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Y-Que Trading Post

 

Snarky T-shirts and cringe-tastic gifts

  • Address: 1770 N. Vermont Ave. [ map ]

    Cross Street: Melbourn Ave.

    Phone: (323) 664-0021

    Hours: Mon-Sun 11am-8pm

    Type: Clothing, Stationery, Gifts

  • Features: Novelty, Kitsch

    Parking: Metered street, small lot on Russell Ave.

  • > official website

Its name, pronounced "ee-KAY," translates from Spanish to mean "so what." And what name would be more appropriate for a gift shop dedicated to creating humorous T-shirts that simplify the current state of politics in this country?

The first to come up with those "Free Winona" shirts, the Y-Que Trading Post is a haven for T-shirt lovers just dying to make a statement. "Libby Goes Down," "Rosa Parks Revolution" and "Run Katie Run" are just a few in the shop's expanded repertoire, taking their place next to past scandals "Free Kobe" and "Free Martha." The store does custom jobs on T-shirts, trucker hats, bags and anything else that can be silk-screened, which can take one to three weeks to complete. Y-Que sells American Apparel tees at wholesale—at prices ridiculously cheaper than at American Apparel stores—as well as incense, candles, sunglasses and gag gifts also crowd the space alongside "I Heart Meat" stickers, Shag stationary, Lucha Va Voom wrestling masks and "White Trash" magnets.
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Actually the Que-part in your pronunciation guide should be "Ke" as in Barbie's beloved plastic counterpart Ken. O-"KAY"?

Posted 11/29/07 11:10AM PST by Alicia