In article >,
"Pylls, Barry" > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> >"Pylls, Barry" > wrote:
> >>OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> >>>"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?
> >>>
> >>>I quit using rubbermaid.
> >>>
> >>>They leak.
> >>>
> >>>I've switched to the ziplock and glad disposables.
> >>>
> >>>I can use each one at least a dozen times. When they start leaking, I
> >>>throw them away and replace them.
> >>
> >>Bags are good for some things, but I like the solid shape of a rubbermaid
> >>container to protect the contents. Since I won't be turning it on its side,
> >>leakage is not a problem.
> >
> > I use them to take meals to work in my bag. :-)
> > Sometimes I take soup or other "wet" stuff.
> >
> > Leakage can be a real issue!!!!! I carry my books in there too.
>
> I know the challenge. Though I never brought anything as wet as soup,
> I got very careful and habitual about packing such containers into my
> backpack or hand bag so that it remained reasonably upright. For
> mostly liquid stuff, I'd use a thermos.

Just to be safe sometimes, I pack the container inside of a large
ziplock......

A thermos is a good idea, I just don't own one!
I learned to hate thermoses as a kid.
Mean kids liked to throw my lunchbox off the balcony,
and I'd end up with a thermos full of milk and broken glass. :-(
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Om.

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