Oh, how I love vintage Tupperware. I have vintage Tupperware radar when we go to sales barns, or my favorite thrift shop. Much to my beloveds chagrin. We have more space devoted in the cabinets to the little plastic darlings than is probably healthy. We have gelatin molds, veggie steamers, containers of all shapes and sizes (with or without lids.) We have the salt and pepper shakers, the meat marinating containers, pickle containers, plastic grater, kids bowls and cups… on and on and on.

I am not a consultant, nor will I ever be one. I am a connissseur of the pretty vintage bowls and sealed containers. I know it is my desire and drive to amass and admire. It’s those colours that drive me wild! Olive green, mustard yellow, cream, orange. The sound they make when the lids are sealed just right. ooooo shiver.

And, on a less obsessive side, I love that I’m getting a piece of very usable, durable plastic, that after 20 or 30 years STILL has a guarantee on it. I love that generally, I’m getting each piece for no more than $1.( Ahh, that’s frugality at it’s finest. ) I use them at parties and dinners, and they always get a laugh, a compliment, or a really good story about when someone was a child and their mother or grandmother had the “exact same dish”.

Now, modern Tupperware is as gorgeous as ever, and a lot of ladies are making an honest living in the evenings at house parties. It’s pretty, it’s functional, and if you divide the total price by the decades you will use them, it’s a pretty good deal.

I however, will continue my vintage Tupperware hunt. There’s excitement and thrill in the challenge!

Lori Petroff

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