Just one week in Arkansas is enough to explode your collection!
There’s no doubt about it: Our annual Walmart Associates Week is the most exciting place to be if you’re into pins! It’s where even amateur collectors can load up their lanyards or finish their shadow boxes.
When thousands of associates from every corner of the globe assemble, pin trading becomes a common language.
Alan Dranow, former senior director of Walmart Heritage Group, would agree. He recalls a special moment where he spotted an associate from China approach another associate from Massmart.
“He takes off one of his pins and holds it up, and the associate from Massmart takes off one of his pins, and they traded them. They put them on their lanyards. Without a word!” Alan exclaims. “Without a word! That's what I thought was so cool.”
Heidi Pickwall is an academy coach in Minnesota. She started collecting pins when she joined Walmart 12 years ago. But, she shares, “it wasn't until I went to the 2018 Shareholders Meeting where I really became a fanatic of collecting those pins!”
“Our market manager at the time had sent us all with 25 pins to trade and then my academy lead sent me with an additional 50 pins. That was where my collection just exploded!”
Are you hoping to “explode” your pin collection at this year’s Associates Week? Share pictures of your trades on Workvivo or on social with the tag #WMT2025.
