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Tupperware is in financial trouble. But Philly-area folks show love for the venerable food-storage system.

The Tupperware party gave women the chance to make money from home. One earned enough to pay for college for her 8 children. Consumers cherished their strainers, cupcake holders and Jell-O molds.

Lisa Wolverton, a personal trainer from Ardmore, still owns three pieces of Tupperware, including a yellow strainer she uses each day.
Lisa Wolverton, a personal trainer from Ardmore, still owns three pieces of Tupperware, including a yellow strainer she uses each day.Read moreJose F. Moreno / Staff Photographer