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I guess I flunked the tiki etiquette test.
Here's what happened:
As I opened the box she said, "I saw this tiki thing at Pier 1 and was so excited I had to get it for you as a thank you gift for (a project we worked on)."
My first thought was how nice, but the mention of Pier 1 was a red flag and as I examined the shadow box without saying anything, she said rather hopefully, "Well, is it Tiki? I hope so because I know this will look great in your tiki room. Do you like it?"
And, while she was saying all of this I was looking woefully at these miniature African masks thinking: 1) this is not tiki 2) I don't have enough room as it is 3) the only place this could go is where I plan to hang a Leeteg some day 4) No freaking way am I hanging this up.
And then like a dumb a** , I said, "It's not really tiki, but that's okay."
And because she could probably see the sour expression on my face, she said, "Well, I have the receipt and you can take it back and get something you like better."
Ooops.
"No, no. That's okay. It's very nice," I said like a filthy liar.
So, based on everyone's input I now promise to say, "Wow, this is a great find! This item is so unique it isn't even mentioned in the Book of Tiki. I'm going to put this baby in my special temperature-controled tiki artifact warehouse, where only the specially initiated can gain entry."
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