'Scuse me whilest I stand on a (small) Disney Soapbox for jest a minute...

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Possibly unpopular post ahead. You've been warned...

I've been wanting to make this one for going on 12-15 years now. No pun intended in the subject line... or is there?

Can somebody please explain to me that while our annual dues skyrocket every year, here I sit in Kidani this week in a savannah studio, where we are relegated 1 singular bar of H20 Disney branded soap to share between the shower and the sink, which is really only a half bar by any normal person's standards to begin with; that said bar sells for upwards of $7 in the gift shop just down the hall? It's worth about $0.50 at best.

The shampoo and conditioner? Same thing. Disney branded H2O (Arguably good stuff. I'll give you that.) under lock and key and security screws under penalty of banishment from property should you dare pump either one more than twice. They are probably Bluetooth linked to the front desk.

And yet... AND YET... paper products in the room go to the cheapest and lowest single-ply, non-perforated bidder. Anybody trying to get into the paper business? This is where you come. You can get off the ground here. Just import the cheapest paper towels, tissues, and TOILET PAPER you can buy from whatever third world country you can get it from the cheapest. Double the price in US dollars, and submit your bid. You'll be set for life. Just don't ever come sit on a toilet here.

I'm actually a simple soul. I don't ask for much, but a little acknowledgement that we aren't exactly the lowest forms of life to spend the night on Disney property would be a really nice thing to do. Especially since we pay for it anyway. I shouldn't have to bring my own tissue and toilet paper from home when I come here, and yet I can't tell you how many times I've done just that or left property and picked it up at Target on 192.

I wouldn't put this crap in my mother-in-law's room when she comes to visit, and I don't like her very much at all (Just kidding but you get the emphasis here.). Deluxe my hind parts (See what I did there?). The paper products should be an outright EMBARRASSMENT to DVC. Up your game, Disney... or up your...

Now wash your hands! And don't forget to put the bar of soap back in the shower.

#EndRant

#ToiletPaperGate2020
 
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Possibly unpopular post ahead. You've been warned...

I've been wanting to make this one for going on 12-15 years now. No pun intended in the subject line... or is there?

Can somebody please explain to me that while our annual dues skyrocket every year, here I sit in Kidani this week in a savannah studio, where we are relegated 1 singular bar of H20 Disney branded soap to share between the shower and the sink, which is really only a half bar by any normal person's standards to begin with; that said bar sells for upwards of $7 in the gift shop just down the hall? It's worth about $0.50 at best.

The shampoo and conditioner? Same thing. Disney branded H2O (Arguably good stuff. I'll give you that.) under lock and key and security screws under penalty of banishment from property should you dare pump either one more than twice. They are probably Bluetooth linked to the front desk.

And yet... AND YET... paper products in the room go to the cheapest and lowest single-ply, non-perforated bidder. Anybody trying to get into the paper business? This is where you come. You can get off the ground here. Just import the cheapest paper towels, tissues, and TOILET PAPER you can buy from whatever third world country you can get it from the cheapest. Double the price in US dollars, and submit your bid. You'll be set for life. Just don't ever come sit on a toilet here.

I'm actually a simple soul. I don't ask for much, but a little acknowledgement that we aren't exactly the lowest forms of life to spend the night on Disney property would be a really nice thing to do. Especially since we pay for it anyway. I shouldn't have to bring my own tissue and toilet paper from home when I come here, and yet I can't tell you how many times I've done just that or left property and picked it up at Target on 192.

I wouldn't put this crap in my mother-in-law's room when she comes to visit, and I don't like her very much at all (Just kidding but you get the emphasis here.). Deluxe my hind parts (See what I did there?). The paper products should be an outright EMBARRASSMENT to DVC. Up your game, Disney... or up your...

Now wash your hands! And don't forget to put the bar of soap back in the shower.

#EndRant

#ToiletPaperGate2020
I agree....each year things have gotten “cheaper & cheaper” in quality in the DVC & Deluxe Resorts. 🧻🧻🧻🧼🧼🧼
 
And yet I have never been more serious in my life. Care to guess where I came straight from to write this post? Never mind... :D
Your post made me chuckle on a wet and cold Saturday morning, but next time you are ‘on the throne’ google ‘third world’. It is an outdated ( shows your age) and offensive phrase. The countries to which you refer, are ‘developing’ (maybe because of all the loo paper they are selling to WDW).... said tongue in cheek.
 
Your post made me chuckle on a wet and cold Saturday morning, but next time you are ‘on the throne’ google ‘third world’. It is an outdated ( shows your age) and offensive phrase. The countries to which you refer, are ‘developing’ (maybe because of all the loo paper they are selling to WDW).... said tongue in cheek.
I think OP was referring to Third World as a concept, not referencing specific countries. No need to find offense in everything. And google does not equal truth. Usually quite the opposite, actually.
 
Noticed the same thing about the quality of the TP at boardwalk in September. Yet, when I used the restroom in the lobby of the yacht club, the TP was much better. Guess DVC guests don’t need more than 1 ply :)
 
So, I agree. More so wish they would go back to the several boxes of laundry soap and the name brand not the crap they have now. Also wish they would load up on the coffee packs. There is usually enough bar soaps for us though. In our 1BR with 2 part bathroom they usually have 2 or 3 bars (one facial soap and 2 bathing...no? Plus with the body wash we can use too.

But to be the party pooper of this thread...it is a home away from home. Not a hotel. So we should be bringing our own. Like any other VRBO condo rental or timeshare, they supply you with enough for 1 night until you have time to get to the store. We are arriving today and I have my own laundry soap, coffee, shampoo and conditioner. Even have bar soap, TP and paper towels, dish soap, kleenex clorox wipes and trash bags. But not for our 4 days in a 1BR at WDW...for the VRBO 10 day rental afterwards.
 
So, I agree. More so wish they would go back to the several boxes of laundry soap and the name brand not the crap they have now. Also wish they would load up on the coffee packs. There is usually enough bar soaps for us though. In our 1BR with 2 part bathroom they usually have 2 or 3 bars (one facial soap and 2 bathing...no? Plus with the body wash we can use too.

But to be the party pooper of this thread...it is a home away from home. Not a hotel. So we should be bringing our own. Like any other VRBO condo rental or timeshare, they supply you with enough for 1 night until you have time to get to the store. We are arriving today and I have my own laundry soap, coffee, shampoo and conditioner. Even have bar soap, TP and paper towels, dish soap, kleenex clorox wipes and trash bags. But not for our 4 days in a 1BR at WDW...for the VRBO 10 day rental afterwards.

So we shall simply agree to disagree. It is always the case on these boards that DVC is just a hotel room and that's all you get until it's not convenient to the dialog at the time, and then it's magically not anymore.

I am most certainly not supplied only a day's worth of paper products and expected to bring my own. If I run out off coffee and I choose to call, they most certainly will bring me more. Same goes for paper towels and TP. This is not a normal timeshare is not just a catch-phrase we use on these boards when it's convenient. It's a fully furnished hotel amenity which we pay for.
 
Your post made me chuckle on a wet and cold Saturday morning, but next time you are ‘on the throne’ google ‘third world’. It is an outdated ( shows your age) and offensive phrase. The countries to which you refer, are ‘developing’ (maybe because of all the loo paper they are selling to WDW).... said tongue in cheek.

Some people would argue that I am outdated as well, and yet here I am.
 
















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