Gabby wrote:
> "Pylls, Barry" > wrote in message
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>>Gabby wrote:
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>>>"-L." > wrote in message
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>>>>Pylls, Barry wrote:
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>>>>>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.
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>>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.
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> I've had some of my Tupperware for over 20 years and have not experienced it
> much. I've found though that it is usually the items kept in high cupboards
> & not used much. They don't get washed as often, for obvious reasons, and
> tend to accumulate whatever grease is in the air. My worst experience with
> the phenomenon was with Frig-o seal containers. Again, the baking soda
> paste worked well.

Yes, I too thought that it may just pick up grease in the air. The margarine
tubs and tub lids do not do this, however, and neither does the body of the
rubbermaid container. That's why I was being cautious about the possibility
that the rubbermaid lid is simply secreting it. If this is true, then having
seldomly cleaned lids on a top cupboard shelf would also allow it to accumulate.

Thanks for the baking soda tip.