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Kenike
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Joined: Jul 24, 2003
Posts: 1201
From: McKinney, TX
|  Posted: 2006-07-09 6:20 pm Permalink
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On 2006-07-09 16:47, ookoo lady wrote:
Poor Mr. Bali Hai. I found him today at the Rose Bowl Flea Market, but I tripped in my drive way. He never even made it into the house.
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How sad...he looks like a vintage one too.
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Kenike
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Joined: Jul 24, 2003
Posts: 1201
From: McKinney, TX
| Posted: 2006-10-12 1:52 pm Permalink
BIG thanks to UPS
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teaKEY
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Joined: Nov 09, 2004
Posts: 3663
From: The thumb !
| Posted: 2006-10-12 2:05 pm Permalink
two of them broke? What did the box look like? Does Munktiki send you new ones and the post office (UPS) pays the damages? It looks like just the tops are broke, but there does seem to be a lot of broke pieces. Instead of throwing them away, they look like you could still get some use some how.
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Kenike
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 24, 2003
Posts: 1201
From: McKinney, TX
| Posted: 2006-10-12 4:13 pm Permalink
Time Out is handling it (not Munktiki) and has promised me new ones. I have to hold these for UPS so they can "view the damage." I wouldn't say they were packed "badly"...I got 4 of the Hukilau glasses in the same box and they were fine. The mugs were on the very bottom of the box with maybe one layer of packing peanuts (which obviously was not enough). The important thing is that Time Out is handling it the best way they can and I'll eventually have new mugs.
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FreddieBallsomic
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Joined: Aug 08, 2005
Posts: 626 | Posted: 2006-10-12 5:07 pm Permalink
If not, Homes, I gots an extra one and I'm sure we can work somthin out. Maholla!
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Kenike
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Joined: Jul 24, 2003
Posts: 1201
From: McKinney, TX
| Posted: 2006-10-12 7:53 pm Permalink
Thanks, Balls...I'll keep you posted.
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smgleason47
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jul 14, 2004
Posts: 99
From: Calabasas, CA
| Posted: 2006-10-12 8:00 pm Permalink
Ouch - easy does it UPS..Make that an edition of 298.......
Now I am worried as i haven't gotten my mug yet and it appears that they have a weak spot at the top. Easily broken in transit.
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MrBaliHai
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Joined: Jun 01, 2002
Posts: 775 | Posted: 2006-10-13 01:48 am Permalink
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On 2006-07-09 16:47, ookoo lady wrote:
Poor Mr. Bali Hai. I found him today at the Rose Bowl Flea Market, but I tripped in my drive way. He never even made it into the house.
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Why do I feel as if someone is walking on my grave?
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tedtiki
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Joined: Nov 06, 2004
Posts: 276
From: Sunny Springfield Illinois
| Posted: 2006-10-13 03:35 am Permalink
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On 2006-10-12 20:00, smgleason47 wrote:
Ouch - easy does it UPS..Make that an edition of 298.......
Now I am worried as i haven't gotten my mug yet and it appears that they have a weak spot at the top. Easily broken in transit.
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Don't start worrying yet. Mine just arrived yesterday and they were in one piece. I was a little concerned though when I started unpacking and realized the mugs were on the bottom.
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dibroc
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Joined: Jul 29, 2006
Posts: 371
From: Sunny Southern Califiorina
| Posted: 2006-10-13 08:42 am Permalink
I opened the front door this morning (Note the date) and found this box. When I picked it up I could hear trouble. Note the under sized box and no packing around the edges. Well at least it was not Dental or something else rare.  
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teaKEY
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 09, 2004
Posts: 3663
From: The thumb !
| Posted: 2006-10-13 08:57 am Permalink
what if it was only a penny cause they shipped out a broken mug. Probably not the cause but the rating history would be able to tell you more.
Nevermind, look how the bowl butts up against the box's edge. It was a suicide mission.
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Koolau
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Joined: Sep 23, 2006
Posts: 323
From: Oahu, Hawaii
| Posted: 2006-10-14 12:19 am Permalink
When I've had the good fortune to win an eBay item at a crazy low price, I've told the seller that my winning price was too low, and that I'd send them my max bid after I receive the item and find it to be in good condition. Each time the seller was happy, and I received the item intact and well packed. It's easy to drop $5 or so in an envelope and send it back to them. Cheap insurance to get a mug in one piece.
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dibroc
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Joined: Jul 29, 2006
Posts: 371
From: Sunny Southern Califiorina
| Posted: 2006-10-14 10:00 am Permalink
wondrful idea, will do that next time if we are able to winn at a low bid. we did do that with "Kreepy tiki". his new mugs are great. I hope everyone takes a look and supports this artist.
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Mai Tai
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Joined: Mar 21, 2004
Posts: 1430
From: Exotic Isle of Alameda
| Posted: 2006-10-17 6:53 pm Permalink
Although I barely made the trip home in one piece from The Hukilau, these mugs didn't:
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dibroc
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Joined: Jul 29, 2006
Posts: 371
From: Sunny Southern Califiorina
| Posted: 2006-10-19 10:17 am Permalink
OK this is a small thing but worth adding here. Over the week end i ordered a couple of tiki farm shots from www.stuff-o-rama.com They shipped as fast as anyone i have seen. When the package arrived I opened it to find one of the mugs chipped. I email Stuff-O-Rama about the damaged item. The next day I received a shipment notice that a replacement was on the way. WOW just like that is is being replaced. This is a wonderful seller and I hope everyone takes a look and supports them.
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