Post #103844 by Unkle John on Fri, Jul 23, 2004 10:48 PM

I still come across those $1-$4 tikis but they are not usually anything spectacular (a coconut or a benehana) I've picked up a few that I giggled all the way to the car: Mr. Bali Hai (with lid) "Peanut" tiki mugs. I go to this little chain of thrift stores that don't price anything. They just guess when you come to the counter. I've picked up quite a collection from them.
Last weekend my wife an I went into Hillsboro (just north of Waco) to this antique mall that had tons of TV lamps. I had luck there once with a tiki toothpick/match holder. I was scanning through the mammy and uncle ben items when I pointed out a lamp I almost bought her for x-mas. I looked down and saw a handled tiki mug (it doesn't have a name but it's in the Book of Tiki page 23(second on the bottom, or "middle" if you see it that way) It was priced "Earth ware" $4. I let out a proud "YOINK!" and off to the counter he went.
The reason I mentioned that is when it comes to finding tiki in antique malls / shops, many peple do their research. But sometimes you'll find a deal. As for my thrift store observations. It's becoming rare to see mugs. I found an green R-5 mug (my first find) that has a crack all the way through. I picked him up for 66 cents (it was suppose to be 99) but I wasn't goingto argue.