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2428 NW Market St
Seattle, WA 98107

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Archie McPhee and Co
Local(206) 297-0240

2428 NW Market St
Seattle, WA 98107

http://seattle.citysearch.com/tracker/link/website_redirect/marchex_nm/10783880

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Expert Reviews of Archie McPhee and Co

Citysearch | A playful kingdom of kitsch, every item is designed to shock or amuse.

Odd toys have cultivated this store's cult-like following since 1983. Bins and bins of cheap rubber animals and trinkets make this a popular spot to shop for stocking stuffers--or for spiders to slip into sock...
citysearch.com - expert review - 04/17/2006
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User Reviews of Archie McPhee and Co

Yelp.com Review - by Charles D.

5.0 of 5 stars. Hadn't been to Archie McPhees in ages and it is still the fun store I remember. Bought a bunch of crap for wedding favors. Because I spent more than $25 I was given a free Devil Duck, and when I…
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Anna P.

4.0 of 5 stars. so, i've never actually been here and you can probably disregard my review as such, but i'd give this place 4 stars just for the fact that 4 of my friends went here and made me one of the sweetest…
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Donna R.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is all sorts of awesome. When walking in, I was saying to myself "Oh, Austin has a place like this called Toy Joy, cool." Looking around at first, it seemed to be pretty on par with Toy Joy…
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sonya L.

3.0 of 5 stars. I'm probably going to burn in hell for this (at least Yelp hell), but I'm sorry - I'm just not infatuated with this place like everyone else seems to be. Sure, this place can be fun to go in, look…
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Amber A.

5.0 of 5 stars. Got nothing to do and $5 to spend? This is the place to go! Its like a cracker jack box threw up inside and you can have you pick of the prizes. Tons of odd ball random stuff you really don't need but…
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Roo M.

5.0 of 5 stars. BUwahahHAhAhHA !!! http://www.mcphee.com/categories/meat.html
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by steve c.

5.0 of 5 stars. With 117 (on 8/27/08), I don't think I can say anything about Mcphees that hasn't already been said........so with that said, let me repeat what I'm sure others have iterated! Archie Mcphees? Love…
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jodi V.

5.0 of 5 stars. If you need fun junk, go here.
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Gretchen H.

4.0 of 5 stars. Gizmos, gadgets, bobbles, doodads, thingamajigs, doohickies, zombies, chickens - whatever you want, you got it! I've always loved Archie McPhee but to be honest? It's more of an online store than a…
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Amaliya L.

4.0 of 5 stars. More Mcphee is located across the parking lot from the Original McPhee. I really had no idea what to expect, as the original store was so mind-blowing fun. What more could there be? This location is…
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rob S.

3.0 of 5 stars. Was a cool time sink, just got to wonder around and see all sorts of cool stuff.
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Karen W.

5.0 of 5 stars. Love this store. My friend is addicted to Bacon and they have the best selection of bacon related items including a bendable Bacon Man and Tofu Man. Fun, Fun!
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rylee O.

5.0 of 5 stars. Where do you find all of the necessary equipment to become a pirate for a day (or more)? Archie McPhee Where do you find materials to outfit your backyard for a Luau themed party? Archie McPhee
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sione P.

5.0 of 5 stars. Archie McPhee... What's to say? Basically the greatest store in Seattle! And I mean out of ALL the stores! Yup, better than Fry's Electronics Store, Castle Superstore, freakin' Liquor Store, Top…
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by adrian e.

5.0 of 5 stars. you might think, judging by the staff that uniformly has jet black hair and pinup girl tattoos, that you have walked into hot topic. however, when you walk out with ten dollars worth of plastic…
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Emma G.

4.0 of 5 stars. Where else can you get bacon flavoured mints? I do all of my Christmas shopping here.....and despite not buying anything over $5, i leave there with a bill of $100 everytime. And love every minute of…
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Amie S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Haha this place is greatt. it has the most random things such as disposable aprons, and tiny glass bottles. Even those eye pins for only 1 cent, i couldn't even believe that there was a store with a…
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenne K.

5.0 of 5 stars. The main reason to go to The McPhee? THE $3 PHOTOBOOTH!
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Danika M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Archie McPhee was a real person. He never knew this store existed. His great-nephew started Archie's in Fremont in 1983. Toys, weird novelty items galore, and every Accoutrement toy under the…
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by abigail l.

4.0 of 5 stars. Archie Q. McPhee is a serial sneezer. I know this because I ran into him on Market Street the other day. I spotted him from three blocks away: his Dandy Fop flag was flying in a maroon velvet feather…
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sharon F.

5.0 of 5 stars. It's like the Wal-Mart of kitsch and junk, and I mean that in a good way. Like every time I (ashamedly) drag my sorry self into Wal-Mart I find things I didn't know I needed until I saw it. All of…
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by John V.

5.0 of 5 stars. tons (maybe literally) of random toys and random.... other stuff. It might be impossible to describe it fully. Don't miss More Archie McPhee, across the parking lot, either.
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Josh F.

4.0 of 5 stars. AWESOME! and yes it does need all caps (well maybe not the "o", i should have said "AWESoME!!!") Could only be better if they moved back to the hole they had on Stone Way. oh and would be 5 stars…
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by patrick g.

5.0 of 5 stars. You want a Goddamn landmark Ballard? Here it is: Archie McPhee's. Hope they don't pave paradise and put up a parking lot.
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Elaine S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Fun, fun! They have bouncy balls with babies and cows in them! 'nuff said!
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Megan H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Even if you don't want to buy the bacon scented bandaids or the bobble head jesus, come anyways! If nothing else, try on the ridiculous props and get into the photo booth (I'm actually not sure that…
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by MaRiA L.

5.0 of 5 stars. If you prefer Urban Outfitter's toys to Urban Outfitter's clothes, Archie McPhee will delight you for hours on end (and for less money).
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Callie K.

5.0 of 5 stars. I did my research.. I came, boyfriend in tow, with dollars to be spent in the photobooth($3) and on 75 cent miniature muscle men and dinosaur heads. I walked in, grabbed a basket and went to town.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Aiden A.

4.0 of 5 stars. I can't believe I hadn't been in here before! I had always wanted to go, and a friend and I went in to check it out. So much neat random stuff! Functional things! Useless crap! Awesome!
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Aiden A.

5.0 of 5 stars. Glittervinyl!!!!
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Amanda N.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is a store for your inner 6-year old, with a slightly perverted twist. They sell the quirkiest toys/junk and even if you don't end up buying anything, it's still an experience just to poke around…
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sheril P.

5.0 of 5 stars. i don't remember what i bought here or why i was here. i just remember running around like a kid in a toy store except this time my parents weren't around to give me that look. that blasted look!!!…
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mariana P.

5.0 of 5 stars. I found this place on city search under funky activities for crappy weather days... and this place definitely lightened my mood! I love all the random crap....from the wall of action figures (Barista,…
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tim O.

5.0 of 5 stars. I'm the 90th review of Archie McPhee's and the 63rd 5-star review!!! Sound the trumpets! What do I win?
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tim O.

5.0 of 5 stars. More 5 stars? I think of this place as Archie's overflow junk pile that they stuck price tags on.
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Delilah R.

5.0 of 5 stars. Five stars for originality! Woot, woot!! This place has unimaginable oddities that you couldn't rationalize a reason for owning, but it is so fun. There's something about the "just pull my finger"…
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Josh B.

5.0 of 5 stars. If there's a heaven for the deranged, Archie McPhee is probably it. They have every piece of crazy junk imaginable. If you are looking for a quirky gift, I highly recommend paying Archie McPhee a…
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Michelle G.

5.0 of 5 stars. It's pretty much a guarantee that there is no place like this on Earth. The other reviews give a pretty good idea of the vast array of crap that is for sale here. I can say in all honesty that if I…
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by nate j.

5.0 of 5 stars. Need to find a coffee cup that looks like a urinal and plays the theme from "Flash Dance"? Archie's has probably got it. Home of the punching nun, the librarian and Jesus action figures, and various…
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Dave R.

5.0 of 5 stars. If you really hate your employees, go to Archie's and buy them lots of dreck and when you give it to them say its the yearly bonus. As they go pale and slack-jawed you can laugh your butt off. Make…
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Rebecca H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Where else can you find so much camp for so little? Everything you ever needed to be cool, or at least think you are cool, is housed in this little store of joy and glee. I adore my "Tickles the…
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Dawn A.

4.0 of 5 stars. Best place for unique, gag, and office gifts. A word of caution: it might be wise to take along a friend to ask that ever-important evaluative question while you're standing in line for the cash…
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by O K.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm glad this store exists. You never know when you really need a bacon wallet or a handful of finger puppets. Thank you Archie McPhee for always being there when I need a lollipop shaped like a…
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike P.

4.0 of 5 stars. This was one of the places that I needed to see while in Seattle. It's different. From Pez dispensers to Halloween costumes to an Edgar Allan Poe action figure, they have it here. My friend is a big…
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Suzanne B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Okay, so I have three words for you: Windup Hopping Lederhosen
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by David K.

5.0 of 5 stars. I can't say that Archie McPhee is the only reason I moved to Seattle, but it certainly is in the top 5....
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by jasmine r.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love this place! I find things here that I didn't even know I wanted! Last time I picked up miniature women and a syringe. Miniature women as in, 2inch rubber women with horns.
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Sonya M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Archie McPhee would have 5 stars from me, but I'm still a little bitter that I spent $80 on NOTHING. By nothing I mean a fighting nun, a peeing man, Jesus bandaids, a nurse's hat, and well, I don't…
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by John H.

3.0 of 5 stars. Your first visit to Archie's is a blast... On subsequent visits, you realize it's really all about spending hours sorting through crap you really don't want to bring in to your domicile. It's still…
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Annie S.

5.0 of 5 stars. My favorite desk buddy, PEE GUY was purchased here! It's just what it sounds like... a little man with a plastic stream of pee. He's fully clothed, and looks a bit like Napoleon Dynamite's sleezy…
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by michael w.

5.0 of 5 stars. There are not enough stars for Archie's!! I "HEART" Archies. I found this place when visiting Seattle years ago...before I uprooted and moved here. It is just a fun place to go when it is crappy out…
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Tofu A.

5.0 of 5 stars. No trip to Seattle is complete without a visit to Archie McPhee. I LOVE this store. I am always amazed how many locals don't know it even exists. Plus, it makes being an uncle so much fun, because…
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Mary T.

4.0 of 5 stars. The first place we sought out when we were thinking about moving here. Says something about Archie McPhee. Says more about us. Went home with some important monkey air fresheners and some National…
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Danielle D.

5.0 of 5 stars. It just never gets old. I mean, just when you think you're over Devil Duckies, they show you one with tattoos and piercings, or in ninja mode.
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jim C.

5.0 of 5 stars. When I met my wife, she was using an Archie McPhee lunchbox as a purse, and her place was well decorated with their kitchy magnets. So I was predestined to love the store. (And to start sentences…
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Somehow I feel like the librarian action figure has restored a certain sense of coolness to our profession. I bet they never thought it would be such a huge seller. I think I have received at least…
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Angela K.

4.0 of 5 stars. Endless plastic/glass/rubber/something good times. If you love the odd, stock up here.
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by ozzy g.

4.0 of 5 stars. I get it and I love love love love it. Did I mention I love this place? I can arrive depressed or down right grumpy and will be laughing within moments. I buy birthday and wedding gifts for my…
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Cami G.

5.0 of 5 stars. Is it sad that every time I go into Archie McPhee's, I enter without the intent of purchasing something and go just simply to look? I don't think I've ever bought something here (I know, lame customer…
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by jane h.

5.0 of 5 stars. If you don't like this place then you are an idiot. 'Nuff said.
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Lydia K.

5.0 of 5 stars. What more can be said about Archie McPhee's, our purveyor of craptastic junk you never knew you needed? To hell with Disneyland--THIS is the happiest place on earth!
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael A.

5.0 of 5 stars. The sock monkey held me down while the boxing nun touched me inappropriately. Still can't figure out what that darn rubber chicken was up to, though. Yeah, yeah, yeah.. I'm okay.
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Josephine M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Sure, you can take out-of-towners to Kerry Park, the Seattle Center, Pike Place, and all that typical rot. Or, if you are pleasantly odd like myself, you can take them to Archie McPhee's, where far…
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Mina I.

4.0 of 5 stars. Trying to grow your fake mustache collection? This is the place to go! There is many a fake mustache to be had here at Archie McPhee's.. also a good old fashioned photo booth for you to snap up…
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Deborah S.

4.0 of 5 stars. i like this side of Archie McPhees because its a little less frantic. Not as much to catch your eye , but more bargains and really its quicker to get in and out. Rolls of vinyl , sparkly material,…
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Angie B.

5.0 of 5 stars. If they don't have it, you don't need it! I swear. I mean, really, who doesn't need a chinese takeout box purse, a red floppy fortune teller fish, a fire spitting nun, a six pack of rubber ducky…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by sarah l.

5.0 of 5 stars. archie mcphee's is a seattle landmark store, right yelpers? before i went, when i would say "archie mcphee's-what is that??" seattlites gasped and gawked at me like i was the lame duck that didn't…
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by michael s.

4.0 of 5 stars. Toy store for grown ups basically. Buy all the plastic crap you can carry!!
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Laina B.

5.0 of 5 stars. I totally love Archie McPhee. If I didn't have do such grown up things like say, pay the rent, insurance, the electric bill, or pump my economy car up with nearly $4.00/gallon gasoline, I would…
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer G.

4.0 of 5 stars. Things I've purchased from Archie McPhee: *My entire bathroom decor (monkey shower curtain, bathmat, etc.)
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Amy B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Sure, most of it is cheap plastic shit - BUT, when you need a punching nun/GWB - this is the place to go! Their selection is always changing and with the addition of the McPhee Home Store across the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by nicole j.

4.0 of 5 stars. I was introduced to this place during the holidays last year. We needed some gifts for our White Elephant gift exchange and my friend suggested Archie McPhee. Perfect! Who doesn't need B Horror Movie…
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ian S.

3.0 of 5 stars. I, somehow, grew up with these catalogs as a kid, so going to this storefront nearly upon arrival was like "oh. this stuff. okay." Sure. You can go here and pick out the perfect bozogift for the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Miss Mary Ann D.

3.0 of 5 stars. Huh?? I don't get it.
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Genevieve R.

4.0 of 5 stars. An absolute must if you live in Seattle, especially Ballard. I could spend a good portion of an afternoon in this place, and I definately miss looking around for unique gifts here (I am in Chicago…
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Carrie H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Need I actually say anything about this wonderland of joy? No.
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ian K.

4.0 of 5 stars. Need to get a stupid gag gift for your friend, who'll then, in turn, chuckle and toss it in a month? Go here. But seriously. You can find some neat stuff worth actual money at Archie's. I got a badass…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by D.J. Y.

5.0 of 5 stars. Oh yeah, I luv this place..... I followed them to Ballard from their Gasworks park store, I'm glad they moved locations, the new store in Ballard ROCKS!! Well in size mostly.
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Sylvia L.

3.0 of 5 stars. I imagine this place brings back lots of childhood memories...had I spent my younger years in the states. Alas, I grew up on the other side of the planet and played with Imported Japanese toys, but…
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ivonne N.

5.0 of 5 stars. I did all my X-Mas shopping here. Why? Because I wish it. No seriously, it's a great place my friend told me about. He bought me weird stuff from here and I thought I'd check it out. Spent $100 on all…
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Cam H.

4.0 of 5 stars. I used to order from this place when I was in high school in North Carolina and really into campy treats like pink flamingos and tiki head coasters. I never dreamed that some day I would get to visit…
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Aaron M.

5.0 of 5 stars. You can get a lab urine testing kit AND wigs. Enough said.
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jen G.

4.0 of 5 stars. Archie McPhee's is a 7-year-old with a 5-dollar-bill burning a whole in his cargo pants' wet dream. I took my husband here the other day to kill some time before meeting friends for bowling, and the…
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2007
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Everything you don't need but desperately want

I've been going to Archie's as long as I can remember, ever since it was on Stone Way, and it's never failed to disappoint or provide anything less than a stellar visit. There are so many good gift items here,...
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Yelp.com Review - by Sam H.

2.0 of 5 stars. Just like W, this is a let down after you've experienced the original.
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Sam H.

4.0 of 5 stars. It's craptastic stuff, but they've got a lot of it. At least there's free parking.
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Tiffany S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Where else would you find WWUD folders? Yep, that's right. What Would Unicorn Do? With a spinner no less. Or grab a "What Would Bacon Do" folder if that's more your style. Beyond things you didn't…
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by chris s.

5.0 of 5 stars. i don't know what i would have done with-out archie's when i used to buy movie-props. sssooo neat-o torped-o..with an extra ed-o for emphasis.. and they have a photobooth old school style. so much…
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Matt P.

5.0 of 5 stars. Archie McPhee specializes in the most obscure crap (don't get me wrong, it is great crap) on this side of the Mississippi! I've never been to another store where I've asked myself "What is this???"…
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Melissa V.

5.0 of 5 stars. Archie McPhee's is the intergalactic headquarters of Stuff You Didn't Know You Needed. At first glance it seems like it's full of random crap, and well, it is.
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Alex V.

5.0 of 5 stars. I found the website for this place when I was in Atlanta and fell in love. Then I got to Seattle and was psyched to find out they have a store here. The next day I went and got the requisite…
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Sophie S.

5.0 of 5 stars. i have been ordering weird junk from here since i was child. five stars goes to the passover bag o' plagues, with a cheerful plastic representation of each blight. aisles of fantastically useless…
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Michelle B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Usually when I'm leaving Archie McPhee I am crying inconsolably into my bag of whacked out items. I really just can't believe that it's over. I look up to the heaven's to proclaim "Why, Oh WHY, did…
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Michelle B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Shoot! Now my family will know where I get all those presents that make them exclaim "Where in the world did you find something like this!?!" My mom loves her Cat-A-Pult that is a little gun that…
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Yelp.com Review - by Davida M.

5.0 of 5 stars. My dad, who lives in NY, has been buying Archie McPhee's junk ("junk" is definitely not a pejorative in this case) online for years; when he came to visit me this summer, I decided that I would take…
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Yelp.com Review - by Rinky A.

5.0 of 5 stars. Uh-oh.....what does it say about me....whenever we go for a visit to Seattle; besides visiting friends and relatives,
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Barb B.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is a MUST to visit. Their online site doesn't carry ALL the other stuff they have in the store. My teenage kids and I go nuts when we go there...and its all USELESS junk we don't need but…
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Rachel B.

5.0 of 5 stars. So much fun: photo both
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Yelp.com Review - by deb n.

4.0 of 5 stars. http://www.mcphee.com/index.html I found this store online then found out there is a physical store in Seattle, WA...wahoo...heard it was humongous....a destination on my next trip to Seattle.
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Ass Man Z.

5.0 of 5 stars. Awesome! Where else are you gonna find a hula girl for your dash, tiki lights, pig catapult guns, boxing nuns, a crown and a Freud action figure? Great place to waste $20 on fun shit you don't need!
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Stephanie P.

5.0 of 5 stars. For the longest time, I didn't know that Archie McPhee was a real bricks-and-mortar store - I got the catalog and assumed it was just a mail-order business, because how could there actually be a store…
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Kira T.

5.0 of 5 stars. I was SOOOOOOOOO proud when I moved to Seattle, because it is home of Archie McPhee! My too-cool-for-school little brother and his tres chic girlfriend used to send away for hepcat Archie McPhee's…
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by terrell m.

4.0 of 5 stars. A great place to browse when you're looking for something fun to do. Last week I bought my friend any and everything I could find related to meat: pork chop air freshener, assorted meat stickers, a…
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Yelp.com Review - by Jasmine M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Though I miss the liquor store (thankfully it was relcoated not too far off), I have to admit I love this Archie building more then the main one. Less people. Friendlier staff. More weird, random crap…
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Lydia P.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is such a great place for all the stuff you didn't know you needed. I like getting assorted tin lunch boxes and using them as gift boxes... no wrapping necessary! Of course... my favorite…
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2006
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fun store

My brother took me to Archie McPhee's and what a riot! That store is so funny, lots of great gag gi...
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Yelp.com Review - by Shannon H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Take one part curious, two parts lost childhood, 3 parts laughter and 1/2 ton rubber and what do you get? Archie McPhee's! If you want to find truly unique, mind boggling, hilarious novelty items,…
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Jordan C.

5.0 of 5 stars. W00T for bacon bandages, bacon gummy candy, bacon gift wrap and bacon air freshener. For all the bomb shizzles go to Archie McPhizzles for rizzles yo.
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2006
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Am I an awful person if I don't love Archie McPhee's?

When I first moved to Seattle, I heard Archie McPhee's was a fun store to check out, one of Seattle'...
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Yelp.com Review - by Mallory P.

5.0 of 5 stars. NUNZILLA was the greatest white elephant gift I've ever recieved. Check this place out to add something interesting to your home decor, to get into the pants of that special someone through the use…
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Yelp.com Review - by Margaretta L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Wine, books, CDs and DVDs make great gifts, but wouldn't you rather have a ninja clock or a giant snowglobe of Singapore? Show you care with a gift that says "I love your sense of humor, and I accept…
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Archie McPhee's

Archie McPhee's is a one of a kind place in Ballard. Putting together a theme party for the office o...
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Yelp.com Review - by jenny w.

5.0 of 5 stars. Bored on a rainy seattle saturday? Come here and play. Walls and walls of stuff. Party favors, kids stuff, putty, all kinds of jokes. The staff can help you wiht anything. This is a great large place…
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by megan d.

5.0 of 5 stars. fun. i love this place! another reason that i wish more of my friends had kids so i could take them here. they have all kinda of fun toys and gag gifts always pleasure to snoop around when im…
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Lisa F.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is so much fun. It reminds me of Mario's Magic Shop in Pee Wee Herman's Big Adventure. Where else can you get a meat shower curtain or pirate supplies year round!?
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Chloe H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Just across the parking lot from the main store, "More Archie McPhee" is where you will find the "home store" department of the famed joke shop. Think 'Bed Bath and Beyond' meets 'Pee Wee's…
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Karen E.

5.0 of 5 stars. One-stop shopping is an understatement! Archie McPhee's is truly the best place to complete your gift shopping. The millions of items they offer are so unique and I guarantee you will find something…
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Everyone is right. This place is so much fun. If you are a fan of 99cent stores than prepare to be blown away. This place has so many incredible little novelty items for pennies. A lot of wonderful…
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Kirsti H.

5.0 of 5 stars. The weirdest crap in Seattle - this place is a must-see for any visitor. I bought twenty little plastic hotdogs here and adore them.
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Patrick T.

5.0 of 5 stars. Glow squids. Squeak pickles. Go here now!
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Kimberley D.

5.0 of 5 stars. If you can't find something for yourself or a friend at Archie McPhee, you may as well end your life now.
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Rohan S.

5.0 of 5 stars. The nice thing about this place is that you can find stuff that you didn't even know was sold anywhere. Things that you might not have known existed. For example, the last time I went there I bought a…
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Yelp.com Review - by Shannon G.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is a one-of-a-kind find. It's so easy to get carried away in here looking at random unnecessities. Great for stocking stuffers or other themes.
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Yelp.com Review - by Cat R.

5.0 of 5 stars. A Seattle institution, this is one place I take all my guests. From the pink flamingoes dangling from the trees outside to the giant lizard head over the entryway, this place is an extravaganza of…
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Eric H.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is truly unique. Where else are you going to buy New Kids On the Block trading cards, I ask you? They have two types of photo booths - I went in both last time I was there. This place…
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Angie K.

5.0 of 5 stars. What a fantastic place to find really goofy stuff that you never knew you didn't need. One highlight is the non-traditional action figures, like the librarian, Edgar Allan Poe, and don't forget Jesus.…
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by katie j.

4.0 of 5 stars. Archie McPhee's is obviously great, but I reserve the 5th star because I miss the old store and it's complete craziness. You just don't find as much completely random and totally useless things at the…
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Robyn H.

5.0 of 5 stars. The first time I went to Archie McPhee's, I lost track of time, spent about $20.00 and hauled out 3 bags of trinkets, gag gifts and a package of 1000 ants that still show up in corners of my house on…
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2005