Name: Francis M Samuels

From: Glasgow

How long have you been collecting? 6 weeks

How many pins do you own? 9

I am just starting out, though luck can help greatly at any time. On July 12, I met a friend and former colleague by chance. We stopped to chat just at the entrance of a large bus depot and I was telling him about my new pastime.

A member of staff walked by, into the depot and must have heard some of our conversation because she stopped, turned around towards us and asked if I would be interested in having two pin badges that she had been given at a recent PR meeting.

I managed to say a big yes please and she handed them over, after having been in her bag for a few days.

They were sponsor items, one of which was a limited issue. It just shows that good luck and generosity can come together to make someone's day.