# How can I purchase this stuff wholesale?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 28, 2003, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-purchase-this-stuff-wholesale/191373 "2003-07-28T04:46:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![rayray5884](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@rayray5884](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayray5884)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-purchase-this-stuff-wholesale/191373/1 "2003-07-28T04:46:00Z")

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So I was just at our county fair the other day. Just like every fair Ive ever been to there are always people selling cheap toys and carnival prizes and such. My question is…where can I find a website or catalog that sells all this junk? I know there has to be some company that supplies these people with it all at a discount when purchased in large quantities. Anyone know where I can find this stuff?? Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-purchase-this-stuff-wholesale/191373/2 "2003-07-28T04:48:43Z")

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[http://www.tribout.com/](http://www.tribout.com/)

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**Author:** ![altoid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@altoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/altoid)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-purchase-this-stuff-wholesale/191373/3 "2003-07-28T05:34:35Z")

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[http://www.toysandcandy.com/](http://www.toysandcandy.com/)  
[http://www.centurynovelty.com/](http://www.centurynovelty.com/)  
[http://www.ustoy.com/default.asp](http://www.ustoy.com/default.asp)  
Sooo much toy crap to be had! If you do end up bying the 1,000 rubber bounce ball set, could you drop it off your office roof and put a film of it on the net?  
please?

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**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-purchase-this-stuff-wholesale/191373/4 "2003-07-28T05:52:37Z")

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Maybe ebay, too.

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**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-purchase-this-stuff-wholesale/191373/5 "2003-07-28T08:25:05Z")

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> \*Originally posted by altoid \*  
> **Sooo much toy crap to be had! If you do end up bying the 1,000 rubber bounce ball set, could you drop it off your office roof and put a film of it on the net?**

Like [this](http://hacks.mit.edu/Hacks/by_year/1990/1994_superballs/1994_superballs.html)?

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**Author:** ![bizzwire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@bizzwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizzwire)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-purchase-this-stuff-wholesale/191373/6 "2003-07-28T12:26:57Z")

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One more:

[www.orientaltrading.com](http://www.orientaltrading.com)