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Gag Gifts & Prank Mail

Brands built on the punchline: joke presents, prank-by-post services, sweary mugs and candles, novelty socks and the sort of thing that exists purely to be handed to someone across a table.

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Archie McPhee

Gag Gifts & Prank Mail

Seattle's long-running purveyor of deliberately absurd novelties, from rubber chickens and tiny hands to bacon-scented everything and finger monsters. The catalogue leans hard on Bigfoot, crows, pickles, cats and axolotls, and much of it is designed in-house.

mcphee.com

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What counts as gag gifts & prank mail?

Brands built on the punchline: joke presents, prank-by-post services, sweary mugs and candles, novelty socks and the sort of thing that exists purely to be handed to someone across a table.

What counts as gag gifts & prank mail?

Brands built on the punchline: joke presents, prank-by-post services, sweary mugs and candles, novelty socks and the sort of thing that exists purely to be handed to someone across a table.

Are these real businesses?

Yes. Every listing links to a live site we checked. Some are one-person shops, which is part of the charm.