Tupperware party

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a social gathering at which the host (or more typically hostess) entertains the guests, and provides them with an opportunity to order Tupperware. This was used as an effective sales strategy by the Tupperware manufacturer, and provided income to the host(ess) from commissions on sales.

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No references found			Byline: Pat Flanagan APPARENTLY the Tupperware party is back and Avon is calling again because of the recession. IT'S NOT A POTTY IDEA by The Mirror (London, England) Very nifty and certainly one step up from a Tupperware party, especially as it is claimed the average hostess can net pounds 350 from a single party and there's a wine and nibbles allowance of pounds 35. It's not just me who has senior moments by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) See also "I know who's giving us the bad rap" The New York Times headlines this today (PDF here in case): Why Short Sellers Want to Crash the Tupperware Party Here's from the piece: "When the Federal Trade Commission proposed new rules this spring for multilevel marketers ? Who Wants to Crash the Tupperware Party? by Kim Klaver / Advertising, marketing, public relations community			Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army Tupai Tupaia Tupaiid Tupaiidae Tupamaro tupek Tupelo tupelo family tupelo tree Tupi Tupi-Guarani Tupi-Guarani language Tupian tupik Tupinambis Tupman Tupolev tuppence tuppenny tuppenny bit tuppenny-ha’penny tuppeny Tupper Tupperware Tupperware party tupuna Tupungatito Tupungato tuque Tur Turacin turaco turacou Turacoverdin turakoo turangawaewae Turanian Turanians Turatt turban turban squash Turban-shell Turban-top Turband Turbaned Turbant turbary Turbatrix Turbatrix aceti Turbellaria			Tupolev, Aleksei Andreevich Tupolev, Andrei Tupolev, Andrei (Nikolaievich) Tupolev, Andrei (Nikolaievich) Tupolev, Andrei Nikolaevich Tupolev, Andrei Nikolayevich TUPONIA TUPOS Tupou College, Toloa Tupou IV TUPP tupped tupped tupped tuppence tuppence tuppence tuppence tuppenny tuppenny bit tuppenny-ha’penny tuppeny Tupper Tupper Lake National Bank Tupper Lightfoot Memorial Library Tupper, Charles Tupper, Sir Charles Tupperware Tupperware Tupperware Brands Corporation Tupperware party Tupperware Remix Party tupping tupping tupping tupping crayon TUPR tups tups tups tups tupuna tupunas Tupungatito Tupungato Tupungato TUPV TUPVP TUPW TUPWS TUQ tuque tuques Tuquoque Tur Tur Tur Tur Tur Tur (bean) Tur (bean)

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