On the day you leave Disney.....where do you leave your unused snacks/stuff?

[MickeyP]

I wish I had given away our park tickets. They were YES tickets and expire the 20th of this month. That is a wasteful shame!!!

 

[bearloch]

we bagged up stuff we were not taking home and passed them out to homeless people at the airport! we were not on the magical express though as we stayed in 2 places and rented a car! i still do this whenever I can if we cant eat/use something I try and make " doggie baggies" and pass out!!

 

[lisam427]

on the dis boards there was a pay it forward for a few of the values and for the port orleans resorts. i participated in one of the swaps a few years ago. im not sure if they are still going.

 

[Dizisfun]

Such a shame to leave a stroller, when the rental prices are not even considered reasonable.

A few years ago there was a thread for Stroller Swaps on WDWINFO

 

[LSchrow]

we have given all our non-perishable food and drink items to bell services for years, excepting the times we have found a family just checking in to take the items.
last trip (in may), the bellman said they had sooooo much in the luggage room, that we could just leave it for housekeeping.

i would post on the dis a few days before your departure, asking if anyone wants the stroller (btw, items left go to lost & found. after a while, they are sold to CMs at property control - there are usually a TON of strollers left, so they sell for little).
ask a family at the pool if they would like the pool toys, if not, just leave the toys near a lounge chair (a small "take me" sign would be nice, as i know i would never allow my kids to just assume something was left).

 

[scrapquitler]

One time when we had pool noodles, water wings and such (it was off property, but that's irrelevant, really) we just walked down to the pool with the items and asked a family if they wanted them...and they were thrilled.

 

[swilshire]

It is not unusual to see coolers, regular ones or styrafoam, sitting next to an outside garbage can or near an elevator. I assume that someone who needs them probably grabs them.

Some resorts have a collection point for unopened food and will get it to a homeless shelter. Always a good idea to ask the specific policy where you are. Some places won't allow the housekeeping staff to take the things you leave.

Sheila

 

[bigbabyblues]

We drive to WDW, so we don't leave things behind. One time, we were unloading the car early one morning when we arrived, and a man offered us an unopened case of water. They were packing up a rental car to go to the airport and couldn't take it. We appreciated it.

 

[Dizneydaz]

Last year as we were leaving POP we found ran into a family from Brazil that had just checked in (at the elevators). We gave them a bag full of unopened beverages. They were at first a little taken aback but then they were very grateful. It was a family of four.

When we return our rental car we give them all our remaining unopened water bottles. They also appreciate it very much. We usually give them the styrofoam cooler we have as well.

We used to take a few of our beverages in our carry on but since we can't do that anymore we give them away.

 

[Pembo]

We bring water bottles home. Put them in ziploc bags in our luggage, never had a problem. We do the same with snack foods or if they won't travel well, we just throw them in the trash. Housekeeping throws it out anyway.

 

[CleoPahd]

Anything unopened that we can not travel home with, we have always looked for another family to pass it along to. If we can't find a family to take everything we leave it on the counter with a note for mousekeeping. So long as it is unopened and in its original packaging most people are happy to accept with food and drinks. I would imagine the same for pool toys and strollers.... and then they could do the same at the end of their say and pay it forward to someone else.

 

[mrsklamc]

Orlando freecycle or Craigslist maybe?

 

[pezheadmeg]

The extra bottles of drinks I usually bring down to the laundry room and put a note on it. I figured that it'll be gone quickly. Enough people frequent the resort laundry rooms.

 

[okeydokey]

It is very likely that things left behind as a "treat" for housekeeping will be thrown away.

Very frequently at beach resorts, you will find a pile of things left by a guest checking out; beach toys, beach chairs etc. People will take and use these things.

 

[aprilgail2]

Leave it in the room for housekeeping. As this is a non tipping position in WDW, this will be appreciated by the staff.

Everyone I know tips housekeeping at Disney.

We bring water bottles home. Put them in ziploc bags in our luggage, never had a problem. We do the same with snack foods or if they won't travel well, we just throw them in the trash. Housekeeping throws it out anyway.

I would never bother taking water home with me on a plane! I can't imagine wanting to add that much weight to my already heavy suitcase. When we were there last month I asked our housekeeper what they do with the stuff people leave behind and she told me if its water or sealed food then the housekeeper gets to keep it. Other things left behind are turned into lost and found unless they are labeled stating they are left on purpose and not wanted. When I left we left a pile of things behind that we didn't want, half case of water, some sealed bottles of apple juice, sealed bottle of sunscreen, brand new bottle of shampoo, box of fiber one bars and some other things.... they could either toss them in the pail or take them, either way I wasn't taking them home with me!

 

[cupcakefairy2u]

I thought it was customary to tip $1 per person per night. I have always tipped mousekeeping!

Before DVC that is what we always tipped and that is what I tip when I am staying at any hotel . I had no idea people thought that it was not a tipped position

 

[MickeyP]

This is for the pp who stated Mousekeeping was a non-tipping position. Just curious as to why you think that.

 

[dzorn]

This is for the pp who stated Mousekeeping was a non-tipping position. Just curious as to why you think that.

Because officially Disney calls it a non tipped position.

Denise in MI

 

[leebee]

Because officially Disney calls it a non tipped position.

Denise in MI

As at most hotels/motels, housekeeping at Disney is "officially" a non-tipped position. Unlike waitstaff in restaurants, housekeepers are paid a full wage. This must be at least minimum wage, but at many places it's more; a friend is working in a nearby summer resort town for $15 an hour (which is more than I make as level 3 special ed support staff) as a housekeeper. The waitstaff in the same town make $3.25 an hour. Their jobs are considered "tipped."

It's kind of crazy, as I don't know what characteristics of the job make it non-tipped vs. tipped, but the classifications are a big deal as it makes a difference in what the employers pay into social security, medicare, unemployment, etc.

 

[momtosam]

On our last day, my sons and I walked around trying to give away an unopened box of Capri Suns. People looked at us like we were crazy and wouldn't take them!