Forever and a day, one of my favorite places to kill time. Tons of silly things to keep you occupied. Stethoscopes Bacon bandaids Pickle mints Masks Hello Kitty tupperware Fuzzy decorative things Jesus bobble-heads It's about the most random assortment of fun things to dick around with that you could put in one building. How could you NOT love it? You'd have to be sick and twisted (and incredibly boring), simply put. read more

Okay, so I have three words for you: Windup Hopping Lederhosen That's it - the entire review. Where else can you find windup hopping lederhosen? My coworker almost snorted his coffee when I presented them as a trip souvenir. Along with the Ninja Sparkle Gum, and the Hanging Monkey Suncatcher. Where were you when I was young and stupid, Archie? Where? read more

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 cap and a silver handlebar mustache brushed past his swiss dotted bowtie to rest at his clavicle. We had been introduced last year at a party and had found ourselves tangled in a flaming debate about Ferrara Pan Red HotsTM ("A Fat-Free Food") vs. Hot TamalesTM ("Now With More Kick!"). He wagged an alien-puppeted finger in the air to punctuate each point that supported his thesis: Hot Tamales are Lord and Master. Although he's a moving orator, I held court myself with a description of Imperials so nuanced that at its height, he spit out his cherry wax lips to chuckle "Indeed!" four times in a row before declaring me "Delightfully tempestuous!" We had indulged in a bit of absinthe that evening, so here in daylight on a weekday I wasn't sure if he would recognize me. Inching closer, his green plaid high waters revealed angry pirate socks and I noticed that his large bowling tap shoes were etched with the words "Free Ballard." As I stepped toward him I stuck out my palm and immediately rescinded it, recalling previous hand buzzer hijinks. He smelled of latex and corn dog, just as I remembered. "Hey Mr. McPhee! I'm Abigail L. We met at Jensen's par---" "AHHHCHOOOOOO" he sneezed over me. The gummy haggis that he had been nursing in his cheek flopped onto the pavement. "Gesundheit!! Your haggis...Ahm, anyway, remember me? Abby? Ferrara Pan? Imperial--" "AHHHHCHOOOO!" "Bless you!!" I said, unlodging the bacon toothpick his gale had flung into my ponytail. "Umm. Jensen? Red Hots?" He removed his glass monocle and squinted at me, without a whiff of recognition. We stared at each other. Three beats. My cheeks burned. He frowned, fingered his Russian Commie lapel pin and bared a plastic fang. "AHHHHCHOOO!" He sneezed again. Bigger and wetter. Now my neck and shoulder were covered in Space Mucus. This was not the box o' fun I remembered. "Bless you! A thousand times! Welp, I'd better be going...on my way to pick up a few plastic ants for my farm." "INDEED!" he bellowed and shot at me with his potato gun as I walked away, leaving him crouched and sneezing alone on the sidewalk. read more

Huh?? I don't get it. Not being a fan of brightly colored plastic doo-daas, I don't get why this place is so beloved. Although, I do have to say, there is a Yelp lady whom I adore that has this stuff all over her car, which I find charming. I think the bacon band aids might come in handy someday. Not that I think there is any confusion regarding this point, but It's official: Me and Seattle? Not a fit. read more

This place has....everything... that you never knew you needed. Wanted. Had to have. I bought 300 driedels here once. As well as....St Anthony, the patron saint of Bacon. I have used their photo booth for pics for my Christmas card. and bought rubber zombie heads for your finger tips. See what I mean? read more

A definitive Old School Seattle experience, Archie McPhee has morphed over the years from purveyors of cast-offs strange and unusual to being primarily manufacturers of the strange, unusual and mass produced (aka Accoutrements). Originally Archie's was located toward Lake Union on Stone Way and you could find novelties (the oft mentioned rubber chickens, squeezee aliens, et al) and wonderful dead stock - old pin-up girl postcards, overstock anime & cartoon items, cake decorations, industrial bits and bobs, tin toys, snow globes...it was like finding JP Patches's favorite store. By the time they moved to Ballard...and now back to their current digs in Wallingford...they had to find a way to round out that dwindling dead stock...how many dinosaurs, flamingos, Hawaiian kitsch items, old Catholic icons and plastic crosses were produced in the last century anyway?? (OK - a lot - but not enough to fill demand) Thus we have all the wonderful items Archie's is uniquely qualified to design and supply us with through their Accoutrements brand ...if you can't make it to the store, you can buy on-line. However, the unique bits & bobs they still manage to stock in store are not really available on-line - a good reason to still make the trek at least once. Archie's represents a once-weird & wonderful Seattle that is rapidly disappearing. read more

This store is so odd its awesome. It took me a moment to realize where the f*!# I was. Who comes up with this kind of place? They have some of the most bizarre items to buy. You can get an action figure of Moses, a yodeling bacon, miniature playing cards, arthritic utencils, or empty film canisters. If your just visiting Seattle or you live there, Archie McPhee is a must do. read more

Items here include: man-sized panda mascot-style costume, rubber octopus fingers that fit snugly over your boring human fingers, Cupid dart gun, calculator watch, Pop Rocks, rubber chickens, wasabi-flavored chewing gum, inflatable unicorn horn, handerpants (fingerless gloves that look like men's briefs, obv), rubber horse head, 5-foot long plastic iguanas, fortune telling machine, science beakers, boy band school folders and notebooks, mustache band-aids, bacon band-aids, toy gun that shoots tiny plastic babies of various ethnicities, a million other things! Obviously, this store is a wonderland of wondrous wonders, and an hour isn't near enough time to peruse it. I used to get the Archie McPhee catalog when I was a kid, and coming to the store in person was as magical as I'd anticipated. As I suspected, my life was enriched by every item I purchased, which was at least 5 of the above-listed items. Not telling which ones. read more

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 flying hot dog. A flying hot dog! And it cost less than a dollar, too. Hilarious stuff, great prices, got to love Archie McPhee's. read more

Any place that has about 100 copies of the exact same Star Trek comic book is a clearly five star establishment! When you add all of the other wacky stuff they have in there, you are in for a good time. Zipzap Zubidy Bop! read more

I want to have one of Everything that Archie McPhee has! So Random is what they got...and it will give you smiles! I will never run out of ideas for Super cool gifts for my Friends! check out their website @ http://www.mcphee.com/shop/ It's so much more Awesome if you visit! :D This place rocks!! read more

Love this place...and my little boy was in heaven with all of the cool little toys...im glad fellow yelpers directed us to this store... We left with a oversized plastic scissor toy plastic firemen..and a firetruck..the boy loves anything with wheels pirate band-aids a little traveling etch a sketch and for me..minature hockey players...and a rubber chicken--yea!!! fun place..prices are good..and seeing my little guy smile and laugh, and not pee his pants(he just left diapers) was awesome!!!! read more

Yah, shur ya betchya. Forget about the Devil Ducks...mmmmmmmmm I can almost smell THE BACON! They have: bacon bath curtains, bacon trash cans, bacon watch, bacon bandages, bacon mints, bacon gummy candy, bacon dental floss, bacon pads, bacon wallet and MORE BACON! Not only bacon, a lot more odd and wacky nick-nacks. There is something in this store you always wanted at least once in your life time! There are Cubes - cubicle doll and office sets, bouncy balls in different designs, glass bottles and cork caps, Papparrazzi and Gangsta doll sets, wind-up walking sushi, a bin full of little favors and charms, Hobo Soup in a can, cigarrette gums (the type that puffs out smoke), plastic lizards, all sorts of mints in a can - absynthe, devil, monkey, BACON, hobo, buddha, chum, etc. , men's Chinese suit set in a box, cards, wedding toppers and stuff, seasonal decorations, and MORE stuff to mention. Last thing before you leave, don't forget to get your Potato Gun. It's a must buy item! A MUST GO! =) read more

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. This is such a fun store, a gag and gift shop. I love the themes like meat...wrapping paper, magnets, bandaids, car freshener, tape, lunch box, rug, apron, shower curtain, you get the drift. Other themes, flamingos, religious icons like buddha, devil/evil, sushi, ninjas, unicorns and parasite pals. So for fun gifts, this is a great site. Got via an email, a freebie coupon good til 8/31/06 for a free green evil duckie. http://www.archiemcpheeseattle.com/coupons.html read more

I happened to be in Seattle on the 30th Anniversary. How lucky was that? Monkey Fez band, cake, games and prizes. I won two octopus tentacles for your fingers, a knit hat with the logo, a bumper sticker "Less Talk More Monkey" and a bacon candy necklace. I then proceeded to purchase pickle fingers, pickle mints, a pickle light, pickle band-aides you get the theme. There is something for everyone here you just don't know that you need this stuff. You can purchase online too! read more

I've been an Archie McPhee fan for a long time. Back in the day, when I lived in Ballard, I would be in that store WAY too much. Once they moved, I don't go there as much but still spend quite a bit of time there. It's hard for me to explain what I feel like when I go there. I feel nostalgic, like a kid again. I feel silly and free. I feel curious and fun. Those are all things that I don't typically experience in my day job or family life, having a rather serious existence. It's a nice change of pace and I often browse the entire store. From common items like plastic leis, milk bottles, and more grab bag items that you could ever imagine, Archie's is the place to be. All that is bacon can be found through those doors - bacon floss, bacon gum, bacon plates. You had me at bacon. One of my most prized items from Archie's is my tiara - you should get one, you know you would look fabulous in it! I can barely contain myself from wearing it to work everyday. Gag gifts - done. Straw hat - done. Underpants gloves - done and done. If you need some party supplies, accessories for costumes, or just feel like you need more fun in your life, you should get over there now. The staff is quirky, friendly, and helpful. How could you not smile, working at such a fantastic place! read more

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 whole time he kept asking me, "Who buys this crap?" while I kept saying, "Oh honey, remember when you were a kid?" Seriously, I would've loved this place when I was a kid and had a hankering to waste my allowance. I witnessed more than one kid badgering their parents to let them buy some random trinket with their hard-earned lawnmowing money. Dad: If you think that in your heart of hearts, you should spend your money on that *racks his brain for a nice way of identifying said piece of crap* ... giant plastic lizard, then fine. Kid: YAY! And all was well in that kid's world for about 15 minutes. I do find it funny that one must step up onto a platform in order to purchase your loot. It's like Archie McPhee's way of making you own up to what you're buying. "Why yes, three cherry-flavored Ring Pops are all I need today, thank you very much." And all was well in MY world for about 15 minutes. read more

I absolutely love this store. It was my first time ( so sheltered this one) and I had a huge nostalgia flashback. I immediately took a basket. Mistake 1. Everything you can imagine is here, from crazy devil rubber duckies, bacon- themed everything, glow in the dark bouncy balls, paper airplane gliders, rubber chickens. Oh my, I could have been lost here for hours. So many good treasures. I had to limit myself. My basket overfillith with lovith. I even managed to find some amazing prizes here for a certain UYE event coming up..... Muahaha. My advice: Go here with only cash. If you take any sort of plastic you just might run your limit. Oh and check out the odds and ends in the back. I actually gasped when I saw the real traffic light in the back. Yup. This place is like a setting for some real crazy adventure stories. My goal in life is to donate to it's worthy cause of wackiness. One day at a time. read more

I have been wanting to come check this place out for a long time but just hadn't really gotten around to it...until my girlfriend mentioned needing to go here. So off we went! The store is jam packed with anything and everything you could imagine. If you need a blow up turkey they got it! If you need vinyl on a roll they got it! And everything in between for your gag gifts and more! They also carry candy that you might remember from your childhood. It's easy to drop a fortune here so come prepared! Thanks to another Yelper for pointing out the picture sticker making machine! It was the most fun $3 bucks we spent. The only downside is the parking situation. They have a small lot that holds about 5-6 cars and not really anywhere else convenient to park on the street. read more

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 gummy candies and bubble gum cigarettes, Archie's is like the prop shop for X Files. There's the weird, spooky, creepy, funny, and sometimes ordinary, but the ordinary is either 10x bigger than usual or 100x smaller. The staff enjoy what they do, the prices are reasonable, and you'll be guaranteed to find something for the person that has everything there. They also have a web site if you don't wish to slog through traffic to get there. Parking in the lot or on-street can be an issue, but doable if you tote along your friend, Mister Patience. read more

I was so excited to come across Archie McPhee when I was visiting family in early March. I used to work in a store that sold their products and couldn't wait to see what a store full of them was like. It's did not disappoint. I had a hard time choosing only a few items to come hone with me and my friend couldn't stop laughing at the giant runner chicken. Worth stopping by!! read more

Need a bacon themed placemat? Need miniature nuns? Need party supplies? Need a chicken suit? You will find it all here. It's a Ballard institution. read more

You don't have to go to Seattle, and you don't have to go to Archie McPhee. But if you GO to Seattle, and you DON'T go to Archie McPhee, I don't know what the hell is wrong with you. I really don't. read more

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How can one even try to categorize Archie McPhee? Is it a joke shop? Is it a toy shop? Is it a costume shop? It's best not to think about it too much because it is a little bit of everything. They have things here that make you scratch your head and wonder who would buy that and what would you use it for? We have been here twice now and both times were a joy! The first time we were here Steve bought a plate with a pig cutting itself to pieces all the while having a big smile on it's face exclaiming, "Lets Eat!" I bought a modest little ice cream cone with a smile on it's face. A dust collector indeed but what an adorable one! Before a Halloween party we were going to last weekend I saw rubber octopus fingers from our last visit and had to go back to buy one for all ten of my digits! I was a cross between Eve, Medusa and a apparently Chthulu. I called myself Medevesa and I think I turned a few people to stone the night of the party as well as myself. All thanks to Archie McPhees to give my costume that little extra "pop" that it so desperately needed. Besides the octopus fingers I bought a unicorn mask as well so when the occasion calls for it and the sun and the moon are aligned properly I can go out as a "Werecorn" That is a cross between a werewolf and a unicorn. Now how exciting is that? Besides the fact that they have loads of merchandise to pour through they have very interesting displays as well. For example when you come in the front doors in front of you and to the right they have a large mermaid with two torsos, heads and arms. It looks like it has seen better days because it is in a stage of decay. Now further back in the store they have a case where the famous Wallingford Beast is. It is a local urban legend of sorts where a creature, much like the one that is in the case disturbed the neighborhood of Wallingford in the 1940's and would eventually wind up in the care of Archie McPhee. If you go online you can see a video of the creature running around in the back lot of the store. Archie McPhee is just the kind of shop I want back into my life and I feel like a kid in a candy store, much like Pee Wee Herman behaved in a joke shop in Pee Wee's Big Adventure but it is not just me that behaves that way it is almost everyone else that sets foot in here too! read more

I thought this would be a typical toy/gag gift place. This shit be cray. They even have stuff like the fake clothes/material goods you burn to your ancestors/deceased relatives. WTF. Creepy masks galore, plastic UPS truck, cake toppers, randooom asss shit.. anything you might need for a costume.. (minus a turtle shell backpack..) But amazing nonetheless. I wanted to keep walking around in case I missed anything. read more

Wow! Just wow! I have bought products for years from them but never been to the store. I probably built it up in my head so when I was almost there I convinced myself to not get my hopes up. Well, I was wrong. It lived up to all my hopes. The place is full of all the weird and wonderful toys and oddities I have loved since I was little. I dropped way more money than I should have but I have zero regrets. This is the kind of place you want to "shopport" because they need to exist. In a world of cookie cutter shops where one freeway exit looks just like the next, this little detour makes the world a more colorful and fun place. Thank you!!! read more

BUwahahHAhAhHA !!! http://www.mcphee.com/categories/meat.html NggaaaHAHAHAhaHA!!! PUWahAHHA Heaoheoaheoah!!!~ (In an absolute state of Bacon Euphoria) don't judge me. read more

I made this a " must go to " place on my recent FIRST TRIP EVER TO SEATTLE, and i had heard many good things, and even seen this place on the travel channel. Boy did they make this place seem cool. When we finally found the place we went in with an open mind, hoping to see a bunch of cool wacky things, and really enjoy ourselves. Instead it was boring, smelled funny, and was full of things i could have found at the local party city. There was a lot of bacon this and bacon that, but if that is their only draw, thats quite sad. I was highly disappointed with this place, and i will most likely not return any time soon. Might have been cool as a kid, but definitely a bore as an adult. read more

This place gets 5 stars for just existing! Wonderful start to a rainy day in Seattle. Grab some wacky things here and you will feel like a little kid again all day! I also find myself coming back here if I am throwing a party or embarking a unique craft or costume. Archie Mcphee's is always worthy of a gander because you never know what they will have or what you will find! read more

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 will bring out the kid in even the grumpiest scrooge. read more

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How do I even begin to describe this place? Here is a list of all the different reasons I end up here. - If I am planning a party - If I am planning anything remotely themed - If I'm looking for props for a costume - If I'm looking for a gift for that person who doesn't need anything - If I'm looking for a gift for that person who doesn't want anything - If I'm decorating a cake/cupcake - If I'm shopping for a kid - If I'm bored - If I'm in the neighborhood - If I want a laugh You get the idea? I LOVE that they moved to Wallingford from Ballard. Now I can hit two ridiculously wonderful places at once: Erotic Bakery and Archie's! They have the tried and true stuff on hand all the time, like rubber chickens and bacon bandaids, but the rest is sort of on a kind of seasonal rotation. There are gag gifts galore and perfect things for anyone who enjoys being creative and goofy. read more

Things I've purchased from Archie McPhee: *My entire bathroom decor (monkey shower curtain, bathmat, etc.) *Pop Rocks (YES! Remember the awesomeness?!) *Hundreds of small fish and aligators (to decorate a friend's bathroom - aligator toilet bowls are great) *Jesus air freshener (smells like purification!) *Ninja clock *...and much much more. Even if you don't make a purchase, Archie McPhee's is fun to just go and play in. Where else can you put on a welder's mask, a giant hat and coveralls for photos of you being attacked by a giant plastic rat? read more

I'm the 90th review of Archie McPhee's and the 63rd 5-star review!!! Sound the trumpets! What do I win? Bacon-strip band-aids and a wind-up nun? Cool. I was going to get these at Archie McPhee's anyway. Saves me a trip. read more

This is a fun store! That's all there is to it. They sell fun!! Do you have a quirky sense of humor? Do you have an amazing imagination? Do you like silly things or to give silly gifts? If you answered yes to any of those questions this is your place! Although lots here is made in China- it's not the usual stuff you see. Their stock rotates, but here are some things I've purchased and/or they sell there: - An inflatable unicorn horn for my cat - Nihilist gum - Monster finger puppets - A syringe for a costume - various laboratory bottles (legit!) - GIANT gummy bears! - Masks - Upholstery fabric - Small plastic animals - Interesting lunch boxes and ice cube trays If I need party favors, gag gifts, or just want to brighten my life with something cute and funny I come to Archie McPhee! They are at a new location on Stone Way and have a small parking lot (it's been full every time I go). Street parking isn't too bad there though. Very nice store employees! read more

Everyone must go here, especially grumpy people because you will always find something so random it makes you giggle. Seriously. I love Archie McPhee's even though I never NEED anything from here, but I do always want something from this awesome store. This is one of my favorite places to get gifts, especially for Secret Santa. Around Halloween they do have Halloween costumes and accessories and the staff knows exactly where to find anything that suits your fancy. There's also a photo booth, in addition to huge, plastic cockroaches, random board games and voodoo dolls. It's certainly an eclectic and quirky store. There is a parking lot on the side of the building; however, street parking is easy to find in the neighborhood. read more

Let's say your roommate calls and says that they need bacon band-aids, a male nurse action figure, and a huge pack of little, itty bitty devil ducks to refill their devil duck slinger with. What do you do? You go to Archie McPhee's! Because, really, Rite Aid doesn't carry all of this, do they? (If you know of a Rite Aid that does, please let me know ASAP because Wallingford is a ways from home.) read more

I used to get Archie McPhee mail order catalogs when I was in elementary school and when I accidentally stumbled upon this store during a quick visit to Seattle, I felt like a kid again reminiscing over potato guns, crystal balls, voodoo dolls and martian popping things. This store sells the most insane oddities and novelties you never knew you needed. Bacon is everywhere from cute bandaids to flavored dental floss. If flossing with bacon isn't your thing, you can floss your teeth with salad flavor, ranch dressing or absinthe flavored floss and pop a curry flavored breath mint afterward. I almost bought chum flavored candy because I was so curious about it but quickly squashed that idea. I could only imagine what that must smell or taste like, but it does exist for those who are interested! The store is so jam-packed with stuff, colorful and busy that it makes it so easy to overlook some treasures. Make sure you give yourself plenty of browsing time when you're there. read more

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 goods with which to decorate their Lower East Side apartment. They were horribly cool, and I wasn't, and I pined after their funky/junky decorating style. This is a splendiferous place to take any out-of-towner!!! My very grown-up, rather sober girlfriend who is a bigwig at a National Laboratory ran riot in here, trying on scary 1940s Swedish Army hats made out of what looked like dead poodle, and coveting the Virgin Mary statuettes in the religious paraphernalia section. My mother went bananas over the pog bin, and spent almost 20 minutes ooh-ing and ah-ing and assembling a collection to take home. I myself recently purchased a couple of those "inspirational" rubbery bracelets - you know - the ones that are normally for cancer and serious stuff like that? One is red (for hubby) and reads "BACON." The other is black (for me) and reads "NIHILISM." Shopping list: *) Dead duck dolls for desktop fun. *) Beef bandaids, just because they're rather horrifying. *) Glass jars with cunning cork stoppers - who can have too many? *) Wicked funny postcards. *) Miniature plastic reptiles: wouldn't they look fun frozen in ice cubes at your next party? *) Super balls!!!!! Remember? *) Embossed plastic poster of dog's digestive system, for educational purposes. *) Nodder Jesus. Because you know, dude, he really did, like, nod his head like that. ------- and the piece de resistance ---------- NUNZILLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

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 full of amazing junk like this? A store like that would BLOW YOUR MIND. Imagine my awe, then, when I finally figured out that it was, in fact, an actual place, and anybody can go there. That was years ago, and I've been there plenty of times since, but I'll never forget the explosive glee of wanting to split myself into five or six different people so they could all run amok, trying on pirate eyepatches and playing with rubber hands and such. Archie McPhee could be considered a litmus test for your friends: if you can't find a single thing they'd find hilarious, are they really worth being friends with? I have amazed and delighted my friends with all manner of bacon and meat products, wacky candy (the Nihilist Gum and God Rocks were great, if diametrically opposed, gifts), and tiny plastic animals. One of my favorite purchases of all time was a bunch of sets of truly horrifying recipe cards from the '70s, complete with the fugliest photos and names you've ever seen. I don't really have anything groundbreaking to say about this store, except that it's awesome and it deserves your money, and if you're looking for Seattle souvenirs to take home to friends, you can skip the dang Space Needle postcards and proceed directly to the bacon band-aids. Archie McPhee = best store ever? Think about it... read more

The gracious West Seattle host said this was a must stop. He was not wrong. You'll be pleasantly surprised. You'll be shake-my-head shocked. Tchotchkies, noir, collectibles, randomness... doesn't even begin to describe this place. It's Party City. On multiple, effective hallucinogenic substances. You'll dig it. Trust me. PS. Extremely friendly, patient, awesome staff! read more