Tupperware

That's right folks.  Tupperware.  In my circle of friends there has been a recent Tupperware explosion.  I'm no stranger to the home based business or home shopping party.  It is a staple of the Stay-At-Home Mom social network.  I love spending time over a cup of coffee swapping stories about children and laundry and how much none of us are like our mothers.  I also love to look through the catalogs and samples and dream about the perfect wife/mom/homemaker I could be if only I had the right tools.  Then I find an item that I can talk myself into as practical, order my one thing, and get out of there.

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Not so with Tupperware.  I know that it is not flashy or cool, but I seriously could buy the entire catalog and actually use everything I bought.  I don't know when or how we decided that throw away storage containers were better than the classic, lifetime guaranteed, brilliantly engineered products that Tupperware sells but I won't go back again.  (and no, I am not going to sign up to sell any)  You all know that I love to cook, work on a tight budget and need to store and access many foods.  I have found my new Tupperware to be a big help.  I also get a little thrill from the neatly lined up, matchy-matchy containers sitting and waiting for me when I open my pantry.  I am convinced that my investment in good storage containers will save me money but I will wait until I have evidence from my own experience to share with you before making that claim.  For now, I'll just say that they make me happy.  And there's nothing wrong with that.