Tiki at TJMax

Hello all,

Just wanted to share some very recent finds at our local TjMax. Without opening the whole "tiki going mainstream" arguement, my wife (who works at our local TJMax) found these really nice glass "bottles" in the backroom before they went out to the general public.

The Suffering Bastard bottle is very well done as is the Moai. In addition to the Blue Hawaii and Margaritta Mix, there is also a Strawberrry Daqauri mix. All of the mixes are available in either the SB or Moai. By far, the Blue Hawaii mix looks the best in the bottles. So, keep an eye out or if you do not have a local TJMax, let us know and we can arrange to hook you up!

When are they going out? I live right down the street from one.

Mainstream schmainstream! I'm GETTIN' 'em!

Tikisobayli, have you tasted either yet? (I'm assuming being at TJ Maxx, the cost is not prohibitive, so even if they suck, it will not be a wasted expenditure)

Well I'd love a couple of those, but canada is just so darned expensive to ship to. sigh

On 2004-02-20 11:28, Tikiwahine wrote:
Well I'd love a couple of those, but canada is just so darned expensive to ship to. sigh

tell ya what tw, if i find them i'll buy several sets and we can settle up...! j$

J$, you rock. I mean, you exotica.
Mahalo,

On 2004-02-20 12:15, Tikiwahine wrote:
J$, you rock. I mean, you exotica.
Mahalo,

:) maybe the verb is "caw like an exotic bird" :)

wahine and i have tj max on the to-do list tomorrow. i generally find the place oddly fascinating. where else can you buy (within the continental area) olive oil, truffles, african giraffe carvings, and underwear...

Wow, cool....doesn't TJMaxx sell old lots for a discount? Bet these are only regionally available. WHO made those?

The mix is still not out in our store here in Alabama. But more then likely should be in the next day or so. They were $9.99 each so they were on the expensive side for sure.

As far as who makes them, the tag on the bottle has the brand name on Being while the foil wrapper around the cap has the name Shoneeld's. I have never heard of either.

We have not tried them yet, but we are having a tiki gathering next weekend for my wifes birthday and we might get into one if we get desperate for mix.

Let us know if anyone else spots them around in their local stores.

Again, the offer is still open about us getting some for any who wants one. Just send me a PM

[ Edited by: tikisobayli on 2004-02-20 15:55 ]

I stopped by my local TJ Maxx today, poked around the shelves and came up with nuthin'. Asking the salesperson didn't help either. So I went downstairs to another store called "Marshall's" (which is identical to TJ Maxx, but with a different name - same stock, same prices - go figure...), and after hunting through their housewares section, spotted one of the Suffering Bastard bottles peeking out from behind some larger bottles. Yesss!

Was it filled with Blue Hawaiian mix? Nooooo...

Was it filled with Daiquiri mix? Nope...

Was it possibly filled with Margarita mix? Not this one...

It was filled with DARK RED KIDNEY BEAN INFUSED OIL What the f*ck is that?? It's made by the same "Shonfeld's" as the drink mixes, so I guess they make all kinds of culinary stuff. I haven't the slightest idea what to do with the contents, so I may just dump it out. I did feel kinda dopey shelling out 10 bux for a bottle of DARK RED KIDNEY BEAN INFUSED OIL, but it does look kinda cool. Picture the blue Suffering Bastard from Tikisobayli's pic filled with DARK RED KIDNEY BEANS. Oh, and OIL.
I asked the salesgirl about any more that may be in the back or something, and she said she'd never seen them before - it was probably the last one. I then went back upstairs to TJ Maxx, DARK RED KINDEY BEAN INFUSED OIL-filled Suffering Bastard in hand, and asked the same salesperson, who still had no idea what I was talking about.

So I left with my Suffering Bastard and headed straight over to "ROSS Dress For Less" (which is the identical triplet to TJ Maxx and Marshall's) and found a whole range of "Shonfeld's" products in assorted cool bottles. Alas, no tikis, but I'll bet they either had them or will have them at some point.

So keep checkin' your TJ Maxx's, but also try Marshall's and Ross - these thing's could be anywhere!!

Oh, and if you have any clue as to what to use DARK RED KIDNEY BEAN INFUSED OIL for, let me know...

Doctor Z~

After you finally end up dumping the kidney bean & oil (hec, you know you'll end up doing that), clean the inside as best as you can and put distilled water and a mixture of food coloring (remember, red + blue make purple!!) and fill 'the bastard' with the colored water. That's what I did with my vintage barber bottles in my bathroom. Remember to fill it to the very top and leave as little air in it as possible. I've had mine filled for 4 years with no problems or color change whatsoever. Place a low watt light behind it and light it up!

Plus, if you get bored with the same color, just make another color mixture! During Christmas you can make a light colored mixture (or just distilled H2O) with colorful glitter and you'll have yourself a Holiday Bastard Snow 'globe'!

Just my 2 coconuts worth.

Enter The SoCal Hoity Toity Schedule

[ Edited by: SugarCaddyDaddy on 2004-02-20 18:32 ]

Hell, I'd use them to put my homemade liqueurs into! Those are great!

Went to 2 TJ Maxx's nuthin'
also went to a Marshalls and a Homegoods Nuthin'!!!
Sad, I can't even find mass market Tiki in Michigan (unless you count the neon orange tiki tumblers I saw at Marshalls)
I'll try again tomorrow, though now my wife (a "Foodie") is all excited about the kidney bean oil. Ack!

-Z

The company that makes these also has a website (Shonfeld.com) with some other tiki stuff on it like these: http://shonfelds.com/site/prod.asp?catId=17&ItemId=378

and these: http://shonfelds.com/site/prod.asp?catId=35&ItemId=376

but the Suffering Bastard and Moai glass bottles are nowhere to be found...

Oh, and if you have any clue as to what to use DARK RED KIDNEY BEAN INFUSED OIL for, let me know...

is it flamable??

Went to TJMaxx TEMPLE CITY (after calling the two South bay stores and getting a "Huh?" respectively an ON HOLD FOREVER reaction).

What a strange store. Discount fashions and decor art. All those noveaux tropical Tommy Bahama things with fake patina, yuk. Impressive faux banana palm, not cheap though.

Found the bottles and asked if someone could get me a case of those (a nice gift for friends) but alas, apparently they do not have storage, just what's on the shelf. And they had only one each (blue/red/yellow) of the Suffering Bastard design, so I got'em all, and two Moais.

The Strawberry Daiquiri mix is best in my opinion (visually, don't think I'll ever try the stuff) like clear red food dye No 1 (or so). The S.B. now sits in front of a light bulb which makes it glow like the Jewel of the Nile. The clearness of the liquid makes all the glass lines come out, even the red Moai looks good. Heavy glass, too. Thanks tikisobayli for that tip, T.C. comes through again!

Drove by the Outrigger and Kona Kai Apts which looked good, but checking up on the EXOTIC ISLE (BOT p.220) in Alhambra was so sad. It is now called "Jade Garden" and is totally de-forested and de-Tikied.

That place was as dense with tropical foliage as Disney's jungle cruise. Now Mexican style slash and burn gardening has only left stumps. Granted, they kept the waterfalls going which are the most amazing lava rock sculptures anywhere. The first by the entrance is at least eight, the one in the front courtyard is easily ten foot high, and then there is the lava bridge extending from under the flying rec room.

Now all the waterways have rod iron fencing around them (the result of litigation paranoia), and the flying rec room's outrigger beams have been sawed off (typical ritual emasculation process), even the irregularly undulating beachcomber style floorboard edges (note in small photo on bottom of page 220) are straightened (god forbid any individualistic detailing would be left!). One massacred Tiki is still lying under some stairs, cut in half through the face, too wasted to be rescued. Someone give him a proper burial, please!

I regret having had such little space to show off that urban island in the BOT, I have more than 20 slides from it. I plan to show some memorial images at Denny's show at Tiki Taix, ....R.I.P. EXOTIC ISLE!

Wait a minute. Did "Tiki People" not complain about a year ago saying that tiki is selling out in major department stores and were all freaked out about it??? I'm glad some of you have "come out" and accepted it. ( I have a deal coming up with WallMart that is going to blow your minds!) (just joking! Arrrrrrr!!!) But, the fact remains there's a lot of bitching about tiki going mainstream. Face it man! Tiki is everywhere and don't hesitate to pick it up wherever you see it! Tiki is cool and will always be cool! No matter what!

Sven, I'm sorry to hear about Exotic Isle, another one bites the dust. Amen Ben!!!!

But, imagine my surprise that Dr. Z has found a supplier for Dark Red Kidney Bean Infused Oil. I love the stuff, can't get enough of it.

I pour it on my Wheaties every morning. I use it as a restorative ointment. It's a fantastic substitute for Viagra. Doubles as a scalp treatment, spot remover and medicinal tincture. My favorite use however is The Dark Red Kidney Bean Infused Oil Daiquiri...

The Dark Red Kidney Bean Infused Oil Daiquiri.
1 oz Dark Red Kidney Bean Infused Oil
1 oz Neats Foot Oil
1 Oz Herbs of Fish or Tumeric
Juice of one Kumquat
Wisk vigorously with Fine Ice and Woolite.
Strain into Cordial Glass
Garnish with Pickled Egg and Cocktail Onions.
Shelley loves 'em!!!!!

We also picked up one of these sets;


Wee Tiki Party Set (who has a wee Tiki!!!)
$5.99. Well, that was one successful shopping adventure. Thanks for the heads up Dr. Z and TikisObayli.
Mahalo,
Al

[ Edited by: Alnshely on 2004-02-20 23:27 ]

Baltimore TC'ers can find them @ the Marshall's in Towson Marketplace. The TJ Maxx just has a staff that laughs at you as they walk away. There should be a few there, only took one of each(Thinking of my Local TC Ohana). The Kindney Bean ones are there as well. Who would want them is beyond me. I warnwed the staff that there are more than a few people in the area that would be in for some.
Thanks Tikisobayli.

Tacky Techie Tiki Bar

[ Edited by: Turbogod on 2004-02-21 08:13 ]

On 2004-02-20 23:21, Alnshely wrote:

My favorite use however is The Dark Red Kidney Bean Infused Oil Daiquiri...

The Dark Red Kidney Bean Infused Oil Daiquiri.
1 oz Dark Red Kidney Bean Infused Oil
1 oz Neats Foot Oil
1 Oz Herbs of Fish or Tumeric
Juice of one Kumquat
Wisk vigorously with Fine Ice and Woolite.
Strain into Cordial Glass
Garnish with Pickled Egg and Cocktail Onions.
Shelley loves 'em!!!!!

MMMMMmmmmm... I guess I won't be just dumping mine out after all! (I'll at least have to save some for the next time Al & Shelley come over...)

I scored one of each today at Marshalls. The moai head is full of "Black Bean infused oil" and the mai tai joe/sufferin bastard is full of "mixed bean infused oil". $10.00 each.

I think its funny that the tag says "This product is an Exclusive design of Shonfeld's USA". Think trader vics would disagree?

Anyway, I'm happy I got them. Now...gotta figure out what to put in them.

Erich

Marshall's on E Colonial and Bumby in Orlando has a bunch of 'em. Maybe 15-20, of which about half were drink mixes and the other half were oils. I got a Blue Hawaiian SB and a black bean infused oil Moai (cuz it was the best looking one). They did NOT have the Wee Tiki drink set though, which was mighty disappointing. I'll have to find a TJ Maxx tomorrow.

I'd just like to add that I'm sipping an authentic Harry Yee Blue Hawaii (recipe lifted from this forum) as I type this. I don't think I'll be using that Shonfeld's mix.

I'm glad I caught these since I missed the cookie jar. Another tiki item I found at a discount clothing store is an Akademiks tiki shirt that I purchased last August (before I found TC) at a Burlington Coat Factory Outlet. Here are a couple pics from my crappy ass digital camera:

You see the hula girl that's like print screened. The white embroidery is of orchids and hula girls. The brown embroidery is a Hawaiian tiki.

The back has a large embroidered tiki. It's a cool shirt and was only $20-25. Dunno if there are any more as I got it back in August.

Hello all...
Picked up one of those small sets early this week at Beall's. They were having a 30% off sale and I couldn't resist...

They have the same little plate as Alnshely's but there were two small Marquesan glasses:

They are 3 1/2" tall and are unmarked.

I also saw the Suffrin' Blue Hawaii mix at TJMaxx. Picked one up. Thinking about giving it a good coat with Fleckstone...

On 2004-02-21 19:09, JonPez wrote:
Hello all...
Picked up one of those small sets early this week at Beall's. They were having a 30% off sale and I couldn't resist...

Which Beall's? I must know!

On 2004-02-21 19:41, Kono wrote:
Which Beall's? I must know!

The one that just opened up on the corner of Piedmont-Wekiwa Road and 436 in Apopka. They also have a large plastic jug with two tiki faces on it...
Not sure if the sales are still going on, but they seem to have them all the time.

Thanks for the info JonPez! I'm just a couple miles away from there, I'll check for them today.

Wee Tiki and infused bastard sightings here in Glendale and La Crescenta at TJ Max & Marshalls.

But seriously folks, what do you do with this oil and bean stuff? Are you supposed to eat the beans or use the oil or toss it all and save the bottle?

oh yeah, and whats tiki sugar for?

I picked up the Blue Hawaii mix SB and a white bean infused oil Moai at Marshall's on 20th & Camelback in Phoenix. There weren't more, it looked like the SB had been returned!

I like the white beans in the Moai.

Lika Lika

ARGH!

[ Edited by: Cultjam on 2004-02-22 14:10 ]

after driving to every TJ Marshall Goods in town, I finally found the mother lode. White bean, black bean, Blue Hawaiian, etc etc. I bought my 2, but there are about 12 or 14 left if anyone gets desperate (PM me if you can't find any in your area)

-Z

I did the TJ Maxx tour here in Houston.

Houstonians:
the one in the River Oaks shopping center has none, nor does the one out Fondren south of 59. The one at the Plaza Shopping Center on Richmond by the Galleria now has no more SB's, and about 3 maois: 1 with blue Hawaiian mix (leaking), 1 with beans of some sort and 1 with - I kid you not - "Corn Flakes infused oil" (?)! Anybody have a freakin' CLUE what that is good for?!

So who got the 2 SB's that were there yesterday but not today: 1 with margarita mix and 1 with a bubble defect in the nose, filled with blue Hawaiian mix? Or are there non-TC Houstonians who recognize a cool bottle when they see it? Maybe mainstream-ization ain't all bad!

Houston UPDATE:
OK, I was just too dang fast! The TJ Maxx in the River Oaks shopping center NOW has some! I picked up one of each bottle for Kilikopela, but there are still 3 bean-filled SB's, and a Blue Hawaii-filled maoi there, just a-waitin'for you other Houstonians. None of the 3 TJ Maxx's nor the Marshall's that I saw had the Wee Tiki Party sniff.

(Incidenatlly, there are now more than a couple of us here in Helltown; y'all wanna get together before Ti-Tiki opens? I don't wanna wait 'til then!)

[ Edited by: formikahini on 2004-02-23 19:47 ]

I am now the proud owner of a Sufferin' Bastard filled with Margarita mix! Does that make it a Margarita Joe instead of a Mai Tai Joe? :wink:

On 2004-02-21 19:09, JonPez wrote:

I also saw the Suffrin' Blue Hawaii mix at TJMaxx. Picked one up. Thinking about giving it a good coat with Fleckstone...

Now THAT is a cool idea. I may go for that if I find any others, 'cause I'm kinda starting to dig the bean & oil look...

The Suffering Bastard bottle is very well done as is the Moai.

TJ Max near me only had two in stock. The Moai with margarita mix and the SB with strawberry daiquiri mix (RED). I bought them both. Not sure what to put in these bottles after I drain all the crap out of them. Has anyone tried sand? The red SB does look pretty cool though.

I plan on using my SB as a regular decanter once I'm done with the yellow sugar water inside. Not sure what liquor I'll put into it, but I like the fact that you CAN see what's inside, something that's always bothered me about opaque vessels.

Hey all,
The wife and I found the Wee Tiki set a couple of weeks ago, and prior to that (About a month or two) We found a Tiki Cookie jar there as well as a Tiki pitcher (both are clay art sanfran)
Going to have to look for the SB and Moai bean and sweet syrup bottles!!
All I need is a reason to set her loose and to find some good stuff for myself.

Scored in Brookfield, WI today... went in with not much hope and came across two moai, one filled with white beans and oil and the other with corn in oil (yuck) I said ok, they have two, wandered down the isle further and came to the drink section... moai and suffering bastards aplenty... 20 total count... Blue Hawaiian, Mai Tai and Strawberry Daq mixes... I got an early birthday present from Mrs. Lake in the form of the Blue Hawaiian suffering... he will sit unopened on my shelf with my mugs... pretty neato for only $9.99...
TJ Maxx, who would've thought...

[ Edited by: Lake Surfer on 2004-02-22 22:16 ]

Hey guys....glad everyone is finding these! I am the one who works there so I just thought I'd let everyone know that Marshall's, TJ Maxx, and Homegoods are all owned by the same company so you should be able to find similar things at any. I know our store only got about a dozen of them as of now. Imagine how excited I was after a long shift...I was taking out the garbage cause the custodian hadn't shown up that night and there on the backroom shelf......it made my night! We haven't had any of the oils yet and I haven't seen the little mug sets, but lately we have been getting lots of those little sets with flavored cosmopolitan sugars and whatnot. I am hoping we will get some in! Anyway, hope everyone is enjoying theirs!

waikiki

whooooppeee! hey TURBOgod/MD/DC/VA types, the marshalls at annapolis has them too! my very industrious wahine hit marshalls during lunch and got the blue hawaii moai, suffering bastard margarita, white bean moai and the 3-bean suffering bastard. thanks to the 'insiders' who tipped us off and probably caused a minor spike in this company's stocking records.

hey alnshelly, your kidney bean suffering bastard looks like the tiki version of "the visible man/woman"

j$

J$, that is fantastic news!

If you can find a couple to send me, I will pre-pay!

Much Aloha,
-Tikiwahine

On 2004-02-23 11:05, Tikiwahine wrote:
J$, that is fantastic news!

If you can find a couple to send me, I will pre-pay!

Much Aloha,
-Tikiwahine

hey! let me talk to the lil woman and see what we can do ~ how many were you interested in? like 1? 2? the shipping could be a bit of $$$... just my 2 coconuts, j$

Johnny $,
A moai and bastard would be fantastic. If I have to choose one, the suffering bastard. Will pay shipping and handling charge, finders fee too if you like. I've got a PayPal account if that works for you. If shipping is just too silly expensive, we could send them to my brother in Gaithersburg.

Mahalo,
-Tikiwahine

Why does my local TJ Maxx suck? They never have any Tiki merchandise period!

On 2004-02-23 11:26, Tikiwahine wrote:
Johnny $,
A moai and bastard would be fantastic. If I have to choose one, the suffering bastard. Will pay shipping and handling charge, finders fee too if you like. I've got a PayPal account if that works for you. If shipping is just too silly expensive, we could send them to my brother in Gaithersburg.

Mahalo,
-Tikiwahine

i'll email you! mahalo, j$

I finally found all 6 of them (3 Moai and 3 SB). The last Maxx I went to had 2 SB's filled with beans. One had red beans and oil and the other had brown beans and oil in them. They looked weird so I didn't buy them.

mo variations...

On 2004-02-21 08:12, Turbogod wrote:
Baltimore TC'ers can find them @ the Marshall's in Towson Marketplace. The TJ Maxx just has a staff that laughs at you as they walk away. There should be a few there, only took one of each(Thinking of my Local TC Ohana). The Kindney Bean ones are there as well. Who would want them is beyond me. I warnwed the staff that there are more than a few people in the area that would be in for some.
Thanks Tikisobayli.

---

Tacky Techie Tiki Bar

[ Edited by: Turbogod on 2004-02-21 08:13 ]

Thanks for the tip Chris - I got mine this afternoon! This weekend I drove myself crazy scouring the Marshall's, T.J. Maxx and even Ross in Bel Air looking for them! The woman at the counter said they were flying off the shelves!

They probablly could fill the bottles with goat urine and people would still buy them. No self respecting mixologist would make a strawberry daquiri with that syrup, and wonder if kidney bean stocks are going threw the roof with this sudden boom?