Tupperware’s filing for bankruptcy sparks reflection from Australians who sold the famous plastic

Alison Donnan cracked the lid on her Tupperware career as an enthusiastic 21-year-old in the early 1960s.

The marketing model meant she needed to drive long distances from her family’s farm in the Mallee region, 350 kilometres north-west of Melbourne. 

She would cross the countryside in her dad’s Holden packed full of products, ready to sell the famous plastic at parties.

“I did some through church, ladies’ fellowships, which you weren’t supposed to do really,” Miss Donnan chuckled.

The parties included product demonstrations, as well as games where guests could win novelty prizes in the form of Tupperware that wasn’t for sale.