Blue Mai Kai Decanter ?? only 50?? - Collecting Tiki

JC Jeff Central Tiki Socialite Columbus, Ohio Joined: Jul 23, 2002 Posts: 1737	JC Jeff Central Posted posted on Tue, Jul 8, 2003 10:25 PM I have the coolest Mai Kai Blue Decanter story...Shortly after the gift shop opened on that Saturday I popped into the gift shop after getting our table. The guy in front of me actually bought the last one from the shelf and I was really bumming bad. Hazel the manager of the gift shop said that there would be 5 more coming and she would take my name down for one. I declined saying that I really like to just buy one on the spot. Anyway, I get back to my table and ordered the Hukilau 2003 tiki mug and the pu pu platter. After about 15 minutes a girl that was working behind the counter at the gift shop came up to me and asked if I still wanted that Blue Decanter and I said "WHAT! I thought they were sold out"? She said that they had found one in the back room and that she recognized my shirt and proceeded to locate me. I couldn't believe it. I said do you know how many people have Hawaiian shirts on in here? and she said yes but that she recognized mine. I was dumbfounded. All I could say was "show me". We proceeded to walk back to the gift shop and lo and behold there it was. It was like that moment in Wayne's World when he looked upon that guitar in the glass case. I swear I heard the Tiki Gods singing as I inspected it and then promptly paid my $45. I went back to my table with the biggest smile I ever had. It was a night I will never forget. Jeff

I have the coolest Mai Kai Blue Decanter story...Shortly after the gift shop opened on that Saturday I popped into the gift shop after getting our table. The guy in front of me actually bought the last one from the shelf and I was really bumming bad. Hazel the manager of the gift shop said that there would be 5 more coming and she would take my name down for one. I declined saying that I really like to just buy one on the spot. Anyway, I get back to my table and ordered the Hukilau 2003 tiki mug and the pu pu platter. After about 15 minutes a girl that was working behind the counter at the gift shop came up to me and asked if I still wanted that Blue Decanter and I said "WHAT! I thought they were sold out"? She said that they had found one in the back room and that she recognized my shirt and proceeded to locate me. I couldn't believe it. I said do you know how many people have Hawaiian shirts on in here? and she said yes but that she recognized mine. I was dumbfounded. All I could say was "show me". We proceeded to walk back to the gift shop and lo and behold there it was. It was like that moment in Wayne's World when he looked upon that guitar in the glass case. I swear I heard the Tiki Gods singing as I inspected it and then promptly paid my $45. I went back to my table with the biggest smile I ever had. It was a night I will never forget.

Jeff

Post #42211 by Jeff Central on Tue, Jul 8, 2003 10:25 PM