PinPanda Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 One thing I learned at the summit is that the Royal Canadian Mint has a magnetic pin - there is a place on it where you can put one of the 2010 quarters (or any other quarter I guess...) I saw a picture in the presentation they gave but it was partly covered by one of the bookmarks.Has anyone else heard of this? If so, any idea when it will be available? OK - so the magnetic pins are now on RCM's website... for $14.95. Not sure when they became available... They can be ordered with any of the already released 2010 quarters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 just received 2 pins from Manulife Financial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinfvr Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 just received 2 pins from Manulife Financial. I didn't know Manulife Fin. was a sponsor for Vancouver. They don't show up on the Vancouver Olympic Committe site as a sponsor. Did you email or snail mail asking for a pin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 I recently sent a request to McDonalds requesting their 2 mascot pins. This morning a lady from customer relations phoned me, leaving a message on my answering machine. She made it emphatically cleared that McDonalds does not have any pins available to the general public! So, it seems these pins are only going to be available through pin dealers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinPanda Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 I didn't know Manulife Fin. was a sponsor for Vancouver. They don't show up on the Vancouver Olympic Committe site as a sponsor. Did you email or snail mail asking for a pin? They became a worldwide Olympic sponsor when they bought John Hancock Financial Services. I've seen some great pins on eBay from Manulife that link Beijing and Vancouver - I think there were at least 4 different ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 The Manulife Pins I got links Beijing and the Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted May 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 HBC has a bunch of exclusive 2008 pins: http://shop.hbc.com/webapp/wcs/stores/serv...tegory_rn=13607 They do have pins in-store that are not listed on this webpage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 got my petro canada pins a few days back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anno Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 I got two pins from Haworth last friday. They are silver with the Vancouver logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted June 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 I got two pins from Haworth last friday. They are silver with the Vancouver logo. Did you contact them through snail mail or e-mail? What's the address? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 London Drugs is giving away a free Coca Cola Olympic pin with the purchase of 3 Coke or Powerade products ... http://www.londondrugs.com/msib20/Flyer/ju..._08/pdf/p01.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 A little goggling revealed that the free pin is for the Beijing games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 The Bay downtown Vancouver now has those 2010 magnetic pins in stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 The Bay gave out a large number of their pins at the Dragon Boat Festival in Vancouver on Saturday and Sunday. You could win a pin or other prizes by spinning their roulette wheel. If you won a pin, you got to chose between 3 of the 4 different HBC pin designs that have been issued so far. There was a long line all weekend long so I suspect they gave out hundreds of those pins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted June 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 The Bay downtown Vancouver now has those 2010 magnetic pins in stock. Bob, What exactly is a magentic pin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Bob,What exactly is a magentic pin? It is a 2010 pin that, because it is magnetic, can hold each of the official Royal Mint 2010 quarters ... See the 6 that are available through this link ... http://shop.hbc.com/stores/shop/catalog/en...llector+Coins/0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOC Guy Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 If anyone is looking for any of the 2010 sponsor / government pins, especially the harder to get ones, feel free to contact me. I prefer to trade, but will entertain cash if the price is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 just got my pins from omega for both Beijing and Vancouver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Artiss Aminco's Betrayal! Last year Artiss Amico released a set of retail Mascot pins in Limited Edition (numbers 1225 through 1229). Those pins are now completely sold out. So, what does Artiss Amico do ... they bring out a replacement set with 25.000 of each! Exactly the same pins with the same packaging. The only difference is on the back stamp ... the new ones do not have "LTD ED/ED LM Mascot Launch 07" on the back. The only way to be sure which edition you have is to open the package, since some stores may still have some old stock. I feel Artiss Aminco has betrayed the serious collector and confused the casual collector. This is a case of real greed on their part!!! I highly recommend that everyone boycotts this replacement series!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 just received my Vancouver and Beijing Omega pins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 you guys must really have a pin fetish or something.....i like that. j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Be very careful when purchasing any government or corporate 2010 pins on e-Bay. I understand that a few fake pins are starting to show up. I would recommend only purchasing from reputable sellers! Buyer be ware!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted August 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 .....i like that. j/k It's all part of the plan... it puts a smile on our faces! That's weird. I thought I heard that in a movie recently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Be very careful when purchasing any government or corporate 2010 pins on e-Bay. I understand that a few fake pins are starting to show up. I would recommend only purchasing from reputable sellers! Buyer be ware!!! Absolutely. I do know that there are fakes already there. When I inquired about a pin that I was interested in, the answer I got indicated to me that the pin was not legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted August 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Does anybody know if there will be any Beijing/Vancouver bridge pins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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