Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward wrote:
> I sometimes go to the farmers' market and come home with tons of fresh
> fruit and veg. Within days the kitchen counters (where I leave the
> stuff that doesn't fit in the fridge) are abuzz in fruit flies. What
> do people do? What's an elegant solution?
>
> I've been told Tupperware makes containers that can help the fruit and
> veg last a lot longer - but I always thought you had to leave the
> produce on a shelf so it could breathe?
>
> Supposedly Tupperware uses some kind of magical plastic that makes the
> stuff last?

Actually it's a magical plastic that has made the owners of Tupperware
very rich by selling it for at least 4 times what it's worth.