most sought after mug? - Collecting Tiki

S SugarCaddyDaddy Member Huntington Beach, California Joined: Jun 03, 2002 Posts: 1500	S SugarCaddyDaddy Posted posted on Fri, May 30, 2003 6:38 PM paranoid123 wrote: I'm just wondering out of curiosity sake, but what is generally the most desired restaurant/bar tiki mug out there?...stuff that isn't produced anymore or the restaurant has long gone out of businsess. Something that you can probably still find in antique shops and estates, where they are probably not very expensive, but most tiki mug collectors have a soft spot for? ~isn't produced anymore ~still able to find in shops & estates ~not very expensive ~most collectors have a soft spot for By my personal observation, I would guess that the standard coconut mug would be one to fulfill all of the above. Some current coconut mugs are still being produced, but so are the "leilani" style mugs. I tend to always pass up on the leilani-style, but continue to go for the coconut mug time after time. Just my 2 coconuts worth.

paranoid123 wrote:
I'm just wondering out of curiosity sake, but what is generally the most desired restaurant/bar tiki mug out there?...stuff that isn't produced anymore or the restaurant has long gone out of businsess. Something that you can probably still find in antique shops and estates, where they are probably not very expensive, but most tiki mug collectors have a soft spot for?

~isn't produced anymore
~still able to find in shops & estates
~not very expensive
~most collectors have a soft spot for

By my personal observation, I would guess that the standard coconut mug would be one to fulfill all of the above. Some current coconut mugs are still being produced, but so are the "leilani" style mugs. I tend to always pass up on the leilani-style, but continue to go for the coconut mug time after time.

Just my 2 coconuts worth.

Post #36670 by SugarCaddyDaddy on Fri, May 30, 2003 6:38 PM