Question on two mugs in my collection... - Collecting Tiki

M MauiTiki Member A rock in the middle of the Ocean Joined: Jan 20, 2003 Posts: 716	M MauiTiki Posted posted on Wed, Nov 21, 2007 10:51 AM On 2007-11-17 13:20, Tiki Royale wrote: So I had heard too that "Trader Pangs" was a made-up locale, just a name to put on mugs from Hilo Hattie's until a couple of weeks ago... I was talking to a friend at a party and mentioned something about tropical/tiki drinks. His eyes lit up an he told me about how when he was in college in Chico, CA. he friends used to go to this crazy place where they served "drinks in bowl with long straws". I asked him the name and he racked his brain for a minute or so... "Oh yeah, Trader Pangs!" This guy is few years older than me so I assume that his college days were in the early to mid 80's. So what gives? Are the Hilo Hatties mugs a knock-off from the original or just an odd coincidence? Aloha, :tiki: Tiki Royale - I went to Chico State from 1984 to 1989 and I never heard of a Trader Pang's. i could have missed it but it sure doesn't ring a bell. Now I live just up the street from Hilo Hatties. I bought this Trader Pang's mug from Hilo Hattie's about 4 years ago. Hilo Hattie carried a lot of Tiki Farm Mugs and other Tiki Mugs for about a year, but now don't cary anything but little resin Tikis.

On 2007-11-17 13:20, Tiki Royale wrote:
So I had heard too that "Trader Pangs" was a made-up locale, just a name to put on mugs from Hilo Hattie's until a couple of weeks ago...
I was talking to a friend at a party and mentioned something about tropical/tiki drinks. His eyes lit up an he told me about how when he was in college in Chico, CA. he friends used to go to this crazy place where they served "drinks in bowl with long straws". I asked him the name and he racked his brain for a minute or so... "Oh yeah, Trader Pangs!"

This guy is few years older than me so I assume that his college days were in the early to mid 80's.
So what gives? Are the Hilo Hatties mugs a knock-off from the original or just an odd coincidence?

Aloha,
:tiki:

Tiki Royale - I went to Chico State from 1984 to 1989 and I never heard of a Trader Pang's. i could have missed it but it sure doesn't ring a bell. Now I live just up the street from Hilo Hatties. I bought this Trader Pang's mug from Hilo Hattie's about 4 years ago. Hilo Hattie carried a lot of Tiki Farm Mugs and other Tiki Mugs for about a year, but now don't cary anything but little resin Tikis.

Post #345353 by MauiTiki on Wed, Nov 21, 2007 10:51 AM