Name: Theresa Utecht

From: Minnesota, USA

How long have you been collecting? Over 25 years

How many pins do you own? 500

To me, the best part of pin trading is the people you meet and the special stories you keep.

I was at the Hyde Park Coca-Cola Trading Centre when in walked a woman and three little girls. They were all dressed in pink and looking very cute! They were particularly interested in pins related to horses, unfortunately, of which I had none. However, the two oldest found something that excited them and I gave them an extra one for their third sister.

After they left, the lady next to me gave me a "high five" and said that we had just traded pins with the 3 Princesses of the Netherlands! We weren't allowed to take their pictures or get autographs but I will always have this special trade as a memory of the London 2012 Games.