThrow wrote: post #14
herunan wrote: post #4

> "Over the last several years, the company's financial position has been severely impacted by the challenging macroeconomic environment," Tupperware's chief executive Laurie Ann Goldman said in a statement to investors, external. I agree that their food storage products, which is what Tupperware is most known for, have suffered from the abundance of next best alternatives in the market. However, I just went on their…

> That’s what made Tupperware unique when it was founded. I suppose they were making a unique product, but it was the grassroots marketing that made them a standout and a household name. I believe that those suburban home-based "parties" bridged the gap between door-to-door salesmen and catalog/online sales. In my neighborhood, "Tupperware parties" were not stigmatized or dreaded, but just seemed like a fun way to pi…

And it wasn't Earl Tupper who did the marketing. It was a woman (of course I now forget her name), who invented the Tupperware Party and was basically the face of the company for many many years. She was then fired by Tupper and basically erased from the company's history until recently. There's a good documentary on it, very interesting.

Re: Tupperware files for bankruptcy as demand slides

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Post by lazyeye »

andai wrote: post #30
herunan wrote: post #4

> "Over the last several years, the company's financial position has been severely impacted by the challenging macroeconomic environment," Tupperware's chief executive Laurie Ann Goldman said in a statement to investors, external. I agree that their food storage products, which is what Tupperware is most known for, have suffered from the abundance of next best alternatives in the market. However, I just went on their…

Re: adjacent markets: I saw a Dyson branded hair curler the other day, which threw me for a loop! There was a big poster with a quote (from the CEO?) about how they want to become experts in this domain, implying they just decided to branch out one day. Does anyone know more about this? Edit: I don't know much about hair curlers, but apparently Dyson's airflow expertise gives them an edge here.

Wait till you hear about Dyson hair styling products (creams etc)

https://www.dyson.com/hair-care/styling-products/chitosan

Re: Tupperware files for bankruptcy as demand slides

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Post by throaway921 »

jajko wrote: post #44
mglz wrote: post #42

People are also more aware of plastics in their food and using plastic tupperware in the microwave might add a large amount of plastic to the food [1]. Due to this I also switched to glass containers, which are also easier to clean. [1] https://news.unl.edu/article/nebraska-study-finds-billions-o...

Nobody sane microwaves their food in plastic containers. They are used only for storage and transportation.

This isn't true, and certainly wasn't for most of the 20th century.

Re: Tupperware files for bankruptcy as demand slides

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Post by herunan »

agubelu wrote: post #37

Here in Spain, any sort of food container is generally referred to as "a tupper", but I don't know a single person who buys Tupperware-branded "tuppers". There are cheaper and easier to find alternatives everywhere. Plus, people are becoming aware that plastic containers suck and they prefer buying glass container for home use, since they're easier to clean and don't get permanently stained.

un táper.

Re: Tupperware files for bankruptcy as demand slides

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Post by Macacity »

chx wrote: post #23
closewith wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In Ireland, it feels like everyone's going the opposite direction. Smaller families with more leftovers, more meal prep, far wider range of ingredients used and kept for longer, and a bigger focus on food safety. I'm not sure I know anyone who doesn't use loads of containers. That said, the German low cost supermarkets sell much cheaper food containers and if you want higher end, brands like Sistema always seem to be…

According to https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/which-food-storage-cont... the Ikea 365+ ones are some of the best and they are stupid cheap.

Yes, I am using only the IKEA ones and they are great
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