Another New Member from Texas
From one Texan to another - Welcome!
Enjoy the madness!!
Welcome! Have a wonderful time trading!
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If y'all have a meet up at whataburger with blue bell for desert, I'm flying out there for sure.
Hello and welcome! You're completely right; it's def nice to get away from the hustle and bustle of the real world and even other social media. If you like it old school like us, we also have a chatroom, so feel free to stop by!
haha I noticed that I've been using a lot of exclamation points lately too. I can't seem to write a normal professional email anymore xDThank you! I love being able to block out the noise and escape to a land of pins. So many shiny pretty happy people! I noticed the chatroom, is that for random chats? I wondered what it was! (I’ve gone exclamation point crazy - I’m re-reading Harry Potter and, dang, JK loved her exclamation points! Wizards! Chocolate! Potions! Apparently, I’m easily influenced.)
haha I noticed that I've been using a lot of exclamation points lately too. I can't seem to write a normal professional email anymore xD
Anyway, yes! Just normal ppl talking about random things. Sometimes we talk about pins, weather, movies, tv shows, Disney news, regular news, stuff that's happening on the forum.. pretty much anything is game as long as it's not offensive/ inappropriate. DISCLAIMER: there is a chat log/archive, so whatever you say there is recorded haha
There is also a weekly movie discussion chatroom that is hosted by @MerlinEmrys . He's doing a 52 week challenge if you're interested in doing that: The Disney 52 Animated Challenge: Year-Long Activity! NOW PLAYING: The Lion King
HA! I’m an editor by day, and I say “watch the exclamations” a dozen times a month, and then I type an email and it’s nothing but love! Wonderful! Perfect! (And I totally know they are thinking, ahem, why the exclamations?!) I’ll pop over to the chatroom at some point and check it out. That’s quite a movie challenge! (See? It’s like I don’t even care.)
This forum (or perhaps this hobby) seems to attract editors, writers, and teachers. I should be copy editing a book right now!
Aloha and Welcome! It's understandable that trading would make you nervous because of everything you read, but you can take precautions to minimize the risks. First, always use common sense: if a trade offer seems too good to be true, it probably is. Don't feel that you need to accept every offer to trade that comes your way: a politely worded 'no thank you' is just as acceptable a reply as an 'yes, I'd like to make this trade, please.' Don't be afraid to ask questions of the other trader about his/her pins - and never accept an offer unless you're 100% comfortable with it. And don't worry about your collection being small; we all started with small collections. Give it time, your collection will grow before you know it.Thank you! Trading makes me nervous, not sure why (nightmares of scrappers dancing in my head). My newbie collection is small, but I’ve got 6 I’ll take with to trade (I’m sure that’ll be plenty)(ha!).
Aloha and Welcome! It's understandable that trading would make you nervous because of everything you read, but you can take precautions to minimize the risks. First, always use common sense: if a trade offer seems too good to be true, it probably is. Don't feel that you need to accept every offer to trade that comes your way: a politely worded 'no thank you' is just as acceptable a reply as an 'yes, I'd like to make this trade, please.' Don't be afraid to ask questions of the other trader about his/her pins - and never accept an offer unless you're 100% comfortable with it. And don't worry about your collection being small; we all started with small collections. Give it time, your collection will grow before you know it.
Finally, and the most important: don't forget to have fun!
Welcome! Yay for In 'N Out grilled cheese!
Hi K_Lynn. Welcome! I’m also a Southern California native now living in Texas. The preferred term here I believe is “transplant.”My wife and I are near Houston. We’ve made a few trips up to Dallas and we love it there. The Omni hotel is the bomb! I swear I eat INO at least once a day when we’re visiting Dallas. Not sure if you like Hockey but the American Airlines Center Stadium for the Stars is pretty awesome. My wife and I are huge Ducks fans so we go see games there when we can.
Once again Welcome! Theres a lot of great people here and a lot of great information.
Thank you! And why can not one other place duplicate a cheeseburger without the burger?? I’ll always be an INO loyalist, but still...
Hey! I’m a location-based sports fan: LA Dodgers when I lived there (born and raised), then lived in Detroit Metro (huge Red Wings fan, hard not to be in Hockeytown), and now Cowboys fan (Dak!). We go to the Rangers games when they play Angels (not quite the same), see the Stars when they play the Wings, and Cowboys when we don’t mind paying a fortune for terrible seats. You must be devoted to drive up here - I’ve been to Houston twice and it’s a loooong drive!
Many of the cast members are wearing lanyards. What is considered good pin etiquette is really just common sense manners: don't reach for the lanyard or stare at it, but instead ask the cast member if you can see his/her pins. And of course, never grab a pin off the lanyard; ask to trade (or politely decline) and hand your pin to the cast member with the back on (unless otherwise requested). It's really very easy and most cast members will be more than happy to help you along the way.Aloha! I’m most nervous about approaching someone. There are so many tales of the CM lanyards and pin boards (where be these boards? Just out in the store?). This first trip to DLR as a pin person is going to be a different experience, I’ll probably notice all kinds of things (like pin boards and lanyards). I’ll be the person nervously clutching my four pin traders... thank you for the encouragement!
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