Post #153281 by bigbrotiki on Sat, Apr 16, 2005 4:26 PM

At first I was almost dissappointed that neither the Big Lots nor the Spencers "Cheapy Tiki" Crap (and I mean that in a good way!) seemed to have direct BOT rip offs in their offerings (like for example the recent Accoutrements pencil eraser tip Tikis), but now that we find a Tiki Farm design, the chain of Transmission is re-established.

I think that this season's stuff is one step removed from the BOT, and the credit for it all should go to Tiki Farm. They have been getting a lot of attention during gift industry shows over the last years, even winning prizes for the "Best Booth", so it makes sense that other companies finally follow suit, wanting a piece of the Tiki pie. Of course they do it with less quality and artistry.

But I like cheapy Tiki from the heyday, and so even in today's stuff one can find the occasional, and always amusing Tiki item.

That pitcher with the sun shades though...that is just plain bad. I was gonna buy one just to film it in slowmo while it is being blown up.