Trinket Trading

Trinket Trading is a great way to get to know people at Portmeirion and to make new friends. Creating trinkets is also a creative pre-event activity that many people enjoy.

What is a trinket? A trinket is a small item/token used to trade against similar small items/tokens. It can be handmade, or store bought.

We ask that anyone participating in the trading of trinkets abide by the following rules:

Trinkets may not be sold. You may only give them away or trade them for other trinkets

2. Trinkets should not have monetary value

3. Trinket trading is only allowed as a non-commercial activity and cannot be used for self promotion. Handing out business cards with trinkets or adding information on trinkets such as your Instagram page, webshop address etc is not allowed

4. In consideration of child safety, there must always be an adult present when children are involved in trinket trading

5. Respect our vendors and their efforts. Do not create/trade products that compete with something vendors offer

6. Do not approach/offer to trade a trinket to a person that is browsing a stall or is already engaged in a conversation with someone else. You might inadvertently interrupt a potential sale

7. Only offer to trade with a vendor if they have a marked trinket trading sign. Trades should not be offered for any vendor’s items for sale

8. It is not polite to ask to see the other persons trinket first before deciding if you wish to trade with them. Treat fellow trinket traders with respect

9. Trinkets are not allowed to promote a political, religious or other socially controversial topic/point of view

10. Trinkets should not make a mess (no glitter, confetti, or fluids etc)

11. Stickers are not allowed to be traded as trinkets

12. Food item trinkets are not allowed (health and safety concern).

The images for Trinket trading contain the Pennyfarthing, circulated by gold arrows and steampunk cogs, such as the example below:

You can download and print the images below to show that you are trinket trading.

Trinket Trading information has been procured from the Fantasy Forest website.