richmo
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 26, 2007
Sweet tomatoes is great.
Correct and if you sign up on their website, they send coupons out every week or two. If you have a smartphone, they can just scan the bar code from the email.
Sweet tomatoes is great.
Is it true your husband was laid off and you will be doing a 4 week Disney vacation?
http://www.disboards.com/threads/to-disney-or-not-to-disney.3392618/page-2#post-53306067
No way I would be doing a 4 week Disney trip.
I must be the only one then. Those weeks on vacation could be spent searching for a job and all that money spent on souvenirs, food, misc expenses, etc could be used for bills, medical, etc... Airfare is always refundable through vouchers and I'm sure Disney will give credit if cancelled within a certain period of time. There are more important things in life other than Disney world.And, considering all of the information in the post you quoted, there's no way I'd be canceling the trip unless my spouse got another job that wouldn't allow the time off for the trip as originally planned.
The OP is not from the USA. Their healthcare is taken care of in an entirely different manner than it is here. Their unemployment is handled differently. They pay into their mandatory 3 weeks of annual summer vacation time from their salary from the previous year. This is only one additional week of vacation time. They would be purchasing food anyway at home and food in Europe is much more expensive than it is in the USA. They are renting an apartment, not staying in a Disney resort.I must be the only one then. Those weeks on vacation could be spent searching for a job and all that money spent on souvenirs, food, misc expenses, etc could be used for bills, medical, etc... Airfare is always refundable through vouchers and I'm sure Disney will give credit if cancelled within a certain period of time. There are more important things in life other than Disney world.
I must be the only one then. Those weeks on vacation could be spent searching for a job and all that money spent on souvenirs, food, misc expenses, etc could be used for bills, medical, etc... Airfare is always refundable through vouchers and I'm sure Disney will give credit if cancelled within a certain period of time. There are more important things in life other than Disney world.
It looks like this is pretty much walking distance from our time share, I am planning on going there after we check in. Thanks for the sweet tomatoes recommendation. Looks like there is one fairly close to us so I am going to sign us up for coupons.We love Steak n' Shake and try to stop there on every trip to WDW. There is one on 535 just outside DtD.
Tanks for all your ideas, I am so grateful. We will definitely eat in most of the time, but as we have a whole 4 weeks to fill, we will most likely eat out a few times. Sine it is different from home, eating out can be just as exiting to the kids as a day in a park. They are easy to please ;-)
But one question that might seem silly to you guys: I see several mentioned of cupons as a way of saving money. Do one need to be a member, or sign up for anything in order to use cupons? Or is it more like Grupon (and restaurants.com?) where you prepay for the meal?
And also, someone mentioned that cupons can be found at hotels - am I wrong in guessing at the reception?
(I feel real daft asking, but the only cupons I have ever come across are those we get in the mail every month or so from our local grocery store, but you need to be a member to get those, also you only get them if you shop extensively there)
Please don't go to sonnys. That's like saying go to mcdonalds for a great burger. If you want good BBQ in Orlando I would recommend Fat boys bbq, porkies, or Harry and larry's A decent chain BBQ is bubbalou's. All are good just stay away from sonnys.In addition to Steak n Shake, in honor of DH I'd like to throw in Sonic. It's a unique dining experience. You park in a spot and they bring the food out to your car, sometimes in roller skates.
Some other "American favs" we like: Pollo Tropical (mexican), Popeyes (fried chicken), Chic-a-filet (fast food).
Steak - we prefer Morton's and Ruth's Chris but those are pricey. The Palms at one of the hotels in Universal is nice, still on the pricey side. For more affordable steaks there's Longhorn's, Texas Roadhouse, & Outback.
BBQ - Sonny's BBQ is a big chain in FL. Haven't been there in years!
Lee AND RICKS... my hometown favorite for oysters and check out the orlando sentinel.. they usually list good information for restaraunts.. pancakes.. go to dennys or ihop. cheap. pm meif you want,,, old native.We are a family of 4; DD4, DD8, DH and myself, from Europe. Only been to Florida once before.
This time we are looking in to ways we can save some money while on holiday in Orlando. Eating out is an obvious place to start. Although we will stay in an apartment, and can prepare our own food there, we do enjoy eating out while abroad. Doesn't have to be too fancy or anything; for us it is pretty much an adventure anyway as it is something different from home I'll never forget DDs face when she realised that they only had pancakes on the menu when we visisted a pancake-place. It was like pancake-heaven for her ;-)
Kids eat pretty much anything. DH would love a good steak, or BBQ.
Any suggestions on how we can save money when eating out, or suggestions to places we should try out while in Orlando?
So you would still travel to Disney if you lost your job.