Left Handed store

[alamode]

On the podcast today they were mentioning a left handed store, and how strange it was to have something like this at Downtown Disney.

When my family went last May, there was a left handed section of a Magnets store at Downtown Disney. My son 9, who is left handed, was helped quite a bit by some of the gadgets they had there, as well as the very nice words of encouragement and stories from the left-handed person that worked there.

I assume it's the same group, and if it's still there when we go on our next WDW trip this May, we will definately make a special trip to Downtown Disney for it.

 

[exwdwcm]

kind of strange? sure. But so is a magnet store. but i love it and cant' wait to check it out. I've never been to one, but get so sick of having ink smeared all over my hand or bumping up against the wire spiral on a notebook. I'll have to check it out next time.

 

[WaltD4Me]

kind of strange? sure. But so is a magnet store. but i love it and cant' wait to check it out. I've never been to one, but get so sick of having ink smeared all over my hand or bumping up against the wire spiral on a notebook. I'll have to check it out next time.

Yep, it's great when I can find left handed things. I have an awful time with scissors and it's so nice to write in a notebook with the spiral/binding on the "right" side. I wouldn't go so far as to call it a disability, but there are some left handed gadgets out there that do make things easier.

 

[Annette_VA]

I remember a similar store in San Francisco. It's got some pretty cool stuff (and I'm not even left-handed!)

 

[luke]

Maybe it would fit in better at Universal

 

[Emmabean2000]

Oddly enough, we stopped there last night. Not a huge selection, but my 9 year old DD is starting to sew, and they had a nice selection of higher quality scissors for her left hand. Was not expecting to spend money on left handed souvies, but when in Rome...

 

[robertgp124]

I just googled Left Handed Store and

http://www.leftyslefthanded.com/

came up as the first result in Google.

As I lefty, I have to check this out.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Wow, how did I miss this in December?!

I had to explain to the 8th graders in DS13's class the other day why I flipped my notebook over. They were in awe, it was funny. I pretty much write in every book backwards now.
And yes the streaks of ink are the worst!! I hated using erasable pens in middle school.

 

[dustyraye]

I worked at a cart that sold left-handed stuff that was in a local mall when I was in high school. Right-handed parents used to ask me all the time if I could show their young left-handed kids how to cut with scissors. I probably sold more pairs of left-handed kiddie scissors than anything else on the cart, because the parents were so happy that their kid could finally cut a (relatively) straight line!

 

[kymickeyfan717]

There are all kinds of left handed products out there on the market. I come from a family of lefties (all the girls are southpaws). I used to buy the stuff all the time when I was in school - loved the left handed notebooks. My handwriting improved greatly.

I remember back in college I had to do a problem/solution speech for a communications class - I did problems left-handers have living in a right-handed world. I bought in all kinds of products that can cause issues for lefties - tooth-brushes, knives, hair-dryers, etc. Quite a few people were surprised how everyday stuff can be a problem for lefties.

At my house growing up it was different - everything was for a lefty so my brother had to adjust since he was the "odd-ball'

 

[Madi100]

We saw some of this in the magnet store. The notebooks were great. I considered buying one for DD, but until I knew if she'd use it decided against it. As a lefty I have learned to adapt.

 

[safetymom]

Wow, how did I miss this in December?!

I had to explain to the 8th graders in DS13's class the other day why I flipped my notebook over. They were in awe, it was funny. I pretty much write in every book backwards now.
And yes the streaks of ink are the worst!! I hated using erasable pens in middle school.

The store just opened.

 

[longing2Batdisney]

This is so cool! as a lefty I pretty much learned to do everything the way a right handed person would do; including writing. I hated how I had ink and pencil smears on my hands and arms all the time. So, I had a friend and her sister work with me over a summer and re teach me to write. I can write upside down like alot of lefties; but try not to draw too much attention. I even learned to play the guitar right handed (that was an accomplishment). I believe my DD17 was going to be a lefty and a teacher persuaded him otherwise...he is right handed and his hand writing is the worse thing I have ever seen.

Can't wait to visit the store; my husband alsways makes fun of me...this is going to be a hoot!
Thanks! for sharing!!!

 

[Mish19]

As a lefty I was very interested when I heard Downtown Disney has a left handed store. I used to be so excited when I got to a classroom that had a left-side chair desk.

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

I'm so excited for this store!! I'll definitely have to check it out on my next trip.

And I have to add my favorite lefty quote :
"Everyone is born right handed - only the greatest can overcome it!"

 

[elemusing]

My favorite quote is "Left handed people are in their right mind!"

I am adopted - the only lefty in my family. I was taught to do everything right handed and I blame my clumsiness for that.

I love left handed notebooks! And I too have the eternal smudge on my left hand from the ink. Does everyone know that you can make your mouse left-handed? I love that! So much easier!

And I love the left-handed store. Bought some stuff in there just this past trip! And note- the smiley that I am using here- is using his LEFT thumb!

 

[CdnDisneyNut]

I was in the market for a video camera a couple of years ago and asked the sales person if they had a camera for the left hand. He thought that I was crazy. Then I asked him to pick up a camera and try to use it with your left hand. He then knew what I was talking about.

Hope to visit the store on my next trip

 

[firsttimemom]

Yep, it's great when I can find left handed things. I have an awful time with scissors and it's so nice to write in a notebook with the spiral/binding on the "right" side. I wouldn't go so far as to call it a disability, but there are some left handed gadgets out there that do make things easier.

through lack of lefty scissors growing up, I'm much more adept at cutting right handed than left. But those spiral notebooks would be a godsend!

 

[doconeill]

All true male O'Neills descended from the High Kings of olde are lefties (well, so they say - and the men in my family are)...going back to legend of the Red Hand of Ulster - in a race to earn the kingship of the land, it was decided that there would be a race (some say a boat race, some a horse race) where whoever's hand first touched the shore would be declared king. When one of them realized he would lose, he cut off his right hand (in some stories, left hand) and threw it to the shore, and was proclaimed king.

So I get a kick out of lefty stuff...I once had a left-handed mug (that puzzled people).

I actually write with my write hand though as I was ambidextrous as a kid, and the teacher forced me to use just one hand, and made me use my right hand...

 

[WaltD4Me]

Do any of the lefties here get made fun of because of their check marks? I make "leftie" check marks, with the bigger "tail" of the check on the left. People always notice this and comment ... "Why are your checkmarks backwards?"

I love my lefty scissors, but the left handed notebooks are so expensive, I just buy notebooks with the spiral on top.