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To celebrate we did the traditional dance:

We also bobbed for pickles and observed the traditional “Brine in the Face” Ritual:

At midnight on the appointed day, it is customary to wake up one’s loved ones by making the pickle yodel while spitting brine at their sleeping bodies. Then, you must chant the pickle rhyme:

“It is the day of the Yodelling Pickle, a day for steadfastness, be not fickle!
One pickle, two pickle, three pickle, four.
I spit brine at my loved ones while they snore!”

As you can see, there’s never a dull moment here at Archie McPhee.

They were in town filming a TV show about Seattle and Archie Mcphee was the second stop on their very first day in the US.

As you can see from these photos, our awesome visitors enjoyed their time at the store and we had a great time giving them the complete tour, including the amazing Glow Chamber and an up-close encounter with the unbelievably bizarre Wallingford Beast.

One of the best things about Archie Mcphee is that many of our products transcend language and culture. Watching people react to and interact with items we make and sell, no matter where they might be from, is a fascinating experience.

A good time was had by all and Archie Mcphee was delighted to participate in the diplomacy of Seattle’s Sister City Program.

(The only person missing is the inimitable Fuzz)

As you can see, we’re quite a friendly bunch, which is a good thing because this Friday, March 15th, we’ll be receiving special visitors from our sister city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. A group of Uzbek journalists will be in town filming a TV show about Seattle and Archie Mcphee is the second stop on their trip. We can’t wait to meet them!

In the 1950s Seattle helped develop and promote the formation of sister city relationships. It began in 1957 when Seattle and Kobe, Japan formed one of the very first sister city relationships. Seattle and Tashkent, Uzbekistan later became sister cities in 1973, when the latter was still part of the USSR. This was particularly meaningful because it was the first U.S.-Soviet sister city affiliation.

Click here to learn more about the Seattle’s Sister Cities.

Jenny Sparks and her husband Lars made brilliant use of a pair of our Giant Googly Eyes here in Seattle last weekend at the Emerald City Comicon.

Googly Eye Galactus

Googly Eye Batman

They mounted the Giant Googly Eyes on a stick and asked cosplayers to pose for photos with them. As you can see the results are nothing short of awesome.

Googly Eye Harley Quinn

Googly Eye Klingon

Even our own underpants-wearing squirrel got in on the action:

Believe it or not, the photos you see here are just the tip of the awesome iceberg.

Click here to view the complete set.

This year Archie McPhee has its very own booth at the Emerald City Comicon. It’s an awesome convention and we’d love to see you there, so come over and pay us a visit!

Here’s a sneak peek of our spiffy convention booth, it’s #2013:

Emerald City Comicon runs from Friday March 1st through Sunday March 3rd at the Washington State Convention Center in downtown Seattle. We’ll be there all three days in booth #2013.

Come have your photo taken with Mr. Bacon and a giant squirrel wearing underpants! You don’t want to miss this special opportunity to meet the Original Unicorn and even snag an exclusive Archie McPhee Comicon t-shirt.

It’s going to be awesome. We’ll see you there!

Starting on Friday March 1st, when you spend $20 at the Archie McPhee store, simply take your receipt from our store over to Eltana Bagels at 3920 Stone Way N. and you’ll receive 6 free bagels!

That’s right, $20 worth of awesome Archie McPhee goodies gets you 6 free, scrumptious Eltana bagels. The promotion lasts throughout the month of March. Don’t miss out!

Hooray! Spin ‘Til You Win Tuesdays are back!

Visit the store on any Tuesday and spend $5 or more and you’ll get a spin on our wonderful wheel of free prizes. You never know what sorts of goodies you might win, but each and every spin is a winner.

Giant Googly Eyes are all sorts of fun in the light of day, but what happens when the sun goes down? Just because it’s dark outside doesn’t mean the googly-eyed fun has to end. Thanks to these new giant, glow-in-the-dark googly eyes you can avoid such a trag-eye-dy!

These eyes look amazing during the day and in the dark of night. Just peel off the adhesive back and start sticking them to things. Exposure to light charges up their glowing action. They’re perfect for decorating tombstones, your garage, a haunted house or just hanging above your child’s bed and telling him that a monster is watching him sleep. A million laughs!

Come on over and pick up a pair today!