subject: Ordering Trading Pins Is Easy, Even For First-Timers [print this page] Ordering Trading Pins Is Easy, Even For First-Timers
Trading pins have long been a vital component of Little League baseball and softball for many years. Each year, more and more parents and coaches throughout the country decide to order trading pins for their teams for the first time. While some might find the thought intimidating, it's nothing to stress about. Everyone had a first time once. And ordering trading pins is a fun, easy process. With a few tips, your experience with a reputable provider of trading pins can be quick, painless and result in your receiving the perfect pins for your team.
The number one thing to consider when you're ordering trading pins for Little League is to order early. Companies that sell trading pins generally can offer a delivery guarantee of two weeks or less for about 9 to 10 months of the year. But when the playing season arrives, orders start pouring in fast. Quite literally EVERY factory in the world that produces trading pins is seriously backlogged by June. Most, if not all, trading pin suppliers suspend their two-week guarantee at that point, just because the factories are too backlogged to be able to produce the pins that fast.
If you order your team's trading pins early enough, you can sit back and not have to worry about factory backups or shipping delays. Waiting too long to order is the most common first time ordering mistake. If you delay too long, you'll have to risk your trading pins not arriving in time for the big tournament and your players being disappointed when they have no pins to trade. Don't risk it.
It's impossible to overstate this point. The trading pin season is the busiest time of the year for every factory in the world that makes trading pins. It will be far less stressful for you and your team to get your trading pins early. Unless of course, you'd rather try waiting until the last minute and then trying to ship them to your hotel the night before the tournament starts. The bottom line is simple: if you want to make sure your team gets its trading pins before the big game, order before June 1.
What should you do if you don't know whether your team will make the tournament? Order trading pins anyway. That way, they're guaranteed to be in your kids' hands when the big trading extravaganza starts. Even if your team doesn't make the big game this year, you can always use the same trading pins next year if you don't specify the year on them.
A word to the wise: don't involve too many people in the selection process for the design of your trading pins. If too many people have to approve it, it could delay your ordering process, meaning you might have to scramble to get your team's pins on time. It's just not practical to have the design be reviewed by all the players on the team and their parents for each revision. It's far easier if one parent and the coach can make the decisions for the trading pins design.
When you're designing your trading pins, think big. Bigger trading pins always are in higher demand. An additional inch might not seem like much, but it increases the surface area of your pins up to 25%. When in doubt, bigger trading pins are always better.
Remember, you want everyone at the tournament to want to trade for your trading pins. The best way to do that is by adding options. Glitter, danglers, spinners, sliders, bobble heads or blinkers add major trading power. Your trading pin provider can help you design a great pin for your team.
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