Originally Posted by lclang

I purchased a bunch of foam ear plugs and some flower pins and they work just like the Pinmoors and a whole lot less expensive too! Ebay has the earplugs, I got the ones that are the same diameter from end to end, not the slanted ones, and they don't have connecting pieces. They are just foam pieces and they work grand. Flower pins or long quilting pins would work the same. Try a few and see if you like them.