Post #733963 by tikiskip on 12/30/2014

On 2014-12-30 03:40, umeone wrote:
Tikiskip,
We actually found your response very amusing. An owner of any business should be grateful for theft in order to preserve the name of an establishment is a good one. Yes, you didn't say grateful, I know.

The Kahiki name is loved and revered by any person that was in the Kahiki.

There was no reference to your restaurant or what you used, gave away or was stolen.

You are correct in the fact that 3 of the writers do not share in the tiki feelings as Jeff has. Jeff was in all of the interviews with most of the people that was providing info.

What Elise was referring to was the huge amount of theft that the Kahiki incurred.

WE are grateful to all 4 writers that brought the history of the Kahiki to its many followers.

Kahiki followers, please read the book and don't be distracted by a few comments.

"An owner of any business should be grateful for theft in order to preserve the name of an establishment is a good one. Yes, you didn't say grateful"

Well not grateful, But you know that theft goes on at restaurants by staff and customers.
Heck you were a bartender you must have seen it, you never gave away drinks or saw other bartenders
do the same.
That's theft, bartenders give booze to their "best" customer (Read tipper) and he then turns it into
a tip for the bartender.
Wait staff does this with food.
Other workers just dive in your cash box and take a money bath at your expense.

While in the back the dishwasher is throwing away your silverware and smashing the dishware all
day long.

But you know it goes on and that's why you need to keep a watchful eye, the old joints, the ones who make money you will see the owner right by the cash register.
Plus it takes only one week, heck less to learn this.
So put out cool stuff in your place and hope it lasts and keep an eye out and know in time
it's going to be tossed out or broken or yes stolen.
That's why you put things like this in your food costs like rent and help, costs of goods.
But then being a person who ran a restaurant you know this.

I'm not condoning the thefts but the one good that came out of them is the preservation of the
very Kahiki items you and I seek.

"What Elise was referring to was the huge amount of theft that the Kahiki incurred"
Ok fine, but that's not what she said in this Q and A, and that's what I said in my post that you went off on.

I did go on the first interview Jeff did for Tiki mag and was lucky to talk to your dad at the HRHH
and a few other times.
Even have the first uncut article Jeff did for tiki mag with the notes I took.