Grocery Shopping prices

[Edd]

Pleeease!!!! Spare me.

 

[Lewisc]

Edd you're a proponent of guests using a town car service. NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. I didn't mean it as a negative, only an observation. You aren't shilling for a specific company and generally post accurate information. You list the posives such as personal service. Many of us prefer to save the money and the hastle of luggage.

I didn't think it was fair for Carol to add on a $120 towncar charge to your Wal Mart prices. Guests who want groceries can rent a car at WDW for a day or can use a towncar one way and still get a grocery stop.

I'm amazed at how much Goodings charges for grocery delivery for the few items on my list.

If anyone else is still reading this thread, and is going to WDW in the near future, I'd be curious what those items cost in the resort store.

 

[Edd]

Lewis,

I think guests have other choices for transportation to Disney. Disney predicts they will serve 2 million passengers per year. Orlando lands 30 million passengers per year. There are passengers who will utulize the DME and rightly so. There is no sense in glorifying the DME and demonizing the alternate forms of transportation, taxi, town cars, vans, SUV's. limousines and rental cars. It is all there for a passenger to figure out what is best for his family. They don't need the help of bigoted moderators who say one thing and do the other. I get upset with the lies that are printed out in this forum and will say something about it everytime I see it. If someone would lie about the DME I would say something. DME does have its place in the spectrum of transportation to and from Orlando International Airport.

 

[kaytieeldr]

The total for Walmart is 27.65. I, not being very domesticated, thought the big jugs of milk were 1/2 gals and doubled the price to make a gallon figure. Milk a gallon was $2.44 for a brand name.

The total for Garden Grocer is 38.59 because I gave them the price of Bud at the Walmart for comparison purposes. With the $10.00 charge for delivery, total 48.59, the difference in those two stores is $20.94.

The (lower than my estimate, thanks for checking the beer price) total for Garden Grocer is $48.59 ($38.59 + $10 delivery).
The corrected total for WalMart, based on the topic and conversation of this thread, is $147.65 ($27.65 + $100 + $20 "mandatory tip").

What about the uncontrolled, disorganized and unruly crowds around the luggage carousels? I have never seen that. Are you talking about Orlando International Airport or some airport in another country. I love people who try to use exaggeration to make a point.

Standard airport behavior (see CarolA's response). Do you spend much time at MCO luggage carousels? I've been a foot away from the carousel and people squeeze in front of me constantly, never mind that nothing's even started moving yet.

You are so full of it. Sometimes it is really hard to be nice when I read statements that are so incorrect. How many times have you landed Orlando in your lifetime? It is true that the carousels are crowded during most days. We land about 30 million passengers per year. Yes, the second floor is crowded a lot but the actions you talk about are positively not there. I think only the most extreme of our passengers would want to listen to you, because you make absolutely no sense.

I've never traveled with Carol OR Diane - we don't even know each other - yet my experiences are similar. As I asked, how many times have YOU waited for luggage the carousels at MCO?

The bad news at MCO is that the primarily tourist clientele at MCO tends to have more luggage and less experience with air travel than at typical airports, so baggage claim at Orlando tends to be more hectic than at airports that primarily serve business travelers.

How about more 'middle' ground? I fly to Las Vegas about as often as I do to Orlando. Aside from conventions, Las Vegas, too, is primarily a tourist destination - yet I NEVER see the kind of behavior and pushiness in the LAS luggage area that I do in Orlando.

Edd,
I agree that you have not promoted a "particular" towncar, but from the tone of your posts it's pretty apparent that you think a towncar is the way to go..
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And I agree with Carol. Your first posts on the DisBoards referred to how UNsafe the DME buses are for small children, who can't use car seats, in comparison to how safe town cars are for the same trip. At the same time, you had NO issues with children riding unbelted/uncarseated on the Disney onsite buses (and because no answers were ever given when this POV was questioned, readers could only infer that the park bus transportation is not an issue because town cars and taxis can't/don't provide THIS service).

I didn't think it was fair for Carol to add on a $120 towncar charge to your Wal Mart prices. Guests who want groceries can rent a car at WDW for a day or can use a towncar one way and still get a grocery stop.

That wasn't Carol, it was me - and I did it specifically because the grocery price issue was raised in the "Magical Exprees or Town Car Service?" thread: http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1166843

There is no sense in glorifying the DME and demonizing the alternate forms of transportation, taxi, town cars, vans, SUV's. limousines and rental cars.

Jut as there's no sense in demonizing the DME while glorifying the many other transportation alternatives - including Lynx.

 

[Edd]

Ronda,

I do not see anyone demonizing the DME. Everyone realizes it is here along with other forms of transportation. Please don't bring up the seatbelts or it will start me on another rampage. I have refused to comment because I don't feel a right decision was made in regards to seatbelts for small kids. END!!!


PS. Whether it be in the park or off the park.

 

[jodifla]

Floridians know the best grocery store in Florida is Publix. Aim for those stores whenever possible. Some of the newer Winn-Dixies are OK, but nothing is better than Publix for quality and low prices.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Ronda,
I do not see anyone demonizing the DME. Everyone realizes it is here along with other forms of transportation. Please don't bring up the seatbelts or it will start me on another rampage. I have refused to comment because I don't feel a right decision was made in regards to seatbelts for small kids. END!!!
PS. Whether it be in the park or off the park.

Hi, Edd. First, thank you for correcting the spelling of my name in your post, above.

Now, "demonizing" was your term. The original post regarding the supposed lack of safety on DME stated

Is anyone aware that this type of transportation to Disney is not equipped with seatbelts or ways to strap babyseats up or hold youngsters down in case of crashes? Are the busses and shuttle vans less susceptible to crashes? How many kids are riding this transportation each day to Disney unprotected

. (note: link not provided due to thread having been closed).

It should be noted that said post, and subsequent responses by that that person in that and other, similar threads had NO issue - and no answer - regarding the safety of Disney Guests using Disney-provided transportation once they're onsite. The only issue was the lack of seatbelts on the DME buses.

 

[Jason71]

Floridians know the best grocery store in Florida is Publix. Aim for those stores whenever possible. Some of the newer Winn-Dixies are OK, but nothing is better than Publix for quality and low prices.

Completely true. Publix prices are within pennies of Wal-Mart, and their stores are always nicer. Especially true here in the WDW area--the Publix on Apopka-Vineland is one of the nicer stores I've ever shopped in (clean, wide aisles, incredibly helpful staff), while the Wal-Mart on 535 is a zoo.

The Winn-Dixie on 535 is alright, not great, and prices tend to be on the high side (tho not as bad as Goodings, which is a tourist trap). It is probably the easiest to get to, traffic-wise. Also, for beer and liquor, the ABC store in front of Winn-Dixie has the best prices and widest selection.