Why do I buy so many Tiki Farm mugs - General Tiki

E exquisitecorpse Tiki Socialite philadelphia Joined: Feb 26, 2009 Posts: 330	E exquisitecorpse Posted posted on Thu, Jun 4, 2009 10:29 AM On 2009-06-04 02:53, Coco Joe wrote: I'll start with the lack of heart and the obvious greed of money. if you don't like them don't buy them. that is how capitalism works. most manufacturers price point their items at a certain level so that they can: make a profit. not undercut their wholesale customers. unfortunately tiki mugs are both heavy and fragile so shipping is always going to suck. my only complaint would be that they announce their parking lot sales further in advance so i can plan a vacation around it. i don't know the guy, i've only ordered once from the website, but i have a score or so of their mugs that i have bought from their wholesale customers (otto's, tiki lee) for half the price (if you count shipping) from the site.

On 2009-06-04 02:53, Coco Joe wrote:
I'll start with the lack of heart and the obvious greed of money.

if you don't like them don't buy them. that is how capitalism works.
most manufacturers price point their items at a certain level so that they can:

make a profit.
not undercut their wholesale customers.

unfortunately tiki mugs are both heavy and fragile so shipping is always going to suck.

my only complaint would be that they announce their parking lot sales further in advance so i can plan a vacation around it.

i don't know the guy, i've only ordered once from the website, but i have a score or so of their mugs that i have bought from their wholesale customers (otto's, tiki lee) for half the price (if you count shipping) from the site.

Post #459081 by exquisitecorpse on Thu, Jun 4, 2009 10:29 AM