Whats the best way to bring food for the BWV?

[Jen D]

It's not unlike "Supermarket Sweep" trying to find everything in the time allotted, but we manage.

This is so true! Who knew it would take so long to get a short list of groceries? When it is a strange grocery store it is very disorienting. You really need to split up the list and fan your army all over the store.

I left my husband in the car with out 4-year old because I thought she would slow us down. I just barely finished in 30 minutes. Our driver was smiling and polite, but I could detect a little tenseness underneath that friendly Tiffany smile.

 

[DeeP]

If you have a car, definitely just buy the stuff there. Once you leave WDW property and get on a major road there are numerous strip malls with grocery stores, liquor stores, etc.
I have found that even if I do not want a car for the entire trip it is nice to rent one for a day at both the beginning and end of the trip. That gives us transportation to and from the airport, 24 hours to grocery shop at the beginning of the trip and 24 hours to hit the outlets, go to an offsite attraction, or eat at an offsite restaurant, etc at the end of the trip. Both Dollar and National will provide quick, shuttle service to any WDW resort for pick up or drop off and the cost is a little less than a towncar.
We avoid Goodings, there are so many other grocery stores close to WDW it is not worth the price to us.
The Eckerd Drug Stores and the mini marts attached to some of the gas stations have a nice selection of milk, oj, snacks, eggs, beer, wine, etc at prices comparable to any convenience store.

 

[jkfreeman33]

I go to Goodings because it is close and when I am in Disney, my time is worth more than the few extra dollars I spend there. There are much better things to do in WDW than food shop!!
We don't usually buy too much. When we are shopping, I ask myself, will I eat this in the next 7 days. We still seem to throw a lot of food out at the end of the week. The biggest thing we spend money on is on sandwich stuff and beer/pop/wine/etc.

I bring the laundry tabs for laundry and I bring my own flavored coffee and filters.

 

[CaptainMidnight]

I didn't see if it was already mentioned above, and I guess I reallyu didn't know about this until I was over at the members site.

If you wanted, you could order your groceries through submitting the apropriate form found on the plan your getaway section of the members site and have them ready and waiting for you when you arrive to your vacation home. It is more expensive, but your time on a vacation is also valuable. It's really a very nice service, and if it means not having to rent a car, it may be a great option and not as expensive overall. I didn't even know about it.

Enjoy.