[Brazelton] Tupperware

PatrThom

PatrThom

Oh, I know that 11 still means the chance of pulling themselves up by their bootstraps, but they're not competing against Rubbermaid and Ziploc any more. Now they're competing against Uber Eats and DoorDash. The mentality these days is no longer "Make three units of food, 2-3 times/week" like it was in Tupperware's heyday. Now it's "Acquire and consume one unit of food daily." I honestly wonder how long it will be until the idea of a kitchen as a place to prepare meals shrinks to mean little more than a snack-and-coffee station.

--Patrick
 
GasBandit

GasBandit

Staff member
PatrThom said:
Oh, I know that 11 still means the chance of pulling themselves up by their bootstraps, but they're not competing against Rubbermaid and Ziploc any more. Now they're competing against Uber Eats and DoorDash. The mentality these days is no longer "Make three units of food, 2-3 times/week" like it was in Tupperware's heyday. Now it's "Acquire and consume one unit of food daily."

--Patrick
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I've really been having to break the GF and her kid of the "Buy my burrito a Taxi" mentality. I went out of town last week and doordash got used for dinner 3 times out of 4.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

I can't think of a good solution to that. One of the only reasons I'm able to even consider looking for a new (expensive) stove is that having the space, equipment, and talent to prepare meals means that we are able to feed 5-1/2 people (I'm counting the teen as 1-1/2 people here) on < $250/wk of groceries.

--Patrick
 
Celt Z

Celt Z

Once we moved out of the city, Mr. Z and I realized that picking up our food was not only cheaper (not tipping), but we got it sooner than waiting for delivery. We didn't have to worry about losing our parking spot and having to find another anymore, either. I think the last time I got delivery, I was very pregnant with Li'l Z, and Mr. Z wouldn't be home until much later. But again, we're the kind of people who'd rather have to drive 5-15 minutes then waste extra $$.

But getting back to the point, most nights we eat at home, because it's cheaper and far healthier, and I still almost nightly use some kind of Tupperware/other brand whatever for leftovers. Hell, I use them for sorting things around the house. It really does surprise me they have to file Chapter 11.
 
Tinwhistler

Tinwhistler

It's not just door dash. It's all the cheap food storage you can get in the baggie aisle of the grocery store
Tupperware is super sturdy, from my recollection, and the store-bought stuff is relatively disposable.
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But it's hard to compete when you can get most of that same stuff for $20.00 or less, and in sizes that are more usable to a typical family. I rarely need to store a whole salad bowl's worth of food.

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blotsfan

blotsfan

Yeah, Tupperware the brand might go away, but not Tupperware the product.

(I'm also just gonna assume theres some private equity bullshit going on too)
 
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