I'm like Stan, when I need some of these, I buy them in quantity so I'll have some for the next time (or three). For the .025 square post females, I ended up with ones that didn't have any separation capability, the plastic between the pins was too thin to allow that. So, I just slice them right through the pin to separate them. Sure, I lose a pin for each unit, but the strips are dirt cheap, so I don't spend any time anguishing over the lost pins.
At least I did get gold pin and contacts.