Post #73791 by OceaOtica on Sat, Jan 31, 2004 5:56 PM

yesterday was the closest to finding tiki mugs in a local thrift store that i have experienced in awhile, though they are not tiki mugs. One is the brown Hawaii mug, which i think was depicted here recently, for 99cents. The bottom still has a silver sticker on it, though most of the writing has worn off. the twist to it is that on the opposite outside of the mug, painted in enamel, is Aloha Hawaii 1977 with some flowers. If I am not mistaken, sans the flowers, these mugs were made by daga. other than that, two older sitting samurai w/ fan white benihanna style mugs for 99cents. A stack of Hawaiian records for 99cents or less. including a box set entitled Hawaiian Paradise, put out by readers digest, dated 1970. My Hawaii by Ed Kenney, Al Nobriega's at the top of the outrigger, and an early european recording of South Pacific. Also an ice bucket which appears to be pretty old for a buck 99. i only mention it because there is a strip of burlap looking material around it, fancifuly done, that makes me think it possibly could have been out of an old tiki hotel or one the the beachbum accessory lines in the 60's. two Kahala Hawaiian Islands shirts for $2.99 each.
Not a great haul, but one of the better ones I have had in the Valley.