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Decoder Ring | I am Tupperware, I Contain Multitudes

2025/1/15
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Amanda Mull
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Willa Paskin
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Amanda Mull: 我对消费者文化中人们神经症和情感生活如何在消费时间和金钱上体现感到着迷。整理视频的流行,是因为它们展现了从混乱到整洁、有序的过程,让人感到满足。塑料收纳容器在当代文化中非常流行,已经成为主流家居装饰的必需品。现代家居空间更大,物品更多,人们对收纳的需求也随之增加。收纳整理类节目的兴起和网红的影响,加剧了人们对收纳容器的需求。现代社会消费品的充裕与Tupperware时代人们的节俭观念形成对比,人们不再注重节俭,而是追求物品的丰富和充足。Khloe Kardashian的储物间是现代社会对收纳极致追求的体现。过度储备物品体现了一种对安全感和掌控感的追求,也反映了人们对未来不确定性的担忧。现代社会人们追求自给自足的生活方式,对储备物品的需求进一步增加。对收纳容器的热情可能已经达到顶峰。 Willa Paskin: 现代收纳容器的流行并非首次,它与早期Tupperware的流行有着传承关系。收纳容器是现代家居中隐秘的明星,它不仅用于收纳物品,也成为了一种满足感和病毒式传播的来源。当代网红们延续了Brownie Wise利用个人魅力销售Tupperware的传统。尽管Tupperware品牌面临困境,但收纳容器的流行趋势仍在继续。现代对收纳容器的热情与Tupperware的流行有着相似之处,但也有不同之处。机场安检的收纳方式也成为了一种网络流行趋势,体现了人们对秩序和美感的追求。收纳容器不仅用于收纳物品,也承载着人们的情感寄托。 Bob Keeling: Brownie Wise是一位优秀的销售员,她以真诚和温暖的个性,将产品推荐给其他女性,取得了巨大的成功。Brownie Wise因性别原因在原公司受阻,后转向销售Tupperware产品。Earl Tupper是一位发明家,他利用二战后剩余的聚乙烯材料发明了Tupperware。Tupperware最初在百货商店销售并不成功,直到Brownie Wise找到了有效的销售方法。Brownie Wise通过独特的演示方式,例如“打嗝”Tupperware,使产品更易于理解和接受。Brownie Wise的销售策略成功地将Tupperware打造成了一种热门产品。Brownie Wise发明的Tupperware家庭聚会销售模式,将销售与社交活动相结合,极大地提升了销售额。Tupperware家庭聚会开创了女性向女性销售的先河,这种模式非常成功。Earl Tupper认可了Brownie Wise的销售策略,并将其作为Tupperware的唯一销售模式。Tupperware的成功与其独特的销售模式和文化内涵有关,它不仅是一种产品,更是一种身份象征。Brownie Wise成为了Tupperware的品牌代言人,她的成功故事也为品牌宣传做出了巨大贡献。Brownie Wise与Earl Tupper之间的矛盾最终导致Brownie Wise被解雇。1957年的Tupperware周年庆典因天气原因造成事故,加剧了Brownie Wise与Earl Tupper之间的矛盾,最终导致Brownie Wise被解雇,Earl Tupper卖掉了公司。即使Brownie Wise和Earl Tupperware离开了公司,Tupperware品牌仍然保持了数十年的辉煌,但最终因市场竞争和消费者习惯的改变而衰落。

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The podcast starts by discussing the popularity of restocking videos on the internet. These videos feature hands organizing various items into clear plastic containers, creating a satisfying visual and auditory experience for viewers. The popularity of these videos highlights the cultural significance of storage containers.
  • Restocking videos are short videos showing the organizing of items into clear containers.
  • These videos are incredibly popular, with millions of views.
  • The satisfying nature of organization is a key factor in their appeal.

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The storage container is a stealthy star of the modern home. It’s something we use to organize more of our stuff than ever before, and also something other people use to organize their stuff for our viewing pleasure. Its role as a source of soothing, satisfying, potentially viral clicks is new, but storage container innovations are *not *– something we had occasion to remember when Tupperware, the company, recently filed for bankruptcy. Tupperware was the original container craze. In today’s episode we’re going to connect it to the contemporary one, because as it happens, for a long time now, we’ve been filling empty plastic boxes with far more than just leftovers.  

This episode was reported and produced by Olivia Briley. It was edited by Willa Paskin. Decoder Ring is produced by Willa Paskin, Evan Chung, Katie Shepherd and Max Freedman. Derek John is Executive Producer. Merritt Jacob is Senior Technical Director.

In this episode, you’ll hear from Amanda Mull who wrote the articles “Tupperware Is in Trouble)”* and *“Home Influencers Will Not Rest Until Everything Has Been Put in a Clear Plastic Storage Bin).” And from Bob Kealing, the author of Tupperware Unsealed Brownie Wise, Earl Tupper, and the Home Party Pioneers. )

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