Meal Vouchers

[tisoy11]

I was searching for Disney World Tickets in Ebay and came across meal vouchers. Has anyone ever purchased meal vouchers through ebay? Are these legitimate? This sounds/looks like a good deal, but if they're not legitimate, I'm not going to waste my money. Please help.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

I would ask for a scan or close-up photo to be sent or specific information about any expiration date. For most purposes Disney has stopped issuing the Q&C vouchers. Those that are out have expiration dates on them.

 

[Kaycee]

Welcome to the DIS Boards!

I've never purchased vouchers from Ebay, but I've read lots of warnings here on the boards against purchasing them. Sometimes they aren't legitimate, and sometimes they just plain aren't the good deal they sound like. And as Cheshire Figment pointed out, Disney is phasing out the vouchers so the ones that are still around will be expiring.

I wouldn't take a chance on them.

 

[tisoy11]

Thanks for the info....there were pictures of the voucher...the thing is I've never seen what an authentic voucher looks like. The person selling the voucher also stated that the vouchers expired on Dec 31 05.

 

[gigi1313]

i would be hesitant to order meal vouchers (or any other ticket media) from ebay... what i would do if i were interested in meal vouchers would be to check www.mousesavers.com and read the most recent meal voucher section on the site... all you ever wanted to know and then some

 

[klj27]

We received five meal vouchers for touring DVC in July. They were a great deal for us because they were free. One night my husband and I ate at Pepper Market and saved almost $60. He ate there one night with the kids for about $20, I got food to go there one night for $19 and he ate at the Magic Kingdom one night for about $15. (Obviously we didn't use them for the kids' meals.)

I checked the vouchers on ebay when we got home to see what they were selling for. The images that I saw were identical to the vouchers that Disney gave us. Personally, I would not buy them for the prices they go for. I think there are very few places that they are good for where you would come out ahead.

 

[WDWBetsy]

I would not pay more than $12-13 for each Quick & Casual voucher UNLESS you were going to use them at the counter service restaurants like Pepper Market or Beaches & Cream (if they're still one of the participating ones on the back). Then you have to factor in any shipping costs.

The Q&C vouchers are a good way to pre-pay for your meals, but there's no way I'd pay the prices they're going for on eBay now. Yeah, $20+ each - NOT! I think you can also buy them online at a ticket broker for about $16 each, but that's still high for most counter service restaurants.

We used them back in 2003 when I paid approx. $11.75 for each, and the DH and I usually split meals since we received a combo meal, dessert, drink (plus they covered tax & tip, too (if applicable for the restaurant). We *maybe* came out $2-3 ahead. I would not use them for breakfast since you can get a breakfast platter at most food courts for under $6, plus your drink.

I would check out the menus on www.allearsnet.com and see what you might pick at some of the participating restaurants paying on your own (choosing a combo meal, dessert & drink). In most cases, you can eat way cheaper out of pocket than using the vouchers.

 

[mrs4ensic]

Hi!
Were the meal vouchers given to you for touring DVC? How did you get this offer? I hope that is still available! Thanks for the help.
Kind regards

 

[klj27]

Hi!
Were the meal vouchers given to you for touring DVC? How did you get this offer? I hope that is still available! Thanks for the help.
Kind regards

Back in the spring I had requested info on DVC. A little while later the sales agent called me and we spoke for awhile about DVC. We weren't planning to tour SSR, but we started talking to the DVC desk at GF while we were waiting for the kids cooking program to end. She told us that each member of our family would get 2 free fast passes if we toured. That didn't sound that great to us so she said maybe we would like a meal voucher for each of us instead (baby included). Now we were interested. We had time to kill while we waited for our new room to be ready so we drove ourselves over for an hour. Our guide was the same person I spoke with in the spring and he looked up all our information before he came to see us. We were only there an hour, the kids played in the activity room, we got to see SSR, everyone got free ice cream, and the five meal vouchers. This was very good use of 60 minutes! I believe she said the meal vouchers are only for people who tour during the non peak hours though. (10-4 maybe?)

 

[SamanthaL]

I for one would not buy an kind of Disney ticket on Ebay. That goes for park admission or Q&C vouchers. That's me though. Be careful.

 

[tisoy11]

Thank you all for your inputs... will be hanging out with the mouse Dec 15-Dec 22 2005...Saratoga Springs

 

[janets]

we had done a tour of BWV about 4 years ago and wanted to see the new property. Our boys (7 and almost 3) played in the kids area for the entire time...not a peep from either one. We talked with the guide, did the tour, purchased and picked up the kids. Probably 1.5 hours total. We could have gotten ice cream but it was around 10:30 AM. Our guide gave us 4 vouchers, which, since we were on the meal plan, I didn't need to use. I have them saved for our trip in November, when we're staying off site. Since they cover a combo meal, drink, dessert and tax, I'm hoping to be able to share a couple of meals and maybe get 2 days out of them.

If you're interested in DVC at all, you might want to check it out.