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Gorcery Delivery from Walmart Didn't Suck
On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:46:21 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote: >On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:11:39 -0400, Dave Smith > wrote: > >>On 2020-10-13 11:29 a.m., jmcquown wrote: >> >>> Not quite as bad as having neighbors who sold Amway products.* In the >>> 1970's my mother was invited to a little party by a new neighbor.* She >>> thought the neighbor was just being friendly.* She had no idea she was >>> going to be subjected to an Amway sales pitch.* That ticked her off no end! >>> >> >>I get a kick out of marketing schemes that suck women into hosting >>parties and inviting their friends so they will go into a buying frenzy. >> They use your contacts and you are expected to provide snacks and >>beverages and all you get in return is a discount on the stuff you buy >>at inflated prices. > >The last kind of party like that I was invited to has to be 30 years >ago. It was for sex toys. I haven't been around people who have >'parties' for a long time. Are those parties still a thing? >Janet US Back then we jokingly referred to them as ****erware Parties, as I recall. |
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On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:44:01 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote: >On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:29:17 -0400, jmcquown > >wrote: > >snip >>I have some vintage Tupperware stuff but I do prefer the very sturdy >>Rubbermaid containers. >> >>Jill > >Remember the iceberg lettuce keeper? I still have mine but gets >little use. The iceberg lettuce heads of today are so very much >larger that they won't fit into the bowl until almost all gone. >Janet US That green bowl? I have it on a shelf over my desk....the lid is long lost, but I keep pills in there - vitamins, aspirin, that sort of thing. |
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On 10/13/2020 12:46 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:11:39 -0400, Dave Smith > > wrote: > >> On 2020-10-13 11:29 a.m., jmcquown wrote: >> >>> Not quite as bad as having neighbors who sold Amway products.Â* In the >>> 1970's my mother was invited to a little party by a new neighbor.Â* She >>> thought the neighbor was just being friendly.Â* She had no idea she was >>> going to be subjected to an Amway sales pitch.Â* That ticked her off no end! >>> >> >> I get a kick out of marketing schemes that suck women into hosting >> parties and inviting their friends so they will go into a buying frenzy. >> They use your contacts and you are expected to provide snacks and >> beverages and all you get in return is a discount on the stuff you buy >> at inflated prices. > > The last kind of party like that I was invited to has to be 30 years > ago. It was for sex toys. I haven't been around people who have > 'parties' for a long time. Are those parties still a thing? > Janet US > I went to one of those parties once when my brother was getting married. His (now ex-wife) had a "bachelorette party". Wasn't so much sex toys as it was scented lotions and lingerie. I do recall lipstick shaped like a penis. Anything that small was hardly worth looking at. LOL Jill |
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On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:40:46 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote: >On 10/13/2020 12:44 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote: >> On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:29:17 -0400, jmcquown > >> wrote: >> >> snip >>> I have some vintage Tupperware stuff but I do prefer the very sturdy >>> Rubbermaid containers. >>> >>> Jill >> >> Remember the iceberg lettuce keeper? I still have mine but gets >> little use. The iceberg lettuce heads of today are so very much >> larger that they won't fit into the bowl until almost all gone. >> Janet US >> >Yep! I remember it was a light green shade to sort of match the lettuce >and had sort of a curved top to fit the lettuce. Mom had one but it's >long gone. I've got a couple of tall Tupperware tumblers that used to >have lids that snapped on top so you could take beverages with you if >you went someplace. The lids are long gone but I still drink milk and >juice from the two remaining tumblers. And of course, I still have the >hamburger press set Mom gave me 40 years ago. I used to have a >Tupperware "lunchbox", too. Like this: > >https://tinyurl.com/yydkt5nd > >I got rid of that a long time ago. > >Jill cute but maybe a little awkward? Janet US |
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On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:05:24 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote: snip >I'm just not sure I'd want to keep a plastic container for 30 or 40 years. >Plastic tends to attract and retain oily substances, even after washing. > >Cindy Hamilton Yes! That is why I got rid of the Tupperware (and the fact that the lids warped) Janet US |
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On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 19:38:38 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote: >On 10/13/2020 12:46 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote: >> On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:11:39 -0400, Dave Smith >> > wrote: >> >>> I get a kick out of marketing schemes that suck women into hosting >>> parties and inviting their friends so they will go into a buying frenzy. >>> They use your contacts and you are expected to provide snacks and >>> beverages and all you get in return is a discount on the stuff you buy >>> at inflated prices. >> >> The last kind of party like that I was invited to has to be 30 years >> ago. It was for sex toys. I haven't been around people who have >> 'parties' for a long time. Are those parties still a thing? >> Janet US >> >I went to one of those parties once when my brother was getting married. > His (now ex-wife) had a "bachelorette party". Wasn't so much sex toys >as it was scented lotions and lingerie. I do recall lipstick shaped >like a penis. Anything that small was hardly worth looking at. LOL "some of us are actually trying to discuss food" (Jill) |
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On 10/13/2020 7:39 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:40:46 -0400, jmcquown > > wrote: > >> On 10/13/2020 12:44 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote: >>> On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:29:17 -0400, jmcquown > >>> wrote: >>> >>> snip >>>> I have some vintage Tupperware stuff but I do prefer the very sturdy >>>> Rubbermaid containers. >>>> >>>> Jill >>> >>> Remember the iceberg lettuce keeper? I still have mine but gets >>> little use. The iceberg lettuce heads of today are so very much >>> larger that they won't fit into the bowl until almost all gone. >>> Janet US >>> >> Yep! I remember it was a light green shade to sort of match the lettuce >> and had sort of a curved top to fit the lettuce. Mom had one but it's >> long gone. I've got a couple of tall Tupperware tumblers that used to >> have lids that snapped on top so you could take beverages with you if >> you went someplace. The lids are long gone but I still drink milk and >> juice from the two remaining tumblers. And of course, I still have the >> hamburger press set Mom gave me 40 years ago. I used to have a >> Tupperware "lunchbox", too. Like this: >> >> https://tinyurl.com/yydkt5nd >> >> I got rid of that a long time ago. >> >> Jill > cute but maybe a little awkward? > Janet US > That was another Tupperware gift from Mom. She meant well but yeah, I felt a little silly taking a "lunchbox" to work. Jill |
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Clogs R Us wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 19:38:38 -0400, jmcquown > > wrote: > >> On 10/13/2020 12:46 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote: >>> On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:11:39 -0400, Dave Smith >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> I get a kick out of marketing schemes that suck women into hosting >>>> parties and inviting their friends so they will go into a buying frenzy. >>>> They use your contacts and you are expected to provide snacks and >>>> beverages and all you get in return is a discount on the stuff you buy >>>> at inflated prices. >>> >>> The last kind of party like that I was invited to has to be 30 years >>> ago. It was for sex toys. I haven't been around people who have >>> 'parties' for a long time. Are those parties still a thing? >>> Janet US >>> >> I went to one of those parties once when my brother was getting married. >> His (now ex-wife) had a "bachelorette party". Wasn't so much sex toys >> as it was scented lotions and lingerie. I do recall lipstick shaped >> like a penis. Anything that small was hardly worth looking at. LOL > > "some of us are actually trying to discuss food" (Jill) > <*SNIFF*> |
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On Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 6:14:16 PM UTC-4, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:46:21 -0600, U.S. Janet B. > > wrote: > >On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:11:39 -0400, Dave Smith > > wrote: > > > >>On 2020-10-13 11:29 a.m., jmcquown wrote: > >> > >>> Not quite as bad as having neighbors who sold Amway products. In the > >>> 1970's my mother was invited to a little party by a new neighbor. She > >>> thought the neighbor was just being friendly. She had no idea she was > >>> going to be subjected to an Amway sales pitch. That ticked her off no end! > >>> > >> > >>I get a kick out of marketing schemes that suck women into hosting > >>parties and inviting their friends so they will go into a buying frenzy. > >> They use your contacts and you are expected to provide snacks and > >>beverages and all you get in return is a discount on the stuff you buy > >>at inflated prices. > > > >The last kind of party like that I was invited to has to be 30 years > >ago. It was for sex toys. I haven't been around people who have > >'parties' for a long time. Are those parties still a thing? > >Janet US > Back then we jokingly referred to them as ****erware Parties, as I > recall. Schtupperware, here. From the Yiddish. Cindy Hamilton |
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On Tue, 13 Oct 2020 08:59:29 -0400, Gary wrote:
> Back then, they weren't very expensive at all. And all > products were made to last. Maybe not so quality now > after all these years. Circa 1965: https://i.postimg.cc/BQFfTPMH/Tupperware-Pitcher.jpg I lost the lid or the flappy broke. I think my set of nested measuring cups are Tupperware as well. -sw |
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On Mon, 12 Oct 2020 06:24:54 -0400, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote: >> >> When I buy Rubbermaid items, I don't even look. >> I just assume everything is made in China. > > Even better than Rubbermaid is/was Tupperware. > I have several products from each. (early 1980s) > The Rubbermade containers eventually crack. > Mainly the lids. > All my old Tupperware is just as good as ever, > just a little used looking. Still nice and flexible > and never goes bad. My mother's Uncle (grandfather's brother's son - is that still an uncle?) Earl founded the company - her maiden name is Tupper. She doesn't recall ever meeting him, and the MLM scheme didn't quite trickle down into the family either. -sw |
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