Ship food ahead or GardenGrocer?

[-Joy]

GardenGrocer,com looks great and the prices on most items look reasonable. But I see from the forum, that a lot of people ship food items ahead. Why is that prefered?

We leave for WDW in 6 days, I am so excited!

 

[Perditamarie]

Some folks ship non-perishables, and other gear they just don't want to lug in a suitcase. If you need a lot of groceries, including milk, juice boxes, water, yogurt, eggs, bread, etc..gardengrocer is great. I used them in Sept and it was an excellent service. If you plan to use gg, put your order in asap...they only have so many delivery slots available so it may be tight to schedule a delivery in less than a week. If you only need snacks, breakfast items and won't be cooking, you can just tuck those items in your luggage -- will leave extra space for souvenirs to bring home!

 

[DisneyPhD]

We just used GardenGrocer for the 1st time in early Jan and we were really pleased with it.

For me it was easier then packaging it ahead of time.

They also got me some special things that they didn't have on their list.

Also I found I did better then shopping myself because I didn't buy to much in impluse!

 

[clemsondisneyfan]

I just shipped a 33 pound box via UPS today and it cost $18. It will be waiting for me at POP when we arrive.

I have shopped for sales and got good grocery prices that way. I also added all of the paper products, my shower curtain, shoe hanger bag, extra hangers, glow sticks, etc. in that box. On the way home, we will pack our dirty clothes in the empty box, tape it up and check it with our luggage!

I don't cook because I am on VACATION but we do put Parmalat milk into the box to use for cereal in the mornings. I don't need any refrigerated items - thank goodness! I am a SAHM and cook every day. I don't want to do that at all while I am at Disney!

 

[SalandJeff]

We used Gardengrocer for the 1st time in May and were pleased with the service. It was great to order what we wanted and have it delivered. Didn't have to worry about packing up a box, lugging it to mail, etc. They arrived with the food a short time after we checked in and everything was as ordered and in perfect condition. I thought the prices were fair.

 

[ErinSLP]

we placed an order for Sat, what is the procedure for pick up/delivery?

 

[daisy_77]

I ordered from Garden Grocer for this trip. We got diapers, wipes, water and laundry detergent. The only slot we could get for the evening of our arrival was for 7-9pm, we fly in at 11:30pm. I am not sure how that works...we already paid for the items and the tip. I think that the package will be waiting for us when we get there.