Fate Sealed?

Back in the glory days, Tupperware containers were so glamorous that Elizabeth Taylor, the biggest movie star on the planet, hosted one of their signature sales parties on her yacht. This directselling method was born partly out of the necessity of explaining how Earl Tupper's revolutionary flexible airtight "burping seal" worked. In the 1940s, his design was so futuristic that potential customers were reluctant to buy them in shops. Direct sellers, often housewives, would demonstrate the reliability of the seal by playing games of catch in their homes with tubs full of grape juice. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]