What money saving tips do you think are a bit extreme?

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What do I think is extreme? The fact that it's extremely difficult to walk into a full service or buffet restaurant at WDW anymore. No ADR? No meal.Has nothing to do with anything here. Also failure to plan is planning to fail.

I think it's extreme that people order the most expensive thing on the menu, knowing that they'll never eat it, or don't really like it as well as the less expensive choice, but "it's free" (with DDP) so why not?Unless you go during free dining the DDP is not free. It costs approx $40 per adult. But I digress, still has nothing to do with the topic.

I think it's extreme that children are screaming (yep, screaming) at tables at 9:00 pm and later because that was the only ADR open at YSH and after all it was free food, so why not keep the poor little toddler up late (and in a restaurant where the family didn't understand qwat the food choices were).I agree, nobody is making these parents do this. One persons failure to plan is their own fault. The answer to this is to make other meal plans, such as order a pizza, or make a sandwich.

I think it's extreme that others deem a family that brings their own food or drink into a park, or dines in their room as cheap, or breaking some mysterious rule (may I have a copy of the rule book please) without having any idea what so ever is going on behind those decisions.Nobody here has said that. No coolers with wheels is a posted rule-see the website. But other than that feel free to bring in snacks or sandwiches. Just don't take seats away from paying customers in the A/C counter service places. Also, if you do not buy something don't feel free to steal condiments from these places.

I think it's extreme that anyone would find someone not "wealthy" enough to visit WDW if they have to use cost saving measures to be there.Never been said anywhere in this thread. BUT, if you cannot afford to go without stealing condiments to make a meal a vacation may not be wise.

I think it's extreme to want to dictate how others live their lives, including what they eat, how they prepare it, where they eat it and why they are eating it.Could care less how others eat. I do care if you put my health at risk by brining appliances into a hotel room. I will complain and even contact the fire department if need be.I will protect myself and my family

I think it's extreme to try and cloak mean spiritedness by asking others to comment on "extremes" when clearly the whole discussion will disintegrate into bashing others... simply because they are "other."
That has not been the intent of this thread. It is all about what is too much for each individual person. It seems that those going "on the cheap" are the ones that have caused the most problems in this thread. Nobody is making fun of anyone.


I'll say it again it is a effort versus value thing for me.
 
I wouldn't carry a bun.... but I did order a double burger while on QSDP and gave DD3 one of the patties. She doesn't eat much but will eat that if I chop it up.

That makes perfect sense to give your child one of the patties! No need buying her an entire meal when she isn't going to eat it!

Carrying buns around in the park though? That IS a bit extreme! Especially when you can buy an extra bun (usually) for less than a dollar! Our 2009 trip, I asked about getting an extra bun when I ordered a double cheeseburger and the CM only charged me .60 extra.
 
Shouldn't you do all your penny pinching before you go on vacation to have a peace of mind and not worry about the cost of food and such...How do you share a meal between four people. Some of it is a bit extreme. You better believe if were goin to disney world, food would be the least of my concerns and thats because it is part of our budget.

Please, I am by no means judging anyone.. I for one don't go to disney every year but when we do, I want my kids to enjoy their disney vacation...

If I am going to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on a Disney trip then why will a meal break me...... To those who say the cost of food at disney is high....I beg the differ its those tickets. You know your hopper, water park, etc. (You can't have it all.)
 
I haven't read through this entire thread yet, but I know my family would each take a piece of fruit or two from the buffets when we were done to eat for a snack later in the day. We had my nephew's diaper bag with us.

Yes, it probably wasn't the best thing for us to do, but it did save us money on bananas and oranges, and we did pay big bucks for the buffet!!! :goodvibes
 

I don't care what people do (bring a dead duck around the park for all I care), but doesn't it make more sense for the penny pinchers to rent a condo or house instead of dragging appliances all over the joint? :confused3Cooking soup in a coffee pot, ironing cheese sandwiches, and crockpot cooking in the All Stars seems like a lot of work. Is it just a matter of people HAVING to watch Disney Resort TV? There are many nice condos for the same price as a Disney value, if not less, then people can cook to their hearts content.
 
Shouldn't you do all your penny pinching before you go on vacation to have a peace of mind and not worry about the cost of food and such...

I think some people have to do both. Just for the record, since it is hard to portray the intended tone in one sentence, I did read your post and see that you did not intend this to come across as judgmental. I just think there is so much that we don't know about why and how others do things. Last year (or maybe the year before) I saw a family sitting down in the shade in Frontierland with their sliced buttered bread on their laps on a napkin while Mom passed around cold meat slices. They looked so content and happy. To be honest I never wondered why they were doing it. I probably just took it as a given that they loved picnics. But the only reason I remember is that they were having a great time, happy chatter and really enjoying their meal. That's what really stood out to me - otherwise I wouldn't have given them a second glance.

ironing cheese sandwiches

I dont know what to make of this. I find it incredible that a person actually thought of this. One thing I will say, if I knew someone had done this in a room I had to stay in and I ended up with greasy marks on my clothing I would be less than impressed.
 
What does, "a few steps above stealing" mean? Is there a name for that "step"?

Can people bring their own sunscreen or is this, too, "a few steps above stealing" since it wasn't purchased from Disney?

Also, what are the rules for what is "mock worthy" and what isn't? Is there a generally accepted list or does it just get determined on a personal level determined by the meanness and/or strength of the desire to mock of the mocker?

If people want to bring sunscreen or water or extra buns to a park, I'm all for that. If people want to pay extra for the convenience of buying it in the park, I'm all for that, too. If all the boats float, it's a good day. :)
It's really not that hard.:confused3 but then again, this is the DIS-people seem to enjoy being willfully obtuse.

I'll explain my viewpoint again...nothing wrong with bringing snacks, water, sunscreen, laundry detergent. But, doing things to get something for nothing is wrong. You know what, I made the mistake of calling it a few steps above stealing. It's not. It is stealing. Bringing your George Foreman grill to cook 3 course meals in your room is dangerous, cheap, and ultimately selfish. It is selfish because you may very well impact others because of the desire to save several dollars.

The using of toppings to make a meal may impact others because that stuff isn't free for Disney, ultimately, prices may get raised again. Similar to shoplifting.People think it's a victimless crime but it affects others in the sense that prices go up and I have to walk through those stupid sensors now. I agree with a PP, if you are so hard up that you need to swipe toppings and condiments to make a meal, then WDW is the last place you need to be.


I have the sneaking suspicion I just wasted valuable minutes out of my life, because people read what they want to read.:headache::rotfl2:. That's ok though. It's to be expected around here lately.
 
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I think some people have to do both. Just for the record, since it is hard to portray the intended tone in one sentence, I did read your post and see that you did not intend this to come across as judgmental. I just think there is so much that we don't know about why and how others do things. Last year (or maybe the year before) I saw a family sitting down in the shade in Frontierland with their sliced buttered bread on their laps on a napkin while Mom passed around cold meat slices. They looked so content and happy. To be honest I never wondered why they were doing it. I probably just took it as a given that they loved picnics. But the only reason I remember is that they were having a great time, happy chatter and really enjoying their meal. That's what really stood out to me - otherwise I wouldn't have given them a second glance.



I dont know what to make of this. I find it incredible that a person actually thought of this. One thing I will say, if I knew someone had done this in a room I had to stay in and I ended up with greasy marks on my clothing I would be less than impressed.

Trust me I mean no harm in my post....People on these boards seem to get off topic very quickly....I 'm a frugal person myself .. I am not talking about people bringing their on lunch to the parks by no means to each their own, if you read all the post you will get what I was saying....coffee pots used as toasters, irons used as grillers etc... Like I stated I don't go every year, Heck I don't go every two...But if I am gonna go I want to make the best of it more for my kids than myself. Put it this way I rather have extra than not enough before I go on any vacation.
 
"I have the sneaking suspicion I just wasted valuable minutes out of my life, because people read what they want to read.:headache::rotfl2:. That's ok though. It's to be expected around here lately."[/QUOTE]




Yes I have to agree:confused3
 
I'm craving a condiment salad. Mmmm mmmm good. :lmao:

Until I see someone doing this I have to believe it's an exaggeration. I hope it's an exaggeration.
 
We stay in the Values to save us money, to be honest were not in the resort enough to care. All we want is a nice clean place to rest our heads, the values fill that need quite well, we would stay off-site but the transportation and EMH make it worth the extra $20 bucks a night, another thing that makes values even better are Florida resident discounts, yay. But even if we weren't FL Residents we'd probably still stay on site.

There are some things that we/I do that might look like were tying to save money but were not, like, we also bring a large cooler, snacks, and a coffee pot into the room. Not for the sake of saving money, but for convenience, we've thought about getting the mugs but my mother likes her coffee first thing when she wakes up, so the coffee maker is ready to go. In the cooler we have a little thing of milk for coffee, soda and water. Its just convenient to grab those and go. And late at night we have snacks, so we don't have to go to the food court in our pj's lol. And when I'm vacation, I don't eat alot for some reason, and I've learned that a child's meal is quite sufficient, so I order a kids meal, not to save money but because what I order fits my needs just fine.
 
To get back on topic, this thread was not about judging people, it was about what is TOO MUCH for each person.Again, for me, it is about the effort versus the savings. And if I cannot afford to go without bringing my own buns or a microwave or hot pot for the room, I am not going.

Thats like saying if I cant afford a dress at regular price, I shouldnt buy it when its on sale.

As for the "condiments salads" people mention, I agree, thats kind of stealing, but bringing a bun it not stealing and some people make be able to cut costs by doing so and nobody should judge that. NOBODY.

Im almost sure that a good portion of us found the "Disboards" by googling "Disney Discounts". We all like to save money and some get more creative than others.
 
I'm sure this won't be a popular opinion, but I'll say it anyways. Disney is not a right, it's a luxury. I'm not going to sit here and make excuses for people doing things like making a condiment salad and other things like that just because it's the only way they can afford Disney. I have no problems with people bringing their own food in, but when you start stealing things to get by, it's wrong, period. If you can't afford to even bring a sandwich into the park, stay home. There's obviously way more issues going on with a family like that then the cost of a Disney burger, and I think going on a vacation in that situation is irresponsible, sorry. Something tells me that in most cases it's the person not willing to pay for the food, not that they aren't able to.

No one is forcing anyone to go to Disney or to stay on property, I'm not going to feel sympathy if people stay somewhere or do something way out of their budget and then compensate by doing things that effect others negatively.

To make it clear, I don't care if you drive down stay at a campsite off property and eat PB&J sandwiches every meal for your stay, but if you're stealing to get by you really need to rethink your priorities.
 
Thats like saying if I cant afford a dress at regular price, I shouldnt buy it when its on sale.

As for the "condiments salads" people mention, I agree, thats kind of stealing, but bringing a bun it not stealing and some people make be able to cut costs by doing so and nobody should judge that. NOBODY.

Im almost sure that a good portion of us found the "Disboards" by googling "Disney Discounts". We all like to save money and some get more creative than others.

No actually it is like saying you couldn't afford the dress so you walked in and stuffed it in your purse.

There is no "kind of" about it. You walked into an establishment and took something that is meant for paying customers. That IS stealing.

I wish I could remember now how I found Disboards but am fairly certain it was not while google for disney discounts.
 
There are some things that we/I do that might look like were tying to save money but were not, like, we also bring a large cooler, snacks, and a coffee pot into the room. Not for the sake of saving money, but for convenience, we've thought about getting the mugs but my mother likes her coffee first thing when she wakes up, so the coffee maker is ready to go. In the cooler we have a little thing of milk for coffee, soda and water. Its just convenient to grab those and go. And late at night we have snacks, so we don't have to go to the food court in our pj's lol. And when I'm vacation, I don't eat alot for some reason, and I've learned that a child's meal is quite sufficient, so I order a kids meal, not to save money but because what I order fits my needs just fine.

The OP was talking about Extreme cases, this is not extreme... I would love to bring a coffee pot but being that were flying down have no were to put it.
 
Thats like saying if I cant afford a dress at regular price, I shouldnt buy it when its on sale.Actually that is not a correct analogy. It is like saying if you can't afford the dress when it is on sale then you shouldn't buy it.

As for the "condiments salads" people mention, I agree, thats kind of stealing, but bringing a bun it not stealing and some people make be able to cut costs by doing so and nobody should judge that. NOBODY. Actually stealing is not something that can be a "kind of" sort of thing. Either it is stealing or it is not. Taking something without paying for it is larceny (which is stealing). I am not judging someone for bringing a bun into the park. BUT, if that is the only way that someone can afford a vacation, they should not be going on vacation. .

I think people are getting hung up on a few things. There are those that bring snacks/drinks/ etc to the part to munch on. This makes perfect sense. There are those that bring coolers to leave in the room for milk and drinksetc in order to have cereal and snacks. This also makes perfect sense. It's a little too much effort for me, but it still makes sense. Then there are those that go to the extreme of lugging massive coolers around the parks, bringing their own buns to save money, bringing major appliances to cook in a room, etc. This is not reasonable at all. Again, if this is the only way they can afford to travel, they have absolutely no business taking a vacation to WDW!
 
What do I think is extreme? The fact that it's extremely difficult to walk into a full service or buffet restaurant at WDW anymore. No ADR? No meal.

I think it's extreme that people order the most expensive thing on the menu, knowing that they'll never eat it, or don't really like it as well as the less expensive choice, but "it's free" (with DDP) so why not?

I think it's extreme that children are screaming (yep, screaming) at tables at 9:00 pm and later because that was the only ADR open at YSH and after all it was free food, so why not keep the poor little toddler up late (and in a restaurant where the family didn't understand qwat the food choices were).

I think it's extreme that others deem a family that brings their own food or drink into a park, or dines in their room as cheap, or breaking some mysterious rule (may I have a copy of the rule book please) without having any idea what so ever is going on behind those decisions.

I think it's extreme that anyone would find someone not "wealthy" enough to visit WDW if they have to use cost saving measures to be there.

I think it's extreme to want to dictate how others live their lives, including what they eat, how they prepare it, where they eat it and why they are eating it.

I think it's extreme to try and cloak mean spiritedness by asking others to comment on "extremes" when clearly the whole discussion will disintegrate into bashing others... simply because they are "other."

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(Day 2 of this discussion and Im still craving a chicken salad pita wrap! I think a grocery store trip is in my near future...if thats OK with everyone and nobody feels I should go out and buy it from my local sandwich shop)
 
i'm sure this won't be a popular opinion, but i'll say it anyways. disney is not a right, it's a luxury. I'm not going to sit here and make excuses for people doing things like making a condiment salad and other things like that just because it's the only way they can afford disney. I have no problems with people bringing their own food in, but when you start stealing things to get by, it's wrong, period. if you can't afford to even bring a sandwich into the park, stay home. There's obviously way more issues going on with a family like that then the cost of a disney burger, and i think going on a vacation in that situation is irresponsible, sorry. Something tells me that in most cases it's the person not willing to pay for the food, not that they aren't able to.
no one is forcing anyone to go to disney or to stay on property, i'm not going to feel sympathy if people stay somewhere or do something way out of their budget and then compensate by doing things that effect others negatively.

to make it clear, i don't care if you drive down stay at a campsite off property and eat pb&j sandwiches every meal for your stay, but if you're stealing to get by you really need to rethink your priorities.

exactly!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I think people are getting hung up on a few things. There are those that bring snacks/drinks/ etc to the part to munch on. This makes perfect sense. There are those that bring coolers to leave in the room for milk and drinksetc in order to have cereal and snacks. This also makes perfect sense. It's a little too much effort for me, but it still makes sense. Then there are those that go to the extreme of lugging massive coolers around the parks, bringing their own buns to save money, bringing major appliances to cook in a room, etc. This is not reasonable at all. Again, if this is the only way they can afford to travel, they have absolutely no business taking a vacation to WDW!

The OP was about brining in an extra bun. The person PAID for a double cheeseburger, and could afford that, or wanted that, or for whatever reason, got that. Its not about not being able to buy the second burger, it about it being nobody's business if someone chooses to get creative and save a few $$.

The OP was about the bun and the rest got thrown in as people jumped on the bandwagon to make fun of what people do to get their kids to have a nice vacation.

I have 3 kids, 1 in college, 1 in HS and 1 in elementary school. All 3 went to daycare approx 7:00am, school at 9:00am, then to the afterschool program until 5:30pm. The went to summer camp every summer from 7 - 5:30 so my husband and I can work. We go on vacation every year, whether its to our local beach to to Disney. There favorite place is Disney, so whatever it took to get us there, even with daycare expenses and every day expenses, we did it. I hope nobody judged me for eating cereal in my room years ago.

Our last trip, in 2008, I got 2 rooms at the Contemporary Tower/Lake View and we all had the deluxe dining plan...and I brought/paid for my mother. I did it because I got a pincode. Should I have not gone because it was out of my vacation budget to go at full price?
 
I'm sure this won't be a popular opinion, but I'll say it anyways. Disney is not a right, it's a luxury. I'm not going to sit here and make excuses for people doing things like making a condiment salad and other things like that just because it's the only way they can afford Disney. I have no problems with people bringing their own food in, but when you start stealing things to get by, it's wrong, period. If you can't afford to even bring a sandwich into the park, stay home. There's obviously way more issues going on with a family like that then the cost of a Disney burger, and I think going on a vacation in that situation is irresponsible, sorry. Something tells me that in most cases it's the person not willing to pay for the food, not that they aren't able to.

No one is forcing anyone to go to Disney or to stay on property, I'm not going to feel sympathy if people stay somewhere or do something way out of their budget and then compensate by doing things that effect others negatively.

To make it clear, I don't care if you drive down stay at a campsite off property and eat PB&J sandwiches every meal for your stay, but if you're stealing to get by you really need to rethink your priorities.
:thumbsup2 very good points..some people don't even need to do all that stuff, but they do. Personally, I think extreme frugality( when not warranted) is just as much of a sickness as overspending. One of my great aunts was wealthy. She was one of those who would freeze in the winter rather than turn on the heat, she'd unravel sweaters and reuse the yarn rather than buy more. She wasn't a happy woman either, she alienated most of her family and friends because of her cheapness.

I would be very ashamed if I had to steal to eat, but apparently, some people are just fine with it.
 
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