stay in mint Condition

“A small mint tin is a must,” Adrian Thorpe of ThorpyFX opines. “It may sound tongue-in-cheek, but it gives you a good place to keep picks and other extraneous items, such as an Allen key, small Phillips head and a spare 9V battery, so they’re not just rattling round the pocket of a gigbag and impossible to find. Which brands make good ones? Altoids in the States, Fisherman’s Friend in the UK…”