Post #84526 by Feelin Zombified on Sun, Apr 4, 2004 4:44 PM

I need some input here. Let me tell you my situation. My wife is an industrial designer who is currently employed for a giftware company. Every time I get an idea for a Tiki gizmo, I do the old, "Hey, why don't you see if your bosses would sell suchandsuch" without much luck. Well, it seems that I might finally get the chance to influence an upcoming spring line that would be sold at a major national retailer.

I began thinking of all of the awful things we are reduced to buying (TJ Maxx Blue sludge bottles, for example) and I thought it would be nice if someone who really cares about Tiki would have a say. Most of the half dozen ideas that I have so far are based on things I wish I could find out there; and I know many of you have thought to yourselves, "Gee, I wish I could find a Moai Widget for my patio bar".

So what I'm asking for, is what Tiki products do you wish existed? This would be for Garden/Patio/Summer/Backyard. And I don't mean cheezey stuff like Ku bug spray... let me give you an example- a scaled down version of the classic cone shaped torch (you know the one I mean, it costs so much you could afford maybe one) I'd love to have my backyard filled with 'em, and if they were smaller and cheaper, I could.

So I ask you, my friends, what do you wish you could find when you're out shopping for summer stuff at yer local Target/K-Mart/Etc.

My humble thanks in advance,

-Z