Shark Bait

[shirley 38]

Ok I know who a lot of the sharks are at downtown disney. I am sure they would recognize me.

I could either be the one with the crappy pins on my lanyard or have some very good pins on my l lanyard.

I think we should play it both ways.
But of course include them.

Oh you don't have anything I want. he he

 

[Deb T.]

I just had a (long-distance phone call, 9:45am, June 30th) report from RweTHEREyet in Animal Kingdom regarding the blond-haired lady! As RweTHEREyet and her FAMILY were walking toward the pin cart, she saw the infamous lady hanging around. As the family passed her, RweTHEREyet asked her DH if he had their extra Jail Scene trader with him (although they don't really own one). With that, the blond-haired lady RUSHED over to INTERRUPT this private conversation and started asking, "Have you got one?! Have you got one?!" The family kept walking and the lady kept following, asking about the pin, wanting to know which one - the gold one or the silver one. RweTHEREyet played dumb, saying that she had one, but she must have left it in the room. The blond-haired lady was INSISTANT, wanting to know where she could meet them later to trade for it, even telling them she would be in line for the pin event at 10pm in a white van and for them to find her. The lady followed the family around for quite awhile, trying DESPERATELY to set up a meeting for that pin! RweTHEREyet was quite pleased with herself for creating such an unsolicited reaction from that lady and wanted y'all to know!

 

[yenne]

You know, being a registered Pin Shark myself, I'm very disturbed by this thread. Many of you just don't realize just how difficult a life we sharks lead, going to the parks every day at around 7am. Sometimes I even have to get up at 5am so I can cut in line at pin events before anyone who knows me shows up.

Duping unsuspecting guests is not as easy as it sounds. It takes patience and a lot of effort -- some of them are actually smart!!! I mean, it's not what it used to be, when a simple dismissal got a positive reaction. I actually have to WORK at it! Even the young children have wizened up.

And do you REALIZE just how HEAVY my enormous pin book is?? What a pain, lugging that thing around. It's also such a nuisance to keep all the pins separated, bagged, and pocketed so that a guest will have a difficult time stealing from my book while I'm stealing from theirs.

And on top of everything else, I think the park managers have it in for me. Despite my efforts they still haven't awarded me the Continuing The Tradition pin, although I think I'm making progress.

So the next time you complain about sharks, please keep in mind just how much effort we have to expend to bring this service to you. Thank you.

 

[Deb T.]

LOL!

 

[JudithM]

You all are too funny! I'm readingDeb T.'s posts & Yenne's post & laughing. At first I thought Yenne was serious until I see you live in Texas - what a struggle to get up & every day or so & go to WDW!

 

[BeautyLLM]

OMG DebT....that story from RweTHEREyet is one of the funniest things I have ever heard!!! I could never have pulled that off...I would have been laughing so hard.......

Leslie

 

[RweTHEREyet]

The timing could not have been more perfect. I basically saw her going from pin cart to pin cart and lanyard to lanyard, making her morning rounds. It was early in themorning andn ot many other people around

Since I do not have a lot of great traders, I could not have pulled off pretending to trade something great for a common rack pin. When I saw our shark walking very close behind us, all I could think of doing was to pretend to have something. So, I asked hubby if he brought our "extra" jail scene trader with him that day. He says, "what pin are you talking about?" She literally jumps into the middle of our conversation and says "You know, there is a gold and a silver and it is the hottest pin out there. Are you going to the pin event, do you have it with you, we will be in the white van at the front of the line, going there at 10:30, come to the van and we can trade, you know I have over 10,000 pins. " All the while I was walking away from her and basically ignoring what she was saying. She kept following and trying to engage in more conversation--I just couldn't be bothered. She was salivating. When she realized I was not going to talk to her anymore, she basically left saying, to be sure and find her in the parking lot on Sunday morning.

Have to say I enjoyed this little experience. I shared my story with a few people while down at WDW, and they all seemed to know who she is and they enjoyed her getting a little "comeupance". I know you southerners out there know what that means.

 

[dizneykids]

is this lady on the shorter side and on the older side (of 40, that is!)? if so, she's the one who couldn't be bothered to trade a louie rack pin with my 7yo because she "already had that one" (the dewie my son was trying to trade with). yet, there her books stood open with about 5 mickey for presidents and that and more of the inauguration mickey. i was SO angry with her that all i could do was say in a loud voice to my son, "don't bother with that trader...she's not the kind of person i want you trading with."

even now, i get angry! if she's the target, i'd love to get in on this event...i have a newsman mickey pin (#3828), a hm dangle, the dcl compass pin, and probably a couple others that i could dredge up as shark bait.

 

[shirley 38]

Ok who want to go to downtown disney with me and make a couple trades. I could bring the good or the rack pins.
We have to have a plan. We have to act dumb. The only thing I don't know if I will be able to keep a straight face.
And you know it is impolite to interupt someone when they are trading with someone. They will have to wait their turn and we will make sure all the good pins are gone. Hee Hee.