Car service with Grocery Stop?? Please recommend one...

[ImagineEar]

I have used Tiffany Town Car once and had no problems- and loved the complimentary 30 minute grocery stop - But when I signed on the their web site to check out current prices - I noticed that the 30 minute grocery stop has changed to a 20 minute grocery stop.

Hummm.... I know I have seen another car service advertise a free 30 minute stop recently but i cannot seem to find it now. FL Transprotation says it has a free G. stop but does not specify how long.
I will be staying for nearly 2 weeks and will need enough time to find what I need in a Store that I am unfamilair with.
Any suggestions for me? Thanks

 

[Happy Birthday Cat]

FLTours is excellent. Here is a Link. They are a Dis-Board sponsor. We have used them many times and have always been very happy with them.

HBC

 

[TomD]

I have used FL Tours 2 times and they are great. We will be using them in May and Oct this yr

 

[rocketriter]

FL Tours gave us great service and did not rush our grocery stop. They also offer a 15% discount to DIS board members above the Supporter level. You can find it here:
http://www.wdwinfo.com/dis-sponsor/transportation-login.cfm

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

I won't recommend a specific towncar provider because the company I've used the last few times is one of those that is filtered out on this board.

So I'll offer some generic advice instead. Pay attention to the length of the grocery stop that the towncar company provides, how they deal with the situation if you go over the allotted time, and whether they claim the right to cancel your grocery stop if your flight arrival was delayed.

I stopped using the towncar company I was previously using when they changed from 30-minute grocery stops to 20-minutes grocery stops. 20 minutes is fine if you're only buying pop, beer and water. However, if we're stocking a DVC resort kitchen for breakfast for a week, a couple of dinners, as well as beverages, then, even with a list, it takes us close to 30 minutes in an unfamiliar grocery, including the time to be rung up. 20 minutes may sound like a long time, but it goes by quickly when we're going up and down aisles looking for things on the list, so the additional 10 minutes really help.

Also, if we're staying in a DVC condo with the intention of eating breakfast and some other meals in the room, I don't want the driver to tell me that we don't get a grocery stop because our flight was late. Part of running a towncar company is dealing with the uncertainties of the air travel.

Since the launch of Magical Express, we've only used a towncar service to go to Port Canaveral, but we used Magical Express for both of our stays at OKW. The first time, it was a short stay, so we just picked up a few grocery items in the gift shop. The second time, we used WeGoShop. For our next trip, I'm again planning to use Magical Express and a grocery delivery service such as WeGoShop or GardenGrocer.

 

[JodyTG]

There is an Albertson's near WDW that accepts faxed shopping lists. This way, they have everything ready for you and all you have to do is go inside and pay for it. You can find all of the information for this on mousesavers at http://www.mousesavers.com/meals.html#groceries.

I also worry about how long it will take me to shop in an unknown grocery store, so this is what we intend to do. Oh, and I already verified that Florida Tours stops at this grocery store.

 

[PlaneJoy1]

We recently used SunRay transportation and LOVED them. We got the recommendation from the transportation board as well as our TA.

 

[keys2kingdom]

We used the one that provides the free 30 min grocery stop and only charges if you go 15 min over. They also provide free car seats and a free 10 min local or long distance phone call (5 min international). Nice additional perks.

 

[pamjb]

We have used Sunray transporation the last 2 trips that we took. Free 30 minute grocery stop and there is a discount if you mention the Mouseforless yahoo group.