Warning About Shipping Water Or Other Stuff To Yourself At Resort

[mom2taylorandemily]

Well, we are staying at CBR and my box that I shipped was 20 lbs. and I ordered last night 3 cases of water so if they are charging at CBR, I guess I better just decide to cough it up!!!

 

[Doc Goofy]

Is there some tragic water shortage at WDW that I haven't heard about?

 

[dburg30]

Is there some tragic water shortage at WDW that I haven't heard about?

Well, I think it is pretty dry down there , but it's more that a lot of people a) dont like the taste or smell of the water in other places, and b) just like to have bottled water to take to the parks and stuff..

 

[Doc Goofy]

Is the cost of bottled water at the resorts terribly high? Even if it was double the usual cost of bottled water, it doesn't seem like it would be worth the trouble of shipping it. The cost of a Disney vacation is so astronomical, it seems like the cost of water would just be a "drop in the bucket". (But then, there are only three of us.) I AM interested in other's replies about this matter because we only drink water - no sodas.

 

[ducklite]

Is the cost of bottled water at the resorts terribly high? Even if it was double the usual cost of bottled water, it doesn't seem like it would be worth the trouble of shipping it. The cost of a Disney vacation is so astronomical, it seems like the cost of water would just be a "drop in the bucket". (But then, there are only three of us.) I AM interested in other's replies about this matter because we only drink water - no sodas.

$2 for a 12 ounce bottle of Dasani. You can get a decent deal on Zephyr Hills at the Hess stations on property, but IMHO Zephyr Hills isn't much better than tap. We've had times that we've brought a case (or cases) of bottled water, and we've had times we haven't. In the summer we do, because we can easily go through ten bottles a day--each. That adds up over the course of the stay. But in the winter when we might only go through two or three in a day, it's not such a big deal.

 

[bavaria]

Is the cost of bottled water at the resorts terribly high? Even if it was double the usual cost of bottled water, it doesn't seem like it would be worth the trouble of shipping it. The cost of a Disney vacation is so astronomical, it seems like the cost of water would just be a "drop in the bucket". (But then, there are only three of us.) I AM interested in other's replies about this matter because we only drink water - no sodas.

I don't drink soda either - usually water during the day and tea at night in my room. BUT I buy large ie 2 litre bottles of water and refill a small bottle (usually the one I brought for the plane trip)

Beside the storage issue, the thought of all that plastic from hundreds of small bottles being disposed of makes me shudder.

 

[annaj]

I ususally pack a Britta pitcher in my suitcase. The night before a park day, I fill our bottles half way with filtered water and put them in the freezer. The next morning, I fill the rest with the filtered water. Before we leave, I start another set of half filled bottles in the freezer to exchange midday when we return for our midday rest. We have cold water almost all day. Some days, we purchase additional water in the parks with snack credits.

Another thing I pack is a 2 quart plastic pitcher. (I usually stuff it with socks or such in my suitcase) I also pack a container of Kool-aid and a spoon. In the evenings when the kids are thirsty and want more than just water, the filtered water and Kool-aid mix always make them happy.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

1) All WDW convention resorts charge handling fees for receiving goods.
2) This is a common practice, even hotels that are not WDW.
3) They have no way of knowing if it was convention materials or not.

 

[barney4liz]

I ususally pack a Britta pitcher in my suitcase. The night before a park day, I fill our bottles half way with filtered water and put them in the freezer. The next morning, I fill the rest with the filtered water. Before we leave, I start another set of half filled bottles in the freezer to exchange midday when we return for our midday rest. We have cold water almost all day. Some days, we purchase additional water in the parks with snack credits.

Another thing I pack is a 2 quart plastic pitcher. (I usually stuff it with socks or such in my suitcase) I also pack a container of Kool-aid and a spoon. In the evenings when the kids are thirsty and want more than just water, the filtered water and Kool-aid mix always make them happy.

Those are great ideas.

Don't people realize that most bottled water IS just tap water?

Shortly before I moved from D.C., the Washington Post did an article concerning a water taste-test. The tasters sampled tap water, bottled water, and swimming pool water. The swimming pool water won! Yuck!

I admit to having used bottled water as a convenience in the past, but am now trying not to use bottled water.

This past weekend at CSR I drank the tap water in the room and it was fine.

 

[Feralpeg]

Another thing that many people don't realize is that the water in the hotel rooms at WDW is much better than it used to be. There is an ordinance now that requires water filtration systems to be installed any time there is new construction or a major remodeling. Since most of the hotels have been refurbed since this ordinance went into place, the water in many of the hotels is much better. It is the same quality that I have in my home. Before I moved to Orlando, I hated the water here. But, by the time I moved here, the water filtration ordinance was in place and I don't think the water is bad. Occasionally, you will find a restaurant or drinking fountains where the water still tastes bad. The drinking fountains in MK are an example.

 

[NJRRK]

This works out to approx. 60 lbs of bottled water. I don't know how many cases/bottles that was, but it sounds like a lot.

In any event, having to deal with a package of this size certainly does cause Disney to incur time and expense, so this charge does not seem at all inappropriate.

That would be about 7½ gallons (remember "a pint's a pound the world around") a pint of water weighs about a pound.

 

[bavaria]

(remember "a pint's a pound the world around")

And that means nothing to me! the rest of the world with the exception of the US and about 3 other countries uses the metric system. (so in my part of the world, a pint is not a pound )

So what are we talking about here in terms of litres? 60 lbs is about 27 kilos

 

[NJRRK]

Wether you use the metric system, or not, a pint still weighs aboout a pound, there's no getting around that fact.

Now if you mean you can't understand the pint/gallon/pound reference that's a different story.

To get it into metric perseptive, a pint is about 470ml, just shy of ½ a liter (or litre if you prefer).

 

[Mrsjvb]

Camelbacks. Solves a few problems. one, you have a convenient place to stash snacks if that's your thing, purchases, spare sweaters/changes of clothes, ID for those beers you must have in Germany. etc. easy to carry as they are backpacks, easy to fill with water throughout the day if you go through more than one bladder. easy to fill part way and freeze the night before, then top it off, or as we did this last trip: 2 full ice buckets holds enough ice to keep the thing cold all day long when you top it off from the tub faucet on cold.

Oh and the best part is.. it gets lighter as the day goes on, so as you tire out, the burden is less. Of course, our sis straddled across the handles of the wheelchair, but still...

 

[Trekker]

We recently had garden grocer deliver to the Wilderness lodge a couple hours before our arrival - bell services had the stuff - no charges.

I have never heard of anyone being charged for a delivery made by garden grocer to the resort - either direct to your room or to bell services

Would this also apply to Garden Grocer? I am staying at the Contemporary in 11 days and are getting them to deliver our stuff to Bell Services two hours before we arrive.
Thanks,
Jill

 

[lynninpa]

We had two cases of bottled water delivered to us at CSR a few months back. A CM brought it to our room as soon as we arrived yet there were no extra charges.