Leftover Groceries

[KyleAfterAWhile]

I originally posted this in the resorts forum, but I should have posted here...although we do this when we stay at moderates as well.

I am a DVC member. Sometimes we have leftover, unopened water, sodas, snacks, etc. We never take them home. Housekeeping is not allowed to accept them. If I put them out in the hall with a note saying they are free, will CMs allow them to stay for another guest to take them or will they pick them up and garbage them?

 

[nordkin]

There is a DVC freecycle group on FB

 

[craigkerstiens]

There is a DVC freecycle group on FB

+1 to this.

You can generally leave them in the laundry room or with bell services and then post in a group. Though please don't leave alcohol out in the open (Laundry room).

 

[jo-jo]

Once I left some soda/water on a table near the elevators in BCV with a sign. 10 mins later they were gone. I never heard of leaving things in laundry room.

 

[KyleAfterAWhile]

+1 to this.

You can generally leave them in the laundry room or with bell services and then post in a group. Though please don't leave alcohol out in the open (Laundry room).

We dont drink, so no worries.

 

[KyleAfterAWhile]

Thanks for the info about Free Cycle.

I used to leave stuff out in the hall the night before with a note saying free and sometimes there would be a thank you note left. Last few visits I left water around 1 AM and literally only 30 minutes later it was gone and I thought it was mgmt picking it up and putting it in the trash. I will start posting on free cycle and leave it the morning that we are checking out.

 

[Hopefully]

As I said on your Resort Forum post, we give it to Bell Services. They are always grateful. I don’t believe it should be left in the hall. Someone will have to pickup after you.

 

[Donna M]

Bell services sounds like a really good idea. Can you imagine what the hallways will start to look like if it got around that you can leave food /water/soda there. Some places are already getting crowded with ecv's.

 

[Best Aunt]

I always offer the unopened leftovers to the Bell Services cast member who comes to help me with my luggage on departure day. (I have Owners Lockers so I always have to call Bell Services for assistance on departure day.) They always act like they are happy to receive it.

 

[kristenrice]

Another good place to leave unopened beverages is by the vending machines. A lot of folks will appreciate the "surprise" of a free, donated beverage when they were expecting to pay $3 for a bottle of pop

 

[EvilQueen~16]

This past April when we were there I left drinks (water/soda) after posting to FB DVC free cycle to a family that responded coming from the UK. I left it with bell services as they requested.