Tipping with Disney Dollars??

[Kristaia]

We have over $50 in DD in ones. Would it be appropriate to tip room service or others with these? Is there a place that they can exchange these for "real money".
It sure would save us from getting more ones.
Krista

 

[imgoingtodisney]

Im planning on bringing our Disney dollars (been charging $100/month easier than paying off $1,000 at once on charge card) and putting them against our room charge.
The tips will be vouchers.

 

[ducklite]

I just want to point something out about Disney Dollars.

They are great to give a few to the kids and such, but I cringe every time I hear of people hoarding them for a couple of years, yadda yadda.

What would happen if they became lost or stolen? What if they were destroyed in an accident or catastrophy?

You would be out of luck.

Rather than buying them, take your money and put it in a savings account. Accrue interest on it. It's not much, but on $1000 you'll get about $20-30 a year. If you do'nt want to put it in the bank for whatever reason, buy travelers checks.

Anne

 

[TinkerBellPixie4GOAL]

We had Disney $ on our cruise. DM had brought them. We used them to tip room service. They accepted them, but they always gave me weird looks. I thought I would punch them every time! LOL!

I agree that Disney $ shouldn't be bought. They can be so annoying! But if you do have them then using them as tips is a great idea.

 

[Tay N Evie's Mom]

I think it's inappropriate to tip anyone on board with DD. Did you realize they may need to send that money back home to help support their families or may be saving the money to go to college. I'm sure that Notre Dame doesn't want their payment in the form of DD and a handful of DD doesn't do the CM family back home in Croatia a whole lot of good to buy groceries.

 

[atigeg]

After going through unbelieveable difficulty to get dollar coins as a unique tip for room service, I would never do it again. I had the same experience as you, TinkerBellPixie4GOAL...lots of weird looks. Maybe they thought I was giving them quarters! After that, I wouldn't use DDs, dollar coins, or anything unusual. I'm just sticking to "regular" money. I do find that phone cards are appreciated though. We give them in addition to the money, and many of the crew are very grateful as they can be used to call family in their home countries. One of our head servers even remembered that we had given him one on a previous cruise and thanked us when we returned. Their memories amaze me...I'm the kind of person who forgets a face 10 minutes after I've met someone.
Barb
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[disney6]

Krista, I guess as I read this my question is --- can DD be exchanged for "real" money at GServices? If so, why not do it yourself and save the person you're tipping the hassle? (plus think about how little time they actually have to themselves) JMHO

 

[Tay N Evie's Mom]

What you can do is go down to guest services after you've determined how much you want to tip each person. You can charge the amounts to your KTTW card and they will give you a ticket to put in each envelope. You can then give them the DD to pay towards your KTTW card balance.

 

[DISNEYGATOR]

Speaking as a CM, the absolute LAST thing I would want as a tip would be Disney Dollars...

Don't get me wrong, they are cute and great for guests... but I can assume most CM's just want cold-hard American paper cash.

 

[Goin2CtheMouse]

We were not planning on using Disney Dollars for tipping, but had planned on using the gold dollar coins for porters and room service and $2.00 bills for tipping cruise line staff along with phone cards.

Personally, I think the $1.00 coins and $2.00 bills are unique and spendable anywhere American currency is accepted.

 

[Fawn]

I had a fantastic reaction to the gold $1 coins and $2 bills. The waiters were vying for my orders in an effort to get them! I would sit down in the club at night, and this one young waiter would come over with a bowl of peanuts and a cold beer every night after the first one. He remembered me because of the tips!

Having said that, they may be more used to them by now, and they aren't such a novelty. This was three years ago.

 

[FantasticDisFamily]

Hey Barb,

Thanks for the no dollar coins input! DH did bring some last time and although he didn't get too many weird looks, he also admits having to explain them! Presently I'm trying to convince him he doesn't need these - dollar bills will work just fine thank you. But he isn't convinced.

Deb

 

[my3kids]

For people tipping with coins....think about it. Do you prefer a wallet full of bills or a pocket full of coins. Yes, both are worth the same, but face it, who likes the weight of coins in a purse. How many coins can you keep in your pocket during the shift and not sound like a wind chime walking down the halls. Just my opinion. What one finds cute, most likely is an annoyance in that environment. The Disney Dollars....same thing. How would you like to get your pay check in currency that can only be spent within your office. Sure, you could schlep over to your personnel office or the cashier and exchange the office currency for real money, but do you really want to spend you time after 5 pm exchanging your office money for real money. If not, why would they? Maybe my view is in the minority, but these hard working folks probably aren't looking for cute or quaint or Disney. They are looking for something that can spent on life's necessities which likely can't be purchased with Disney Dollars.

 

[Dave_from_Marietta]

Prior to our cruise I went to great lengths to get the gold dollars and the $2 bills. I didn't think either was worthwhile. I definitely did <b><i>not</i></b> like having those coins jingling in my pocket. The $2 bills were okay, but the reactions I got did not make it worth my while to hunt them down. (It seems odd that most banks don't stock these things since they're legal tender.)