I have tons of pins. Before I moved, I had several places in the house where I sewed or sat and pinned pieces. Now that we have downsized, I have all the pins in one room - I have sorted them into different containers since sometimes I want pins I can iron over (glass head) and sometimes I just want to pin pieces together (usually use flowerhead pins). I find I prefer really thin pins so they bend easily - I put them and bent sewing machine needles into old pill bottles and label them as bent needles - when the bottle is full I toss it.