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M&M Tiki Snack Shack Dispenser |
Trader Tom
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 883
From: West Hills, CA
|  Posted: 2006-12-31 01:48 am Permalink
I got this for Christmas from some friends. I didn't know it even existed, but I love it. It's plastic and ceramic and lights up from inside. It has a little unattached "lagoon" dish to hold the M&Ms. They got it for me from Department 56 at Disneyland. Apparently the shacks didn't sell very well, though, so they probably won't make any more. Here are a couple of shots:
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 11581
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2006-12-31 05:29 am Permalink
W...w...w..wow! ANY native A-frame model is cool in my book, and this, cookie jar-tacky or not, is one of the more elaborate testimonies of the Tiki revival. Want one.
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 11581
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2006-12-31 07:28 am Permalink
Yikes! I just entered the M&M Collectible universe! And I thought we Tiki collectors were nuts! No luck though, out of stock.
It always pays of to check though: I thought that the markings on the A-frame beams seemed familiar, but they are not from the Hale Tiki rendering BOT p.54 (others have used that, like Mark Ryden on his Martin Denny CD cover), but clearly from the Kon Tiki Montreal exterior on page 96/97 of the BOT.
Rats! I have to concede that, though it IS taken from that rendering, it is NOT from the BOT (hey, that rimes):
The very last pattern used on the top is cut off on the BOT pages (something I always regretted!) but visible in the original (which I once beheld!). Compare to its full reproduction on the back of Beachbum Berry's Grog Log!
Aaah, I love having time off to do this kind of extraneous research 
PS: The Tikis on the hut seem to be taken from old plastic Tiki pendants
[ This Message was edited by: bigbrotiki 2006-12-31 08:04 ]
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Trader Tom
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 883
From: West Hills, CA
| Posted: 2006-12-31 12:15 pm Permalink
Department 56 may be out of stock, but I Googled to see if anyone else had it and came up with http://www.giftcollector.com/product_isapi_p_63011-l_1241-m_30-a_243-store.htm?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=shopping.
They appear to have them for sale for about $25.00.
Good luck.
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spy-tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: May 11, 2003
Posts: 738
From: glendale, ca
| Posted: 2006-12-31 1:19 pm Permalink
Hey, that's kind of fun. Does it acutally dispense the M&Ms or is it just for show?
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Trader Tom
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 883
From: West Hills, CA
| Posted: 2006-12-31 2:15 pm Permalink
The Snack Shack comes in two parts: the shack and the bowl. It doesn't actually dispense anything, but it sure looks cool.
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Hiphipahula
Tiki Socialite
Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2442
From: The Valley!
| Posted: 2006-12-31 3:22 pm Permalink
Too Cute! bet it's gonna be hard to get soon, probably very limited.
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Tipsy McStagger
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Joined: Nov 21, 2004
Posts: 3664
From: HELL
| Posted: 2006-12-31 4:20 pm Permalink
Quote:
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On 2006-12-31 15:22, Hiphipahula wrote:
Too Cute! bet it's gonna be hard to get soon, probably very limited.
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stock up now to fleece the newbies on ebay later!! whooohoooooo!!
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Tipsy McStagger
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Joined: Nov 21, 2004
Posts: 3664
From: HELL
| Posted: 2006-12-31 4:24 pm Permalink
it's kinda cool but the m&m tie-in sucks!!! is this plastic??? if so i can obliterate all signs of m&m off it, and re decorate it like it should be.....
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Tipsy McStagger
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 21, 2004
Posts: 3664
From: HELL
| Posted: 2006-12-31 4:26 pm Permalink
hey holden- i think tiki farm should produce a new dish we could buy that replaces the lame m&m one.....that would be cool.
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Trader Tom
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 883
From: West Hills, CA
| Posted: 2006-12-31 6:29 pm Permalink
There are several M&M Snack Shacks on e-Bay right now. The low price is a Buy-It-Now for $21, but with shipping would be closer to $30. The Item Number is 320063143973.
Tipsy, I looked closely at it and I think you could strip the M&M stuff off if you wanted to. It's mostly ceramic, but with a little paint and patience it could be done.
I like the idea of Holden doing a version. What would also be cool is a Tiki Style Gingerbread House. Edible is always good but I was thinking in terms of a big ceramic one with flicker lights to put out for Christmas 2007. Just a thought...
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panampia
Tiki Centralite
Joined: May 26, 2006
Posts: 45
From: pittsburgh,pa
| Posted: 2007-01-13 9:31 pm Permalink
check out www.hillshobby.com
they have them for 24.99
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hewey
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Joined: Sep 14, 2004
Posts: 4283
From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2007-01-14 5:54 pm Permalink
Thats very kool Gotta love something that combines tiki with chocolate!
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 11581
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2007-01-15 4:30 pm Permalink
Here's my de-M&Mmed Snack Shack. Because of its cartoony style, I decided to replace the uncool M&M figure with some STILL cool (despite being over-commercialized) cartoon characters:
I kinda enjoyed "desecrating" a "collectible".
Here's the full rendering of the first Stephen Crane Kon Tiki that the gable patterns were swiped from:
...by the way, while the BOT cuts off that last pattern, it IS visible in TIKI STYLE
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Formikahini
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 22, 2002
Posts: 1512
From: Houston, Texotica
| Posted: 2007-01-15 5:16 pm Permalink
Hahaha!
Excellent, Bigbro! Completely in character.
And I love the SHAG stationary sticker used to cover the highest offending M&M 
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