Holy crow.
Hated having to go to the parties to get the stuff, but it really held up.
I had gone to a Tupperware party in the late 1970s, and still had 2 square hard plastic items (one in burnt orange, one in harvest gold) and their clear(ish) lids before I finally tossed them in 2011 when I was moving.
I think I also have a āserving centerā in deep red, similar to this one. I think Iāve used it maybe 3x? LOL
Personally, I like Gladware or similar off brands at Dollar Tree. I never worry about getting the container back when we go to a party/function. Same with Dollar Treeās cake carriers. $1.25 if I forget it ā no big loss.
Sadly, I worked at one place where someone would steal lunches from the fridge. I was pilfered a couple of times, but it was cheap gladware ā so no big loss.
I saw this story on the Japanese news before any English news site because the word/name āTupperwareā is synonymous with ANY kind of covered plastic storage containerā¦even things like old margarine containers! And as so often the case in the Japanese language, they shorten it to āćæććć¼ā (read as ātappaā/ātupperā).
The comments I was reading in the Japanese article were ALL positive. Some people wrote they had used various Tupperware items for 40 years and were still using them!
Tupperware represented āempowerment and independenceā? Total nonsense. It exploded in the 50s as a symbol of economical homemaking. Maybe the people hosting parties were trying to make some money independently, but the product was no feminist icon.
I have sooooo much Tupperware from over the past 50 years, and amazingly it has held up. . Iām not sure if it is even safe to use, it sits in a closet. Some pieces have been repurposed to store non-food items. If I throw it out it will add to the plastic problem in our landfills. What to do. They had a good run.
Canāt hurt to check if itās recyclable with your local recycling site (although it was well before the time frame in which theyād mark the bottoms with a 1 through 5).
The only piece we have left is the jello mold with lid. We use it for punchbowl ice rings and ice cream cakes. Still as hard/sturdy and bright turquoise as the day my MIL bought it.
I hope thereās a fire sale. I really like the produce keepers.
First thing I thought of when reading the headlinesā¦.plastic in human breast milk, in human testicles and in human brain tissue.
I feel that way about Teflon. Tupperware I have never heated and we still donāt own a microwave.
Iāve never heated anything in it either. Mine (which my mother gave me) got lost in various moves over the years; none of it was deliberately tossed. Sturdy stuff. I miss my ham keeper, and my celery keeper.
I still have three or so 30+ year old pieces that I cherish, and would cherish them even more if I was more successful at replacing a few of the covers.
What do covers go missing ? 
They must be with my missing socks.
My mom has that orange one. Thatās where the cookies live
My late great aunt gave us a set of Tupperware storage containers as a wedding gift i19 years ago. Loverhem and the flours and sugar all have nice happy homes. A wedding gift used almost daily
I keep my covers with the items, never lose them. For big family get togethers, they have 2-3 sizes of Thatsa Bowls, big, good for mixing potato salad, etc.
One time I put leftover cooked salmon in a Tupperware and later could not remove that smell. Instead of tossing it, a friend said heād take it.
Otherwise, all my pieces are in great condition, never go into dishwasher.
Maybe someone will buy it out.
Good idea! Is it possible that the covers might be just a little more fragile? Like the flip top on a container cover I used for rice.
I think that might explain one or two missing covers.
I canāt explain what happened to the top of this one, but I use the bottom anyway.
I really like these containers
I have lotās in my kitchen cabinet. Im just not sure where the lids to these run off to .
I kept a couple of pieces of Tupperware after cleaning out momās condo. All of them have our last name written on the bottom in old-school permanent laundry marker, from mom, to make sure we got them back when sending treats to school, or when it was my turn to bring bagels to Hebrew school.
Mom also was one of those āsave everythingā types so I also got a whole stack of pint- and quart-sized deli containers, which I will reuse but will not stress over if they get damaged/stolen/broken.
