Getting back Tupperware, Corningware, etc.

Automatic Washer - The world's coolest Washing Machines, Dryers and Dishwashers

Help Support :

CUTTING CORDS OFF APPLIANCES

This is not likely why the cord was cut off the crock pot but scrappers will cut off the cords as they are copper inside and are worth about 75 cents per pound at the scrap yard. As I am recycling old appliances I always cut the cords off and often pull the entire wiring harness out of the appliance. After a few months I fill a 20 gallon trash can with old cords and harnesses which nets about $100 in scrap money.
 
I wondered if this was a problem for others...

After family members walked away with most of my Mama's Tupperwear (which was never to be seen again) she started saving Cool Whip and butter bowls for folks to take left overs home in.  My wife and I have a few pieces of Tupperwear but like most of you other guys if something is leaving the house it goes in containers bought at the Dollar Tree.   Several years ago before my Mama went to the Assisted Living Home I took a Tupperwear bowl of mine to Mama's with a special treat inside.  My oldest sister swiped my bowl and when I asked for it back she said the bowl was hers and told me to go to hell.  We have not spoken since and she still mistakenly thinks I owe her an apology.   
 
Last Christmas I had to bring a pecan pie to a potluck ("Vestry" or executive council of my Episcopal parish). Usually one member of the council brings snacks to each monthly meeting, but December is usually a full blown potluck in someone's home. We don't have a Dollar Tree near my home, but Big Lots is sort of the same (though pricier). Anyway, I found an attractive red serving platter for $1, a stack of attractive dessert paper plates for $1, and a surprisingly sturdy aluminum pie/cake server for $3. I threw in a pack of poinsettia napkins for $1, and for $6 plus tax I arrived with everything needed to serve the pie, at no inconvenience to the hostess. She most likely had plenty of good plates that could have been used, but opening up her home to us was enough work as it was. Because she had other cake/pie servers, we decided to add the $3 server I bought to the parish kitchen. The serving platter also wound up the parish's seasonal serving dish supply.
 
I too have learned my lesson the hard way when it comes to taking something to someone's home, party, etc.  When we were very recent newlyweds we were invited to brunch at a friends home.  I made a fresh peach coffee cake and left the pan there with the remainder of the cake in it.  Supposedly their daughter was to bring it back to us when it was empty.  To this day, I'm still waiting for her bring it back.(tongue in cheek)  BTW, it was a Mirro 9x13 pan with a sliding cover.  We have since replaced it several times over with estate sale finds, but we learned our lesson in a hurry.
 
By The Way, Was Not Implying People Outright Steal Things

Though am sure that goes on as well, but what happens when one forgets to claim a dish, plate or some such after bringing food over in it and the new owner now takes the thing as hers/his.

A cake plate, Tupperware and so forth can be spied awhile later and one says "isn't that *my* Tupperware"? And sometimes the response is *no* it isn't. To drive the point home the offending person makes sure to wash *their* item themselves and sit on it/put it into the car and lock it; until they depart.

That pretty much is how I've seen it done. Mostly at family functions things go as mentioned upthread, those doing the dishes and or helping in the kitchen will ask what belongs to who and will make sure it goes back to the proper person.
 
I suppose that's where indelible markers come in.. had to use the word indelible where I suppose I could have used permanent.. but then some people wouldn't have larned nuttin. LOL
 
I suppose that's where indelible markers come in

Our older aunts always had their names on the bottom of dishes/containers/trays either in marker or on masking tape. This way when you flipped it over to dry it (because you never returned it dirty... OR empty!!!) you knew who's (whose?) it was!

Chuck
 
In the aforementioned case (parish council potluck in one member's home, about 15 present), I wasn't worried about not leaving with a good plate. However, there was a possibility that I would have to leave the meeting early, and in such a case, I wanted the others to enjoy the pie I had baked, since they had dinner first, then the meeting, then the dessert/coffee. I didn't want the hostess to have to get up and find a temporary plate for the pie, so I baked it in an Easy Foil pan and placed it on a large plastic Xmas plastic plate ($1 at Big Lots) as a "charger" of sorts. The server was a $3 aluminum one from Big Lots. That way I didn't have to take anything home, and the plate and server made their way to the church kitchen for use at future events.
 
You can find some rather nice serving items at The Dollar Tree, Big Lots, etc. at a very low price.  When we had my Mama's 90th birthday party at the Assisted Living facility my wife found some beautiful pink plastic table cloths and clear cut crystal looking plastic plates, cups, serving bowls and platters at Dollar Tree.  The tables looked elegant and afterward we just threw it all away. 
 
ewwwww...............

I always make my own crusts, other than graham cracker crusts, which "are" a royal pain. My favorite crust recipe:

1 1/2 c flour
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp cold milk
1/2 cup oil
1/2 tsp salt

Mix together in bowl until even consistency. If dough does not hold together in a moist ball, add a bit of oil. If too "gooey", add a bit of flour.

Place in 9" tin and pat down, flattening ball at center and working dough toward the sides and then up the sides. Needs one hour at 350 F to bake. Will work with whole wheat flour, and gives a graham-cracker like flavor, but you'll need more oil, closer to 2/3 cup.

If you have a recipe that requires a pre-baked crust (e.g. I use a pecan pie recipe that bakes for 35 mins), pre bake the crust for one hour minus the baking time of the filled pie (i.e. for recipe above, pre bake 25 mins, remove, fill, bake for 35 mins). As long as the crust gets one hour total baking time it will be fine.

That said, any pie to be give as a gift is baked in an Easy Foil tin. If it's a fancy party like a Christmas open house, I head to Big Lots and find a festive $1 red platter with holly leaves.
 
When I give a gift of food, I do so with the intent that the container is part of the gift.  I will buy Gift plates, or disposable pie pans for this purpose.  I have learned to do so as my sister never returns anything and thus she has quite a collection of my Pyrex and Corning ware.

 

Hence, when I receive a gift of food items, I assume that the pretty jar with the ribbon or nicely wrapped basket is part of the gift.  If the giver requests it back, I do make a reasonable attempt to return it when the food item is used or has been disposed of.  But I feel it is<span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">presumptuous for a giver to expect me to consume said item by a certain date.  I may wish to save it for company, or special occasions which could render their time frame different than mine.   If this would be inconvenient for the giver, they should refrain from giving in a container they do not wish to part with.  </span></span>

<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span>

<span style="font-size: small;">When sharing holiday leftovers, I save my cottage cheese containers and tin pans to aide the ease of sharing without the obligation of returning the pan, plate or jar. </span>

<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
 
How I Got My Containers Back

I brought some bags of potato and corn chips to church along with two Tupperware and two Ziploc containers. I had beforehand taped Braille labels to all four containers. I gave very specific instructions for the containers so I could retrieve them all quickly after the picnic. If there were any leftover chips, the containers served well for storage. Otherwise, any other leftovers offered to me could be tossed into the empty containers as well. All four containers came back to me in a timely and respectable fashion.--Laundry Shark
 
My mom lost a fav Tupperware piece once...about 10 years later, we were watching a reunion video made in 1986....and there she was, caught on tape, aunt Betty stuffing that hunk of Tupperware in her bag of stuff. we must've watched that video many times before and never noticed. We got a big laugh at it...since by the the scars had healed from the loss. Lol
 
Within my immediate family we're all great about returning containers to each other.  My sister Angela sometimes gets amnesia, but with some prodding, the missing item is returned quickly.  I have a label maker that I use religiously to mark any container going to a function where it may go AWOL.  I'm kinda fanatical about retrieving my containers after a function is over.  I don't care if it is washed or not when I pick it up, because I can always put it in the dishwasher at home too.

 

I also have an abundance of address labels that get used to mark containers as well.    
 
Having purchased those nice one-way platters and pie server at Big Lots last year,  I am leaning more toward one-way containers for large events. I don't want the hosts to have to empty out and wash my containers before I leave. If it's a small affair at someone's house where you bring a dish but it's obvious whose stuff is whose, then I will use Corning Ware casseroles, etc.
 

Similar threads

S
Would you have a 5 year old Hisense fridge repaired?
Replies
12
Views
560
phillymatt53
phillymatt53
A
Trouble repairing GE Potscrubber 940 dishwasher
Replies
12
Views
880
combo52
combo52
A
Hello from Brad
Replies
5
Views
411
nashmaytagbear
nashmaytagbear
philcobendixduo
Water Softener Recommendations, Please
Replies
4
Views
172
bpetersxx
bpetersxx
M
Kenmore washer lid leaning far back
Replies
7
Views
108
combo52
combo52

Latest posts

Back
Top