Owner's Locker

[crazywig]

With the cost increases I'm really not able to justify anymore and am very likely going to end it. Back when we signed up the costs were lower and the cost of it was closer to if we brought things ourselves. We also got 2 visits included per year but that's over now too. Time to just keep an "Owner's Suitcase".

Were you a beta tester with a better deal? I've had mine since 2009 and it was always 1 free visit and $99. Now I pay $105.

I say this all the time but for us it's not the money. $105 is less than what it costs us to eat one sit down dinner while at Disney. It's convenience. I enjoy knowing I only need to pack clothes and medications. We fly Southwest and could shove a lot of stuff into a large suitcase every trip but I don't want to (I actually do this on box refill trips, not fun).

 

[2binak]

We really enjoy our Owner's Locker but have spent a fair amount of time waiting around for Bell Services to deliver it, pick it up, move it, etc. - time I'd rather spend enjoying my vacation. Occasionally, if our room is close, we'll just carry it, but it is pretty heavy and cumbersome for that. I recall, back in the days before rolling luggage, some people used folding luggage carts. Has anyone tried this with their locker? Obviously it's a lot bigger and heavier than most luggage, but maybe it would work?

We put it on top of our suitcase and roll it to our room ourselves when we check in because, more than once, we've had to wait more than an hour for our locker to arrive.

 

[mrsg00fy]

Looking at those fees, I have to ask: What does everyone store in their Owner's Locker to justify the cost? For $105, I can just purchase a lot of the stuff that I might consider storing (a small fan, cleaning supplies, white noise machine, hats, sweatshirts, etc) or else just pack them in a suitcase. Certainly the checked bag fee would be cheaper in a lot of cases and I get free checked bags on Southwest and American. What are you putting in your lockers that makes your visits more comfortable while justifying the cost?

We don't like to have to check bags and wait at baggage claim every time. We got our locker in August 2017 and purchased the deluxe plan and have taken six separate trips in the first year already. Plus we prefer JetBlue and it is 25 each way for a checked bag. There are things we just want to have available and I don't want to lug them every time. Just a few of the things we keep in the owners locker: a mini keurig, a professional blow dryer, full size salon shampoo and conditioner for color treated har. Full size hairspray. Air freshener spray, curling iron. Deodorant. Laundry detergent. Toothpaste. We rarely rent a car anymore. We keep a whole lot more but these items are just ones I can think of very quickly. Since we go so frequently my husband actually wants to get a secon locker to leave a spare laptop and computer monitor to make it easier for hm to work right from there while on vacation.

 

[Disneykate605]

Do they deliver to Vero beach? You don't have to be a DVC owner to rent one do you?