breaking expensive stuff at disney

[Grumpy'sWife4Ever]

I am not that worried about my kids - but I am a klutz so I tend to "shop" in clothing and cheapy plastic souvenir areas and look at the breakable "pretties" from a distance.....like across the room or in a catalog.....

 

[SandraVB79]

Usually, stores know how much is broken each year on average, and that is calculated into the price of the items.
However, it never hurts to be extra careful when walking through the "expensive collectibles" stores (i.e. don't twirl around with a huge backpack on your back or so) (and yes, I have seen people doig that )

 

[patsal]

I do not budget for it, most stores that have it posted can't really enforce it and I have insurance and stores have insurance as well. I don't plan for things that could happen that I would never have control of anyway.

 

[DisneyBrat]

The only thing I might would budget extra for is emergency doctor visit. The express clinics are EXPENSIVE from what I have heard. I don't think they accept insurance.

 

[disneygals]

The only thing I might would budget extra for is emergency doctor visit. The express clinics are EXPENSIVE from what I have heard. I don't think they accept insurance.

The clinic I went to this summer took my regular insurance...cost $15 co-pay. My poor 12 yo had a stomach virus.

 

[WendyisDarling]

We were there last September and on our plane ride back home we were talking with the people around us and were told this:

They were in Downtown Disney in Goofy's Candy Company when their youngest daughter had a serious melt down! Kicking and screaming -broke a little thing or two! The next thing they knew she had broken the entire store front window!
And no, they didn't have them pay for anything.

As the mom of an autistic child, we've had a few major public meltdowns. Not saying that child is autistic by any means, but I've been there few times. Luckily, no major property damage. (Although, we don't take him through the expensive, fragile areas of any shops. Just too risky.)
BUT, our homeowners insurance has a clause for breaking items in a store and having to pay. There is no deductible. I probably wouldn't file a claim unless it was something really pricey, but a relief to know we are covered.

 

[mirandag819]

OMG... I read this thread a few days before we left for Disney World, and thought WOW I would hate to have to put money for breakables in the budget (thankfully my 3 year old always asks to touch things and I don't have to worry about things like this). Well yesterday we were in the World of Disney Store.... DD (3) goes to point at a large tinkerbell cookie jar (she really wasn't trying to touch it, but I guess she was tired and pointed a little farther then planned) She yelled look daddy....and it was sitting in the edge of a table. It fell to the floor and broke into many many pieces. DH and I were trying to clean the glass and go pay for it.

A CM quickly ran over, scooped DD up and started talking to her about princesses. DD was in tears saying she was sorry over and over again and the CM was only concerned with cheering her up and helping us get the glass up (DD was trying to help pick up the glass while crying and the CM didn't want her to be sad or get hurt).

DH and I tried over and over again to pay for it and the World of Disney would not let us pay for it. They just kept asking if DD was okay and trying to cheer her up. It was a very sweet CM. I was very embarassed about the damage and completly prepared to pay for it, but they really were great about it.

 

[moredisneyplease]

i never have done this and i guess i would have never thought of doing it.

 

[InstImpres]

I misunderstood your title until I read the posts but I'll tell my story anyhow. My digital camera was on the ledge in the bathroom when as I told Kodak "it had a suicide attempt gone wrong," I tried to stop it from jumping but couldn't It ended up in one piece but to badly bruised to take new pictures. Spending to replace a broken camera mid vacation was certainly not my plan but now necessary. I am more worried about that type of break than a gift shop item.

JMHO

 

[dizkids]

My digital camera was on the ledge in the bathroom when as I told Kodak "it had a suicide attempt gone wrong," I tried to stop it from jumping but couldn't

JMHO

Sooooooooooo funny! I am picturing just about everything i put on a ledge in the bathroom going in.

 

[mjkacmom]

It is illegal to charge patrons who accidently break something - it's a risk you take as a business owner.

 

[disneyin2008]

It is illegal to charge patrons who accidently break something - it's a risk you take as a business owner.

Could you please post a link to this law or at least give a reference to which state your law exists in?

 

[MOMTOMOOTOO]

I only budget for things that might be breakable. Like if we are going into a candy shoppe, I don't budget for the actual candy because more than likely it is not breakable. I do budget for the glass counters and the tile floors. If we go into a shoppe that sells collectibles I just hand over my AMEX at the door. Now when we go into a restaurant, I budget for dish breakage and also mop ups. I have three kids

 

[spatenfloot]

That's why stores have insurance.....to pay for things customers accidentally break. They should not charge you for it....because then if they claim it for insurance, they are getting paid twice for it.

Exactly. I don't think you are legally obligated to pay for something that accidentally breaks, no matter what kind of signs are posted in the store.

 

[aubriee]

I posted this story a year or so ago, but it fits here and was so funny at the time. I was in the store in Epcot to the right, just as you enter World Showcase from Future World (forgot the name ). Anyway, I was in line to check out, when this lady came barreling into the store via the side door on an ECV and ran into the end of the metal rack, right in front of the door. She was laughing, but so apologetic. You could tell she was embarrassed and had no idea how to drive that ECV and for some reason had it on the high speed (rabbit) instead of slow (turtle). Now don't get me wrong, this is nothing about people who use ECVs. My mom uses one down there, but this lady just had no idea how to drive one (or apparently how to slow one down ). We all sort of leaped to the side to avoid her. She rather loudly said, that she better get out of there with the ECV before she hit anything else, but instead of backing out that side door she had just come through, decided to go out the front door of the store. There was a large table with those glass Mickey head wine glasses, shot glasses, and tumblers stacked on it. At the same time me, the couple in front of me, and the store clerk behind the counter yelled no, but it was too late. Yes, she sent everyone of those glasses flying. She was fine, but I don't think there was a single glass left. I don't know if it was just embarrassment or what, but she immediately got irate at the store clerks and demanded to know why they had put those glasses there in front of the door, just so somebody could knock them over. She then continued to complain as she finally got her ECV out of the store. I guess it never even crossed her mind to offer to pay for the glasses she broke. Everyone was just shaking their heads as the CMs asked if everyone was OK. The CM behind the cash register, just laughed and said she had seen it coming as soon as the lady came through the door.

 

[jiggerj]

DS broke a mug at the Lego store. (not much thats actually breakable in there but DS found it! ) Not expensive but he felt sooooooooo bad! Within seconds a cm was there cleaning it up- I barely got a chance to pick up a broken piece before he appeared with dustpan and broom!. They did not want any payment for the mug but were much more concerned about me/my ds getting cut as well as the other kids that were running around.

 

[nilseks]

I can't attest to whether or not they make you pay for broken items, but just wanted to share an idea...my DS4 is a real spitfire with grabby hands. Because of this we don't go into too many 'fancy' stores but when we do, I make him ride in the stroller. It eliminates some of the grabbiness, if that's a word, lol!

 

[pigletto]

I can't attest to whether or not they make you pay for broken items, but just wanted to share an idea...my DS4 is a real spitfire with grabby hands. Because of this we don't go into too many 'fancy' stores but when we do, I make him ride in the stroller. It eliminates some of the grabbiness, if that's a word, lol!

My ds was like this too. Just a whirlwind when he was a bit younger. We implemented a rule that if we had to be in a store where he could break things (and honestly we avoided them like the plague) we all walked around with our hands clasped behind our back. We looked like weirdos.. but it was the only way for a little while to make sure he didn't grab or touch everything. And he would only hold his hands behind his back if we all did it too.
He's fine now and we had no problems at Disney.

 

[DisneyCowgirl]

State laws may vary on this, but I think in most the risk of loss is on the store owner until you actually buy an item--Regardless of what signs they post in their store. Anyone know what is true in Florida?

 

[PelletierBears]

I believe in Wisconsin, it is illegal for a shopowner to charge you if you broke something. It is something that comes on the news every now and then, usually in the form of a consumer watch.

I do not know what the laws are for other states.

I've also heard this and I live in Massachusetts. It's illegal (unethical?)for store owners to charge the customer because they can collect insurance on the item...something like that.