DietCokeMommy
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There was a post in our cruise group on the social media site that shall not be named about this. The poster said she put out a cork board within and backs and they don’t really walk away.
We are booking our very first Disney cruise.
It will be 4-night on Dream. Stateroom at mid-ship.
We love Pin Trading, and are thinking to put out pins outside the stateroom door for pin trading.
1. Is it still proper to do it? Would people really pin trade there, or would I just loose all my pins?
(I don't mind losing a few, but if nothing comes back, the kids would be really upset)
2. If I put out some magnets for trading at door, would there be people coming to trade it?
For those that have done this (or have seen this), what do people use to put the pins on? Just a plain cork board? Or something cuter/Disney-ish?
Hung on fish extender? or somehow with magnets on door?
Do they include the backs? Or just pushed into the cork, assuming people will just keep the back from the pin they're trading?
So many questions! Thanks!
When we cruised 2 years ago, my DDs were very into pin trading, and they traded often with the pin board and CMs in the gift shop. The CMs there got to know the girls from their frequent visits. We always trade authentic Disney pins that we get from the 5-pin blind bags, so maybe they noticed and appreciated that the pins that they were trading were authentic. In any case, the night before the Officer’s Trading event, we got a handwritten note in our cabin, asking the girls to be honorary Officers at the pin trading event! They were given a full lanyard of pins, and they acted as CM’s, trading with all the guests. They did get a special pin for participating, and they got to trade with their personal lanyards at the end. It was the highlight of their cruise, for sure! Not sure if they always do this, as that was our first Disney cruise, but it sure was fun!
All of those would be fakes. Please do not purchase bulk lots from eBay or Amazon.bag of 100 pins some are probably suspect
I wonder if we were on the same trip. On the Magic last week, a fellow cruiser in our FB group let us know he had abord set out. DD traded once and it was fun. He didn't indicate that there were any troubles.We are recently off the Magic and there was a family with a decorated cork board outside their stateroom for trading. They had nice pins and were all real. We loved going back and checking what had changed. We had some fun trades that way. I never spoke with them, so not sure how many they would have lost.
The books on this cruise were completely filled with fakes. It really does detract from the fun of the activity. We are new to pin trading, but have spent time on YouTube educating ourselves on what to avoid.
All of those would be fakes. Please do not purchase bulk lots from eBay or Amazon.
We had an easy and laid back Officer Pin Trading Night. Very nice trades.
I wonder if we were on the same trip
At the Officer Pin Trading night, are most of the pins on the officers real pins? Or a mix of good and fakes?
People just don't carry pins around a cruise like they do the parks, especially since you might set it down for a while to go swimming, or lounge on the deck! So glad you were able to find some good trades out there.