Bringing snacks for room

kschriver · 10-25-2007

We are getting ready for our first trip to Disney in 4 years, only 9 days to go. I am trying to get all my last minute stuff done, which leads me to my question...

Has anyone ever used a grocery delivery service to get food to your room? I would be getting breakfast stuff, bottled water, baby food...that type of thing. I know it would be easier to have it delivered than to try and take it with me on the plane, the small price difference isn't a big deal. I am just worried about giving cc info to a business I've never dealt with before and aren't sure if they are truly reliable. Any advice or experience? Thanks in advance.

**Dopey** · 10-25-2007

Hi and welcome to MB. You must be so excited

I know that a bunch of Buzzers have used greengrocer.com and are very happy with their service

smee57 · 10-25-2007

We didn't use delivery service. We shipped a box of snacks and other miscellaneous things in advance. The box was at the resort when we got there. Worked great for us twice!

Oh, and welcome to mousebuzz!!!

Daisee · 10-25-2007

Welcome to MB!

The towncar service we use that takes us to our resort allows us to have a 15 -30 minute grocery stop. We take advantage of that for all of our grocery needs.

emamasa · 10-25-2007

welcome to MB!! I've heard lots of good things about garden grocer.

if you are renting a car, i'd just stop by the grocery on your way to the resort. If you are using magical express, I'd use gardengrocer.com. I think for bottled water, the shipping would be so high - that stuff is heavy!

Have a great trip!!!

ranedrops · 10-25-2007

We didn't use a delivery service either. We packed one suitcase with juice boxes, cereal, etc. and checked it in at the airport. It worked well for us for when we were done with our vacation we had an extra suitcase to bring home our souvenirs.

emamasa · 10-25-2007

that's what we did too - we brought yoohoo (the girls were super excited, they never get those at home) and poptarts, breakfast bars, fruit snacks, etc. We just bought bottled water and refilled the bottles at night, and stuck them in our ice bucket to keep cold. worked well for us.

if we had driven, i would have brought a case of water though. we considered gardengrocer, but decided the extra suitcase would be better used.

If you have a lot to bring, and don't think that packing it will work, i think gardengrocer has had a lot of good reviews on here....i would trust them.

disneymom · 10-25-2007

If we dont have too much stuff, we just pack it and bring it from home. When we have needed more, we have used garden grocer and they were great. Good luck!

Boss Mouse · 10-25-2007

Welcome to MB!
We have used a stop by the car service and gardengrocer.com. Both have worked well.

ssn · 10-25-2007

We used gardengrocer.com and were very happy with them. It was great to have bottled waters, juice, soda, snacks and breakfast items delivered to the room. I would definately use them again!

kschriver · 10-25-2007

Thank you all for your help. I will probably order from gardengrocer.com I need to have distilled water for the 8 month old, regular bottled water makes him sick, and there is really no easy way to take that on the plane. I would be so afraid of it leaking everywhere! I am taking the ME or would stop at a store on the way.

Thanks again for all the help!

maelae11 · 10-25-2007

I use gardengrocer.com for all our WDW trips. I buy everything from snacks to diapers and Shampoo and toothpaste from them. They are great and always on time. Prices aren't that bad either.

AmberMarieB · 12-04-2007

Make sure you do garden grocer atleast a week in advance. Learn from my experience. I tried to make grocery arrangements about a 6 days out and they were totally booked.
We always take our own water and snacks. Took baby food and such too.

softychik · 12-05-2007

We always go to wal-mart before we check in and we get all our grocerys(we have a camper)

WishIWasThere · 12-07-2007

We did gardengrocer.com and we really liked it. The prices weren't that bad and it was waiting for us when we got into our room.

10-25-2007	#1 (permalink)
kschriver Baby MouseBuzzer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 3	Bringing snacks for room We are getting ready for our first trip to Disney in 4 years, only 9 days to go. I am trying to get all my last minute stuff done, which leads me to my question... Has anyone ever used a grocery delivery service to get food to your room? I would be getting breakfast stuff, bottled water, baby food...that type of thing. I know it would be easier to have it delivered than to try and take it with me on the plane, the small price difference isn't a big deal. I am just worried about giving cc info to a business I've never dealt with before and aren't sure if they are truly reliable. Any advice or experience? Thanks in advance.

10-25-2007	#2 (permalink)
Dopey eleventwentyten Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In the middle of the madness Posts: 11,468	Re: Bringing snacks for room Hi and welcome to MB. You must be so excited I know that a bunch of Buzzers have used greengrocer.com and are very happy with their service __________________ WDW Theme Parks Moderator - moderating with a twist x´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)xxxx¸.•¨) (¸.•´ Adventures of an Innkeeper ´¨) Limser was my first MB friend ~ Pepperstink is my cheesy friend Doughnut, HB and Limser are my Michigan Martini Madness cohorts MissDisney is the better cookie baker Pu is back eleventwentyten Every morning is the dawn of a new error My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Going to meet Mickey and Friends

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smee57 it'S MEE Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,935	Re: Bringing snacks for room We didn't use delivery service. We shipped a box of snacks and other miscellaneous things in advance. The box was at the resort when we got there. Worked great for us twice! Oh, and welcome to mousebuzz!!! __________________ "The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be." Anne Frank "Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else." Ogden Nash *Is there anyplace happier than Disney World?*

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Daisee taking a break Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,801	Re: Bringing snacks for room Welcome to MB! The towncar service we use that takes us to our resort allows us to have a 15 -30 minute grocery stop. We take advantage of that for all of our grocery needs.

10-25-2007	#5 (permalink)
emamasa Mickey's other girlfriend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Columbus, Indiana Posts: 2,752	Re: Bringing snacks for room welcome to MB!! I've heard lots of good things about garden grocer. if you are renting a car, i'd just stop by the grocery on your way to the resort. If you are using magical express, I'd use gardengrocer.com. I think for bottled water, the shipping would be so high - that stuff is heavy! Have a great trip!!! __________________ Sarah Avatar -5 pretty princesses!! visit me on myspace..... http://www.myspace.com/sarahc33 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: our next trip to my favorite place (a surprise for the kids and with our good friends) we have arrived at the happiest place on earth!

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10-25-2007	#6 (permalink)
ranedrops Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 334	Re: Bringing snacks for room We didn't use a delivery service either. We packed one suitcase with juice boxes, cereal, etc. and checked it in at the airport. It worked well for us for when we were done with our vacation we had an extra suitcase to bring home our souvenirs.

10-25-2007	#7 (permalink)
emamasa Mickey's other girlfriend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Columbus, Indiana Posts: 2,752	Re: Bringing snacks for room that's what we did too - we brought yoohoo (the girls were super excited, they never get those at home) and poptarts, breakfast bars, fruit snacks, etc. We just bought bottled water and refilled the bottles at night, and stuck them in our ice bucket to keep cold. worked well for us. if we had driven, i would have brought a case of water though. we considered gardengrocer, but decided the extra suitcase would be better used. If you have a lot to bring, and don't think that packing it will work, i think gardengrocer has had a lot of good reviews on here....i would trust them. __________________ Sarah Avatar -5 pretty princesses!! visit me on myspace..... http://www.myspace.com/sarahc33 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: our next trip to my favorite place (a surprise for the kids and with our good friends) we have arrived at the happiest place on earth!

10-25-2007	#8 (permalink)
disneymom Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 450	Re: Bringing snacks for room If we dont have too much stuff, we just pack it and bring it from home. When we have needed more, we have used garden grocer and they were great. Good luck! __________________ Dec. 1999 First trip ever to DL - offsite Mar. 2001 WDW - offsite (never again) Dec. 2002 WDW - AKL Sept. 2003 WDW - POR Mar. 2004 DL - DLH Feb. 2005 WDW - WL Dec. 2005 WDW/Cruise - POR/Disney Wonder 4 night! Nov. 2006 WDW/Cruise - POR/Carnival Cruise Dec 2007 WDW/Cruise - POR/Carnival New Years Eve Cruise Oct 2008 WDW - POR Nov 2009 WDW - POR Proud member of Disney Overplanner AnonyMOUSE My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Another Disney Trip!

10-25-2007	#9 (permalink)
Boss Mouse Gearing Up Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Coolsville Posts: 4,339	Re: Bringing snacks for room Welcome to MB! We have used a stop by the car service and gardengrocer.com. Both have worked well. __________________ 1979 - Wilderness Campground 1980 - Off site - I don't remember where. It was the 80's. 1999 - AllStar 2001 - Beach Club 2004 - Saratoga Springs 2005 - Beach Club 2006 - Saratoga Springs 2007 - Boardwalk 2008 - OKW 2009 - A Tree House! ___________________________________________ The Jungle VIP. "We did not inherit the world from our ancestors; We are borrowing it from our children." My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Monkeying around in a tree house Swinging w/the king

10-25-2007	#10 (permalink)
ssn Mouse Meister Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,222	Re: Bringing snacks for room We used gardengrocer.com and were very happy with them. It was great to have bottled waters, juice, soda, snacks and breakfast items delivered to the room. I would definately use them again! __________________ 2010 1st Disneyland Trip 2009 Boardwalk Inn 2008 POP/Polynesian August 2007 AS Movies & Cinderella's Castle Suite!! April 2007 Contemporary/Beach Club 2005 Wilderness Lodge/Disney Wonder Cruise 2004 Port Orleans FQ/Vero Beach (10th Anniver.) 2003 Polynesian (DH's 40th bday)(DD's 1st WDW trip) 2001 Port Orleans Riverside 1999 Caribbean Beach 1994 Grand Floridian (honeymoon) 1981 Polynesian 1973 1st WDW trip - off property My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 1st Disneyland trip! 139 days 11 hours 40 minutes

10-25-2007	#11 (permalink)
kschriver Baby MouseBuzzer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 3	Re: Bringing snacks for room Thank you all for your help. I will probably order from gardengrocer.com I need to have distilled water for the 8 month old, regular bottled water makes him sick, and there is really no easy way to take that on the plane. I would be so afraid of it leaking everywhere! I am taking the ME or would stop at a store on the way. Thanks again for all the help!

10-25-2007	#12 (permalink)
maelae11 Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Elmwood Park, NJ Posts: 260	Re: Bringing snacks for room I use gardengrocer.com for all our WDW trips. I buy everything from snacks to diapers and Shampoo and toothpaste from them. They are great and always on time. Prices aren't that bad either. __________________ Thanx, Dina 2002- Honeymoon (Boardwalk) 2003- Wilderness Lodge 2005-Contemporary, Became a DVC member 2006 Beach Club- First time using DVC 2006- Dec Wilderness Lodge Villas 2007 Boardwalk Memorial Day Weekend 2008 Boardwalk with the whole family!!! 2008 Boardwalk Nov X-mas with the mouse. 2009 April :Beach Club-Chris' Birthday @ WDW 2009- DEC OKW family gathering @ X-mas 2010 April- Chris' birthday again in WDW My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Christmas with the Mouse 13 days 17 hours 2 minutes

12-04-2007	#13 (permalink)
AmberMarieB Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: MO Posts: 49	Re: Bringing snacks for room Make sure you do garden grocer atleast a week in advance. Learn from my experience. I tried to make grocery arrangements about a 6 days out and they were totally booked. We always take our own water and snacks. Took baby food and such too. __________________ Amber &Kevin DD6, DS(3 1/2), DS(1) '00 CBR, '99 & '98 CS, '97 & '96 AS, '90, '94 & '97 off property First family trip '06 ASM, '07 POP Our Next Trip Sept. '08 CBR

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softychik Mouse Meister Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Beaufort, SC Posts: 1,076	Re: Bringing snacks for room We always go to wal-mart before we check in and we get all our grocerys(we have a camper) __________________ The Best Way To Predict The Future Is to Invent It -Walt Disney My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Birthday celebration trip 326 days 13 hours 39 minutes

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WishIWasThere Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 410	Re: Bringing snacks for room We did gardengrocer.com and we really liked it. The prices weren't that bad and it was waiting for us when we got into our room. __________________ ~Heather~ Most memorable Disneyland trip: Honeymoon 2005 Grand California Hotel WDW Trips August 2006- POR April/May 2008- DD's first trip Next trip- Grand Tokyo Trip/Disney Tokyo Staying at New Sanno and Sheraton Hotel My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Its official, Tokyo here we come Seeing the sights..