Food Delivery - Am I Missing Anything?

[lisaross]

OK, i'm thinking of having food delivered to our room upon arrival so we can have quick bk-fast's in room fast and cheaper and also have snacks in room and to bring to parks for our family me my husband and 2 boys 4 & 6.

Has anyone done this b4 - i was thinking of using we-go shopping or goodings??? do you need to give the specific brands etc.

This is what i'm thinking

1/2 gallon milk
6-pk parmilot milk
1 quart oj
1quart choc. milk
6pk yoo hoo choc. milk
indiv assort wise chips
1 box graham crackers -vanilla
2 pkgs assort cereals
4 bananas
1 loaf wonder bread
small skippy peanut butter
small grape jelly
1 box oreo cookies
1 box choc entermans donuts
smal hazelnut creamer
small maxwell house coffee


Will i get sugar in the room? what about hot cups?

i'll bring other snacks that are easy to pack - and paper bowls/plates etc

am i missing anything?

lisa

 

[CleveRocks]

Do your kids like yogurt? How about instant oatmeal? You can use the coffee maker to heat the water! We also got bananas, apples and grapes to munch on for breakfast or as snacks.

The reason I preferred Gooding's over wegoshop or gardengrocer was scheduling and wasting time waiting around the room. From what I understand about wegoshop and gardengrocer, you have to schedule a delivery and be present for it. When you get a delivery from Gooding's, you never see the Gooding's delivery person. They deliver to your resort's Bell Services (BS), and BS delivers to you. If you're not in, NO PROBLEM! BS leaves you a message, and you call them back when you're good and ready. They store your groceries for you, and even keep the cold stuff cold (Gooding's separately bags and labels the cold stuff). VERY convenient!

Gooding's is an actual supermarket. Their website has a limited selection, but you can order anything they stock on their shelves. Be as specific as you can be about brands and sizes -- that actually makes it easier for them to shop for you! I assume it's the same way with the other two delivery services. About half my order was stuff that wasn't on their website. I e-mailed a "special order" list in advance, and got a call back from a real person who helped me through what they carried and what they didn't, and together we decided what exactly I would order.

By the way, I brought cups, plastic bowls, napkins and plastic utensils from home -- I figured they were LIGHTWEIGHT, unbreakable, and wouldn't leak in my luggage!

I know if you have any questions Gooding's can answer them for you on the phone, and I imagine the others can, as well.

 

[camdensmom]

I assume you are staying on site. I think my only concern would be the fridge size and the number of perishable items.

 

[CleveRocks]

I assume you are staying on site. I think my only concern would be the fridge size and the number of perishable items.

I know what you're saying, but we were on-site and had delivered and kept in the little dorm fridge: half-gallon milk, half-gallon OJ, cream cheese, deli American cheese, deli turkey breast, yogurt, grapes, and maybe 3 or 4 16.9 oz. bottles of water.

 

[disneyjunkie]

I would add fresh fruit.

I'm planning to use wegoshop or gardengrocer during out next trip.

My son loves fresh fruit so I'm planning to add a few (seedless grapes, strawberries, oranges, apples, and cantaloupe) to our list.

 

[flynnmnstr]

We've never had to wait for our food they have always been there when we arrived at hotel from the airport. There are new owners from the last time we went so I am hoping the service is just as good.

**we always get some sandwich baggies to for bringing snacks into the park

 

[Our2Girls&Disney]

I would add bottled water. I don't care for the taste of water in WDW.

 

[Passions71203]

I have never heard of this before so this might be a dumb question but..Disney doesn't care if you do this? Can someone give me the sites?
Thanks
Erin

 

[CleveRocks]

www.goodings.com
www.wegoshop.com
www.gardengrocer.com
www.netgrocer.com (this one for non-perishables only!)

Disney must be cool with the food deliveries. They don't have to let anyone onto their property if they don't want to, let alone their cozy relationship with Gooding's, where Gooding's delivers to Bell Services and then a Bell Services CM delivers to you.

You're also allowed to bring ANY FOOD AND DRINK into the parks. Just no glass (except baby food jars), no alcohol and no hard-sided coolers.

Speaking of no alcohol -- Gooding's can't deliver alcohol, but I know wegoshop can and I would assume gardengrocer can as well but I'm not sure. I'd assume netgrocer can't ship alcohol but I could be wrong.

 

[Passions71203]

Thanks Cleverocks

 

[lovewdwdvc]

wegoshop used to deliver to bell services if you paid in advance by CC. don't know if they still do though

 

[cpdrn7]

we used wegoshop and it was great...i had a full day planned and requested a very early delivery at 7am so we do EMH and she was right there on time and so friendly...this is the only way for me from now on...
when i looked at the prices i was charged to what goodings wanted, it was cheaper too!! marge was so helpful too...