If you go to the HOJO website they have a video where they take a peek at what's in the gift shop.
I totally forgot about that.. It's still really hard to pick stuff for a basket that you don't know if they have or not. UGH! lol Hopefully someone there now could take a few pics for me.
So they have the basics...milk, little cartons of cereal, postcards, fruit and then other gift type items. T-shirts, hats, flip flops, I think I even saw umbrellas last time I was there. However, they are super pricey and definately NOT as cute as Disney items.
I'm not quite sure on what or who this basket is for but I would strongly suggest that you consider ordering from Vons (or stopping if you have a car). You can get fresh flowers, fruit, snacks, bakery items etc and right now delivery charges are free. If you wanted to add Disney items like tshirts, autograph books etc, then maybe a stop at Downtown Disney would be in order??
My other suggestion is that you can always mail or pack your gift/welcome basket with you. I always put together something special for DS from Mickey (of course!) and I will usually pack in my suitcase or mail it to the hotel ahead of time.
I've even ordered directly from the DisneyStore and added on the gift wrap and a personal message (again from Mickey) and had it mailed to the hotel.
Personally, it doesn't make a huge difference to me but for some folks it might.
I'm assuming by "disney products" they mean items that have Disney characters on them. They didn't appear to be actual Disney products, just knock offs. You know...like Disney stuff at Walmart. It's Disney but it's not, make sense??
Price wise...all I can tell you is that when I walked into the gift shop, I walked right back out because prices were way too high. I looked at several items and thought, "geez, I can get this way cheaper". So I did....
The gift store is wonderful! There is a HUGE variety of candy bars, chips, corn chips, cheetos, chex mix, individually packaged cookies, gum, candy, small cereal boxes, hot chocolate mixes (for Keurig machines in room), individual containers of ice cream such as chunky monkey, all sorts of soda, then for merchandise there are plastic sno globes, inexpensive keychains, also inexpensive, rings, necklaces, little purses, and more! T-shirts are no more expensive than in Disney. I was able to purchase a cute porcelain Disney dog (Flirtatious Peg) from Lady and the Tramp for my daughter as a secret when we were there in Sept. It kept catching her eye, so we bought it and gave it to her for Christmas, it was her most cherished gift. The dog was $24.95 minus an AP discount of 10% I think, but it IS real Disney merchandise and I suspect all of it in the store is authentic. It didn't remind me of dollar store Disney items. I posted a photo of our cute find, next to a soda can for size comparison; there were other ones there, too, of various characters.
