So drink bottled water and blame it on the plastic.
)Oh, and put me down for the group that would like to bring back my RFID mugs for future use and pay to have my RFID chip reactivated.
Renewal prices like ...
One day $5
Two days $8
Three days $10
Four to Fourteen days $13
Then I would feel better not wasting plastic and all.
I wouldn't be surprised if they started doing that (maybe not with my specific pricing
I understand your point. I'll speculate their aren't enough guests in your category to justify the inherent issues in re-activating old mugs. I think a lot of people in your position, customers close enough to drive several to WDW often, will say something like I might as well spend an extra few bucks and get a new mug.
Actually, I don't think you did get my point. It's not about the money. It's about the plastic waste.
It depends on how many old mugs Disney wants to move. They could just as easily start selling the new mugs, with the RFID chip active days, or even weeks, before the machine checks the chip. They wouldn't need a 14 day "grace" period. Maybe 7 days. At that point a CM could assist customers who are still entitled to refills. Give them a new mug, put a sticker on the old mug or just manually override the system for every fill. I'd think most guests with old mug designs and mugs so beat up they were obviously brought back wouldn't bother to fight the issue. Don't a significant number of customers pay for their mugs via room charge?
People want to know how to "beat" the system.
Paper cups are reported to allow up to 4 fills over the course of an hour. Garbage pails have to contain cups with fills remaining.
According to the FAQ linked in the OP customers not staying at WDW resorts are permitted to purchase a refillable mug. Just tell the CM you're staying for 14 days. At the end of your stay sell the mug to an arriving guest. Maybe we can set up swaps.
Disney's inventory of existing refillable mugs. Can be sold as souvenirs at WDW. Sold as souvenirs in outlet stores. I don't know if putting an RFID sticker on the mug is a big deal. They could be sold with the same sticker as a paper cups as an upgrade. Only an extra dollar gets you a souvenir mug instead of a paper cup.
I don't really know how much of the above you were relating to my PP about the way to make the change with the least amount of customer friction.
I had also stated in that PP.
"If they are not going to change the design of the mug (I wish they would, even though the beach design is cute, it's getting old), then I think that the mugs they are putting out at this time do actually have the RFID chips in them and when they are ready to switch they can simply turn the key to the machines and they're all ready. If they have had the RFID chips embedded for a while any recently purchased mugs should have them and they would have a countdown time activated for 14 days just to not upset customers."
The advantage to 14 days is that the labor hours and customer confusion could be completely avoided as that is the max time available. There would be no need for CM intervention. If someone brought mugs from months ago they would not work.
I'm not sure if you are taking my posts as suggestions on how to "get away" with mug swaps or abuse. It may simply be that you are including random thoughts in your responses to my posts.
I couldn't read all 21 pages so get mad at me if you want if this has already been stated...
The end all on why they won't do the re-certify the RFID on old cups boils down to the almighty dollar. Why offer it when they can make $18 per cup. Now if after the initial purchase rush calms down, due to the people bringing back old mugs and having to buy new ones, and Disney realizes that people are buying more stuff off-site they may re-address it but I doubt it will be anytime soon. (Wow that was a long sentence) If Disney can make money they will and we all know it. Every time there is a price increase everyone says that they are not going again or if they raise the prices anymore they won't be able to afford it, what does Disney do? They raise the prices again the next year. Disney will keep raising prices until they see a negative return on their actions, so do not expect any re-certify on the RFID's in the near (and not so near) future.
On the plastic waste issue, RECYCLE. Heck, my parents live in an extremely rural area and they can recycle if they want so this is a non-issue in my mind.
Of course this is all my opinion so take it with a grain of salt. Now I am going to sit back and watch all the shots across my bow for stating my opinion.
