Shipping Items Home?

[jjct1]

What is the best way to ship packages back home from Disney? Is there a post office near WDW?

-jjct

 

[WDWorBUST]

If you are purchasing several items at one store you can inquire there about them shipping it for you - it saves you tax - and the shipping (in my experience) isn't much more than the tax would have been. Or if it's a larger item....I bought a fountain at the garden store in downtown disney and it was worth every penny to ship it home instead of trying to get it back on the airplane AND the shipping wasn't bad at all.

 

[Chloesmom]

We bought a large Goofy statue and shipping was actaully less than tax would have been. The only bad thing is we had to wait a fw weeks to get it but that was OK. Also, I think your hotel will arrange to ship things UPS but I am not exactly sure. I read it in a guide book so I cannot guarantee that.

 

[WDWorBUST]

I have heard the same thing about resorts shipping for you - BUT make sure you have the receipt for every item you want them to ship....I'm pretty sure they require you to have it or they won't do it for you.....of course at that point you have already paid tax and it isn't as big of a benefit except that it saves you from making an extra trip somewhere else.

 

[jjct1]

What about if you want to ship something back you don't buy. We might want to put some items together in a box to ship home. That was why wondering about a Post Office.

-Dana

 

[WDWorBUST]

Hmmm. ...I'm pretty sure there is a Mailboxes Etc. (or I guess a UPS store now) pretty close to Disney World. I'm just not sure of the location. And I have no idea where the closest post office is. You can drop off mail at the resorts.....you might call and ask the Gift shop if they can mail packages for you.

 

[ohanafamily]

Check with the concierge at your hotel, some of them can ship for you and bill to your room. If that service hasn't been cut back, or was never available at your hotel I am sure that the guest services person there will be able to direct you. It would be worth a phone call.

BTW What resort? The low end resorts don't have all of the amenities.

 

[OhMari]

I bought a ornament at the Christmas store in DD for my godchild who is getting married in November. I am having their names and date on it and then having it shipped home. I was charged tax. It is a Sales tax or a shipping tax.

 

[ohanafamily]

OhMari, the way it works is if the item is shipped "Free Of Board" (a legal term for shipping it to you) then the place where the ultimate delivery takes place is where the taxation occurs. At that point it is called a usage tax rather than a sales tax if you are in another state.

In other words, if they ship it to you then where you receive it is where you are taxed. If they do not have the facilities to collect the taxes from you in your area, then you are on your honor to report it to your local state and pay whatever taxes are relevant. There are very few places that would ever dream about reporting you; indeed, many people don't even know that they are responsible to pay the taxes locally.

If they deliver the item to you for you to take it to another shop for engraving, then you are taking posession at the first shop, so you are charged the tax (Simple Huh?). If you want it shipped after that, it is too late to get the tax back because the sale has already been completed. If it is in the same store, then you can have it engraved before it is rung up on the register, and then have it shipped.

I.E. The Christmas Store in Downtown Disney has the embroidery shop in it, so they could embroider it before the sale is finished then if they ship it to you, you are not charged the local tax.

I am not a CPA, but this was in my Business law classes in College, additionally, part of my responsibilities at work are dealing with shipping problems.

I hope I have helped. It is a bit confusing, if you want clarification, please feel free to PM me.


BTW, This may seem a little off topic, but you cannot really have the discussion about "Shipping Home" without understanding the tax implications...

 

[minster22]

On our last trip we accumulated so many new things they did not fit in our suitcases and had to ship a LARGE box home. We stayed at the Boardwalk Inn and there is a business office....I think that is what it is called....and they provided the box and everything needed to ship. We used Fedex but I think there were several options. It was very convenient.

 

[gonga]

Gee I hope we can ship home......I'm planning on shipping things on my FedEx # since our bags are PACKED to the rim!

 

[ohanafamily]

If you are staying at the Atlantis in Nassau, you might have some shipping problems. I have also heard that there are have been more that one report about things being stolen out of the mail coming from there. I would suggest pack an extra duffel bag that you can send from WDW, or check.

Again I would not ship anything of value from the Nassau unless it is a new purchase and they ship it to you insured (filling out any customs forms and paying import tariffs.)

To ship items back from WDW, UPS is easy on new/bulky purchases when you are making the purchase. If you are staying at a value resort you might have trouble shipping through the hotel, but most of the moderates and above will help you with a concierge or business center. You can call the resort before you go and they can give you the details of what they are willing to do for you.

 

[Pamlur]

This is SO on target for me! There will be ten of us (including three kidlets) at BCV in September for a week. I have been planning to ask this very question, because I know we'll shop, and I know we'll have more than our luggage can handle. I had already been thinking about shipping stuff home, but wondered if we would have to catch a cab to find a MBE(ups store).

 

[gonga]

Thanks for the info.......we have been to Atlantis before and there is nothing there but CRAP to be quite honest. I never buy anything there, as there is nothing there that I can't find here in NYC really nothing special at all! I really go crazy in WDW for our neice and nephew (3&5) although they have been to WDW 3X already, theres always stuff to buy! That's where I need to ship from.

Will the concierge at the GF RPC be able to take care of this for us? We have a FedEx account, so really they just have to pack it, right???

 

[ohanafamily]

gonga, I called the Disney Travel Company and they told me that the front desk has everything you will need!

I would suggest a phone call for verification...The Phone number for the GF is 407-824-3000

I also checked about the low end resorts and they also have shipping services available from the front desks...

I hope this helps,



PS, BTW, I agree about the low quality in Nassau, but people do spend lots of money there... I would never buy Jewelry or High End electronics there because you don't have a recourse (no matter what they tell the cruise line) [ooops, On My Soap Box again and off topic] I will say again that they have a theft problem shipping from anywhere in that part of the world; even the US controlled parts.

 

[jimmybop]

If you would like to ship it out yourself, there is a mailboxes etc (or what ever they are calling it now) on 535.

just go to DTD, and turn on hotel blvd. (where all the DTD resorts are) When you get to the intersection with the light (and the cross-roads plaze stright ahead) take a left and it should be in a little plaza about a mile on the right hand side of the road.

but i would stick with shipping it from your resort, that way you wont have to go that far out of your way.

 

[gonga]

Thank you Ohanafamily............that was so kind of you


You meet the nicest people here!

 

[ohanafamily]

You are certainly welcome, please do me one favor,
Have A Great Time!

We all look forward to your trip report!

Also, please remember that Fed Ex and UPS services may be disrupted by the merger... Your account information should remain the same but remember that the new name of the shipper will be "FED-UPS"
(OK just a quick bad joke that was somewhat topic related)