Not do DDP ?

[twinnybelles]

We have 2 4.5 yr old girls and did DDP last time. Came upon the usual.... 1 CS meals could have been shared by both....They never wanted the snacks offered with the meal - we carried them back to the resort.....TS meals for kid's not the most standard options - chicken fingers would work EVERY night for us - yet TS meals we pick for us as adults, we found that the kid's did not like the offerings.Snack credits got used up in the gift shop 1 hour before we left - because we paid for them... So, is it worth the loss of the "30%" discount to not choose the DDP - especially given the 2008 changes? Or, is it going to cost us just as much for say, example, 1 kid CS -shared, maybe even 1 CS shared for DH and I, and say 1 TS shared - kids and 1 TS each DH and I - no appy/desserts? Anyone made this decision in the past???? Thanks

 

[BabyPiglet]

I say skip the DDP, sounds like you'll save more money if you just pay OOP.

 

[Tricia1972]

I agree with the PP. You definitely sound like a family who would save more without the plan than with the plan.

The DDP and DxDDP are wonderful for some people, but they don't work for everyone.

We're a family that it doesn't work well for at this time, and my calculations have us saving hundreds without the plan eating exactly what we want where we want. I will still occasionally run into a well meaning person who will try to talk us into the plan showing us how we can save by paying more for the plan, and getting more food that we don't want to eat - because if we paid OOP for the food we didn't want it'd cost us more than the DDP.

You do what feels right for you and your family, if you truly are comfortable eating like you noted in your original post, then I can't see how you'd be saving on the plan vs paying OOP. The only exception would be if you were ordering a $30 entree every night at every TS that you go to.

$7.00 - CS Burger
$2.00 - Fries
$2.09 - Drink
$2.09 - Drink
$4.49 - Kids meal
$30.00 - Adult Entree
$30.00 - Adult Entree
$7.49 - Kids Meal
$2.19 - Adult Drink
$2.19 - Adult Drink
$5.82 - Tax
$95.36 - Spent per day

$95.96 - DDP Cost for your family per day.

If your average entree is less than $30 at each TS then you'll save without the plan.