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Rider A

Exhibit 99.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Party City Corporation
(the Company) hereby certifies, to such officers knowledge, that:



| | (i)  |  | the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly
period ended March 29, 2003 (the Report) fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
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| | (ii) |  | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
the Company.                                                                                                        

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|Dated: May 13, 2003 |  | /s/ Nancy Pedot               
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|                    |  | Nancy Pedot                   
|                    |  | Acting Chief Executive Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before
or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in
such filing.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to
the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Party City Corporation
(the Company) hereby certifies, to such officers knowledge, that:



| | (iii) |  | the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly
period ended March 29, 2003 (the Report) fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
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| | (iv)  |  | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
the Company.                                                                                                        

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|Dated: May 13, 2003 |  | /s/ Linda M. Siluk     
|                    |  |                        
|                    |  | Linda M. Siluk         
|                    |  | Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before
or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in
such filing.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to
the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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