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I think that Otto will make everything clear as time passes. Organizing an event of this magnitude is quite an undertaking, and I'm sure he's very busy getting on with the details.
I can also imagine that limiting access to certain events "for hotel guests only" is the hotel's way of keeping things from getting too crazy, since they will have other guests staying there. This is probably the hotel's idea, and not Otto's. At least give credit where credit is due. These things are always contracted, and I'm sure the hotel places more restrictions on anything than Otto does.
Hasn't anyone ever booked a wedding reception at a hotel or something? Don't you remember all the crap about "you can only use these catering services, or rent tables from this rental agency. You can't have rice or bubbles, but you can have ...." It never ends.
So how about we stop with the accusations of "clandestine financial arrangements" or whatever. I believe Otto has said several times that he doesn't make money on Tiki Oasis, and if I remember correctly, he's said that it has cost him money on at least a couple occasions (i.e. Tiki Oasis ran in the red). I don't have time to search threads right now, but I'm sure someone remembers reading these same posts. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you.
And like everyone else, I'm always worried about getting a mug, but I think we have some encouraging news--
300 mug edition for this year, much more than the 100 available last year. If you're worried about getting one, look at what happened with the Hukilau mugs, with the same edition size. I didn't even go to that, but got Tiki Kiliki's email after the fact and ordered a mug a couple weeks after the event. In fact, she just sent an email out a day or two ago saying they found several more mugs in the warehouse. Three months later and they still have some mugs sitting around. I don't think we're going to have to worry about making sure that everyone gets a mug this year, even if it is going to be two to a customer.
The Missus and I will probably buy a second mug again this year like we did last year. I'll be more than happy to trade it to someone who can't attend.
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