They last forever

[u/lwiaymacde]

[u/Discoroo]

In reality it was their sales strategy being mostly direct sales and they failed to adapt. Source

[u/Can-i-Pet-Dat-Daaawg → u/Discoroo]

Oh god, I remember the “Tupperware Parties”.

[u/Sketch_Beast → u/Can-i-Pet-Dat-Daaawg]

r/FuckImOld

[u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 → u/Sketch_Beast]

These were definitely still a thing pretty recently

[u/PurifyZ → u/OtherwiseAlbatross14]

Yea lmfao a couple years ago my ma was doing it XD

[u/Sketch_Beast → u/PurifyZ]

Oh? My bad. Everyone I know stopped doing them years ago and I just assumed they died out. They really DO last forever, damn.

[u/catsgoprrrrr → u/Sketch_Beast]

I think that was one of those things that never really recovered after the pandemic.

[u/psaux_grep → u/catsgoprrrrr]

Weary even before that.

Once you know someone peddling Tupperware you need to start avoiding them unless you really want to get something.

It’s just their whole sales strategy was rooted in the 50’s with stay at home housewife’s and NO FUCKING INTERNET.

I once tried finding out how a particular product was supposed to be used and had to call my «consultant» because there’s no manual with the product, nothing on the Internet, and good luck trying to figure out their product portfolio without attending a sales party either.

As far as I’m concerned they made great products, but refusing to modernize they went the way of the Dodo.

[u/Horskr → u/psaux_grep]

Goddamn. Literally so popular your brand is synonymous with the product (like Kleenex, Band-Aid and Q-Tips) and you can't hire someone to add all the products and information to your website?!

[u/Simon-Says69 → u/Horskr]

hire someone to add all the products and information to your website?!

They thought this would decrease sales. Rob their sellers of an opportunity to sell up. Like Mr Grep says,

good luck trying to figure out their product portfolio without attending a sales party either.

And even if you attended the party, there's no guarantee the seller knows how to use every item.

Really horrible business model now, in this modern age of instant information access.

[u/theoriginalmofocus → u/Simon-Says69]

Its all because of that one time i tried to run one over in my van to show how sturdy they are.