The Daily Sucker

Submitter comments: Toy Joy’s a really weird store in Austin that sells all kinds of toys and other goofy novelties. It’s a bit of a disjointed place but, hey, if you want tons of fake fish, dashboard hula girls, or giant fake bats, it’s the place to go.

To some extent I can understand having an equally crazy layout, but it’s not as crazy as it is just plain terrible. It’s a garish green background with white mystery meat navigation. Ow. No contrast at all. I think all the numbers just lead to Quicktime VR tours, which is interesting considering that while there are generally some themed areas that rarely move, I’m pretty sure the store layout has shifted since the site was put up four years ago. That, of course, isn’t really taking into account the obvious fact that it requires you to have the proper plug-in to view everything.

So…what’s the point? Actually, I wouldn’t be surprised if they just wanted to break my brain.

Vincent Flanders’ comments: I love stores like this and I’m going to make sure I visit Toy Joy the next time I’m in Austin. On the other hand, the site sucks like the black hole of death. Yeah, yeah, I know it’s supposed to be a Roky Erickson-13th Floor Elevators kind of site, but those days are over.

Toy Joy