10 viral memes as Tupperware files for bankruptcy: From 'Trumperware' to return of Ziploc bags

Tupperware Brands, the Florida-based consumer goods company that produces the iconic line of containers, filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday, September 17. The officials said it was seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after failing to revitalize its core business and to secure a tenable takeover offer. The company suffered from declining sales, rising competition, and limitations of the direct-to-consumer marketing model that was once the reason for its success. Many people were disappointed after the news broke out but some seemed to use memes to express their feelings on the internet. Let us take a look at 10 memes that capture the Internet's reaction as Tupperware files for bankruptcy.

1. Hard luck for leftovers

An X user @Dro2H dropped a meme after Tupperware filed for bankruptcy and captioned it, "Now what am I supposed to put my left overs in to get moldy." The post featured a clip from the film 'Malcolm X' where Denzel Washington hits the table with his hand out of frustration.

2. 'Trump'erware

Another X user @official_kaiiii posted a funny meme in which a woman can be seen laughing loudly after watching something on the computer screen and captioned it, "I got notification and thought it said Trump has fought for bankruptcy."

3. Happy kids

A person on X with the ID @coldthem used the 'disaster girl' meme template and captioned it "Sorry for all the moms around the world". In the picture, the person wrote "Tupperware Bankruptcy" over the burning house and "Kids" over the girl.

4. Agitated Uncle Rico

A person @JakeRazz on X posted a funny meme from the 2004 film 'Napolean Dynamite' in which a customer tests the durability of Tupperware products. The user captioned it, "Uncle Rico is going to be pissed," in reference to the character Uncle Rico who sells the company's products in the film.

5. The sad return of Ziploc bags

Another X user @Dylusionzzz posted a GIF of a girl crying over her storage solutions without the handy Tupperware products and wrote, "NOW IM GOMNA HAVE TO PUT MY SOUP IN A ZIPLOC BAG."

6. 'Our time has arrived!'

An X used @Maria_T_von_K suggested the old cream container would be the new choice for storage after Tupperware filed for bankruptcy. The person posted a picture of an empty ice cream box and wrote, "Empty Ice cream containers: "Finally our time has arrived!""

7. RIP Tupperware

@KipperWilliams, an X user, posted his drawing from 2023 which he made for @PrivateEyeNews. The drawing shows a man kneeling in front of a grave with 'Tupperware RIP' written on it and closes the lid of the grave with a 'Click' sound, to signify the closing of a box. He captioned it, "Tupperware files for bankruptcy. My @PrivateEyeNews cartoon from last year. #Tupperware."

8. 'Millenials kill another business!'

@DTakedowns dropped an 'Aladin' meme on X as the person posted a GIF of the famous villain Jafar laughing and captioned it, "Tupperware files for bankruptcy. Millenials kill another business!"

9. Feel sad for cats

An X account with the handle @LorenzoTheCat posted a picture of a cat sleeping inside a Tupperware container and wrote, "Tupperware has filed for bankruptcy and cats everywhere are so sad."

10. The wait for Tupperware's comeback

An X user @cryptocuscus posted a collage of Pablo Escobar's meme template from the hit TV series 'Narcos' and wrote in the picture, "Me waiting for Tupperware to bounce back." The person captioned it, "Pumping out those #tupperware memes!"