Tupperware parties.

I loved the Tupperware toys but you cant get them anymore well apart from second hand...

remember the silly games? one in particular I remember was you had pen and paper and drew a picture of a boat then put the paper on your head and draw a man in the boat, the one who got the man in the boat won a tupperware utensil.

Anne Summers parties were a lot more fun. The hostess was encouraged to supply wine and , of course, no men were allowed. I'll never forget the sight of the glow-in-the-dark sex toys bobbing about on the coffee table. My friend, who was the hostess, was given a sort of raunchy basque, complete with suspenders. "Anybody want this?" she said and I, never one to refuse a free gift, stuffed it into my handbag. Later, walking around Sainsbury's I was mortified to discover that most of the garment had escaped and was dangling, suspenders first, for all to see.

I don't think that inviting people to a party on the basis you want to make money out of them is kind or fair. Still, I suppose people can always say no.

That said, my mother bought a Tupperware 'Party Susan' from a Tupperware party in the 1960's and I was intrigued and thrilled when she brought it home as I'd never seen such a thing. My father was less impressed. We never used it.

I went to Tupperware parties on my estate when my daughters were little - it was horrendously expensive back then, since we were all "stay at home mums", who took it in turns to be hostess, but we all chose the cheapest items and there is no doubt they were good quality.

I thought they had gone out of business in this country several years ago.

Tupperware used to boast a lifetime guarantee so don't throw it out if it breaks. Find someone who's still doing it! Direct sales (party plan) is back with brands like Jamie at Home for one. It's big business. I did it for a while but I'm just not hard sell material. The meetings (not the parties) are full of the babble of high pitched enthusiasm and I just couldn't summon it up. They go on for a whole day and I found it very wearing. I have a cupboard full of the stuff too.

I did actually get one replaced with no problem after the lid split. Used to go to lots of them when we moved to a new estate in the 70's. I remember going to one with my mother and she announced that ice cream containers did the job just as well. Look of horror from the demonstrator!

Think Annsixty you must have been invited to a Pampered Chef party recently. Good quality items but expensive! I still have Tupperware from 40 years ago!

Got some Tupperware from the70's still using, but don't know if you can get in the UK now. I remember the pippa Dee parties and I used to be an Avon rep when my kids were little, now you buy it on line I think.

I stil have loads of Tupperware & you can still get it online. Nothing else lasts so long. I love it.
Pippa Dee & Oriflame!!! That takes me back.
I still get invited to candle parties. Don't go though. Over priced & not that good either.
Young Mums these days just go to wine bars to get together - much more sensible & probably works out cheaper on the long run too.

Thanks bartonladyyou are right?.

My friend was an agent for Pampered Chef, but they're not selling in the UK anymore.

It was good stuff.

I went to lots of Tupperware parties. Excellent stuff.

I worked for Pippa Dee for many years beginning when my children were tiny and I became a lone parent.

It meant my daughters were always beautifully turned out as I could buy the samples cheaply.

I still have a dressing gown that looks as good as the day I bought it.

Party plan for clothes died out when everything got cheaper in the shops.

I went to several Tupperware parties in the 1970s and bought a whole series of little round containers of various sizes , with orange/rust coloured lids which I still use - they stack well. I think the size of the present the host got depended on how much was sold so you felt obliged to buy something to help your friend. You were also pressured to host a party which i did once and got a tall round spaghetti storage container as a present. I don't remember any games. I also went to an oriflame party once. Don't remember Pippa Dee or Ann Summers parties - i would have hated the latter I think as I'm too much of a prude! I have recently been invited to a 'card party' by a neighbour to raise money for a charity which is important to her so said yes but don't know quite what to expect. Organised by Phoenix. Does Anyone know ABout this company?

Sorry about random capitals. Keep hitting capitalusation arrow on my iphone by mistake. Interestingly enough my phone recognises the word Tupperware! But not Oriflame.

I too still have Tupperware; some is around 40 years old but my oldest pieces are 60 years old !! I was 17 and a few months into my first job in a Typing Pool. One of the older girls was getting married and invited us to a Tupperware Party to see this newly invented seal - well at my age I had no idea about homeware and half wondered if it was a version of Flipper !! Eager not to upset my new colleagues, I went along and won two large containers in a Raffle !! Still going strong.

I was a tupperware rep over 45 years ago and still have a few items still in use.
When Mil died a few years ago and we cleared her house we found loads of tupperware items I'm still using them they are all in good condition.

None of the plastic containers you buy now are as good.

Hate them- any kind of those selling parties- where it is someone you know, or their friend/daughter- and it's made clear that unless you buy they won't make any money... and with hugely overpriced items.

Last one I went to was a 'Partylight' one- where they sell candles and candle holders, etc. Woved to always have the guts to say NO, I an NOT interested.

LOL, in Switzerland they have a new version- might be more fun...

called *uckerware !

Got all my Tupperware in the sixties and it is still in use daily. A square box keeps cakes fresh and I have many uses for smaller boxes. The great thing about TW is that it doesn't smell of plastic which some of the cheaper ones do. Going to the parties was a good way of meeting neighbours when I moved up north after getting married. Certainly wouldn't fancy it now in old age.

Although not keen on the parties, I am still using my Tupperware which is now nearly 50 years old - only thing was that the original box lids split. I was able to replace these as a friend's daughter in Germany still sells it - does the job better than anything else I have found. I think the reason we don't have it here may be because of "pyramid selling" ?

Pollyperkins. I've been to a couple of Phoenix card parties. The cards are lovely. A huge range and, I think, all priced at £1.

I must have gone to at least one Tupperware party as I did own some tupperware, though it has disappeared over the years. As I recall it was excellent quality but not terribly stylish.

I still have Pippa Dee jumper that must be geting on for 30 years old. I love it and although it no longer looks good on my rather tubbier self I can't bear to throw it out.
Oriflame? Yes.
Did anyone ever encounter Jean Pierre Sand perfumes? Copies of more famous ones.
And yes, a scented candle party.

I haven't been to a 'party' for years now; thankfully as it was so uncomfortable always going for the cheapest item..
I was invited to a Jamie Oliver part last year but luckily the hostess had to cancel and never got an alternative date. Overpriced kitchenware I can live without.

Oh, for heaven's sake, Maizie. Learn to proofread. Jamie Oliver 'party'

I was told years ago that there are no longer any Tupperware parties but it looks like you can arrange one via this website:

tupperwareman.co.uk/pages/parties-and-big-orders

Haven't checked it out or checked if they make any products I would buy.

Don't forget the party Susan which came out every Christmas for pickles nuts etc. Still use the tall salt n pepper pots with lids which stop the salt going damp.