They are from a motivational movie - a training movie on how to provide the best customer service. It all centered on a restaurant that gave its patrons a free pickle. anyway, if you wanted to adopt this "philosophy" like our company did you could get a copy of this movie and then the rewards for catching someone providing great service received a pickle award~ one of these pins. After 10 green pickles you got a gold pickle!!! LOL!! I am not sure how hines pickles are involved unless it is the provider of the pickles he gives away to his customers?!? Ok, there. I hope everyone enjoys the mystery of the pickle!! LOL!! =o)