Plastic Party Lady

One day while I was working at the Tupperware kiosk at the mall, I overheard someone say, “Tupperware? Who has Tupperware?! It’s too expensive–that’s insane!”

Yes. Tupperware is more expensive than the containers you can buy at the grocery store, but what do you get for your money? Tupperware lasts a very, very long time. Can you imagine Rubbermaid or Gladware containers lasting 50 years or more? Probably not. Tupperware does. Just look in your grandma’s cupboard. When you consider how many times you’d have to replace that other product during that time, the economical choice is clear.

Plus, most Tupperware carries a Limited Lifetime Warranty so that in the unlikely event that it chips, cracks, breaks, or peels under normal, non-commercial use, it can either be replaced or you can get credit toward the purchase of new Tupperware. No receipt or proof-of-purchase is required for this warranty.

I am always looking for ways to make parties more fun and exciting. So tell me–when you attend a Tupperware party (or any similar event), what do you like? Or hate, for that matter!

Tupperware® Impressions 10-oz./300 mL Tumblers Set

* Set of 4
* One each in Blue, Green, Orange and Yellow with matching flat seals.
* Retail value: $23.50
* Price: $15.25
* #89724

Rock ’N Serve® Small

* Sheer Blue container, Blue seal and Yellow vent cap
* 1-cup/ 250 mL
* Retail value: $10.00
* Price: $5.00
* #89725

CrystalWave™ 6 ¼ cup/1.5 L Bowl

* Sheer container with Blue seal and green vent.
* Retail value: $9.50
* Price: $6.18
* #89727

Fruit Locker ™ Container

* Keeps grapes on or off the stem from getting crushed when you’re at home or on the go.
* Concord Grape
* Retail value: $9.00
* Price: $5.85
* #89728

Tabletop Tumblers with seals

* Set of 4 tumblers
* White with red seals
* 12-oz./ 355 mL
* Retail value: $15.00
* Price: $7.50
* #89729

5 cup/ 1.3 L Freezer Square Round Container
· 1 piece
· Natural with yellow seal.
· Retail value: $12.00
· Price: $7.80
· #89730

20-oz./ 590 mL Servalier® Bowl
· 1 piece
· White with red seal
· Retail value: $6.00
· Price: $3.90
· #89731

10-oz./ 350 mL Servalier® Bowl
· 1 piece
· White with red seal
· Retail value: $3.50
· Price: $2.28
· #89732

Let me know if you want to purchase anything. All items are “while supplies last”

There are also a number of items available from last week: the surprise pack, season-serve Jr BOGO, olive oil bottle, kitchen duos, wheel power cutter, barbecue wonder tool, striped summer tote bag, impressions small bowl/seal, impressions large bowl, and the impressions colander

Did you realize that Tupperware has different product lines in other countries? Someone sent me links to Tupperware sites in other countries and I’ve had fun checking them out. Interestingly, there are a couple of products that I’ve received as consultant awards which are only available to customers outside the US. I will be very, very excited if some of these products become available for me to sell. For example, the European countries have BreadSmart containers for keeping bread fresh. I have one and love it! But I can’t get more and I can’t sell it. And there is an insulated travel mug available in Japan that I have and love.

Anyway, links! Some countries have the entire catalog available online, others do not appear to (or I just couldn’t find it)

http://www.tupperware.com.au
http://www.tupperwareindia.com/
http://www.tupperware.it/
http://tupperware.co.za/
http://www.tupperware.nl/
http://www.tupperware.co.jp/
http://www.tupperware.fr/
http://www.tupperware.dk/Sweden/

I’m sure there are more!

I placed a rather large Tupperware order almost two weeks ago for the brand new products coming out in January. That evening was when the fire broke out, destroying a 160,000 square foot warehouse and all the Tupperware inside.

Today, I got my order. I had one product with a color substitution and there is one product missing–out of two 36 pound boxes. So I am impressed, not just with FedEx, who was out delivering on Sunday, but also with Tupperware–for getting all this product out to me in such a speedy fashion. Yay!

I just got notice that about a third of the new products that I had ordered as samples on Tuesday have been temporarily taken off the sampling list. Meaning, they’ve gone up in smoke. The one I am most disappointed about is the Tupperwave Stack Cooker, which is a really neat gadget for microwave cooking. At Monday night rally a few months back, we had a demonstration of cooking a lasagna in it. A lasagna in the microwave! Done in about 40 minutes, start to finish.

The good news, though, is that a lot of products that I ordered *didn’t* go up in smoke. And, I am assuming that at some point production will catch up and I’ll get my cooker. After all, it seems that manufacturing capabilities were NOT affected by the Hemingway fire, just a warehouse. So, onward!