Toy Joy is a rite of passage for anyone coming of age in Austin. Theme music to superhero movies or old Saturday morning TV shows plays in the background; mobiles hang above wall-to-wall displays of colorful...
citysearch.com - expert review - 10/30/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Just go if you haven't been - you know you want to and you know you'll never forgive yourself if you don't. Fun for all ages. Parking is behind the store a little bit on 29th.
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
almost as chaotic as the hovel in which I was reared. a crazy creative cornucopia of colorful baubles, geegaw, gewgaw, gimcrack, kickshaw, knickknack, playthings, teetotum, trinkets, whirligigs and…
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Toy Joy is the only place where you can find cute chocolate and vanilla scented rubber babies, gross keychains, cool purses, must I go on? So much fun and cheap stuff to look at! You should go here…
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is fabulous. Creepy toys and thingamajigs galore! The little rubber animal statuettes just made me want to decorate my entire apartment with pigs... and I really wanted to buy one of…
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2008
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i love this place, they have everything from large sneeky spoons to steal other people's food --- to punching nun puppets.... such a fun, funky, unique store-- they have really cool jewelry and decorations...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Some of the best and some of the worst gift ideas come from this place. Where else are you going to get a Sushi shower curtain, Hello Kitty underwear, and a life-size Gummy Bear at the same place?…
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Every year I end up here a few times, just wandering around for the sheer amusement of it. I don't intend to buy anything, but I always do. Toy Joy is the closest I've come to replicating that…
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Toy Joy is probably the most fun store in Austin! It's packed wall to wall with tons of toys. There's barely a square inch that isn't covered in exciting toys. The people who wrote 2 star reviews are…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It doesn't matter what age you are, you will have fun browsing the absurd amount of toys and novelty items in here. It is jam packed, floor to ceiling with things that put a smile on your face. I…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Not only does Toy Joy have... a.) A very large and unique selection of Sanrio, safe and interesting toys for babies, Outdoor toys, and novelty gifts,
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
(Shakes finger at two star reviewers of Toy Joy). LOL. I bet you're the same people who think the Simpsons is a "cartoon" and are offended that their content isn't "kid friendly."
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
One word: annoying. I love the idea of Toy Joy. It's fun! It's carefree!
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This store is awesome. They have the quirkiest things, like ninja packing tape, Jesus band-aids, and other cool stuff. Their inventory changes often, so something you saw today might not be there in a…
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
How could you not love this place. Great selection of gifts for little kids. They even gift wrap for those who are gift wrap challenged (or just short for time). Service is great, with some real…
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have a secret. Not really: I've persuaded every date I've been on to accompany me into this wonderland. Its useful, really. Toy Joy allows me to get a glimpse into the childhood of the other party -…
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My dad first took me here when we moved to Austin when I was 6 years old. It has been my favorite store ever since. Besides being probably like the most unique toy store in the world, it always…
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love love LOVE this place. I seriously wish Toy Joy would open up a chain in Boston, because it completely pwns pretty much any other store that sells intriguing knickknacks (except for maybe Magpie).…
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Toy Joy has been my favorite toy shop since childhood, and it's always the first place I wanna go shopping at when I come to Austin! There are so many unique things here, and not just toys either.…
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Nice balance of kitsch and genuinely good toys for kids. Go get you a Rody.
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
OK. i could die everytime i walk into this place. I could spend hour upon hour in here looking at every single amazing cute unique little toy they have. AH, it makes me want to run around!…
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
They have the biggest collection of ugly dolls that I have ever seen. It was filled with me most diverse toys I hadn't seen in a while. I was totally drooling over the robot collection they had in the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Toy Joy is super fun, but really cramped which makes it hard to get in and get out easily. It's easy to spend a lot of time just checking out all the cool stuff!
yelp.com - user review - 02/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I honestly felt, for a moment, that I might burst into flames for not giving Toy Joy the 5th star. I really did. It is, quite possibly, the happiest place in all of Austin. For years, whenever I…
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It is tradition for our family to visit Toy Joy at least once during the holidays. But go anytime so you can experience childhood again. We play with the toys, get the very nice store clerks to demo…
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Toy Joy was new experience for me. None of the places that I have lived have had anything quite like it. The place is not all that big and it is STUFFED with toys. It seems to cater more towards…
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A must hit for anyone visiting Austin. I've never seen another place like it - you'd have to be a total a-hole not to find something fun in there. Good for late-night, post-dinner and drinks browsing.…
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Austin is so cool. It has multiple pinata stores. And lots of cool, indy toy stores. This place is racked to the brim with toys. One toy worthy of mention is the see through woman's body fillied with…
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Only in Austin do people write reviews of toy stores and complain that sometimes there are a lot of kids in there. Speaking of kids and awesome and non-kids, this place is the bomb. This is where…
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Whoa! Sensory overload! Like Christmas and all its random, illuminated, colored madness threw up inside a little shop, and they named it Toy Joy. Speaking of Christmas, I wish I were able to hightail…
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Fun: taking a date to toy joy for a few minutes and playing with silly stuff. As mentioned, tons of giggleable crap to fiddle with, ponder, consider, and enjoy while you're there. Fun-er: Arriving in…
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Best place to buy crap and I mean the good, silly, make you giggle kind of crap, not the other kind. I love going into Toy Joy because you regress a little into a kid again. But the ironic thing is, I…
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2007
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Ok honestly, the toys here are fantastic!! I love looking around and I went there with a friend and we looked around for hours and hours. There are just so many unique things in there. The only complaint that...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm one of those people that just loves lots of little pieces of crap. Everything I ever win at an arcade, I keep, so this is totally my kind of store. Great for random gift-giving.
yelp.com - user review - 11/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's like Santa ate every possible toy, game, and plastic object, (even old school ones) then threw up in a small room on the corner of 29th and the drag. Just like that but minus the partially…
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been into Toy Joy maybe 5 times since I moved to Austin. When I am literally out of ideas for what to get my nieces for their birthday's we always know we can find something either cool or…
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is your one stop shop for all the little crap you need to buy your silly little friends or all those lame little stocking stuffers you are compelled to buy your 40 nieces and nephews. Space can be…
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this review is NOT for the coffee shop. yuck! i ADORE toy joy, it brings me back to my childhood expcept there is no one to tell me "NO" "not today" "next time" ........its a party up in there. and…
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After a lazy evening lounging at SpiderHouse (and a vodka or two might I add) a friend insisted I had to see Toy Joy - a place I had heard of frequently since I've been in town, but had not yet…
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
WAY OVER-PRICED!!! I wouldn't buy anything here!
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Although I dont visit the toy stores as often I might have done back in the days... I have visted Toy Joy several times and I have good and bad things to say about it. I feel compelled to make it very…
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have this love/hate relationship with Toy Joy. I love going in there and being able to see all the wonderful things.
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is alright. When you go to Toy Joy you gotta either know exactly what you're after or have a lot of time. Everyone says they need to get a bigger space, but you guys know they'd just put…
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Good: :: location. it's in central austin, so great for people who live near campus/hyde park.
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I haven't been here in a while, in fact, not since Biscuit from the Big Boys was still working here, but man, I have such great memories. I spent two hours in here just having a ball. I ended up…
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have found a few perfect gifts that no other stores can match for my friends and my family. You can find something very awesome as a gift for the baby showers, just look for the baby toys section.…
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Greatest Toy Store In The World. It won't WOW you like an FAO Schwartz will, but they've got just about every knick-knack, trinket, & tiny plastic animal (extinct or living) you could ever hope to…
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Whenever you want to have fun with a friend in from out of town, or if you want a creative idea for a first date, take someone here. They'll love it. It's so fun :) Also, if you need to make a pretty…
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Rebirth of the Inner Child! Believe it. Just when life wants to put us on a path to grow up, in steps Toy Joy to reconnect us with that lost innocence of childhood. Now Toy Joy is not a place I…
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'll echo what many have said, Toy Joy is cheaper than your therapist (NOT sex therapist) or anti-depressants if you need a pick me up. Just walk in the door and try not to smile. Well okay, if you're…
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So, I was glad to find out the other day that I was not the only one who thought that "Toy Joy" was some kind of really kinky sex toy shop when I first saw it. It was dark, people, it was dark.
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This may be the best toy store in the world.... .but if you are looking for GI Joe's or Barbies this isn't the place to go. This is the best place to go for random gifts, and they change their stock…
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I first visited Toy Joy without having heard any of the "hype," and I was very pleasantly surprised. I visit once or twice a month, and it's easy to spend an hour there, checking out the new arrivals.…
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2007
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This store has so many novelties and shiny surprises packed into it that after 5 minutes of browsing you start laughing from deep inside your ...
gusto.com - user review - 01/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Perfect for what it is, not perfect for buying gifts for kids of all stripes. It's a place for trendy (and wannabe trendy) young adult Austinites to wax nostalgic. They surely overcharge for some…
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I think this store has more hype built up around it than it truly deserves. Of course, my judgment of a toy store is almost entirely based on its Playmobil selection. They seemed to have a lot of…
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Toy Joy sits at the northern end of the busiest part of the Guadalupe drag and is an Austin business that everyone seems to be familiar with - whether they've visited once, twice, a million times or…
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So here's where you can live out your childhood fantasy of going through a store full of fun stuff without your parents screaming "Don't touch that! Put it away!" Toy Joy offers toys that are much…
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The free gift wrap is a great perk!!! What a fun place!
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This is a review of the Coffee Shop connected to Toy Joy, not Toy Joy itself. However, I do not recall the name of the store, so I'm calling it: Toys and Coffee
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Fun place to browse, easiest birthday presents ever for acquaintances and strangers, just a grab bag of cheap, fun toys. I'm partial to the jumping grasshoppers myself.
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good times. This is a great place to browse for crazy stuff. I have bought many a Christmas gift here -- they have stuff for kids of all ages!
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Toy Joy is NOT a sex shop, it really is a toy store. You would think that this doesn't need to be said but, trust me, it does. Remember all those toys you played with as a kid? Take a walk down memory…
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
MY FAV STORE IN AUSTIN. period. Every time I walk through the doors, I gleam with excitement at all the colorful, glistening TOYS! And not just any kind of toys....weird stuff from all parts of the…
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
True, while this store is more for grownups than kids, it still favors the young at heart. You can find toys and gadgets that you never knew existed. Don't expect a Toys R Us. This is a unique gem to…
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The toy Mecca of Austin - probably best to go in when you've had plenty of sleep. Yer gonna get absolutely bombarded with visuals and a funky mix o' tunes in this place. Everything from party favors…
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This amazing toy store is an instant picker-upper. My heart beats a little faster and I start smiling when I look at ALL OF THE FREAKING TOYS stuffed in this little shop. There's toys for all ages and…
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Toy Joy is one of those Austin places: if you're not from Austin, then you'll probably ask yourself, or the silly girl that dragged you in there, where exactly the toys can be found. The store's name…
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2006
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They have a lot of neat toys!! Pretty different than your regular Toys r us. Spent lots of time looking around and playing with some toys... Worth checking out!
citysearch.com - user review - 08/06/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cool Place to buy a gift or tourist spot for the out of towners.
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2006
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Toy Joy has the best selection of unique toys and gift items. They have just about anything that yo...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/02/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
oh wow!! can't believe there aren't more reviews about Toy Joy!! Honestly, the BEST toy store in Texas, this place has everything.
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2006
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Toy Joy has so many hard to find toys and trinkets. They have tons of bouncy balls, pens, cars, inf...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/31/2005
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This is one of the most unusual toy stores in the Austin area and where else can you go in and brows...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/13/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place! All things kitschy and fun can be found here. I always make a point to stop here when I'm in Austin. www.toyjoy.com
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2005
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Be fore warned you will feel like a kid again in this well stocked toy store. You almost have to go again and agian to see evreything in the store. WE spent hours looking over the differnet items. If you visit...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/31/2005
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This is one of the first places I was taken to years ago when I visited Austin... it's a must... there is always so much fun stuff... I think it's more for the older "kiddies"... they have everything from cute...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/31/2004
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I went to Toy Joy for the first time, just looking around but I found that "looking around" in Toy Joy means at least two hours of your time (and it's all enjoyable). The second time I went I was shopping for...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/11/2003
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This store is really cool to goto to find some cool toys! But, they need a diffrent staff. The guys are jerks and say crude things. NEW STAFF GUYS!!! But hey the toys are great!
citysearch.com - user review - 03/12/2003
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