I went back to Emily’s hometown again in the weekend. Like those countless of trips I made back there in the past, I always get to spend a lot of time pondering at some corner alone, and often came up with some insights to perk my blog up for the weekend.
I was exactly doing that when I saw something. Something that made me realize why are we guys always short of cash, and allowances will virtually be never enough for almost all housewives.
It started with Emily taking out a plastic bag full of those Tupperwares. (for those of you who doesn’t know what’s a Tupperware, ask the nearest housewife available to you.) Apparently, Emily’s sisters have been requesting her to purchase some of the Tupperware products that they have been craving from a catalog … and she did them some justice by complying with everyone’s request, and brought home those goodies for them.
What I saw next was pretty scary. The moment those brand new Tupperwares came into view, the housewives began to loot up the goods like a wake of vultures picking on a dead cow. In just a matter of seconds, all that left was just the empty bag. It was as if, they’re free like that. But we all know they’re not. They cost a fucking bomb and the housewives would happily pay for it.
Then, came the admiration part… where everyone began to check out and admire each other’s wares. Eg:
“Ooh, this is nice… What is it for ?”
“This ? Wait … let me think… oh yeah, this is for my cooking oil !”
“Cooking oil ? Cool ! I think I’ll get one for myself too…”
And trust me, they have these Tupperware containers for every fucking thing on this planet. Cooking oil, butchered animal parts, dead edible plants, snacks for your movies, condiments for different meals, or those cute little annoying ones to store different colors of your rectal suppositories. You name it.
Basically, after checking out each other’s wares, they’re gonna end up organizing another wave of purchasing delirium that would pretty much use up the remaining allowance for the month. And that actually brought me back some dark memories of my mom yelling at me for wanting to buy that pair of school shoes with an awesome looking glow-in-the-dark stripes. She would then lecture me about the pain of earning the bucks to feed my lazy ass … and me being a loafer that only knows how to waste money on unnecessary items. Geez. If only I’d realize about the Tupperwares I stole the cookies from when I was a kid. (let’s not even mention about the killer stilettos and Estee Lauder nuclear wastes that she’d bought…)
And you keep wondering why your moolah are being drained off faster than the rate of water being pumped out of a hydroelectric dam… Why can’t they leave their cooking oil and condiments in the original container ? What could possibly go wrong if they store food inside the fridge without a container ?
Man, these ladies are so out of control with their spending. They buy the expensive containers for something to be stored in it. Not for something that needs storing. I seriously think we guys need to go for more beer sessions to think about how to end this madness …
i totally agree with u!! damn.. we guys slot like hell. like hell!!
First time posting on your blog.. and yah, I totally concur with you. My housemates bought like 10 tupperwares and everytime we have left over food, she has to store them in the tupperware? Why can’t she just put it on the same plate and plastic wrap it? If she does that, she would save water by not having to clean up the dish AND the tupperware after the leftover food has been eaten. Weird.
hmm…fyi, the tepperwares are meant to keep the bad smell fom polluting d fridge. imagine, if u put some leftover durian in ur fridge without a tupperware…the whole fridge is gonna smell like durian..to make matters worse, the water is gonna taste like durian too.lets not go to durian flavoured chocolate.
Patricia: But that is why we have plastic wraps. (Or Glad Wrappers? whatever you call them, I’m sure you know what I mean)
Hey~ I collect tupperwares too, sue me!!! ;p
2fast – errmm, slot ? Is that supposed to be the antonym for “slut” ?
ppp – What I can’t stand is, do they really have to buy like half a dozen of them at every 1 month interval ? I mean, if they’re using them to store nuts, the question is, do they really have that much nuts to be stored ?
Patricia – Hmmm, that makes sense. But from the amount of Tupperwares that those ladies bought, I reckoned that they must have an assload of durians to be stored in their fridge, all year round.
hliew – Tupperware freak…
Whats so expensive about tupperwares woh? It’s such a small issue wad. I don’t collect them but I find them neat and tidy to store food in. Like an unfinish pack of oreos… how are you gonna store them? Tupperware~!
My mum and I are not Tupperware freak but my mum-in-law is. She insist his sons to use Tupperware container for water and Tupperware container for all her food in the fridge. For me, I think my husband look stupid carrying that container to the office. Once again, that container is from his mum n not me !
Ever heard of women’s money is the easiest to earn? Kihkihkih…
michaelooi: Haha yah. I’m not against having a few tupperwares too. I know it is good in some cases but too many of them is just a waste of money. But my mom is a tupperware freak too, but we have a family of 6 at home. We have enough (about ratio of 1:2?) but not too many.
suen – I finish my oreo all the time :PbPb
smoothies – Only fags carry Tupperware to work. Please do your husband some justice … give him some money to buy beers…
fish fish – Not for groceries, fishes and vegetables. They bargain till the sun sets.
ppp – Tupperware freaks are taking over the world.
*very agree* -_-”
ppp: They’re called saran or cling wraps. They use to wrap bodies during slimming too. LOL!
Though Tupperware may appear to be more expensive, in the end it’s a lot cheaper. Because you’re not constantly buying cling wrap, plastic plates, Glad bowls, etc. You save a lot of money in the end. Plus, Tupperware is guaranteed for life against chipping, cracking, breaking, or peeling. Just try to bring back some Glad or Hefty bowl to the store because it cracked from freezing.
As others have pointed out, using Tupperware also keeps your chocolate cake from smelling like the garlic in your pasta sauce. It can keep your ice cubes fresh and prevent them from doing the disappearing act in your freezer.
Well worth the investment, I say!