Cuckoo clocks at Germany in World Showcase

[CinderellaDreamer]

Anyone bought a cuckoo clock at the World showcase? Anyone have any idea how much they go for? Anyone going next week and willing to have a look at prices for me??

Thanks!

 

[bradk]

they're about twice as much as you can get them elsewhere, i know that much

 

[Calle&Jakesmom]

Funny you should ask.....
My husband has always wanted one. My memory is that they start around $250 and go way up from there. My husband has tried looking around on the internet for one cheaper and really hasn't found anything. The closest I found once was one on the Disney web-site in the "overstock" or "final sale" section, but it was still over $150 (and that was at least 2 years ago).

I think one of these day we might bite the bullet and buy one, but it would be great if there was anothor place to get one cheaper!

 

[CinderellaDreamer]

Twice as much is not good.

I have always wanted one and thought that it would be more special if I bought it while at Epcot.

But there is special, and then there is unreasonably expensive.

 

[HOGFAN]

plan a trip to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg the last 2 weeks they are open. A store sells them there drastically reduced for end of season.

 

[PelletierBears]

I look at them every time we go! Most recently, this past July. The least expensive I remember was in the $300 range and that was of course the smallest.

 

[disneyfreak71]

They are very expensive. The cheapest, is a small plastic clock that runs on batteries. I believe we bought it 2-3 years ago. It is now collecting dust in my grand in-lwas bathroom, that is another story.

I have actually bought 4 in the last year. We have QVC outlets local to us and they have Cuckoo clocks there sometimes at 40-50% off. You can also get them on the QVC website. They are Hubert Herr, from Germany, and a lot of fun. Some of the Cuckoos can be turned off so we change them out.

 

[ngneer98]

The "decent" ones start around $400......I always look to try and make DH feel bad, because last summer, he bought a cuckoo clock on his trip to Germany....so it's a hand-made, authentic-as-can-be thing.......and he spent over $1k on it so i always like to point out that even epcot's prices are better than that!

 

[puddleduck]

Makes me wonder how much ours is worth. My in-laws bought it in Germany in the early 1970's when my father-in-law was stationed in Belgium. It still works.

 

[kbeels]

If you want a good estimate of what retails should be for good German Cuckoos you might look at the website for Alexander Taron. My Mom owns a store and has bought from them for about 30 years.