Rachel Coldicutt has movedApr 15, 2023

I'm late to the Tupperware situation (which I have a lot of feelings about) https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/11/tupperware-warns-could-go-bust-emergency-funding?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other The Daily Mail has blamed the brand's demise on the modern lack of dutiful housewives (obvs), but I think it represents a more interesting domestic technology pivot.

Firstly, Tupperware lasts. My parents have some that's >40 years old. If you have a small kitchen and buy 5 or 6 pieces of Tupperware, you're good to go for years and years. It even has a lifetime warranty https://www.tupperware.com/pages/warranty

Tupperware warns it could go bust without emergency funding

Shares in US firm have fallen almost 50% this week and stock exchange says it is in danger of being delisted

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Show threadRachel Coldicutt has movedApr 15, 2023

It's not the stuff you get from the pound shop where the lids never quite fit and drift off to wherever lids go, that leaks in your bag when you take it to work, and that needs replacing several times a year.

But it's also expensive and it's plastic (I think mostly LDPE). I think this is where the problem is. My hunch is a lot of younger people who can and will invest in expensive food storage and fancy kitchen tchotchkes do so because they want to eat more sustainably and "authentically"

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@rachelcoldicutt I sometimes acquire new food storage units. I've found hardened glass containers with silicon lids are a good addition. We still use some plastic containers if that's what food came in, like a 2L ice cream container bought ten or more years ago.

Probably proving your point.

Apr 15, 2023 at 7:00amWeb