janloz
Wishing I was at WDW now.
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So I'm curious. How did the name for the fridge swap come about? I'm a huge fan of Finding Nemo (one of the deciding factors in choosing this fridge swap!) especially Dory and her song "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming!" So much in fact that I got a shirt done with Dory and that phrase over at Design-A-Tee in DTD. I'm really looking forward to the swap. It's great that there's still people out there willing to share their belongings. In this day and age, it's hard to come by. So thanks
When Suzanne and I started organizing the swap, we had to come up with a decorating theme for the fridge that none of the other swaps had so it would be unique when in LS. I love all movies Disney so we wanted a cool name, the original name was "Nemo found our fridge swap" then it just got shortened to the Nemo swap. The fridge has all Nemo character stickers on it including Dory which I bought at our local AC Moore. They are bright and cheery and easy for LS to find and the name is easy to remember. We also have flower stickers on the outside of the box which make it easier for them to find. I believe we are still the only ones with them. I even changed my avatar to Nemo in honor of the swap.
We have been organizing the swap for almost 18 months now and probably saved DISers about $6000 based on $12/day to rent a fridge. That is a lot of money plus a great convenience to families who would otherwise not get one due to the cost plus they get a coffeepot and some extras and possibly the opportunity to meet another DIS fan. I have made some great friends through this swap
and look forward to seeing each person use Nemo when it is their turn and know that the swap is a little extra pixie dust 
for their trip and extra money that they can spend on themselves or their families while at WDW.
