{"id":4209,"date":"2024-08-20T09:55:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T13:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/?p=4209"},"modified":"2024-08-20T09:55:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T13:55:15","slug":"lids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/?p=4209","title":{"rendered":"Lids"},"content":{"rendered":"

–The writing prompt was to write a poem about Tupperware\u00ae.–<\/em><\/p>\n

In 1946, Chemist Earl Silas Tupper founded Tupperware\u00ae. The iconic \u201cWonderlier\u201d plastic bowl with an airtight seal brought people together. With the help of Brownie Wise, who created the Tupperware Party, targeting married suburban housewives, they created an empire and developed a new and productive way of selling products described as featherweight, pliable, and modern. A recent inventory of my home showed that I still have at least 19 different items (some in sets) of Tupperware\u00ae products. Trust me, they last.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Since then, many different types of bowls, cups, and storage containers have been sold by other companies and purchased by me. Over time, those newer products break or get lost, but why does one item seem to outlast all the others?\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Lids<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

sung to the tune of \u201cKids\u201d – from Bye, Bye, Birdie<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

adapted by Harvey Heilbrun \u00a92024<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Lids, made by Rubbermaid and Tupperware<\/span><\/p>\n

Lids, made by Super Saver and who knows where<\/span><\/p>\n

Lids, they are always needed, so your food won\u2019t spill<\/span><\/p>\n

Big ones, small ones, even long ones<\/span><\/p>\n

Seal tight, you\u2019re always gonna\u2019 need them.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Lids, every make and model that fits the bill<\/span><\/p>\n

Bowls, different sizes, it makes me ill<\/span><\/p>\n

When you lose or break those new lids,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Try to purchase a spare<\/span><\/p>\n

Amazon just doesn\u2019t care<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Lids left didn\u2019t fit on any new bowls I had<\/span><\/p>\n

New lids, who can figure out why they\u2019re made so bad<\/span><\/p>\n

Lids came with every Tupperware, were a perfect match<\/span><\/p>\n

Now other bowls that look the same\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Can\u2019t use them. And while I\u2019m on the subject<\/span><\/p>\n

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I keep all the good lids even when the bowl\u2019s not there<\/span><\/p>\n

Lids, fill my drawers, I just have too much to spare<\/span><\/p>\n

Why can\u2019t it be like old days<\/span><\/p>\n

Tupperware was the only kind<\/span><\/p>\n

Have a party and show it<\/span><\/p>\n

Burp the lid, and you know it\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They will all last a long, long time.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

–The writing prompt was to write a poem about Tupperware\u00ae.– In 1946, Chemist Earl Silas Tupper founded Tupperware\u00ae. The iconic \u201cWonderlier\u201d plastic bowl with an airtight seal brought people together. With the help of Brownie Wise, who created the Tupperware … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[417,9,7],"tags":[462,177],"class_list":["post-4209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-original-song-story-writing","category-personal-stories","category-story-writing","tag-tupperware","tag-writing-prompt"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4209"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4210,"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4209\/revisions\/4210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hdhstory.net\/Storyblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}