"Pylls, Barry" > wrote in message
...
> Gabby wrote:
>> "-L." > wrote in message
>> oups.com...
>>
>>> Pylls, Barry wrote:
>>>
>>>> I find that lids for rubbermaid tupperware get sticky
>>>> for no
>>>> reason when they are several years old. Scrubbing with
>>>> soap and
>>>> warm water doesn't seem to help. These are the flat
>>>> rectangular
>>>> containers, frosty semi-translucent body and beige lid.
>>>> However,
>>>> I've found usenet testimonies of the longevity of
>>>> rubbermaid
>>>> tupperware. Does anyone else experience this?
>>>
>>> Don't they have a lifetime guarantee? Just turn them in
>>> for
>>> replacement.
>>
>>
>> They guarantee replacement for "chipping, cracking,
>> breaking or
>> peeling" not 'stickiness'. When I've run into this
>> stickiness,
>> I've used a paste of baking soda on a damp cloth and it's
>> taken care
>> of it.
>
> I wonder what the sticky film is, though. I store the
> tupperware with
> plastic tubs formerly used for margarine, and the tubs &
> their lids
> don't get sticky. I've heard that plastics sometimes
> secrete a film
> when they age. If it has reached that point, perhaps I
> will toss it
> rather than having the secretion make its way into my
> food.

I would go to Tupperware before tossing them. I was under
the impression they are guaranteed for life for anything
except misuse.

MoM