A yikes moment - have a question & apology

[jann1033]

guess I am missing something but do they really want to trade or just want the pins ( they seem young for trading, I can't picture most 3 yr olds I know getting the concept since even sharing is not always that well understood at that age, much less giving something away! ) if they just want the pin I would figure out who their fav. character is and buy them a "keeper" pin as a souvie.

I like the pins but do not want to trade so I just buy one of each resort we stay in( and a cute one or two for AK. ) .the cost adds up too quickly otherwise.

edited cause I just read your explanation... just food for thought but my grown daughters never remember the things I thought would be so disappointing for them. maybe I just lucked out and have great kids but our disney trips when they were small were always on a shoe string and they just remember the fun. sometimes adults forget kids concepts are just not the same as ours. Disney is a treat period and one pin can mean as much as 10 to a little kid. don't beat yourself up over it.

 

[Smcgibeau]

We're going in June and I've got a 4 year old. She'll be 5 in August so she's into pin trading this year, all of a sudden!

I've been searching ebay and have found some pretty inexpensive ones. I put Disney Pins in the search and turned up over 5000. Yeesh! Its slow going but if you weed through you can find pins.

Also, my friend gave me this tip, don't buy pins your girls will like right off the bat. Because then they won't trade them. Try and find cheaper pins they will want to trade for ones they want. She didn't think about it and ended up buying pins in WDW with her boys because they liked the ones they had.

Good luck to you. I was on bedrest for the last 6 weeks of my pregnancy and it stinks to feel so horrible. Keep that vacation in your head to get you through. Your daughters are beautiful and they'll be great big sisters.

 

[anewvance]

No, they truely WANT to TRADE pins. Like I said, they are cm magnets and are always chatting forever and a day with them. They notice the lanyards and all and I told them that they need to get pins to trade with them for their pins and they think it is SO COOL.

I'm really truely sorry if I got on a few people's nerves about this situation... I pretty much started it all in fun and interest, but now i'm feeling 100% stupid about it. The girls are getting a few pins each and will be able to pin trade on our trip... that's all I was worried about. Thanks!