More Archie McPhee

After being a little disappointed in the main Archie McPhee store (probably too hungover and too many people), I wholeheartedly give More AM 5 stars. I found leopard print heavy vinyl, 5 feet for under $ 20! I can’t find that down here in Orange County, and especially not for that price. I’m so making some fabulous knee-​high boots out of it! My friend Christine also found a 2′ rubber cockroach to take to her son. Fab! The guy at the counter was super helpful and really nice too, and had a stapler with Estelle Getty’s name on it. We mourned the fact that he’d now have to make a Bea Arthur staple remover, gotta love a Golden Girls fan!

I went in here first– before I went into Archie’s main building. Now I can’t honestly say I’ve been to other stores I can compare it too, but I doubt I ever will.
Who doesn’t love the bloody hand in the candy box? Who doesn’t want bulk plastic ponies and random sheets of fabric?
There are less eager and anemic looking guys pleasantly startled to find a girl here. Try that sentence on for size, internet!
Just for the record I don’t have anything against the anemic, but as another reviewer noted it is far less packed.
In fact there was nobody else in here.
So for me it was perfect. I love a quiet empty space full of whimsy. I might come back for that chicken suit so DIBS I CALL DIBS.
I signed up for their mailing list too.

Home of the Devil Duckies.
All sorts and lots of odds n’ ends and wacky nick-​nacks! Halloween costumes, paper lanterns, cigarrette gums, vinyl sheets with wacked out designs by the yards, seasonal decorations, tiki stuff, a display of little party favors, and too many more to mention.
The highlight for me was the sushi bath curtain with matching trash can and bath rug. You really have to love sushi to hang that in your bathroom.
Right before you leave, check yourself out in the circus mirror. This is a fun store to visit!
A MUST GO! =)

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 more of a party supply/​display store. You can buy over sized props, fabric, backsplashes, toys for favor bags, vintage cigar labels, posters, seasonal and everyday party necessities, back yard décor, etc.
One thing to note is that this place also holds all their sale items. They have items here that you can buy at dirt cheap clearance prices that are sold full price through their online store. They had some really cool vintage looking tv trays and plates marked down 70% that I really wanted to buy for fun, but didn’t want to deal with shipping pr paying the extra fee of taking it home on the plane. If you live in the area, it’s an incredible deal for many of the stuff that they carried.

More 5 stars?
I think of this place as Archie’s overflow junk pile that they stuck price tags on.
One person’s junk is another person’s…well, it’s still junk, but funky junk.

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, furniture, the bigger stuff, the bolder stuff, the odder stuff. It’s Archie McPhees and its all good.

Just like W, this is a let down after you’ve experienced the original.

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 you make my time at Archie McPhee’s so short!!!»
Then the clouds part, a rainbow comes into view, and a unicorn carries me off to More Archie McPhees. God truly did so love the world…

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 to rummage through.
And the bargains! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH the bargains, baby!

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 Playhouse’. The «More» store also carries comically oversized items, fabric, and discounted items.