Post #77899 by Sweet Daddy Tiki on Wed, Feb 25, 2004 1:06 PM

There's an antique mall near my house that I must have driven by hundreds of times on my way home from work, always thinking I should drop in someday. Well, someday came yesterday . I had some time (since I'm jobless at the moment) and stopped in for a look. The way these narratives are supposed to run is that I found something spectacular like a tiki bob for a buck or witco fountain for 20. But no. This place was huge -- took me several hours to browse -- and all I found of a tiki nature was a commmon HIP ashtray for $15 (didn't buy it) and a pair of Treasurecraft S&P that I already have. Why is it that I find PolyPop stuff at the thrift stores fairly regularly but the antique malls and flea markets around here are almost totally devoid of tiki content? It's like the antique/collectible dealers here still haven't cottoned on to the value of this stuff. I don't know why I'm complaining -- I'd rather find this stuff at thrift stores anyway. Just commenting I guess.