Post #485525 by Coco Loco on Mon, Sep 28, 2009 5:23 PM

First of all...THANK YOU TO Kier and Michelie! You two are awesome! Thank you to Trader Vic's as well for the opportunity.

I would like to commend you on your patience and restraint in reference to some of the posts which frankly were very rude and I'm sure offensive. Your integrity and passion for Tiki is impressive!

For those of you who may yet realize the value of the opportunity...they were doing something good here. And many of us are excited and appreciative of it. Thank you!

Also some of you may not know this, but Kier's experience in tiki and carvings specifically goes back generations. She and Michellie know their stuff!

Here's the skivvy, the stuff is beautiful, it is authentic, it is mostly OLD, and they absolutely have origination and artist receipts to verify it. Michellie personally went over to Berlin to HAND pick all items. Anyone who says differently regarding authenticity or location derivation, I suggest you call them directly to inquire and confirm before posting assumptions on a public forum. They are honest straight shooters and will gladly answer any questions.

Some of you may wonder why these items are being sold...or as someone said, "making way for metal and chrome?". These items are NOT being sold because they need money, or "it's a tired concept", or to make way for metal and chrome, or for any other reason EXCEPT that they cannot reuse the items as they were customized uniquely for the previous locations. Old stuff (NOT chrome) is going in the newer locations now, but it's stuff that hasn't been modified for a previous location.

SO instead of just getting rid of these items, they provided the opportunity for ownership to those who they thought would appreciate it, which MANY of us do, at their item cost or lower. And some items were nearly given away to those they knew would appreciate and value it it.

Trader Vic's tried to do something nice for it's supporters. Sadly, a few newbies decided to bash it for their own personal reasons. The least a decent person could do is either be appreciative or simply move on and ignore it if it's not your thing.

As a result, this will most likely be the last time they open their warehouse doors to us. Which sucks for us as a few ruin it for everyone. And if anyone is wondering...THIS is the ONLY Trader Vic's warehouse.

Once again, Keir and Michelie, thank for a unique and wonderful experience and opportunity! We love our items and the history behind it. Mahalo.