POP Fridge Swap!!

[MyGoofy26]

UPDATE: I called, and InstImpres called, POP and we were both given the green light and were told it would be ok to have the resort hold for a couple days between guests.

Hey there folks, I mentioned this in a countdown thread but want to make a new thread for anyone who may be interested.

I can't stand the thought of spending $60 to rent a fridge that I can buy for $59.88 at Walmart. So I wanted to see if anyone was interested in pitching in on the cost of a fridge and starting a chain of DISers that we can keep passing the fridge along to, eventually passing along for free once the initial cost is paid.

We have a DISer headed down at the end of the week who is goin to order(this one) and have it shipped to the resort. We'll just have it left at the front desk for the next person on the list (or meet up and pass it along if someone's already checked in when one person is done using it)

FRIDGE CHANGE! For $10 more InstImpres upgraded us to a fridge with a mini-freezer in it for freezing those bottles of water!



UPDATE:
My original "hope" was that I could find a half dozen people that were interested, we could pay about $10 each for the fridge, and if we came up short I'd pay my $10 and cover the rest. The list has grown a lot more than I was anticipating, so if you all don't mind. . . I'll wait a few days to see how many more sign up and we can pro-rate the total so we're all paying as little as possible (just a couple more people and we can each only pay $5! and just think if we get more than a couple people!) Right now, if we were to prorate, we'd each only be paying $7.

After a couple days, I'll PM each person to make sure they still want in on this, and then let everyone know the final total for each.



Is your date already taken? Check this thread for a 2nd refrigerator!


August 25 - 31: InstImpres
September 2-12: rhiansmom
September 15-20: ceroarty
September 20-27: lovetoscrap
September 28-October 4: MyGoofy26
October 4-11: luv2playallday
October 11-16: PrincessJasmine08
October 19-22: jjan
October 22 - November 2: me&3boys
November 4 - 12: WantToGoNow
November 17 - 24: Twinkies
November 25 - December 2: BBGirl
December 8-16: Disney753
December 17-22: mojophone
December 22-27: j lehr

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January 1-7: Shopping Queen
February 9-16: Newfie2000
May 14-25: lovetoscrap
August 6-16: pooksma

 

[rlduvall]

Sounds like a great plan. Unfortunately, we are there 9/19 to 9/26; a spot already filled. Good luck with this.

I read when you mentioned this earlier and my only thought as how would you move it from room to room?

 

[PrincessJasmine08]

What a wonderful idea! I would be more than happy to pitch in $10 (or however much it would need to be) for our trip October 11-16. Just let me know!

 

[j_lehr]

Our trip at Pop is from Dec 22 (in very very late) to Dec 27. Don't know if this will work because of the gap, but i would be interested in sharing if possible.

Thanks!
Jes

 

[english rose 47]

I,d be interested in a double jogger, going to Pop April26th thru May4th.

 

[MyGoofy26]

Sounds like a great plan. Unfortunately, we are there 9/19 to 9/26; a spot already filled. Good luck with this.

I read when you mentioned this earlier and my only thought as how would you move it from room to room?

Maybe we can get enough people to get a couple fridges moving around . . . I'll start another "chain" to see if there are others whose dates have already been claimed if you're interested.

Oh. . . and bell services and a few dollar tip! We'll just keep the box that it comes in and keep leaving it at the front desk for the next guest, or ask for assistance getting it moved if the next person is already at the hotel.

 

[MyGoofy26]

Our trip at Pop is from Dec 22 (in very very late) to Dec 27. Don't know if this will work because of the gap, but i would be interested in sharing if possible.

Thanks!
Jes

I put you on the list - hopefully we can keep it moving well past December!

 

[4mcbjCtr]

You can put me down for September 17th for a week if you end up starting another list. I was planning on renting one. This is a great idea.

 

[JenniferC0025]

But we are there from sept. 30- october 5th... See you there!

 

[GalDisney]

What?? Disney charges 60.00 to rent a small fridge??? That is insane and highway robbery. I thought renting a fridge would be around 20.00 or less! Jees! They should supply them free in the rooms at the values as they do all the other resort levels.

 

[MyGoofy26]

What?? Disney charges 60.00 to rent a small fridge??? That is insane and highway robbery. I thought renting a fridge would be around 20.00 or less! Jees! They should supply them free in the rooms at the values as they do all the other resort levels.

Yep it's $10 a night, so for my 6 night stay it'd be $60. CRAZY! I can only guess how many thousands of dollars in profit they get from each fridge before it's finally "retired"

 

[WantToGoNow]

Hey there folks, I mentioned this in a countdown thread but want to make a new thread for anyone who may be interested.

I can't stand the thought of spending $60 to rent a fridge that I can buy for $59.88 at Walmart. So in the same vein as the decoration boxes and stroller swaps, I wanted to see if anyone was interested in pitching in on the cost of a fridge and starting a chain of DISers that we can keep passing the fridge along to.

So a tentative plan would be for me to order the fridge from Walmart.com (this one) and have it shipped to the resort to whoever the first DISer is on the list. . . or pick it up at Walmart if I end up being the first. Or if someone else is early enough to start the chain and has a car to get to Walmart, they can pick it up. With shipping it's about $75, without $60. So if we can get a half a dozen DISers to "commit" to the chain and who wouldn't mind pitching in $10 or so for the initial cost, we could then just keep passing it along for free til it dies.



UPDATE:
Here's a "schedule" of which dates people are interested in. It looks like we can pull this off!

Since our first DISer on the chain is arriving VERY shortly, we need to finalize things soon so that this fridge can be ordered and start the shipping process. So if anyone wants to "donate" $10 to the cost, it's about $75 with shipping. If we can get $10 per person, I'll pay my $10 and cover anything that may be left. Hopefully we can get a few more people interested and signed up (especially in those couple gaps) - it just takes 7 (and a half, LOL) of us to get this thing paid for and making the rounds!

August 25 - 31: FILLED (InstImpres)
September 2-12: FILLED (rhiansmom)
September 15-20: FILLED (ceroarty)
September 20-27: FILLED (lovetoscrap)
September 28-October 4:FILLED (MyGoofy26)
October 4-11: OPEN
October 11-16:FILLED (PrincessJasmine08)
October 16-November 25: OPEN
November 25 - December 2: FILLED (BBGirl)
December 3 - 22: OPEN
December 22-27: FILLED (j lehr)

If it's not already taken, can you put me down for Nov. 4-12.

Thanks,

 

[Disney753]

I Could Use It From December 8-16 Checking Out Early On The 17th. Asked For The 70's Building.

 

[WantToGoNow]

Thanks.

 

[MyGoofy26]

Thanks everyone for jumping in! Seems we can really help each other out - heck that $10 a day we're all saving can buy quite a few

I updated the first post. I'm going to give it a couple days to allow anyone else who may be interested to add their names to the mix. I'll then figure out how much each person's "portion" is, and PM everyone to let them know and make sure they're still interested. Trying to make this as cheap as possible for everyone who wants to get involved!

Thanks again everyone! Just bare with me for a couple days while I get these details figured out and we can get the money to InstImpres (thanks again for starting the chain off!)

 

[dance2874]

If you get a second chain going, I would love in on it. We will be there from 9/5 to 9/11!

 

[lovetoscrap]

Just noticed the Fridge Change note! Now I am doubly excited! I have plantar fasciitis in both feet and desperately need frozen packs to put on my feet, this has gone from a wonderful convenience to an absolute lifesaver!!!

Not to mention the ability to take frozen ice packs to keep water cold at the parks. No wasting Snack Credits on drinks now!!!

I can not tell you how much I love the DIS, and all the people here!!!!

 

[lovetoscrap]

If it is still around then I need to also get on the list for Mid May-- May 14-25th!!!!!

Wonder how long we can keep it going???

 

[kimatigger]

I would need it for 9/8-9/18 at POP. If another group starts I would love to join.

 

[mdhkitten]

I think it sounds like a great idea as I had to rent one at Pop in May, but my question is won't PC catch on and stop this chain? After all, it seems like Disney would notice after a while and figure that they're losing money on the deal. Just wondering! Sorry to seem like a party pooper!