Vintage Tupperware

[travlincub321]

Ok
I have started my offical hunt today.. If any one knows where i can find good vintage tupperware please let me know.. I am looking for stuff that i can use in the microwave..ALso any history some one can provide would help

I am tired of the crappy plastic wears you buy now..every few months i chuck them out and buy new..

 

[xraytech]

h, I just absolutley love Tupperware products, I refuse to use any other brand of plasticwares. I am the proud owner of at least 250 pieces of Tupper goodness.

I love vintage Tupperware, but most Tupper made before the early-mid 90's is not microwave safe, and microwaving it will void the lifetime warranty against, chipping, cracking, breaking, or peeling.

You can find plenty of new Tupperware on ebay for a fraction of the cost of buying from the company.
For storage of leftovers, and for lunches I use the new Tupperware, but as for their canisters(of which I have 3 sets) I prefer the vintage ones, as well as their tumblers and certain serving pieces.

My favorite lines of Tupperware would be Servalier(one touch lids) Modular Mates, Wonderlier bowls, their new cereal bowls are great for taking lunches and storing smaller leftovers, Freezer Mates, and ent n Serve(made of nearly indestructible acrylic with vented lids for microwave use.
And for your large mixing and serving needs you cant go wrong with the ThatsaBowl(32 cup capacity) or the ThatsaMegaBowl(42 cup capacity)

 

[xraytech]

Vent n Serve
on sale for $124.50

 

[xraytech]

Wonderlier bowls

 

[xraytech]

Freezer Mates

 

[xraytech]

Modular Mates

 

[xraytech]

Cereal Bowls

 

[xraytech]

ThatsaBowl and ThatsaMegaBowl

 

[xraytech]

My Favorite, the Servalier bowls

 

[xraytech]

Naturally these can all be ordered from Tupperware.com, but they are often found cheaper from ebay,

 

[travlincub321]

Is the new tupperware as good as the old

 

[bugsyjones]

I like the old 70's ones with the accordion-type lid like those servaliers pictured.

My mom used to have several of the containers with the accordion type lids. We even had the tupperware pitcher (you know the one!) in maroon.

She doesn't use tupperware anymore. Her sole surviving piece is a yellow gallon-size container that she keeps flour in. And she has for YEARS.

It's like this one pictured.

~Tim

 

[xraytech]

Yes, The new Tupperware is as good as the old,the acrylic is even better. Also, the old Tupperware is NOT microwave safe, the new stuff is. But they all carry the same lifetime gurantee so if damaged under normal use it will be replaced, or prorated credits given for NLA pieces

 

[danemodsandy]

I Have To Confess:

I haven't bought Tupperware anything since the new disposable containers came out. Those hold up well for a long time, and when something finally happens to a piece, you can put it in recycle without feeling any financial pain.

 

[kqkenmore]

I agree with x-ray tech the things that he has is some of the same things that I have an are my favorites I also have the knives and the cookware and they are both great too. If you want things for the microwave then get just the vent n serve or the former rock n serve the other things that they have for the microwave get melt marks in them and they are not covered by the warrenty.But where ever you buy it get it on sale I sell it just to get the discount and get new things that they have so that means that I don't sell that much but the discount is nice.But it all goes on sale they just sent me something about a sale but I am having issues opening it or I would send it to you.

 

[travlincub321]

I want stuff thats going to last.. Those plastic recycle ones i keep getting rid of and for some one with a small pocketbook thats not good

 

[panthera]

Tupperware

should not be dismissed out of hand. Yes, some of it is icky and nasty, especially those earlier pieces which magically pick up that horrid greasy feeling in the dishwasher and never lose it. Alongside the blushing tomato tint and faint but noticeable garlic note, just plain icky.

Some things, however, are just plain brilliant and every bit as good as Alessi is - only cheaper. Check them out online and you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Personally, I still am in the screw-top glass jar storage era. We use much more glass here than plastic and I've always got several wide-mouth jars lying around in the cupboard. Easier to clean and known to be free of plasticizers, I think I'll stick with glass. Still, you have to hand it to Tupper for what he did. Glass and ceramics today wouldn't be as user friendly as they are if his plastics hadn't forced manufacturers to rethink their more traditional products.

 

[rayjay]

Lock n Lock

I have to say, we have Tupperware for over 30 years now. Some of the original is still good and lot of it is not. I have tried the Lock n Lock from QVC. It is great. It had a great seal, does not stain or smell. If you seal the tupperwware after you wash it, you get a horrible plastic smell. You have to leave it open. You can get Lock n Lock at some stores too. I find it superior to Tupperware.

 

[travlincub321]

I am getting some jars for the all not to infrequant tomato stuff that comes through here... will keep an eye on ebay and such for some stuff too

 

[whirlcool]

especially those earlier pieces which magically pick up that horrid greasy feeling in the dishwasher and never lose it

My parents had a complete set of Tupperware drinking glasses in the 1960's. You'd take one out of the cupboard and it's almost slip out of your hand from all the grease build up in/on it. Anything you put in one of those to drink would have a very yucky flavor to it. My mother used to say I was the only one who was complaining about it, so therefore it must be my imagination.

To this day, we do NOT have ANY plastic cups at all in this house. All the beverage containers here are GLASS!

 

[travlincub321]

just spent a bunch of money on ebay on some older tupperware stuff.. will keep u posted in what i get

 

[appliguy]

has anyone else got any vintage Tupperware shot glasses..

or Vintage Tupperware Coasters. I have 3 sets of the coasters each in their own little cradle which are cool. The shot glasses are not glass that has the Tupperware logo on them but are actual shot glasses made of Tupperware and I have never seen any other sets of the shot glasses except the ones I already have. Has anyone else ever come across any?..PAT COFFEY

 

[ronhic]

As a former Tupperware dealer, I was once told by a Tupperware manager of some 35yrs experience that to get rid of that 'tacky' feeling that tupperware can get, you need to, and I quote, 'throw it in the pool for a couple of days'.

I have no idea if this works, but I would suggest that filling a large laundry sink with hot water and maybe a 1/4 cup of LCB followed by a long soaking won't hurt....

...and it will get rid of that tomato stain too....

Speaking of tomato stains, you can sort that out with a hot solution of enzyme washing powder and soaking....

 

[whirlcool]

Isn't true that plastic things you drink out of are called "cups" and glass things you drink out of are called a glass?

 

[xraytech]

Pat,

are you sure that what you have are shot glasses? I didnt think they ever made them.
They could be the 2 oz Tupperware Midgets? they resemble a shot glass in shape and size

 

[dynaflow]

my sticky remedy

My aunt used spray bathroom mildew remover on hers and good as new

 

[kqkenmore]

For the sticky tupperware you can get at Wal-Mart Cascade Plastic Booster and put it in the prewash cup instead detergent and it will get rid of stains and make it look like new.

 

[toggleswitch2]

You have a small what, dear? *LOL*

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~I want stuff thats going to last. Those plastic recycle ones I keep getting rid of and, for someone with a small pocketbook, that's not good.

My cold-cuts now come in those disposable...er recyclable ....cheap plastic containers. They are great to send off food to friends and relatives. Don't need or WANT them back, even.

I dont have ANY tupperware, or such, other than those odd piese for shippig out cooked food. I prefer my food to touch only SS, glass and ceramic (corning) etc. Leftover prepared food (Chinese take-out) all gets transferred OUT of aluminum or plastic for storage purposes.


BTW, It AMAZES me how MUCH shitty plastic straight girls have for food storage and how tiny the pieces are.

 

[travlincub321]

I just got some more glass bowls today.. I keep butter containers and the like for giving food away.. Esp. since i refuse to buy pre packaged food

 

[appliguy]

Sam did Tupperware Midgets come in colors?

Mine match the colors of my coasters...PAT