Post #761802 by EnchantedTikiGoth on Thu, Mar 31, 2016 6:42 PM

Well, I did just see some faux-Tiki stuff at Crate and Barrel the other day. The appetizer plates weren't too bad but we ended up getting the uninspiring mug because my wife liked the colour...

And Disney has opened up two Tiki bars now...

But I'm not fully convinced that Tiki has gone or is going mainstream. Certainly not like it did back in the Fifties and Sixties when it was on every other bowling alley and motel. Even the current surge in popularity seems more like a nostalgia kitsch thing rather than a real, vital, current part of mainstream Western culture. That's why Disney now has two Tiki bars and Crate and Barrel has one Tikish mug for the "oh my, isn't that just cute" crowd. For people who are legitimately into it, like I would assume we all are, then there will still be things that are interesting and well-made out there. That isn't going to go away, and that's the real fear that I think people might have... This idea that going mainstream means it will lose what you liked about it. I've never seen that happen with the half-dozen things I've been into that have gone through the same product life cycle.

But what do I know? I'm sitting here drinking a Pina Colada milkshake made with Mr. & Mrs. T syrup and "Original Bartender's Cocktail" banana pre-mix and Amarula, from a Crate and Barrel mug. I'm probably part of the problem.

[ Edited by: EnchantedTikiGoth 2016-03-31 18:43 ]