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September 27, 2008 1:36 AM

I'm looking for interesting and fun online stores similar to ThinkGeek, PerpetualKid, etc. Something that has unique, unusual gadgets, or home/office decorations. What are some such stores I might not be familiar with, or maybe previous threads that mention them?
posted by Bakuun to shopping (9 answers total)

Strapya!!

While they are in Japan, US shipping is inexpensive and fast. I've ordered many, ahem, unique and unusual items from them.
posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 2:16 AM on September 27, 2008

The Mefi Wiki has a very long list of these stores taken from previous threads.
posted by IndigoRain at 3:19 AM on September 27, 2008

You want "unusual"? Archie McPhee
posted by Class Goat at 4:13 AM on September 27, 2008

Buy Olympia run to artsy crafty musicy thingies.
posted by maryrosecook at 5:06 AM on September 27, 2008

Uncommon Goods is good. More unique art/crafty than geeky, though.
posted by smalls at 8:24 AM on September 27, 2008

I just blogged about my experience with DealExtreme the other day. They have dirt cheap Chinese doodads of every possible type, and all prices include delivery to anywhere in the world.

Downsides:

* Slow delivery. It took almost three weeks before I got my stuff, and then it wasn't packaged well. But their support organisms instantly agreed to send a replacement for the $2 worth of my order that was damaged.

* They only accept PayPal for payment.
posted by dansdata at 9:02 AM on September 27, 2008

I second everything dansdata said about dealextreme.
DX is awesome, they have tons of stuff.
From magic message beans to 10 year glowing tritium keyrings.
posted by Iax at 10:43 AM on September 27, 2008

previously
posted by LobsterMitten at 2:00 PM on September 27, 2008

I think Etsy is the definitive resource here.
posted by felix at 9:03 AM on September 29, 2008