In the second installment of "Mr. Mickey’s Fabulous Guide To Airport Gift Shops," Mickey documents his favorite finds at McCarran International Airport (LAS), enroute to Ariel Foxman's bachelor party. What happens in Vegas... gets hauled back in the carry-on. Read on for his airport philosophy, and check out his jazzed-up iPhone snaps in the slideshow above to inspire your own shopping spree.
"The funny thing about Las Vegas… it's all about VICE, which I love. The whole entire city is on the same page. It’s all about spending your money and doing bad things. I’m a shopaholic and the thing I am concerned about is not having enough time to spend at the gift shops. But, it'll be ten in morning and every fucking store in the Vegas airport is open.
My parents live in Tampa, Florida now. When I visit that airport, it's like, I don’t really need a Tampa, Florida anything—but I would really love a "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" Hello Kitty T-shirt. It's genius. And Las Vegas is the best for this kind of thing—the glitz and the glam and all that kind of stuff. There were tons of things.
In any store, I love a big, giant novelty candy. I love a giant bag of M&Ms or a Tootsie Roll pillow. One time, I purchased a giant Sugar Babies for Michael Musto for his birthday.
I like the nutty gift shops. I like the kitsch and the candy. Like a Las Vegas lollipop (it reminds of the time I was in Phoenix, Arizona, and they had lollipops shaped like cactus or super spicy kind of things). Where else can you get a weird dog purse or a sparkly, hot pink flask? Normally, a flask that was stamped with the Vegas logo would be too easy, and that's not what I'm into. But if gift shops get a little bit creative, they can have fabulous stuff."
— as told to Jeanine Celeste Pang
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[Vegas] is all about spending your money and doing bad things. Captions by the author![]()
Where else can you get a weird dog purse...
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... or a sparkly, hot pink flask? These are all things that are kind of a gag.![]()
I like the nutty gift shops. I like the kitsch and the candy and all that kind of stuff.![]()
A Las Vegas lollipop!![]()
It’ll be ten in morning and every fucking store in the Vegas airport is open.
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Everything is bigger and better in Vegas.
"The funny thing about Las Vegas… it's all about VICE, which I love. The whole entire city is on the same page. It’s all about spending your money and doing bad things. I’m a shopaholic and the thing I am concerned about is not having enough time to spend at the gift shops. But, it'll be ten in morning and every fucking store in the Vegas airport is open.
My parents live in Tampa, Florida now. When I visit that airport, it's like, I don’t really need a Tampa, Florida anything—but I would really love a "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" Hello Kitty T-shirt. It's genius. And Las Vegas is the best for this kind of thing—the glitz and the glam and all that kind of stuff. There were tons of things.
In any store, I love a big, giant novelty candy. I love a giant bag of M&Ms or a Tootsie Roll pillow. One time, I purchased a giant Sugar Babies for Michael Musto for his birthday.
I like the nutty gift shops. I like the kitsch and the candy. Like a Las Vegas lollipop (it reminds of the time I was in Phoenix, Arizona, and they had lollipops shaped like cactus or super spicy kind of things). Where else can you get a weird dog purse or a sparkly, hot pink flask? Normally, a flask that was stamped with the Vegas logo would be too easy, and that's not what I'm into. But if gift shops get a little bit creative, they can have fabulous stuff."
— as told to Jeanine Celeste Pang
[Vegas] is all about spending your money and doing bad things. Captions by the author
Where else can you get a weird dog purse...
... or a sparkly, hot pink flask? These are all things that are kind of a gag.
I like the nutty gift shops. I like the kitsch and the candy and all that kind of stuff.
A Las Vegas lollipop!
It’ll be ten in morning and every fucking store in the Vegas airport is open.
Everything is bigger and better in Vegas.