How to acquire a small collection of basic mugs

I live in Seattle, and I rarely see mugs in shops. In my whole life, I have found: one mug from a Seattle Chinese restaurant,the Four Seas (gift from an antique dealer friend), two Mai Tai-type glasses with painted decoration from Beachbum Burt's in Redondo Beach (thrift store), one green critter mug from the "Jeckyll & Hyde Club" (stamped as such, thrift store), four Harvey's bucket mugs (thrift store), one generic brown tiki mug (some defunct modern bar in San Diego), and one Trader Vic's Fogcutter vase (bought from the former Las Vegas location). Not much.

Next Spring, I'll be doing a bartending event at a friend's yearly party, and I'd like to do a tiki format. Got some drink ideas already (classic stuff), but what I need are some nice, not-very-expensive assorted mugs to serve in (though not all the drinks I have planned will come in a mug). Since I know eBay usually prices high, what's my best bet for acquiring a group of mixed vintage, but very common and relatively inexpensive, mugs?

My list:

Jamaica Daiquiri (from TV's 70s reprint book) and Spanish Coffee will be in wine glasses. Royal Bermuda Yacht Club will use a cocktail glass. Mai Tai & Gun Club Punch, lowball glass. I have all those. Demerara Dry Float and Scorpion, I'm using vintage Avalos Hermanos glassware (conical compote and bowl compote, respectively). The 151 Swizzle (BG Reynolds/Hale Pele version), Bloody Mary (a staple at this party every year) and Yokohama Romance, I'm using vintage anodized aluminum cups, which will be covered with a napkin.

For the Zombie and War God, I'd like to have between six and eight relatively tall mugs. I'll use the Harvey's bucket mugs for the Spindrift and Test Pilot, but I'd like to have four or so more smaller mugs besides.

Retro Planet has a nice selection, and the prices are pretty good.

http://www.retroplanet.com/search.html?q=tiki+mugs
Good Luck!

Thanks, Kraken007, these prices are much lower than I expected to find. Their not being vintage is far less of a concern at six dollars each!

Those are nice. I'm rather tempted to acquire one or two of their Fu Manchus.

You can also try KC Hawaii. http://www.kchawaii.com/tiki-collection/tiki-mugs.php

Mahalo!

I know it's been a few months..... But another good place to find basic mugs at a good price is http://www.barproducts.com/nsearch?q=Tiki

On 2016-09-13 21:47, Kapu Dru wrote:
I know it's been a few months..... But another good place to find basic mugs at a good price is http://www.barproducts.com/nsearch?q=Tiki

Actually these are all bootlegged mugs STOLEN from other artists. BUY THE ORIGINAL, do not support these theives. It is up to us to be informed before purchasing so that we do not let these awful companies get away with THEFT!

Can Tikifarm sue these OkolePukas?

The Hawaii General Store in Seattle sells Tiki Farm Mugs.

http://www.hawaiigeneralstore.net/

Hawaii General Store
258 NE 45th Street
Seattle, WA 98105

While in that area, you can stop by Archie McPhee. They sell the Accoutrements Tiki mugs.

https://mcphee.com/pages/search-results-page?q=tiki

Archie McPhee
1300 N 45th ST
Seattle WA 98103

[ Edited by: thefuzz 2016-09-16 12:25 ]