05/30/09

Hands down, one of my favorate places!

by metalhandsinternational

I always love coming here and just perusing. They have cool buttons and bandaids. This is the place to go if you need a gift for either an adult or child.

• Pros: Variety of knicks and knacks
• Cons: Expensive

12/29/08

TOY JOY SUCH A JOY

by maxxstiles

Hmm if i tried to tell you what it is like, I would fail TOYJOY! ... but I'll try.

Its like an expolsion of the coolest toys and rubber snaked and weird japanese toys and elvis wigs and masks and little rubber buggs and neon glow in the dark whateveryouwant and it more than reasonably priced and so cool. When some one wrote the famous austin saying "KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD" they must have been in toyjoy

06/19/08

BEST funky toy store ever !!!!

by Lemauriett

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 too... I LOVE THIS place...

• Pros: ambience, unique
• Cons: they need a website to order stuff online

11/14/07

Great stuff...but highly overpriced!!!

by neferkiwi

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 I have about that place is that is is WAY to cluttered and that things in there way just SO overpriced. I mean, a little penguin toy (plastic, totally 25 cents material) was literally $3.95. That is ridiculous. Everything in there is highly overpriced. The only reason why I go is that is there are just neat things to look at. Buying? Nah.

Local staple unleashes the mother load of fun for the inner child.

by Contributor

In Short
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 toys and gadgets. After drooling over the Chik-o-Sticks and Atomic Fireballs in the candy section, lose track of time playing with the Wind-up Hopping Pighead and the raccoon binoculars before exploring the lava lamps, rubber snacks and Hello Kitty alarm clocks.

08/06/06

Worth checking out!

by aznboo_31

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!

• Pros: lots of neat toys
• Cons: so many things to look at.. so little time.

01/31/05

For all kids

by elidar

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 austin its a given that you should go here.

• Pros: selection, favorite finds
• Cons: crowded, parking

01/31/04

The joy of "toys"

by cherrylynn

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 jewlery to decorative lamps... WOW!

11/11/03

Fun for All!

by smellykat421

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 a gift but this also took about two hours, I wanted everything. I spend 15 minutes making sure I have seen every purse when I finally pick I make 5-10 more trips back to make sure there isn't something better.

This store is good for all ages my mother went in there amazed along with my grandmother. I have only been to Toy Joy two times but know it is the best you can find anything you want.

I rate this store over all a 10!

• Pros: Selection, Unique, Display
• Cons: Expensive, Boxes on ground, Security

03/12/03

Great Place!!!!

by Britrgreen

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!

• Pros: Toys, hard to find toys, intresting toys
• Cons: staff, male staff, male staff