Tupperware parties... do you remember them?

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Aunt Marg

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Back in the day when I was a kid, women took turns hosting Tupperware parties in their homes, and I remember my mom putting on a few.

You'd think everyone won the lottery... the oohing and aahing. The house would be abuzz with excitement, everyone telling stories, sharing hints and tips, and all while ogling and mauling the many Tupperware made things.

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I mostly remember trying to find the least expensive item in the catalog.

The last one I went to was open to men and women. It was held in a local saloon on a Sunday afternoon and the booze definitely helped to liven things up.

My favorite piece of Tupperware was this pickle/olive keeper.

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Jules said:
Certainly went to the parties. Who didn’t have the products?

You couldn’t drag me to any sales party now. Even if you don’t plan to buy anything, the guilt would set in & you’d pick up something.
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As much as I used to dread the thought of mom putting on a Tupperware party at our house, there's something about it today that sort of appeals to me. Dressing-up and spending an evening at someone's house looking at all of the new Tupperware releases while chatting about all things kitchen, cooking, and other.

I have a ton of old-fashioned-ness in me, so stuff like this has such a way of pulling at my heartstrings, but you're right, the semi-formal party idea would make me feel compelled to purchase something, too.
 
Aunt Bea said:
I mostly remember trying to find the least expensive item in the catalog.

The last one I went to was open to men and women. It was held in a local saloon on a Sunday afternoon and the booze definitely helped to liven things up.

My favorite piece of Tupperware was this pickle/olive keeper.

shopping
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Gosh, I never heard of a mixed women and men Tupperware party.

I'm laughing right now in playing-out possible scenarios had Tupperware parties been a mix of the sexes (back in the day).

"Hey, Edna, that new light pale green coloured bowl matches your eyes perfectly", George seen taking another long gulp of his beer. Edna, responding, "oh George, it's about packing-up potato salad on those picnics we go on, not the outfits I wear". :LOL:

I know times have changed in the way of chefs, cooking, and men spending time in the kitchen, but back in the day when I was growing up, the only time men seen the likes of the home kitchen, was when meals were served.

My favourite were the pale (YES) green salt & pepper shakers that graced my childhood supper table for years. They sat on a funky looking white plastic stand which toppled over every time you pulled a shaker out of it's ring or set a shaker back into it's ring. LOL!
 
Phoenix said:
I thought they were boring and most of the women I knew only hosted parties because they didn't want to offend the one selling the stuff. It was a good product, but....
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I still have one of my moms large Tupperware mixing bowls. It was her favourite potato salad bowl, and aside form the inside being a little scratched up, it still looks like new.
 
peppermint said:
I still have Tupperware....I went to many parties...and bought many things....I don't know anyone now if they still have
Tupperware parties.... The Tupperware stay a long time....I gave some of mine to my daughter....
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I don't think they have Tupperware parties anymore either. The last Tupperware party I remember, my mom hosted, and that was back in the mid 70's.
 
My aunt sold the stuff, after my uncle came down with M.S.. So the family women attended her parties and bought stuff they could not afford to buy, because my aunt needed the money. Eventually when I was old enough to be asked to host a party, I said no. Not to my aunt, she had gotten a regular job by then. I just didn't like the parties.
 
The last "home party" I got roped into attending was a......um...…"personal items" party (wink-wink, nod-nod).

To say the least, there were some verrrry interesting things for sale. I bought the cheapest thing there was, a vibrating hairbrush, which actually felt amazing on my scalp and head. I also won something, can't even remember what it was, but I gave it away at a bachelorette party the next year.
 
Phoenix said:
My aunt sold the stuff, after my uncle came down with M.S.. So the family women attended her parties and bought stuff they could not afford to buy, because my aunt needed the money. Eventually when I was old enough to be asked to host a party, I said no. Not to my aunt, she had gotten a regular job by then. I just didn't like the parties.
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Very sad.

The parties I remember, everyone was related or connected in some way or another, mostly family.
 
jujube said:
The last "home party" I got roped into attending was a......um...…"personal items" party (wink-wink, nod-nod).

To say the least, there were some verrrry interesting things for sale. I bought the cheapest thing there was, a vibrating hairbrush, which actually felt amazing on my scalp and head. I also won something, can't even remember what it was, but I gave it away at a bachelorette party the next year.
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I can only imagine a party like that! ROFLMAO!
 
jujube said:
The last "home party" I got roped into attending was a......um...…"personal items" party (wink-wink, nod-nod).

To say the least, there were some verrrry interesting things for sale. I bought the cheapest thing there was, a vibrating hairbrush, which actually felt amazing on my scalp and head. I also won something, can't even remember what it was, but I gave it away at a bachelorette party the next year.
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A hairbrush??? Geez I love my hair and all but ....🥺😅😂
 
Aunt Marg said:
The bowl I inherited from my mom is from around the early 60's.

Plastic was HUGE back then! If we only knew back then the ramifications of plastic.
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Mine too. I’ve got a rectangular 24 x 10 Tupperware container that I use for storing gingerbreads at Christmas time and that’s the only time I use it. It reminds me of my mom.
 
I never went to a Tupperware party, but did go to several "Posties" clothing parties while in Australia. They were hosted by members of the family, so, I felt obligated to purchase at least one item from each hostess. I found the clothes to be of decent quality, so I didn't mind. However, I didn't want to host one myself. The Postie's person would bring racks of clothing in, and catalogues. The clothing would arrive by post.
 
Pinky said:
I never went to a Tupperware party, but did go to several "Posties" clothing parties while in Australia. They were hosted by members of the family, so, I felt obligated to purchase at least one item from each hostess. I found the clothes to be of decent quality, so I didn't mind. However, I didn't want to host one myself. The Postie's person would bring racks of clothing in, and catalogues. The clothing would arrive by post.
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Sounds like no small task, and a whole lot of stress, planning, and I suspect, headaches.
 
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