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Monkey See Monkey Do

4.4 (168 reviews)
Open • 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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Matthew W.

A quaint little toy shop, mostly American toys and trinkets. Collectibles (e.g. Marvel and Star Wars figurines and Funkos) are located in the rear of the store. Good prices, everything is fairly retail value or under. Small warning, some paraphernalia has explicit language if you're bringing in young children.

Trisha L.

My husband and I recently visited Austin and participated in the Keep Austin Weird Scavenger Hunt. This super cute toy store was not on the scavenger hunt but I told the leaders of the hunt that it absolutely should be! This store is a true gem. We were walking past on the hunt for something else but we absolutely had to pop in! Check in on Yelp and they give you a gift! That was super fun and a great way to interact with the staff! My husband bought a Misfits action figure. Super cool because he's never even seen a Misfits action figure before. The whole store is super cool and worth checking out when you are in the area.

Superhero display. They have an these things for sake.
Gene M.

Fun store with loys of little toys from finger toys to star wars figurines. You can definitely spend done tune in here.

Wall of socks
Courtney B.

Super cute and fun toy store off South Congress in downtown Austin. They have an eclectic mix of new and vintage toys. It's a nice variety of toys selection for any age. There's also some touristy Austin souvenirs you can purchase, wall of socks and other items you may not be able to find in a usual store. Reasonably priced and even if you don't want to buy anything looking around and seeing the toys new, old, and never seen before is worth the stop in!

Cha-cha-cha-chia!
Jill S.

Monkey See Monkey Do is the place to go! They had the hard to find Grogu (Baby Yoda!) Chia Pet!! Their customer service is amazing as well. Steven not only put this item aside for me when they only had two left, he also helped me out of my parking spot when I had accidentally parked my car the wrong way on South Congress . This place is a gem! They have it all and go above and beyond.

Awesome!
Dawn H.

This is a neat, little toy and novelty shop. Lots of fun chotskies like fake mustaches and wind up "flippy" toys - you know, the stuff you buy because it's cool and/or funny, take home, sits on your desk for a month or so, ends up in a box, and then you donate it next year? :) It is obviously an affliction of mine that I'm am slowly getting over. (empasis on slowly here-lol!) Also, have some adult type items (e.g., book of Playboy Playmates). Tons of stickers and retro-type buttons. A nice place to visit if you're looking for a whimsical gift for someone you like - or the perfect gag gift for the co-worker you secretly hate. Never grow up! :-)

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5 months ago

A lot of cool things!!! I really like their blind box collection and are really nice about trading.

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Cute toy/action figure store. Lots of little quarky things there. The cashier was nice and funny. Good priced things for everyone.

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Super cute place, my seed loved it as much as I did. Vintage toys and how cool is the giant whoopie cushion on the ceiling!

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Love this place! Great prank stuff and toy action figures! Best place for star wars figurines!

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4 years ago

What a fun place, Tracy, Kyle and Billy Bob were so helpful. Highly recommend you come and visit!

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