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Massapequa man Robert Suchan revitalizes Tupperware parties as Aunt Barbara
By dressing in drag and taking on the persona of "Aunt Barbara," Massapequa's Robert Suchan has revitalized the Tupperware party and has become a top seller of the brand, a mainstay in American kitchens. Videojournalist: Erin Geismar (Feb. 5, 2013) (February 6, 2013 8:13 PM)
Aunt Barbara, the top Tupperware seller in the Northeast, stands in front of a crowd of older women and guesses that this is not the first time any of them have attended a Tupperware party.
Tupperware parties have been commonplace since the 1940s, but that doesn’t always mean women have been eager to attend.
“There is a woman in this room who has gotten that invitation and thought, ‘I...
