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Pylls, Barry
 
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Default Rubbermaid lids get sticky

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.