Personally, I don't think the solution is more chemicals in our lives and on our planet. I think not buying plastics and using ceramics and glass that wash more effectively is the answer.

I've got a ton of free jars of every shape and size from reusing the packaging of other foods.

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Thanks for posting this. I, too, have been wondering why our local grocery stores (and Walmarts and Targets, etc) stopped selling this stuff, as it works SO well. I may have to check out drugstore.com!

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Actually, a paste of baking soda will remove the tomato stains just as well, and at a fraction of the price. This is really just another effort to create another redundant and potentially toxic consumer product. Look at the whole line of Swiffer products. They add no value to existing cleaning methods, but we get to add countless thousands of tons of refuse to the landfill. Attractive packaging coupled with heavy advertising and doesn't everyone just fall right into line. What a shame and a crime.

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Little tip= Spray tupperware with cooking spray before using with tomato projects-- viola- no stains!

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I SPRAY THE CONTAINERS WITH COOKING SPRAY AS SW SUGGESTS AND IT WORKS GREAT. I USE SOFT SCRUB FOR CLEANING CORNING WEAR. MY SET (AND MY MOTHER'S SET 60 YEARS OLD!!! )LOOKS BRAND NEW

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Or we could just live with the red stains...

I wouldn't recommend baking soda, as that would remove stains by scouring, and you want your plastic ware to remain nice and smooth to inhibit bacterial growth and make cleaning more effective.

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you don't need chemicals. leave your tupperware out in the sunshine for a day... i always do this for kimchi stains. works everytime.

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Actually, the baking soda requires virtually no scrubbing, merely rub it over the stains and they just about disappear. But you are correct Jonathan, that the stains that remind us of a great crop of tomatoes or a fabulous dinner, are hardly worth waisting the extra dollars on yet another cleanser to sit, rarely used, under the sink.

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I can't disagree more, doodoolemonque. Someone who uses a lot of plasticware can surely make ample use of a product specifically made to clean red stains off of them. Why is that sad?

And Swiffers are much more than just a piece of cloth in a nice package. They're electrostatic cloths to pick up dust -- I don't know of anything else that works as well. There's nothing shameful about a well-made product that does exactly what you expect it to do.

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