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ZeroTiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 02, 2009
Posts: 734
From: Rohnert Park, California
|  Posted: 2011-01-22 3:24 pm Permalink
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On 2010-03-01 07:15, Rum Balls wrote:
At least I didn't pay much for it, and at least I got to have a drink out it. Dang.
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I am making it a mission to find you a replacement, RB.
~Zero
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StanTheMan
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Apr 30, 2010
Posts: 21
From: TikiStan
| Posted: 2011-01-28 6:08 pm Permalink
This is the second "Three year old girl" related Ku tiki mug death. This one was mostly empty at it's demise. I try not to spend too much on tiki mugs as I actually use them... with alcohol. These are getting harder to find too. Tiki-Stan
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8FT Tiki
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Joined: Nov 30, 2003
Posts: 1172
From: Kansas City, MO
| Posted: 2011-01-30 10:14 am Permalink
OUCH Does anyone have a spare pepper to replace this one we just killed?
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Loki-Tiki
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Joined: Nov 05, 2007
Posts: 152
From: Like...The Valley
| Posted: 2011-02-20 11:37 am Permalink
Humpty Dumpty Sven Tiki:
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10563
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2011-02-21 01:59 am Permalink
Ouch. Yeah, that's how my head felt the morning after I went to Trader Vic's Happy Hour here in Hamburg.
Now you'll have to get the upcoming Book of Tiki mug. 
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TorchGuy
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 24, 2008
Posts: 200
From: Renton, WA
| Posted: 2011-02-23 09:11 am Permalink
Painful stuff. I have only two tiki mugs (I've had too many bad experiences with shipping, I really don't like Paypal, and Seattle's thrift stores have zero tiki, ever) but both of 'em would be hard to replace. Hope I never have any accidents with 'em, and condolences to all.
Not a tiki mug (or tiki anything) but I once bought a rare vintage ceiling fan off a guy, who berated me when I asked - nicely - if he'd disassemble it and pack well. He railed on me about having been in Iraq and Afganistan and how he knew how to pack from sending stuff home... Naturally it was an awful job. He took everything apart that shouldn't be taken apart, didn't disassemble the easy parts, and it arrived with pieces poking out of holes in the box and the whole thing bent out of shape. It WAS repairable, but... I feel your pain with regards to poor packing. And I still have photos of the box with parts visibly sticking out.
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StanTheMan
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Apr 30, 2010
Posts: 21
From: TikiStan
| Posted: 2011-02-25 9:52 pm Permalink
Aren't there any Tiki establishments in Seattle where you can pick up some tiki mugs for daily use?
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Beachbumz
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Jan 09, 2008
Posts: 991
From: 21°/156° MAUI
| Posted: 2011-04-25 11:44 pm Permalink
Ouch!!
Ebay purchase that was wrapped in one small sheet of paper each...
Always ask for bubble wrapped around mugs!!! 
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LOL Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 06, 2007
Posts: 932
From: San Diegoish
| Posted: 2011-04-26 12:53 am Permalink
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On 2011-04-25 23:44, Beachbumz wrote:
Ouch!!
Ebay purchase that was wrapped in one small sheet of paper each...
Always ask for bubble wrapped around mugs!!!
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Gah! That's so frustrating! I once received a mug - miraculously intact - stuffed in a bubble-wrap lined envelope.
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SilverLine
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Joined: Mar 02, 2004
Posts: 608
From: Kansas City
| Posted: 2011-04-26 06:54 am Permalink
Ship unto others as you would have them ship unto you. Too bad not enough people know this Golden Rule.
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8FT Tiki
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Joined: Nov 30, 2003
Posts: 1172
From: Kansas City, MO
| Posted: 2011-04-26 10:17 pm Permalink
First I break one myself when dusting a shelf.
Then after I stopped crying I searched out something to replace it. I found something really cool and guess what, lousy packaging caused me to be super bummed again when the box arrived and I opened it to find this:
I don't know how much more of this I can take.
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Beachbumz
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Jan 09, 2008
Posts: 991
From: 21°/156° MAUI
| Posted: 2011-04-26 11:57 pm Permalink
I really hate this thread...
Maybe we should all get this....
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GROG
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Jun 21, 2006
Posts: 6194
From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2011-04-27 12:31 am Permalink
IWas this a mug? It was awesome whatever it was.
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HOUSE OF KU
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 15, 2005
Posts: 537
From: TIKILAND, USA
| Posted: 2011-04-27 12:42 am Permalink
Saw those on Ebay.....pretty good price to boot....made by Treasure Craft, original design by Hawaiian Island Products... Freddie
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Philot
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 04, 2003
Posts: 187
From: The armpit of Florida
| Posted: 2011-05-26 6:58 pm Permalink
Allright! My big ebay score made it!
I picked up the package up off the porch and heard that unmistakable, sickening sound of ceramic shards grinding together.
My first DOA.
My first volcano bowl
Maybe I can salvage it and make a tiki planter.
A one-of-a-kind, signed artist proof tiki planter.
With certificate of authenticity.
I don't understand what happened, from the exterior, there were no signs of damage to the package. And it seemed adequately packed when I opened it.
Man, why did it have to be this one? Why not some garden-variety coconut mug?!
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