I found this little book, Tupperware Know-How at a Goodwill thrift store in Oakland. I bought it because I was curious as to how such businesses were conducted at the time. That and I liked the little illustrations.
"Identify yourself with the product" If you talk that way all the time," said Ann, "you'd be known as 'The Tupperware Lady!'"I think this holds true 'til today. I used to work in advertising and marketing for a very very large corporation. And often, it would be implied that if you bombard people enough with your brand, you'll become synonymous with what you're selling.
Considering the tough economy, they're actually doing quite well.
"Husbands Enjoy Parties" If we were to adapt this book to more current times, I wonder how the wording would be.
I can only imagine what 1958 was like. I like the design of things that come from around that time.
Speaking of vintage...ta-dah!
No it's not mine. Victor and I stayed here for our anniversary (and Thanksgiving weekend roadtrip). We flew in from the Bay Area, hung out in
Phoenix with friends and family, then drove and stopped by
Tucson,
Tombstone and our last stop,
Bisbee, AZ. Bisbee, by the way, was once a mining town and currently has a population of under 10,000. Old town Bisbee is charming, with very good restaurants, a vibrant creative community and lots of quirkiness. I'm in the process of sorting out through photos and will be uploading them soon in flickr.
The said Airstream trailer is in the
Shady Dell, which is just outside old town Bisbee. It's a quaint little trailer/rv park with vintage Airstreams/trailers, a tiki bus, an old yaught and a tiny 9-seater old fashioned diner. And I LOVED it. And accommodations are quite reasonable too. I highly recommend it. Even the
Yelp reviews are quite good.
Do you have an Airstream trailer? I'd love to have an old one similar to the model we stayed in.
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