Lanyard and beginner pins before trip

[mickeymom629]

My grandkids want to start pin trading the next time we are in WDW (ages 9, 9 and 6)
Would you recommend waiting until we are in the park/resort (later this year) to buy the lanyard and starter pins or do you have a favorite online store?
I have some pins to give them for trading from my years as a Disney Store cm, though I'm sorry to say that I gave most of the ones I didn't care about away to a friend's kid many years ago... (I have my own collection of favorites that I won't trade).

 

[Sparrow'sLady]

My grandkids want to start pin trading the next time we are in WDW (ages 9, 9 and 6)
Would you recommend waiting until we are in the park/resort (later this year) to buy the lanyard and starter pins or do you have a favorite online store?
I have some pins to give them for trading from my years as a Disney Store cm, though I'm sorry to say that I gave most of the ones I didn't care about away to a friend's kid many years ago... (I have my own collection of favorites that I won't trade).

I would consider a less expensive option. There are some great pin groups on FB where you can get traders for much less than you will pay in the parks, and these are legit pins.

Many of the pins on Cast Member lanyards are scrappers. It would be a shame to spend $8 or more on pins to get scrappers, unless you just do not care about that.