A flaw in my savings strategy?

[zeferjen]

Hi - I have a huge stack of $25 Disney gift cards that I plan to apply towards our March vacation. Is there any way to avoid reading these over the phone? I am imagining a marathon 4 hour phone call to get through all of these, with people mishearing numbers, etc. Any advice would be great!

 

[MaleficentRN]

How did you book? Through WDW? I just emailed mine to my TA.

 

[zeferjen]

I booked through WDW. I actually just checked and I can pay online by entering the cards. I should have done that first

 

[ceecee]

I booked through WDW. I actually just checked and I can pay online by entering the cards. I should have done that first

That's how we did it, easy! Just mark the cards as you go so you know which ones are used. I did 10 a day for 2 days and 5 the last day ($2500).

 

[lcj19]

Whew...I have a similar approach for my Disney savings and I got concerned for a moment

 

[MomToOne]

Just remember to keep the cards, even after you apply them to your reservation, until you take your trip. If for some reason you have to cancel the trip, things will be refunded back to those same cards.

 

[PHXscuba]

I believe if you have a package you can enter them online but not if it's a room-only.

I paid off my room-only reservation in October over the phone with 16 gift cards of varying amounts. I warned the CM upfront how many I had and he was a very good sport about it. It took 30 minutes, but it was worth the time considering how I had earned or received cash back on all those gift cards. I figure the CM had a great story to tell in the breakroom that day.

PHXscuba

 

[zeferjen]

Just remember to keep the cards, even after you apply them to your reservation, until you take your trip. If for some reason you have to cancel the trip, things will be refunded back to those same cards.

Really good tip! Thanks!