Post #58099 by the75stingray on Mon, Nov 3, 2003 8:25 AM

Whiel I'm thinking of this...
Oh yeah...another place to stay clear of:

The Freaky Tiki. (I think I've mentioned this years ago), This place is a club catering to the spring breakers and such. No real tiki's...no real tiki drinks and probably no knowledge or desire to make you one.
And while I personally like the management, I did not like the club.

This has been a few years back (2000), but I'm told nothing has changed in 3 years.

Many of these bars close during the off-season. And the putt-putt places renovate or re-create.

Some of your best drinks can be found in the small grass-hut shacks that dot the beaches and shaded by huge resorts. These small pool side bars often (in my experience) tend to make the best drinks...often trying to cater to the "guest" as opposed to the simple bar fly who will not return and doesnt tip well anyway.
Give them a try.

A cool place to shop at Barefoot Landing or Broadway at the Beach is Tiki Jims. (Found at tikijims.com online). I found several newly manufactured tiki items. In fact, so many that I did not buy them all...yet.

And last, but not least: The Gay Dolphin. (DOn't be fooled by the name), this is one of the oldest souviner shops on the beach. Located in the heart of Ocean Blvd at 10th on the Boardwalk, this HUGE shop has everything...and if you look hard enough you'll find some tikis around the lower levels. I purchased 3 resin tiki neckless for about $3 a piece. They are very neat and will look cool hanging from my shield and spear on my wall. Other newly created tiki trinkets were found, like keychains and new mugs (as mentioned), but none to write home about.

While on the Myrtle Beach subject, let me honestly say DON'T BOTHER WITH THE FLEA MARKETS. I was so pissed that I wasted a day going to all the flea markets to find not one tiki artifact. NONE! These markets are like mini-stores, with no 'garage sale" stuff. The closest thing to a traditional flea market was North Myrtle Beach Flea Market, but hey only had like one row of vendors and a bunch of shacks with vendors.
Not what I'm familiar with.

I was very disappointed that I did not find anything relating to the extinct Hawaiian Inn in Myrtle Beach. I scowered racks of post cards in antique stores and such, came up blank. Closest thing I found was a Treasure Craft-looking tiki head ash tray that read "Florida" on the back.

Hope you guys have better luck when you return.
Happy shopping and putt-putting!