Customer Reviews

Tiki Head Tissue Box Cover - Green Face with Black Sides

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This tissue box is lots fun with being able to pull tissues out of an Easter Island statue's nose! But the danger behind this statue is nothing to sneeze at.

Be careful if you display this vertically as shown in the amazon photo. Whenever someone goes to pull a tissue out, the entire thing tips over very easily. This tissue box is best displayed laying down horizontally, which is a shame, because the real Easter Island heads aren't laying down, they are standing up.

If you really want to stand it up, try putting some strong adhesive tape underneath it to prevent it from falling over while pulling out a tissue. Otherwise you'll have a running nose and a falling tissue box.

I was actually just looking up tissue boxes, not tissue box covers when I came across this. The cover fits over a standard size tissue box and is held in place using an elastic strap in the back. It does look better when its standing up on its side, that way everyone can see the face on the box. However to do so you have to somehow fix it in place so that it doesn't fall - its top heavy and will topple over as soon as you try to take a tissue out. I took it to work and it sparked a lot of smiles and laughs. I fixed it in place actually using a bent paper clip. I hooked the paper clip through one of the side handles on the box then hooked the other side of the paper clip to a joint in my cubicle wall where two walls connect. To hide all of this I used fake leaves and now my box looks like its growing leaves out of its head too!

Head's up: If you do buy this, make sure that when you start using it to pull the tissues out at an angle. The way the nose is shaped, its better to pull the tissues down - with a new box of tissues, the first few always come out torn in half.

This tissue box is so much fun but it will tip over if you display it upright. It could be wall mounted if you're clever - just screw it into the wall through the inside and fasten the Moai to the container. Too bad it doesn't come with hardware just for that purpose.

BTW, I don't know why Amazon calls this a "tiki" when it is clearly an Easter Island "Moai". Another reviewer said the Moai don't lay down, well... they do. So even if you do display this on it's back you're still going to enjoy it.

Next they need to come up with a matching cup dispenser that looks like a Moai with a "topknot" where you pull the cup out of the top of it's head. I'd buy that. 5 Stars for uniqueness.

I too have this great tissue holder and I solved the problem of it being upright by wedging it between several books on a book shelf in our family room. It works great!

My solution to the problem of placing the box upright:

1) Get a plain old stamped metal bookend (basically a piece of thin steel bent at a right angle, causing a kind of "tongue" to extend on one side). Mine is about 4.5" wide and 4.5" high.
2) Place tongue piece between bottom of tissue box and inside bottom of Tiki holder.
3) Set upright. Stand back. Admire.
4. For greater stability, place a can on the part of the bookend that extends out from behind the holder. I'm using Steen's Sugar Syrup, but I imagine canned spinach will work as well. Exercise your creatvity.

I bought this for a Christmas gift for my dad. Target delivered it 2 days ahead of schedule, so don't worry about getting it late.

After it arrived I quickly tore the package open to discover Rudy the Tikihead. (Yes that is this product, they do fail to mention his name on this site). I was completely amazed! He looks as great online as in real life. Having him lay down is no problem whatsoever, as it doesn't look 'odd' or 'strange'. It just looks like a tissue box cover! But, as one of the reviews said, it is possible to put him on a wall.

This is a great product and I know my dad will love it!

This is one of those entertaining little objects that adds a touch of practical whimsy to a guest bathroom. I wall mounted it to take make it easier to pull the tissues out. It does not come with a wall mount solution, but it's pretty easy to fashion a small frame out of wood that mounts on the wall and holds the box in place.

It does not fit large boxes of tissues. Slim boxes (100 or fewer tissues) work best, especially if it is wall mounted.

Looks good, and everyone who sees it wants to get one!

Obviously, it's not the most practical or useful item out there. Still, it managed to get laughs and uses. It's different and brings a breath of fresh air to gag gifting.

I bought this for my son to use his Freshman year in the dorm. He loves it and constantly gets comments! Definitely would recommend to others for the uniqueness!

Exactly as described and a real hit! This brought lots of laughs and it's useful, too. Seems well constructed - should last.