Edgar Tupper
I've never come across anyone like Robert Staver. I got to know him after he repeatedly called and emailed about a problem he was having with a cup. He asked me to research this cup because he was obsessed about the color. Bob was completely fixated on the color and insisted that it was red.
I asked him why he needed to know the color. I asked him why? Bob just said - \"I just need to know\". So, I did some research. The picture of the cup he sent me (attached) was from our Easy Summer collection.
So, I liked Bob, and wanted to help him out. In all my many years with the company, I never found someone so persistent about the color of a darn cup. I called our R&D department to have them look up the color formula for the cup. Wouldn't you know it? Our formula called for almost all of the coloring coming from orange.
When I called Bob back, Bob seemed a little disappointed to hear that the color was orange. Then, I shared a small trade secret with him - we used to add a little red color to our orange cups to make them stand out. To which he said - \"I knew it!\". Boy, was he happy. I was glad to help him out. What a gentleman!
Sincerely,
Edgar Tupper
V.P North America, Tupperware Corporation