Where to buy pins + lanyards before Disney?

[3princesses+aprince]

Where does everyone purchase their pins and lanyards from before going to disney. I would like to give that as part of their little gift before we go.
I was looking at the ones on Disneyshoppping. Can you buy them at The Disney Store. Thanks.

 

[davishalfdoz]

We are planning a trip in December and I ordered pins in lots on ebay. They were a steal!!!!!!!!!! The prices ranged from 1.89 to 2.50 each. You don't get to pick which ones you get, but if you don't like them you can always trade, right!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LisaZoe]

For trading pins, I'd definitely suggest looking on eBay. Many sell in lots for about $2 per pin. Be careful that you get the "good pins", i.e. avoid those that are Sedesma and a few other things. I decided pin trading isn't something for me nor my DD in the past when I bought our pins so I can't remember all the different things to look for and there may be new ones. Go to the Disney Collectors Board and take a look around. There's lots of information there on the types of pins to get for trading as well as some other things to keep in mind when trading, such as some CMs will only trade with kids. Here's a link to that section: http://disboards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=37

 

[Donald Duck Dad]

Go to EBAy and try to buy "pin lots" for trading.

This way you can trade the pins for the ones you like
especially with CM's.

Our kids like to pick out their lanyards at the World.

Also invest in "Locking Pin Backs" for those special
pins they trade for or purchase, that way the don't fall
off. Lock backs can be purchased anywhere pins are
sold. I think they come 5 to a pack, forgot the cost.

They are placed on the pinback and then locked with
a little allen wrench that comes with the backs. My kids
favorites of Star Wars and special pins they like to show have
these backs on them.

 

[MNFootballMommy]

Go to EBAy and try to buy "pin lots" for trading.

This way you can trade the pins for the ones you like
especially with CM's.

Our kids like to pick out their lanyards at the World.

Also invest in "Locking Pin Backs" for those special
pins they trade for or purchase, that way the don't fall
off. Lock backs can be purchased anywhere pins are
sold. I think they come 5 to a pack, forgot the cost.

They are placed on the pinback and then locked with
a little allen wrench that comes with the backs. My kids
favorites of Star Wars and special pins they like to show have
these backs on them.

They come 12 to a bag for $8. Spendy but worth it. There was another thread in the last week or so about these and someone suggested doing a search on Ebay for a different kind that were better and possibly cheaper??

The only thing I didn't like about the locking pin backs is that they stick out so far that I was afraid if my DD fell, etc. that she would get poked/bruised by them. I wanted to use one to put a pin on her denim jacket here at home and am afraid to do so with the harness on her car seat, etc.