Hi Guys! Well, we're on our way back home now. I'm bored on the long drive, so I figured I'd report in and tell you how it went.
I was very indecisive about the whole thing, but my DH said to just buy some and not worry about it. Before we left, I bought several sets of pins off the
Disney store website clearance section. I think they were marked down to $6.99 for a set of 4. I bought enough for my girls to each have 8.
Once they caught on to the concept, they insisted on looking at every CM's lanyard. They loved it!! Since they are little girls, all they wanted to look for were the baby princesses and princes. They didn't care about anything else.
We ran into several CM's who simply GAVE a pin to the girls! That was incredibly nice of them! I was so surprised! Lester at Tony's Town Square gave my DD5 a pin and then asked my DD7 what she would like. She wanted anything with a princess, so he took the time to go hunt down a princess pin for her! I'm so thankful and appreciative of CM's who went out of their way to make our trip more magical!
At the end of the trip, they each had some of their spending money left, so they both picked out 1 pin to buy.
We might have a few scrappers on their lanyards, but my DH said we'll just make our peace with that possibility. We didn't put any into circulation, we didn't spend too much money to get them started, they had a blast trading them all week, and they are very proud of the ones they ended up with!
It definitely allowed for more interaction with the CM's like you guys told me. One of the funnier moments was after my DDs first time on TOT. They saw a CM with pins at the exit of TOT. My DD7 is missing her 2 front teeth. While they were looking at his pins, he asked her if she lost her teeth on the elevator drop. Haha!
Thank you all for helping me make an informed decision!
? Should I trade any of them
? I now feel like I have wasted a ton of money for nothing. 
