Post #15446 by Tiki Chris on Thu, Dec 5, 2002 7:27 AM

this quote is from the "another TIKI bar going down" topic started by thebaxdog. i think my reply is more applicable here though.

On 2002-12-05 06:59, thebaxdog wrote:
This report from Terence Gunn, DJ and Bon Vivant formerly of Seattle:

...Unfortunately, Portsmouth is way behind the times, completely lacks sophistication, and has no love for jazz; not to mention is a very small town. All the punters who frequent King Tiki are still stuck in the late 1980s; still into punk, new wave, heavy metal, and alternative (as well as, of course, rap and hip-hop). Lots of dopey college kids dressed in drab drinking
Pabst Blue Ribbon out of a can...

aren't these things that should have been realized before going ahead & opening a tiki bar?

it's a shame that these folks have an unsuccessful biz & that another tiki bar is folding. but it's also a shame that it even got to this stage. i love tiki, but i'd be a fool to start a tiki bar in my particular neighborhood in south kensington.

CHEFGREY2: i think this is what trader woody was talking about earlier. clearly, the tiki bar in Portsmouth was created w/out understanding the values & expectations of their most likely customers. keep in mind, that most new businesses fail & one of the main reasons - (if not THE main reason) for new business failure is lack of preliminary research.

Tiki Chris