Unfair saving of pool lounges/chairs

[Eeyore2U]

Johnnie,

Maybe the should have brought chalk or a flexible pickett fence!!!

As Stephanie Tanner would say "HOW RUDE!!!"

 

[DaveH]

I find this tread interesting. I am not a pool person so I haven't gone to the pool except to walk by it. I do feel for folks who have little ones or someone who needs close watching. I have no suggestions on fixing this problem.

 

[madcoco]

We had a nasty experience when we unloaded off the Magic at Castaway Cay.

Glad you were able to enjoy the rest of your day.Did you ever see them again on ship?What a way to ruin a magical memory.Her loss.

 

[disrailfan]

DW and I stayed at AK over Easter Weekend on Cash. We spent mid-day at the pools on Saturday and Sunday. The stools at the bar were empty so we sat there for a little while and scoped out what Chaise lounges were not being used. Once a few of them were not used, no personal items on them for 30 minutes we declared that they were free territory.

On Sunday we did take a couple of chaise lounges and the owners showed up, not wet like they just came from their room. They indicated that they were saved by their mother who was near by and never said anything. A cast member then came over and asked to see their room card, turns out they were from the AS-Movies not AK and not even DVC members. The cast member then asked to see our room keys and I evne had our DVC cardw with my for some reason. She asked the individuals to leave even though their mother was sitting near by. We kept to our self after that and did not stir anything else up.

I think that WDW has a problem with this all the time and their only way to combat it is to check room keys and consistently police the pool area.

 

[SnowWitch]

After many trips to the world we have began to tour at a vary leisurely pace which translates into many mornings on our balcony. Last June we were staying at the BWV's and I had the opportunity to observe 2 different types of pool chair savers. You have the run down to the pool at 8 am and throw pool tools on several chairs and you have the clever ones who take their own beach towels and flip flops and toss on lounge chairs. On one occassion we went down to the pool a few hours later to swim and I noticed the same beach towels and flip flops on the chairs. This was 3 HOURS after I saw them put there, 1 HOUR later they showed up to use them. 4 HOURS!!!!!RUDE!!!!!!!!

 

[tripletvan]

We have been told by several lifeguards that we should just move the fresh towels and put our things down. The practice of people coming down in the morning putting towels down and showing up several hours later expecting to have a "reserved " chaise is fairly common amongst the resorts that we have been to through DVC as well as elsewhere. I personally feel that it is rude to the other paying guests of the resorts who obey the rules of civility to Hog (yes I used the term HOG) seats at the pool with no consideration for others.

 

[TIdoublegaER]

When we were at HH last August, I noticed this same type of behavior. Putting personal beach towels spread out on prime chairs around the pool. I first noticed these towels at 7AM when I went to the mercantile. The pool doesn't open that early and there was no sign of the owner. When we arrived at the pool later that afternoon (3pmish) those same towels were still there looking pristine and unused. As busy as HH is in the summer, it is incredibly rude to save chairs all day on the off chance you might use them later in the day. Even though under any other circumstance I wouldn't move someone's personal belongings, if there had not been any other chairs, I would have moved theirs. Unfortunately, some people were never taught manners and others are too self-absorbed to care.