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From: "Carol" <cshenk@virginia-beach.com>
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Subject: Re: Anyone having a Tupperware party?
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2025 19:41:51 -0000 (UTC)
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Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2025-04-03 5:08 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >On 2025-04-03, Carol <cshenk@virginia-beach.com> wrote:
> > > Graham wrote:
> 
> > > I've always declined those tupperware and other types of
> > > 'parties'.  It's just a sales pitch and you are obligated to buy
> > > stuff that's way overpriced.
> > 
> > You're only obligated if you think you are.
> > 
> 
> 
> That's the way it works at sales parties. They count on the peer
> pressure to get that buying spree going. I don't know of any similar
> deal for men because men and women treat shopping differently. Men
> tend to go to a store for something specific and they tend to go
> alone. Women tend to like to shop.  I am sure lots will want to
> disagree with that but I know lots of women who like to go shopping
> as a social event. I don't know any guys who do that.

I think I agree in general with that.  

I have an odd one but I like it.  Pre-covid a group of us used to have
a sort of roughly monthly 'grocery' trip to different stores.  We DID
make it very clear that they didn't have to buy anything.  They were
organized around a sort of theme with a popular one 'how to effectively
coupon shop' (There is a way that saves, and a way that doesn't).

Other times to demo kinds ethnic cuisine markets in the area and what
the products were for.  Biggest one was the guided tour of American
Asian (had 6 of us in 2 sessions).  We did have some boyfriends and
husbands come along.

The pet store trip might have took the longest amount of time as
involved how to read the labels to get around the hype (and petfoods
are rife with hype).  We hit price comparisons as well.  Cat and dog
foods.  Just about everyone found something less expensive and higher
quality than what they were getting.

WE essentially turned a needed occupation into a fun event.