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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Direct-Sales Businesses Boom As Economy Lags

When Cristina Prince's husband was laid off from his IT job last fall, the Pasadena woman turned to Tupperware.

Prince, a Severna Park Elementary School teacher and a Tupperware consultant, shows off some of her merchandise. Prince started selling the kitchen accessories to compensate for some of her husband's lost income, but has continued with Tupperware since her husband's return to work.

The Severna Park Elementary teacher held her own Tupperware party and was initially motivated by the promise of free merchandise for party hostesses. Then Prince started thinking that maybe she could start selling the kitchen accessories and compensate for some of her husband's lost income.

"I wanted to pick up the pieces from his not having a full-time job," she said.

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