PARTY CITY CORP, 10-K, EX-23.1, 2000-09-29

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10-K, EX-23.1, 2000-09-29
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

     We consent to the incorporation in Registration Statement No. 333-19473 of
Party City Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated September 27, 2000
appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Party City Corporation for the
year ended December 31, 1998.

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Parsippany, New Jersey
September 27, 2000