Ax-Man Surplus Stores

 

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Shane Y.

Minneapolis, MN

I can easily waste hours walking around this store looking for things I don't need but really want.  Cheap prices, great attitude, and if you ever DO need some little, crazy thing, or a crazy bit of a thing, you can find it here.

Recommended: Mistakenly engraved flasks and mistakenly sandblasted glasses which make great gifts if you have a friend named Kelsey and want her to have a glass that says Keelsy

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Pflip W.

San Francisco, CA

Ax man has always been amazing.. all the locations!!  they're more than just a junk store.. you can build your own league of robots, a space ship, time machine,  teleportation device, you name it. amazing.

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Kathy C.

Minneapolis, MN

"All the components you need for a home meth lab - for less!!"  This is totally what I think their slogan should be, despite the fact that it is slightly misleading.  I don't think Axe Man is necessarily catering to any type of illicit clientele, however, they do have  an amazing assortment of Pyrex lab equipment.  Maybe you could even use some of it for baking!  

All joking aside, Axe Man is a crazy surplus store you should not miss in St. Paul.  Their ever-changing (and surprisingly low cost) array of goods is worth the trip in itself, and you might even find something useful.  I found a canister of Korean colored pencils with a sharpener in the lid and nifty anime characters on the outside for only two bucks.  They also have an iron lung, in case you know anyone with polio.  Seriously though, words cannot describe the insanity that is the Axe Man inventory.  You just need to experience it for yourself.

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jenny A.

Saint Paul, MN

I go at least once a year for costume building supplies.  I usually try to bring someone with me before who hasn't been.  Typically the Ax Man newbie has one of two reactions, "Dear God, where has this place been all my life.  It's Awesome." or "You are a very sick person and I now I know where you get all your twisted ideas."  My top 5 favorite Ax Man inventory items:

1) box of Size 3 girls Mary Jane shoes in chartreuse.  No other size, no other color.  But if you are outfitting a troupe of dancers for a Little Miss pageant you really would have hit the jackpot.

2) Roll of sticky back black foam rubber from 3M.  Useful for oh so many car, home and costume projects.  

3) urine sample jars.  You never know when you might need a couple dozen of these.  Makes a nice change from your usual spice rack.

4) Giant roll of purple sparkly shelf paper.  Every shelf in former apartment was made better with this stuff.

5) Rubber gloves that go well past your elbow.  There's heavy duty and then there's nuclear power plant grade, and these gloves fell into the latter category.

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J Man H.

Minneapolis, MN

I always feel like I just dropped a couple hits of something when I walk into this place.  Definately a trip.  Tons of stuff you need, and tons that you don't (but just have to have!)

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Tony D.

Minneapolis, MN

Just walking around and reading the descriptions of all the crap is entertaining. I bring people here from out of town and they always love it.

The best thing I bought here was a Rocky IV beach towel. Recently they still had a bunch of 50s sci-fi style posters about the Y2K scare. Just great random stuff. Yesterday at the Saints game someone from Ax-Man was selling beard and mustache combs. You can't go wrong checking this place out.

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Ian S.

Seattle, WA

This place is always full of crap that they salvaged somewhere.

If you are a crazy artist, a mad scientist, or a deranged person looking to make an alter to your crazy god, then you may find what you are looking for in this store.

Since it is always changing, talking about what can be found here is a waste of time.  Bizarre and wonderful things.  Strange and odd things.  Completely worthless things.  You can buy them all.

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Lacey P.

Saint Paul, MN

Did you know you needed a whole bunch of taxidermy eyeballs?  Or several balls of twine?  Or 8x10 glass negatives?  Or glove making mannequins?  Or feathered headbands?  Or marbles?  Or JFK beach towels?  Or wall size Sesame Street coloring pages?  The list goes on and on and it's always changing.  If you love and yearn for crap, this is the place to be. Useful crap.  Also, on the same level of importance as the actual merchandise is what the workers have done with it.  The signs alone are worth the trip.  Truly a work of literary genius.  These people should all be given honorary doctorates from Harvard and Yale for their craftsman ship of language and electronics.  If you've never been, go with a couple of hours, some cash and and empty trunk.
PS. They have the tools to do your own dentistry.

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