Thrift Store Score/Disappointment - Collecting Tiki

T TikiTrevor Member La Habra, CA Joined: Jan 15, 2004 Posts: 208	T TikiTrevor Posted posted on Wed, Apr 14, 2004 9:25 AM Yesterday, I was at my local thrift store during my lunch break. I found this little coconut mug. It had hairline cracks going down the side and had "Luau" on the front. So I picked it up. On a different row in the store, there was this small brown lid stuck inside of a coffee cup. I thought at first that it went with my coconut, but then I looked at the colors and they were different. I treid for about 5 minutes to get the lid out to see if it is a match, but had no luck. Becuase the colors were soo off, I just left it and bought the mug. When I got home, I was looking through Tiki Quest and lone and behold there it is (Pg 108 I think). It's a condiment jar from the Luaa. The lid was to the coconut AND is a different shade of Brown. I prayed all night to the Tiki Gods that the lid will still be there today. Everyone wish me luck as I am going to go back today in hopes that it is still there. To be continued......
T TikiTrevor Member La Habra, CA Joined: Jan 15, 2004 Posts: 208	T TikiTrevor Posted posted on Wed, Apr 14, 2004 1:53 PM ...and the lid was still there!!! I am now the owner of a complete Condiment jar the the Luau and it only cost $1.50!!!
Z zyll_art Member Earth Joined: Apr 14, 2004 Posts: 2	Z zyll_art Posted posted on Wed, Apr 14, 2004 1:58 PM Yey! That was a good cliffhanger..... congratulations on your aquisition!
S Swanky Tiki Socialite Hapa Haole Hideaway, Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 5398	S Swanky Posted posted on Wed, Apr 14, 2004 3:58 PM Did you pocket the lid or buy the cup it was stuck in or what?
T TikiTrevor Member La Habra, CA Joined: Jan 15, 2004 Posts: 208	T TikiTrevor Posted posted on Wed, Apr 14, 2004 4:15 PM I bought the mug ($0.50)that the lid was in. The lid was stuck in the mug. The only way I could get it out was breaking the coffee mug it was stuck in. The hard part was trying to explain to the cashier that I wanted the lid inside the cup, so I'll pay for the cup. The person working the register barely spoke English, but luckily the person behind me in line understood what I wanted and traslated it to the cashier.

T

TikiTrevor Posted posted on Wed, Apr 14, 2004 9:25 AM

Yesterday, I was at my local thrift store during my lunch break. I found this little coconut mug. It had hairline cracks going down the side and had "Luau" on the front. So I picked it up. On a different row in the store, there was this small brown lid stuck inside of a coffee cup. I thought at first that it went with my coconut, but then I looked at the colors and they were different. I treid for about 5 minutes to get the lid out to see if it is a match, but had no luck. Becuase the colors were soo off, I just left it and bought the mug.

When I got home, I was looking through Tiki Quest and lone and behold there it is (Pg 108 I think). It's a condiment jar from the Luaa. The lid was to the coconut AND is a different shade of Brown. I prayed all night to the Tiki Gods that the lid will still be there today. Everyone wish me luck as I am going to go back today in hopes that it is still there.

To be continued......

T

TikiTrevor Posted posted on Wed, Apr 14, 2004 1:53 PM

...and the lid was still there!!!

I am now the owner of a complete Condiment jar the the Luau and it only cost $1.50!!!

Z

zyll_art Posted posted on Wed, Apr 14, 2004 1:58 PM

Yey!
That was a good cliffhanger.....
congratulations on your aquisition!

S

Swanky Posted posted on Wed, Apr 14, 2004 3:58 PM

Did you pocket the lid or buy the cup it was stuck in or what?

T

TikiTrevor Posted posted on Wed, Apr 14, 2004 4:15 PM

I bought the mug ($0.50)that the lid was in. The lid was stuck in the mug. The only way I could get it out was breaking the coffee mug it was stuck in. The hard part was trying to explain to the cashier that I wanted the lid inside the cup, so I'll pay for the cup. The person working the register barely spoke English, but luckily the person behind me in line understood what I wanted and traslated it to the cashier.