I called about ten different bowling alleys, and got answers ranging from "No, we don't give them away," to "We give them out as gifts for birthday parties," to "Sure, we only charge $2.00 a piece."

Then I called Lucky Strike in Downtown Denver and the guy said he'd give me a box for free. Turned out "a box" was 17 pins. It was way more than I could carry and the guy even pulled them to my car on a dolly. He said I could call him for pins anytime I wanted. Pretty of them/him.