Post #762633 by tiki1963 on Mon, Apr 18, 2016 8:50 PM

On 2016-04-08 13:12, AceExplorer wrote:
Yeah, I can't believe they priced the shaker at $125. Shaker tins are "consumable" type items at my bar and get tossed around quite casually in the course of a busy evening. Why would they expect the logo to make anyone pay $125 for the tin when you can get really good blank ones for $6 online? (See current $6 shaker ad/photo below.)

Jen, I was also hoping to see the grog mix available again. My guess is that its not popular enough among the general population to offer? Not everyone knows what they should order when they belly up to the bar, so maybe the grog is not popular enough? Just guessing...

I'm guessing they have some concern about lost revenue now that the Portland location has closed. Not that the high prices are connected to that event, but just saying... Improving their business savvy along with taking care of their fans with reasonably priced merchandise would be better approaches for the Trader Vic's brand. They're driving Vic's business into the ground.

in their defense, their shakers are custom made to exactly fit their larger sized mai tai glasses. not that they wouldn't work on a normal shaker but they are custom made for TV's.