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    La Nouba on living social

    Great find! So wish I could take advantage!
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    Tipping delivery people

    Maybe it's a regional thing, but I've always just said thank you very much as they left. Never occurred to me to tip. Then again, I think tipping is way out of hand. Do you tip UPS when they deliver a large package?
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    HGVC timeshare presentation??

    We stayed at Parc a few years ago in a 1-bdrm. We liked the resort very much. The sales presentation was low-pressure. I actually enjoyed learning about their product even though I wasn't really in the market to buy. I would do it again in a heartbeat!
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    Airfares are soaring!!!

    Have you tried searching for one ticket at a time? There may be one, two or even 3 tickets at the lower price which wouldn't show up if you only search 4.
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    Do studios have toaster ovens?

    Agreed! I once caught my toaster oven on fire...as in flames shooting out of it! Seems like it would be a bad idea in a hotel room.
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    Any Houston, TX tips? Where to stay, what to do?

    Why not spend one night in Galveston and two in Houston? Most of the places I was going to suggest have already been mentioned: children's museum, zoo, kemah, etc. The Stockshow and rodeo is quite good too.
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    Found a Deal on Disney Gift Cards!

    We were a test market several years ago. They still do it here but I'm not sure it's ever expanded outside of this area.
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    Found a Deal on Disney Gift Cards!

    I haven't seen tru or target cards but I have bought southwest, amazon, and several different eateries. They also have retail stores like old navy, Gymboree, the children's place, etc. I've bought over $2k in gift cards. With HEB rewards, 6 Hilton points/$ on my credit card, and the coupon...
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    DVC Annual Dues Rates For 2013

    Just an FYI for those living in Texas...HEB is running a deal on gift cards thru this tues or wed where you can buy $300 for $250 with the in-store coupon. I bought enough to pay my annual dues yielding a 17% savings!
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    Found a Deal on Disney Gift Cards!

    I received my weekly HEB (Texas grocery store) circular in the mail today. Starting tomorrow (11/28, running through 12/4) there is a promo where you save $50 when you buy $300 of gift cards with in-store coupon. I don't know any other details, but you can bet I'll be there tomorrow to see if...
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    Here now...Need Allergy Meds

    Hopefully you've been able to sort this out today. We've used the pharmacy that delivers to the hotel a couple of times. They will put the cost on your room charge. we've had our pediatrician call in a prescription there and got OTC meds from them as well. I think there's a delivery charge of...
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    I guess I am a BWV traitor...

    My 3 yo son shares your love for Kidani. We stayed there last year and he loved the animals! We stayed at BWV in March and are doing a split stay between BCV and VWL this time. He keeps asking why we can't go back to Animal Kingdom! Guess where we'll be looking at for the next trip....
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    Fire Surf School

    My brother & husband did this on our trip to Hawaii almost 6 years ago. We stayed at the JW Marriott that is now a neighbor to Aulani. I couldn't do the surf school because I was pregnant. But I did go along and sit on the beach and watched them. We all had a great time. It's one of the...
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    Tables in Wonderland Card - Now on DVC website

    rich - yes, that's how it works. I'm not sure how much our party of 10 ended up saving, but I know it was considerable. And we've got one more trip to use it on -- again with a group of 10!
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    How do you pay your MF's?

    Well, for last year... Our grocery store ran a deal where you buy $100 in gift cards (any kind) you get $10-20 back as a gift card to the grocery store. So, for roughly $1200 in annual dues I could get $120-240 (I don't remember which it was) plus I got the grocery store reward points on the...
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    Tables in Wonderland Card - Now on DVC website

    If you have a big group the savings add up even faster. On our last trip we had 10 people. Our upcoming trip has 10 again. I think we "broke even" by meal 2 or 3 of the first trip. I'm just kicking myself for not getting it on our trip from a year ago. We didn't decide to upgrade to...
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    Not sure

    You could also bank them now and, if you find you are not going to use them next year, rent to someone you know. We never have a shortage of family/friends going who would gladly rent our points if we have them available. It makes it much easier for us -- I make the reservation, they send me...
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    Will I have a hard time reserving a value studio at AKV

    You can always try for it. Just be prepared with a back-up plan if it's not available. I was able to get a 1-bdrm value for a trip in May at the 7-mo mark a couple of years ago. Our plans changed, though, and I had to cancel that room a couple of months later.
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    dumb question regarding TIW

    Don't forget to take your picture id, too. We don't carry ours in the parks generally, and DH had to run back to our room at BWV to get his id so we could purchase TIW. Nothing like a little extra exercise on day 1....
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    Large boxes at Star Tours and TOT queues - queue changes coming? Shades of xPASS?

    For the best info, never ask the CM standing beside it. Exit the park, get on the first available bus, and see what the driver has to say.




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