I love the villa kitchen sponges, where can I buy them?

[princesscinderella]

Scrub daddy sponges are my favorite, they last for a long time and stay fresh washing them in the dishwasher. The top scrubby part of the yellow DVC ones are similar but the disintegrate quickly.

 

[Spivey378]

Any noticeable changes to the sponges in 2023?

 

[DVCjj]

I find them to be the same. I always have liked them and if I don’t need to use while at Disney, I definitely take it home.

 

[Spivey378]

Does anyone have the contact information for the current manufacturer of the sponges?

 

[eandt]

Does anyone have the contact information for the current manufacturer of the sponges?

lol try here They may be a proprietary product of Disney

Dollar Twenty Five Tree, Inc.
500 Volvo Parkway
Chesapeake, VA 23320

 

[mumto3girls]

I love the sponges too. Have had DVC since 1998. Always try to bring home at least one. And then I ration it.

 

[Spivey378]

Have the sponges gotten smaller and chintzier? Here now and noticed this.

 

[Chuck S]

Have the sponges gotten smaller and chintzier? Here now and noticed this.

I think they have gotten a little smaller. Still quite usable, though. I'm sure they are bought in bulk, likely from an overseas supplier. But we don't really know why they changed. Could be a suppler went out of business, or simply changed their manufacturing equipment. Or it could be a new supplier put in a cheaper competitive bid, or maybe they had to change suppliers due to problems importing things from some countries and faced a shortage of availability. But to answer your question, yes they seem a little different, but they're still fine for doing dishes.

 

[Spivey378]

I think they have gotten a little smaller. Still quite usable, though. I'm sure they are bought in bulk, likely from an overseas supplier. But we don't really know why they changed. Could be a suppler went out of business, or simply changed their manufacturing equipment. Or it could be a new supplier put in a cheaper competitive bid, or maybe they had to change suppliers due to problems importing things from some countries and faced a shortage of availability. But to answer your question, yes they seem a little different, but they're still fine for doing dishes.

Yeah I guess you are right that they are still good for going dishes.

 

[Girlstar30]

Is the laundry detergent that dvc provides any good or should I bring my own? I am not a fan of the dishwashing soap.

 

[Chuck S]

Is the laundry detergent that dvc provides any good or should I bring my own? I am not a fan of the dishwashing soap.

I haven't had issues with it, but my clothes are generally not heavily soiled. And as soft as the water is at the Disney resorts, it seems to clean my clothes just fine. My only real concern with laundry products is allergies to some colors and fragrances, and the Disney laundry soap is fine for me in that respect.

 

[Girlstar30]

I haven't had issues with it, but my clothes are generally not heavily soiled. And as soft as the water is at the Disney resorts, it seems to clean my clothes just fine. My only real concern with laundry products is allergies to some colors and fragrances, and the Disney laundry soap is fine for me in that respect.

Same here i cannot handle Tide laundry detergent, become an itchy mess

 

[VGCgroupie]

Is the laundry detergent that dvc provides any good or should I bring my own? I am not a fan of the dishwashing soap.

It's Ecos laundry detergent.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Have the sponges gotten smaller and chintzier? Here now and noticed this.

To me they seemed to be dollar store Scotch knock offs

 

[Girlstar30]

It's Ecos laundry detergent.

Awesome thats actually the one I use at home

 

[VGCgroupie]

Awesome thats actually the one I use at home

Me too! I was in love with the little baby bottles of it!

 

[Girlstar30]

Me too! I was in love with the little baby bottles of it!

May be leaving with a few

 

[VGCgroupie]

May be leaving with a few

I tried. Loaded them up and then realized since I was flying with carry on only they were just a bit too big.

 

[Girlstar30]

I tried. Loaded them up and then realized since I was flying with carry on only they were just a bit too big.

I told myself this time since we have a laundry machine i will pack light. Considering I just bought 5 new swimsuits and more clothes the chances of that happening are dwindling. More and more I feel like im a good candidate for Owners locker just for my souvenir haul alone

 

[eticketplease]

Is the laundry detergent that dvc provides any good or should I bring my own? I am not a fan of the dishwashing soap.

It's ok in a pinch but we only use it if we ran out of Tide Pods from our owners locker and didn't bring any with us on the plane.