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[DisneyMandC]

Keep away from mouth

That is going to sound SO WRONG to anyone who didn’t read that article the other week!!!

 

[afan]

Yes the Singapore Suites are bigger on the new A380 but the Emirates suites were very nice. The service on SingaporeAir can’t be beat though. Plus they have Krug and Emirates only has Dom. I do like the orchid and they have one in each suite too. The duckie is mine. I picked him up at Party City for the shower pic. I thought it would be cute in the picture.

I should've figured the duckie was yours but I think it's Kimpton, used to or still does puts a duckie in the room and you can keep it.

No price is too much to look good (and show off your goods) at the Folsom Street Fair!

Van Ness Muni station on the way back to campus from the wharf. We were sitting on one of the big round benches. Needless to say what I saw to my right at eye level when a guy walked up with a cup that didn't hold it all, chaps and a vest on and nothing else. Well I'm sure he had shoes but I didn't notice those. Living in SF nothing really surprises me any more

rubber ducks huh? I was prepping a present for a friend once, bought a bag that was way too big... turns out i didnt have any of those paper fillers to fill the bag with...
thank god i had a bag of rubber duckies... they made the perfect paper fillers...

proof:
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Where do you get a bag of duckies and more importantly why did you have a bag of duckies?

 

[disneymagicgirl]

Yeah - I definitely expense the item in the appropriate category and call this stuff “Vacation Savings”!

My rule is I will only do it at 1cpp. The options I’ve found for this that allow me to buy stuff I would’ve purchased anyway are:

• Barnes and Noble
• Bed bath and beyond
• Olive Garden
• Home Depot

They also have other 1cpp options like Staples, Gap, etc that don’t float my boat.

Target and a Walmart are unfortunately at a much worse rate.

Would the Walmart ones be ok if you coupled it with Sams club disney GC purchase at 4% plus dosh?

 

[disneymagicgirl]

Epcot this morning. Trip complements mostly to the random internet strangers from Doc that used my Disney visa for referrals. Gracias!

 

[amalone1013]

I've concluded that I can't do moderate resorts. The travel time with the internal bus loop is unacceptable. (diva) I've resorted to getting off at POFQ and walking to my room at POR...9 mins...shorter than 4 more bus stops. Sigh.

Honestly the internal bus loop and price difference are the things that have kept me from booking a moderate... I'd rather do value, especially if someone is going to be looking in my blinds anyways But really, I've always been puzzled by the moderates having less rooms than values but needing the internal bus loop. Granted I've never stayed at a moderate yet.

 

[amalone1013]

Epcot this morning. Trip complements mostly to the random internet strangers from Doc that used my Disney visa for referrals. Gracias!

Too cute

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Where do you get a bag of duckies and more importantly why did you have a bag of duckies?

Yes...these are the important questions

 

[Lain]

rubber ducks huh? I was prepping a present for a friend once, bought a bag that was way too big... turns out i didnt have any of those paper fillers to fill the bag with...
thank god i had a bag of rubber duckies... they made the perfect paper fillers...

proof:
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Why did you have a bag of rubber duckies lying around?

@afan — thanks for getting right to the important question.

 

[afan]

Why did you have a bag of rubber duckies lying around?

@afan — thanks for getting right to the important question.

And follow up @Albort what did the friend think of all the duckies? And do with them?

 

[EACarlson]

Right now we pay our dues Disney GC's bought with my target debit card- which gives us 5% off. We currently own 130pts DVC resale- wanting to add 75 pts direct. A big draw to the disney visa is the 6 months interest free on Disney vacation purchases- which i have heard you can use for a DVC down payment- giving us a little extra time to pay it off. We have a family of 6- so the DVC annual pass discount is a big benefit. We have a 1/2 cash 1/2 DVC trip booked this summer- so will be paying for that first, and socking away whatever is left for DVC.

Chase Freedom has 15 month interest free introductory offer- which would also work for DVC down payment. Hmmm.. only $150 bunus.. Disney is $250. - but no annual fee.

Sapphire Preferred is my recommendation as well. No AF the first year, 50,000 UR sign up bonus, the ability to transfer UR to travel partners that you don't get with the Freedom or Freedom Unlimited, Primary rental car insurance and great travel protections are the major reasons it was the first card I was willing to pay an annual fee to keep.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Would the Walmart ones be ok if you coupled it with Sams club disney GC purchase at 4% plus dosh?

They are at 0.7cpp - I mean, for Walmart you could MAYBE justify it if your only other option was to cash out at 0.6cpp. I wouldn't go that route though...I really want at least 1cpp for these personally. Of course I'd prefer a Schwab and get 1.25 but the AMEX RAT had other plans on that...

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Let me just bring all the chatter about chaps, and showers, and rubber ducks and MRs for gift cards together...

Victoria's Secret also is a 1cpp gift card option. I do realize that this might not be far enough "outside of the box" for some of you though...

 

[disneymagicgirl]

Oh, in random disney rumor news, a little birdie told me that the chatter is that the dining plan is soon to be required. I can't see it really, but that is what the birdie was told by more important birdies.
I think that would be the end of my onsite stays for sure.

 

[Lain]

At WDW and dd3 is napping so I'm trying to catch up on churning.

I've concluded that I can't do moderate resorts. The travel time with the internal bus loop is unacceptable. (diva) I've resorted to getting off at POFQ and walking to my room at POR...9 mins...shorter than 4 more bus stops. Sigh.
Also, the floorplans are such that your sleeping area is right by the noisy door/walkway outside. It is flip flopped at deluxe so much quieter IMO. And of course at a deluxe you can open your blinds without everyone walking by looking in your room. OK, I admit, I am a hotel princess. Back to deluxe I go in May. I will say the ground are really pretty here. And I'd like to try the Boatwrights place for dinner...shrimp and grits...,yum!

EMM at DHS is probably the best money I've spent at WDW...or possibly 2nd to DAH MK. It is better than EMM MK due to the food. Holy moly the food was amazing. Or maybe I was starving b/c it was 10am and I got up at 6am, but whatever. Amazing. I had shrimp and grits (noticing a pattern here?) and the avocado toast plate. So, so good. It was sooooo hard to get up when that alarm went off though. We had spent the evening prior at MK til 11, so we were worn out! Back to the hotel to rest by noon....after spending an hour waiting for and riding said resort bus to all 5 stops.

Looks like I haven't missed a lot. I read the latest and greatest on dischurners. Ya'll pray this rain and cold away that is supposed to blow in tonight. It seems to follow me wherever I go.

How’s your DD loving her DCP experience?

(And more importantly, why hasn’t any DISchurner who’s visited the MK in recent months made it a point to find @disneymagicgirl’s daughter so they can ask, “OMG, are you disneymagicgirl’s daughter?” And ask for a selfie and autograph?!)

 

[afan]

Oh, in random disney rumor news, a little birdie told me that the chatter is that the dining plan is soon to be required. I can't see it really, but that is what the birdie was told by more important birdies.
I think that would be the end of my onsite stays for sure.

I don't see how that would be possible, they'd lose so many onsite guests. There's no way people pay the inflated prices. Talking about charging for fp's is bad enough this is way worse. The only thing I can think is that the Dis did discuss that the new Star Wars hotel, being an immersive experience, might have food included and be more like a cruise vacation. Let's hope that's what they meant. Otherwise they've gone and totally lost their minds.

 

[Judique]

Oh, in random disney rumor news, a little birdie told me that the chatter is that the dining plan is soon to be required. I can't see it really, but that is what the birdie was told by more important birdies.
I think that would be the end of my onsite stays for sure.

There's always DVC.

 

[FoxC63]

Victoria Secret stores closing
Link: https://thekrazycouponlady.com/tips/store-hacks/victorias-secret-faces-closures

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

I don't see how that would be possible, they'd lose so many onsite guests. There's no way people pay the inflated prices. Talking about charging for fp's is bad enough this is way worse. The only thing I can think is that the Dis did discuss that the new Star Wars hotel, being an immersive experience, might have food included and be more like a cruise vacation. Let's hope that's what they meant. Otherwise they've gone and totally lost their minds.

Wow yeah - that strange time period where kids are 10-13 would make that a terrible value and could even turn me to off-site. Our dining plan days are numbered when my older daughter turns 10. There’s no way we’ll justify that expense with the way she eats.

 

[Oscar Madison]

Anyone have any experience with justfly.com?...came up on kayak.com when I was searching for flights. Too good to be true?

 

[DisneyMandC]

Let me just bring all the chatter about chaps, and showers, and rubber ducks and MRs for gift cards together...

Victoria's Secret also is a 1cpp gift card option. I do realize that this might not be far enough "outside of the box" for some of you though...

Concho selection is poor... leather quality is terrible.