Tiki from Gurnee Mills, Illinois (and shameless kid photo) - Collecting Tiki

F finkdaddy Member Wisconsin Joined: May 11, 2004 Posts: 2061	F finkdaddy Posted posted on Tue, Mar 7, 2006 5:36 PM On Sunday my family and I took a day trip to Gurnee Mills, a huge shopping mall just south of the Wisconsin-Illinois border. Just after eating lunch at the Rainforest Cafe, we passed a store called Black Market Minerals. Something in the store caught my eye as we passed... tons of tikis!! There were rows and rows of hand carved tiki masks, and even some full-sized poles and some very cool signs. The mask I bought was only $12, but they ranged from $8 for the smallest to $20 for the very largest! The poles must have been between 3 and 4 feet tall and ranged from $50 to $100. I'm saving up to go back in a few weeks for more. Here is the mask being shown by my two youngest sons, Brendan and Quinn. Brendan couldn't resist trying it on!
H hewey Tiki Socialite Sydney, Australia Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4283	H hewey Posted posted on Tue, Mar 7, 2006 6:15 PM mate - good value for $12! nice mask
K Keaka Member Wisconsin Joined: Jun 15, 2005 Posts: 7	K Keaka Posted posted on Sat, Mar 11, 2006 8:05 PM Good find. I stopped in that store last month and had the same thrill looking at all the masks and whatnots. I plan to pick up another next time I'm around that neck of the woods. I posted a pic of the one I got on the Tiki Finds thread. They are a good bargain. Each one seemed to be original too.

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finkdaddy Posted posted on Tue, Mar 7, 2006 5:36 PM

On Sunday my family and I took a day trip to Gurnee Mills, a huge shopping mall just south of the Wisconsin-Illinois border. Just after eating lunch at the Rainforest Cafe, we passed a store called Black Market Minerals. Something in the store caught my eye as we passed... tons of tikis!! There were rows and rows of hand carved tiki masks, and even some full-sized poles and some very cool signs. The mask I bought was only $12, but they ranged from $8 for the smallest to $20 for the very largest! The poles must have been between 3 and 4 feet tall and ranged from $50 to $100. I'm saving up to go back in a few weeks for more.

Here is the mask being shown by my two youngest sons, Brendan and Quinn.

Brendan couldn't resist trying it on!

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hewey Posted posted on Tue, Mar 7, 2006 6:15 PM

mate - good value for $12! nice mask

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Keaka Posted posted on Sat, Mar 11, 2006 8:05 PM

Good find. I stopped in that store last month and had the same thrill looking at all the masks and whatnots. I plan to pick up another next time I'm around that neck of the woods. I posted a pic of the one I got on the Tiki Finds thread. They are a good bargain. Each one seemed to be original too.