Why Can't ALL Plastic Storage Containers Be As Good As Tupperware?!

I like Rubbermaid products, I've never had an issue with them breaking or misbehaving lids. I like Tupperware but they're really overpriced.

I just responded to your other discussion where I explained that I currently work in the industry of planes. But many many years ago, I worked in an industry making plastic containers. It was my job to test containers and ensure that lids fit, and that they don't leak. I could definitely say that the difference here is quality. While Tupperware may have what we had before (testing laboratories for these containers), maybe these other brands don't have anything like this and just rely on their plastic fabricators to make the parts fit.

Even with Tupperware I have found myself needing to run hot water over a lid to stretch it to fit. Please don't chuck your empty bowl at me. Fill it with goodies first.

I've gotten to the point that I buy the cheap throw away but reusable plastic containers. That way I can reuse them and when they get stained or start misbehaving I can throw them out without too much sticker shock.

I understand your pain when it comes to these plastic containers. I know what you mean. And you're right, tupperware is way to expensive. But, I also know that if we had tupperware, we would not need to keep on buying all these less effective containers. I know hoe frustrating it is that the lids do not fit like they are supposed to. We need to save up the money for the good stuff, even if we have to buy one container at a time.

It seems that there is no chain store affiliated to Tupperware over here.At least ,I have never heard of it.They say that it was developed in 1946 by Earl Silas Tupper in Leominster ,Massachusetts.I think sometimes brand name products are genuine goods at a fair price,endurable and get our money 's worth

So far, I have had a good relationship with Rubbermaid. With othr brands, after a few uses I find that the lids no longer fit. I don't know if microwaving these plastic containers expand them, but I find that after using them in the microwave the lids no longer fit. So far with Rubermaid it has not happened but I find that they stain much faster than other plastic containers.

What I hate with the cheap storage containers is that they always seem to leak. Since I pack lunches for both my daughters every day (they're in college and university now and I like to make sure they're at least eating healthy LOL), I need containers they can throw in their purse or backpack or other bag wherever they fit. They won't use "a lunch bag" anymore so they squeeze their food in between books and other things Anyway, since I too find Tupperware WAY too expensive, I use these containers called Lock&Lock. They snap closed on all sides and they're amazing. They really never leak. I can get them at Walmart or most department stores. I just discovered recently that they even have an online dollar store for those in the US. http://www.locknlockplace.com/servlet/-strse-Clearance-cln-%241-Store/Categories I'm in Canada, so they won't ship to me but I would definitely stock up if I could!

some newer tupperwares the lids don't fit right out of the box. it seems you have to force them on the first few times til it stretches.i had a bowl set where all 4 didn't fit.so,now they're my brother's cereal bowls. rubbermaid makes good lids.they even have a over extended lifty tab on the corner.

Hi Janey, Tupperware is the best... It is also my question for guitar makers, why can't they make guitars with truss rods (a rod inside the neck of the guitar so when the wood bends or warps, we can easily adjust it and get it back to the right position for better callibration). As for guitars, it is made of wood, how I wish they care on the trees they cut by putting a small metal rod inside it with rench holes. We can make life better by thinking for the common good. Peace be with you!

hi Janey yes tupperware is the best and sob mine is still in storage awaiting the day we might be able to afford the high rents and get back into a two bedroom apartment again. I had other plastic ware but it did not last like my Tupperware did. hurray for Tupperware.I never had any problem with the lids on Tupperware at all.

Nothing beats tupperware.. though they are expensive! Those cheap ones indeed misbehave.. once i had this set for my kids to bring for lunch well it didnt snap back in place, and guess what? their food spilled in their boxes!

same story here to.Tupperware is superior in quality.All other plastic products just does not appeal me.

Well, you know what they say. You get what you pay for! Sometimes that is extremely true, and sometimes the more expensive stuff is just overpriced! I like the plastic containers with the snap on lids. They seem to work much better than the other cheesy ones! I am on very limited income, but I try to buy a few good pieces here and there when I can. That's how I solve that problem! Also, if I find some I particularly like, I keep them in mind to buy more later.

Sometimes running the lid under hot water helps.

It is the small things that drive you mad with frustration, like lids not fitting on boxes . I have always been the collector of tupperware, but if you heat it in the microwave, especially with baked beans, it discolours to a rather weird shade of orange and distorts so lids cannot be put back on. Let me just say, it wasnt me who did the microwaving, but HE doesnt do it any more, nuff said there I think!But I have boought storage boxes for our holiday place down the coast. Not too expensive, 2 from Wilkinsons, and one from Homebase. The 2 from Wilko's are really good, stack up, lids snap on and they are fit for purpose. But the other one from Homebase,,,, argh, lid won't fit properly and if you store it on its side everything falls out. its a pity as its a really lovely shade of purple and has a hinged lid if you dont need to open the whole lid. But do you find the chinese takeaway food containers are a very good substitute for tupper ware and much cheaper too? Ours come in all different sizes and I have quite a collection! I use them for needles and cotton, my other half uses them for nails and screws out in the shed and they make excellent containers for salad or sand wiches at lunchtime!

If all containers would be as good as Tupperware, they'd be as pricey. However, I do believe that somewhere out there, there is a product that is just, or at least almost, as good but not as expensive.

We have few tupperware's and it certainly last a long time. If those have not been discolored then I'm pretty sure we will still be having them all. Some plastic containers can't have the same quality as tupperware's otherwise we all have to be forced to buy costly plastic containers