Disappointment in the land of Tiki mugs - Collecting Tiki

K KimoTiki Member Joined: Jun 08, 2006 Posts: 8	K KimoTiki Posted posted on Thu, Aug 3, 2006 2:48 PM While I was combing the beaches of Santa Cruz the other week I happened to make my way to the famous Boardwalk (which I sadly must admit was my first visit). I was totally blown away by all the cool things I have been missing out on. A pirate store, pirate mini-golf, and tons of tiki mugs. The mugs were kept in a glass class and could only be retreived by an employee, so I just pointed out the ones I wanted to purchase and the guy behind the desk grabbed them, wrapped them, and rang me up. I get home and I'm psyched to unwrap my new treasures and possibly enjoy a beverage from my favorite purchase, just a simple handled mug with a great lookin palm tree painted on the side. I look at the bottom to remove the price stickers when I come across a sticker stating "WARNING: this product will expose you to lead and cadmium, chemicals known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm." I let out a sigh of disappointment and sulked for a few minutes while contemplating whether it was worth the risk. I eventually just put it up as decoration, never to be used for its intended purpose. I figured this might be a common set back to some out in the collecting world, does anyone come across this sort of thing regularly?

While I was combing the beaches of Santa Cruz the other week I happened to make my way to the famous Boardwalk (which I sadly must admit was my first visit). I was totally blown away by all the cool things I have been missing out on. A pirate store, pirate mini-golf, and tons of tiki mugs. The mugs were kept in a glass class and could only be retreived by an employee, so I just pointed out the ones I wanted to purchase and the guy behind the desk grabbed them, wrapped them, and rang me up. I get home and I'm psyched to unwrap my new treasures and possibly enjoy a beverage from my favorite purchase, just a simple handled mug with a great lookin palm tree painted on the side. I look at the bottom to remove the price stickers when I come across a sticker stating "WARNING: this product will expose you to lead and cadmium, chemicals known to the State of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm." I let out a sigh of disappointment and sulked for a few minutes while contemplating whether it was worth the risk. I eventually just put it up as decoration, never to be used for its intended purpose. I figured this might be a common set back to some out in the collecting world, does anyone come across this sort of thing regularly?

Post #246608 by KimoTiki on Thu, Aug 3, 2006 2:48 PM