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TBT: Your first pin

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TBT: Your first pin

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Thought this might be fun for everyone. We could do a different topic every week!

For this week's Throw Back Thursday (TBT):
What was your first pin?

Mine was one that a friend brought back for me in high school. My high school participated in the high school band competition that Disney did/does (not sure if they still do anymore). I wasn't in band, so I couldn't go along, but a friend brought me back what would end up being my first pin. Didn't start getting into actual collecting until about a year ago though, but had this one around for a while.


Pin PD2251/Pin 957: Epcot World Showcase - Mickey Head & Ears (Japan)
 
When I visited Disneyland Paris 10/12 years ago I bought this pin:

I was only 6/8 years old, but this pin was a must have as I was a fan of mushu. I also bought a plush toy together with it.
Before I visited DLP last year august I came across this pin. Went looking for more info about it, and found out about pin trading. In paris I bought a winnie the pooh set of 4 pins and traded it with cast members in the store for others ( in the last hour of my trip :facepalm: )
 

This was my first dip into the pin world! Had to get it, since it matched my Donald hoodie I have.
 
my first pin was a very derp-faced Snow White that I loved-- got it on my first trip to Disney World... sadly it's been misplaced but I'll always remember it!

 
Pin 692: DS - Countdown to the Millennium Series #75 (Alice in Wonderland)

It was 1999 and many of my fellow beanie collectors were transitioning into pin collectors. I think for me this was the start of the weekly pin checks in the Disney mall stores to see if there were any new Wonderland pins being released.


These were the first pins I almost bought though - I remember seeing these in the Disney Gallery stores and thought about buying the set at the time but decided not to - so I had to wind up tracking them down later individually!


Pin 5908: DS - Alice in Wonderland 45th Anniv. Commemorative Tin Set (6 Pins)
 
I got this one on my honeymoon:



On my next trip five years later, I got this one when I made a lightsaber during a Star Wars Weekend:



Up until last June, those were the only two pins I had! I might have acquired just a few since then.
 


This cute trio, it was when I was first thinking about starting to collect and trade but I wasn't really sure about how to get started.. then I found DPF.

Unfortunately I misplaced the pin
 


I visited Disneyland with some friends during my birthday weekend back in...2004? 2005? Anyway, one of my friends got a ticket package that included picking a few pins from a cast member. She got this pin for me because she knew how much I love Timon.

My then-boyfriend got me these pins on that same trip:


And he also got me this pin, which sadly I've lost:


But that Timon was my first ever pin, and my absolute favorite pin of my entire collection.
 
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