Fun Place

Went in here again the other day. Phoned beforehand and told them what I was looking for — they put me onto their website to search for what I was looking for, and they then put the items on hold for two days to make sure they’d be there when I came in. They were just so genuinely helpful and the whole thing was extremely hassle-​free, I can’t help but to add an extra star to my previous review.

Some of us swung by this place around Halloween, like half of Dublin it seemed, to check it out and see if they had what we needed as well as to trigger some ideas for costumes.
Very weird layout as you couldn’t touch any merchandise as it was ALL behind counters and you needed a salesperson to be the middle man so it made it difficult to shop especially since there were 30 times the number of customers as people helping out (even after waiting on a line outside the shop and entering 1 or 2 at a time only).
Saving grace for the 3^rd star in this review was that their selection was the best in the city though a FAR CRY from a similar shop that I frequent in NYC.

On the hunt for a classy witch’s hat I popped straight down to Fun Place to survey the stock. They never disappoint, and there’s loads of fun costumes, make up and more at prices that make this more than just a once-​a-​year stop.
It’s a haven for kids and kids at heart, and I’ve got an eye on those bright wigs and hilarious hats in the windows an pegged on the walls.
At that October time there’s no getting in here, and the queues can stretch out the door the closer it get to the witching hour.
Still, drop by on a weekend in February (even better, a week day) and have the place to yourself –perfect for lengthy posing and trialling of witch hats, top hats and day glow tresses!

This is the first time I’ve been in the fun shop and it’s great for stocking fillers. We just bought a fake nose, invisible ink, a squirting pen, bouncing sweets and a rope trick. There are some expensive and high quality masks (think werewolves or silence of the lambs) and then stuff that’s just plain silly or fun!
It’s pretty cheap and you can reminisce in here. There are items for under a euro that you’ll remember from being a kid, such as «fun snaps» — the little filled papers that you throw on the floor behind people to make them jump!
This shop has everything you need for a kids parties, hen night, stag do or raucous club nights. Fancy dress is a given, and for those of you who like burlesque or masked balls, there’s the best range of eye masks in Dublin. Even if you just want a giggle, go in and buy something cheap and tacky that’ll tickle you.
Even the staff are hilarious. My friend bought a bouncing boob, telling me «It’s not for me, it’s for me mate.» The shop assistant replied «That’s what they all say. I don’t care what you do with it, we just sell the stuff.»

Fun Place is the kind of shop that must do business at once, maybe twice a year, but is so busy at those times that it can survive off that business for the rest of the year. Obviously with Fun Place being a joke shop, this business is done at Halloween.
As Halloween is rapidly approaching I strongly advise you get in here early to avoid some of the longest queues I’ve ever seen in my life. It took me nearly half an hour just to get in the door last year to get some bits.
Standard joke shop fare here. Wigs, costumes, make up and accessories are all available as well as the kinda tack you bring on hen and stag parties.
Fairly expensive though, so save some time and dosh by going online. That’s what I’ll be doing…

I automatically love any shop that’s name contains at least one adjective is an exact description of what the store is. So Fun Place obviously scored high right away.
Once inside, the points pretty much sky rocketed but there was one major failing that I will get to in a minute.
The store is chock full of standard joke shop fare: costumes, pranks, whoopee cushions, invisible ink, masks, fake rats and spiders and dismembered appendages, squirt guns, gum that dyes your mouth blue, fake blood, candles that can’t be blown out, fake puddles of puke and poo, things that explode, and just about anything you can think of shaped like boobs or penises. The list goes on. I spotted a remote controlled fart machine, which I obviously purchased without hesitation.
The only downside is that everything is behind counters, so you have to ask a clerk for just about anything. This sucks, because one of the greatest things about joke shops is always fiddling around with everything and laughing with your friends. It’s definitely not like that in here, and it lessens the experience a tad I’m afraid.

It’s hen party time and I need some tack. So of course the Joke Shop is the place to go. I remember coming in here on the annual trip up to Dublin before the Christmas panto in the Gaeity to get jumping beans and pretend cigarettes, invisible ink and whoopee cushions. Oh the good old days!
Today I was looking for a different type of joke though. I was glad to see they’ve moved things around, it’s always chaos in here, so they’ve made things a little more accessible which is a bonus. I picked up a hen handbag (basically a supply kit for a hen night) and a few other bits that will get a giggle over the weekend. They still do have all the old usual jokes and of course a huge variety of fancy dress costumes and wigs. It’s an oldie but a goodie.

When I was younger… much younger, the idea of a joke shop was like a temple in the 12 year olds idea of the sacred. A place where you could find anything from fake dog poo to plastic vomit… Bliss!!!
It was always a shop I visited when I went to town in my formative years so imagine my surprise when I went in recently and was greeted by the usual array of puerile gags but also the display cases at the back packed with sex toys and sex related paraphernalia (willie straws, mugs, plastic boobs, costumes etc…), its amazing what a childs mind filters out!
They also have a huge collection of wigs for some reason, I’m not entirely which category they fit into!

Enter this place at your peril around Halloween time… it has got to be older than the city itself. You can imagine it has some sort of old link to the theatre next door. Upon waling into this store i feel like im in some sort of Goosebumps book. it has a sort of organised disorder… you feel that some sort of old puppet or mask is hidden behind something just waiting to be discovered… You must ask staff for assistance on nearly everything since most of the products are behond the long counter.
whether you need juggling equipment, some facepaint or a fake poo… this is the place to go.
The staff are fun too… i wonder if that is a requirement too…

This place has been around longer than I have! And it is great! I love it and the stock is sometimes better quality than other joke shops around especially for wigs and full costumes.
This place is also great for rude joke stuff for hen nights, stag nights and naughty Valentines gifts and ideas! Penis shaped pasta any one? Wanna suck a giant chocolate willy? Well here is your place!
Great fun!

This joke shop is located right beside the Gaiety Theatre. Halloween gone the line was wrapped all the way down the street, I should know I was in the queue with my little sister. She was on a mission to get a specific wig for her Donny Darko outfit and I was there to hold her place when bathroom breaks were necessary.
The Halloween rush aside, this is a quirky shop with a lot of novelty items to have fun with. It’s really tiny in the store, so you can imagine when it’s busy it’s anxiety inducing. Try to shop ahead coming up to the costume times of year.
I really like this place, pity it’s not bigger though.

I really don’t go to this joke shop enough. I find myself here maybe three times year, for Halloween or fancy dress parties. However, a friend of mine shops here all the time for accessories. According to her, Fun Place costs less than elsewhere.
One item that she swears by are their novelty hats which you can purchase for next to nothing. With a little alteration, you can have yourself a superbly unique hat and save some money while you’re at it.
Another great thing about this place is the amount of people who work here. Whether busy or quiet, there’s often two staff minding the shop which means that customer service is superb.
From gorilla suits to fake bloody arms, they have a great mix of funny and strange. My own personal favourite is the white robot mask. Scary!

This is a brilliant little shop, just next to The Gaeity Theatre. It sells all kinds of jokey bits and bobs, hen night jokes, childrens jokes, magic tricks etc. It also has a wide range of theatrical makeup and masks. There was tons of deadly costumes and wigs when i was in coming up to halloween and the place was packed! But the staff were super friendly, despite the crowds of shouting people (including myself!) and i was greeted by a smiling face and prompt service. Brilliant place for presents for little childeren, and more adult jokes for your own friends. Great service, Highly reccomended! :)