DVC Apparel and other stuff?

[postoak213]

O.K., when we were at WDW in July and before we bought into DVC, we saw ya'll with the shirts, caps, etc. Where do you get this stuff?

 

[jrbarnes]

Most of our stuff was bought at the gift shop in Saratoga Springs. I have been in the other gift shops in the other DVC resorts, but the majority of the stuff we have is from the one at Saratoga.

 

[whitfamily]

We joined in May and had a hard time finding DVC stuff at BWV and AKV. From what I could tell, most of the apparel is just resort specific and not necessarily geared toward DVC. I have also seen people with DVC apparel on, but not much luck in finding it.

 

[Cherokeezebra]

Try Ebay

 

[Dizny Dad]

Join in on Welcome Home Wednesdays. Upon exit you will get a non-resort oriented hat, or other such nice thing.

Other threads have commented on WHWs so be sure to look them up.

DVC is one great gal to experience - corny maybe, but definately the embodiment of the DVC spirit!

 

[Meriweather]

We got generic DVC shirt, tags, mugs at the gift shop at OKW

 

[CMOORE185]

All DVC resorts sell some DVC merchandise at their gift shop, though it is a poor selection. Talk to your guide I have gotten baseball caps from mine.

 

[backyardponder]

It amazes me that they don't have easier to get DVC items. DVC members should be able to get items, especially shirts, at cost. What better advertising than folks wearing some sort of DVC shirt walking around the parks?

 

[Anal Annie]

Each resort shop has a VERY LIMITED amount of DVC merchandise geared toward that specific resort + a couple of generic DVC items. I bought a fleece DVC pullover at BCV in August. My DH likes to collect a shirt from each resort we stay at... I wish we could buy it at the larger merchandise stores in the parks too.

 

[BWV Dreamin]

Each resort shop has a VERY LIMITED amount of DVC merchandise geared toward that specific resort + a couple of generic DVC items. I bought a fleece DVC pullover at BCV in August. My DH likes to collect a shirt from each resort we stay at... I wish we could buy it at the larger merchandise stores in the parks too.

The gift shop at the Wilderness Lodge is great! It is by far the largest I have seen, with many choices of t-shirts, sweats, pants, shorts, etc. plus knick knacks and lots of food. I loved shopping in there!!!

 

[macphrsn]

Totally agree on the LACK of DVC merchandise. I would love to see more stylish t-shirts available for women, the pink shirt with sparkles is ok, but I would love something a little more trendy and fun than the pink! Ok, tell me why (Disney are you listening) do they not have a DVC store on the DVC membership site? You have it . . . we will buy it! What better place to keep it exclusively for DVC members.

 

[rkwier]

Totally agree on the LACK of DVC merchandise. I would love to see more stylish t-shirts available for women, the pink shirt with sparkles is ok, but I would love something a little more trendy and fun than the pink! Ok, tell me why (Disney are you listening) do they not have a DVC store on the DVC membership site? You have it . . . we will buy it! What better place to keep it exclusively for DVC members.

Agree completely. I would love to see a link on the member site for merchandise. I always end up regretting that I forgot something after I come home. It would be nice to be able to purchase it later.

 

[WDW-BWV]

I don't like to use those words, but SHAME ON DISNEY for not having anything special for those of us who stayed at BLT the first week it opened. What an exciting time to stay at a new resort and there was nothing! Oh, a few cheap shirts at CR but nothing special. And the only pins were a limited run and gone in seconds long before anyone could get one or something special.

I AM REALLY DISAPOINTED IN THIS FAILURE ---WERE ARE (PAY ATTENTION) YOUR BEST CUSTOMERS, LOYAL AND SOMETIMES YOU JUST DON'T GET IT!

 

[pixie921]

I don't like to use those words, but SHAME ON DISNEY for not having anything special for those of us who stayed at BLT the first week it opened. What an exciting time to stay at a new resort and there was nothing! Oh, a few cheap shirts at CR but nothing special. And the only pins were a limited run and gone in seconds long before anyone could get one or something special.

I AM REALLY DISAPOINTED IN THIS FAILURE ---WERE ARE (PAY ATTENTION) YOUR BEST CUSTOMERS, LOYAL AND SOMETIMES YOU JUST DON'T GET IT!

I agree! If Disney would take a peek at eBay and see how much those LE BLT pins and Mickey & Minnie prints sell for (and I think there was even a beach towel that went for over $80!), they'd realize that they're losing out on a TON of revenue by not making more items available!!

 

[BWV Dreamin]

I agree! If Disney would take a peek at eBay and see how much those LE BLT pins and Mickey & Minnie prints sell for (and I think there was even a beach towel that went for over $80!), they'd realize that they're losing out on a TON of revenue by not making more items available!!

I just bought that Mickey print that is over the beds on ebay for $40! I just had to have it! I just got it professionally framed, so all in all I paid $150!!! But it was sooo worth it...looks beautiful!

 

[dizney4us]

Each resort shop has a VERY LIMITED amount of DVC merchandise geared toward that specific resort + a couple of generic DVC items. I bought a fleece DVC pullover at BCV in August. My DH likes to collect a shirt from each resort we stay at... I wish we could buy it at the larger merchandise stores in the parks too.

Is the fleece you bought in dark blue? I've seen those around and I'd like to get one too.

 

[Anal Annie]

Is the fleece you bought in dark blue? I've seen those around and I'd like to get one too.

NO! I didn't see it in dark blue! Mine is PINK!
(I'm not so much a PINK person, really but it's growing on me as it gets colder out!!)
Actually, it's funny that I just said I'm not so much a pink person as I bought a hat in pink and was debating between the DVC fleece & a WDW sweatshirt that I saw at Epcot that was pink. Of course now that I am HOME I wish I'd bought the sweatshirt! But I was thinking I could use the fleece when we go skiing. Oh well.

 

[tjkraz]

Given Disney's desire to purchase merchandise in enormous lots with designs that appeal to the masses, I don't know that DVC garb fits their philosophy very well. They do offer a selection of generic merchandise but the comment heard frequently from members is that there isn't enough "unique" or "different" resort merchandise. The problem is that everyone's idea of an appealing unique or different item varies.

100 people want to buy a t-shirt that says Disney's BoardWalk Villas

Some want a mens shirt
Some want a womens shirt
Some want white
Some want gray
Some want navy
Some want pink
Some want it embroidered
Some want it silk screened
Some want long sleeves
Some want short sleeves
Some want it to have just the resort name
Some want it to have the resort name and "Disney Vacation Club"
Some want a more form-fitting style
Some want a loose fitting style

That doesn't even address the appeal of the basic design used for the shirt (logo, imagery) which will vary from one buyer to another. And whatever you come up with has to be stocked in Small, Medium, Large, XL and XXL.

Finally apply all of the above to 10 separate DVC resorts.

By the time you're done with all the permutations, it's easy to see why Disney has favored more generic designs. They aren't going to dedicate shelf space to women's form-fitting, short-sleeved, pink, DVC/BWV shirts if the demand for such a product is infinitesimal. If 99% of shoppers wrinkle their noses and walk by, where's the justification for creating the product in the first place? I used to visit the off-site WDW outlet shops while in town and I always...ALWAYS...saw DVC stuff on clearance which they apparently couldn't sell at the resorts.

Additionally I suspect that the desire for DVC logo merchandise gradually declines over time. When these threads start they often seem have a similar theme: "I joined DVC last week / last month / last year and want to know where to buy DVC stuff." I shared that enthusiasm many years ago but now have no desire to spend money on DVC merchandise.

Even at 400,000 members, we aren't THAT big of a market for Disney. And I bet the audience is much smaller when you factor in the thousands who have no interest in adding more DVC gear to our collections.

Perhaps our best bet is for Disney to continue developing the custom shirt creation technology used in that new Hanes shop at DTD. I think they only way to justify unique apparel designs is to create them on demand rather than trying to stock many different designs at each resort gift shop.

 

[dizney4us]

NO! I didn't see it in dark blue! Mine is PINK!
(I'm not so much a PINK person, really but it's growing on me as it gets colder out!!)
Actually, it's funny that I just said I'm not so much a pink person as I bought a hat in pink and was debating between the DVC fleece & a WDW sweatshirt that I saw at Epcot that was pink. Of course now that I am HOME I wish I'd bought the sweatshirt! But I was thinking I could use the fleece when we go skiing. Oh well.

Pink sounds good too. I'll be there in 6 weeks so I'll be on the hunt for one. If it's the same as the blue ones I saw then it has a zipper to the chest area then the DVC logo on the left side? Is that what your looks like Annie?

 

[sskem96]

Given Disney's desire to purchase merchandise in enormous lots with designs that appeal to the masses, I don't know that DVC garb fits their philosophy very well. They do offer a selection of generic merchandise but the comment heard frequently from members is that there isn't enough "unique" or "different" resort merchandise. The problem is that everyone's idea of an appealing unique or different item varies.

100 people want to buy a t-shirt that says Disney's BoardWalk Villas

Some want a mens shirt
Some want a womens shirt
Some want white
Some want gray
Some want navy
Some want pink
Some want it embroidered
Some want it silk screened
Some want long sleeves
Some want short sleeves
Some want it to have just the resort name
Some want it to have the resort name and "Disney Vacation Club"
Some want a more form-fitting style
Some want a loose fitting style

That doesn't even address the appeal of the basic design used for the shirt (logo, imagery) which will vary from one buyer to another. And whatever you come up with has to be stocked in Small, Medium, Large, XL and XXL.

Finally apply all of the above to 10 separate DVC resorts.

By the time you're done with all the permutations, it's easy to see why Disney has favored more generic designs. They aren't going to dedicate shelf space to women's form-fitting, short-sleeved, pink, DVC/BWV shirts if the demand for such a product is infinitesimal. If 99% of shoppers wrinkle their noses and walk by, where's the justification for creating the product in the first place? I used to visit the off-site WDW outlet shops while in town and I always...ALWAYS...saw DVC stuff on clearance which they apparently couldn't sell at the resorts.

Additionally I suspect that the desire for DVC logo merchandise gradually declines over time. When these threads start they often seem have a similar theme: "I joined DVC last week / last month / last year and want to know where to buy DVC stuff." I shared that enthusiasm many years ago but now have no desire to spend money on DVC merchandise.

Even at 400,000 members, we aren't THAT big of a market for Disney. And I bet the audience is much smaller when you factor in the thousands who have no interest in adding more DVC gear to our collections.

Perhaps our best bet is for Disney to continue developing the custom shirt creation technology used in that new Hanes shop at DTD. I think they only way to justify unique apparel designs is to create them on demand rather than trying to stock many different designs at each resort gift shop.

That explanation makes sense, but if that's the case I think it would be a great idea for them to have a link to a "store" on the member site with "design it yourself" merchandise. They have all kinds of stuff on disneyshopping.com that you can get with names and certain characters and stuff on them, and you just pick the item and color you want and add the designs you want. If they'd do that for DVC merchandise, we could get the unique stuff we want and they wouldn't be stuck with leftovers to clearance out.