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Not to your room but to your resort. The cashier will ask you if you want them delivered to your resort. You just fill out a form and the next day you can go to the resort gift shop and pick up your package.
Yep, no problem having packages delivered to your resort. You usually pick up your items in the gift shop. Of course you can't do this the day before you leave, so keep that in mind!
you can have you stuff sent back to yuor hotel gift shop.
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Can I hijack this a moment? Has anyone ever gone to the gift shop WITHOUT their green slip from when they purchased the item?
I'm such a little rule follower that I've never gone to the gift shop without my green slip... and it has meant some pretty looooong walks to the room and then back again.
So, my question is: will the CM at the gift shop release the package to me if I *don't* have my green slip?
Can I hijack this a moment? Has anyone ever gone to the gift shop WITHOUT their green slip from when they purchased the item?
I'm such a little rule follower that I've never gone to the gift shop without my green slip... and it has meant some pretty looooong walks to the room and then back again.
So, my question is: will the CM at the gift shop release the package to me if I *don't* have my green slip?
Thanks in advance!
Eileen
I remember asking this question when at WDW and if I remember correctly they ask for id of whoever the hotel reservation name is under. I'm sure someone else will come along and correct me if I'm wrong. I was thinking they wanted something else too. I never lost my green slip I always made sure it was with me.
I allways have it sent back unless it something really small or I'm going right back myself but it just a lot nicer to know you dont have to lung it around all day
Can I hijack this a moment? Has anyone ever gone to the gift shop WITHOUT their green slip from when they purchased the item?
I'm such a little rule follower that I've never gone to the gift shop without my green slip... and it has meant some pretty looooong walks to the room and then back again.
So, my question is: will the CM at the gift shop release the package to me if I *don't* have my green slip?
Thanks in advance!
Eileen
Yup! I had to do it this past trip because DH misplaced (not lost, keep in mind) the green slip. They asked me what it was and from where and I just signed for it. I also made a note in my PPer pocket not to let DH handle receipts on future trips
Yup! I had to do it this past trip because DH misplaced (not lost, keep in mind) the green slip. They asked me what it was and from where and I just signed for it. I also made a note in my PPer pocket not to let DH handle receipts on future trips
So, if it's something that dd will want that night, hang on to it, but everything else can be delivered to the resort. Thanks!
The MK has a package pickup next to Guest Relations if you don't want to wait a day or 2 for it to be sent to the resort. You just fill out the same slip but they'll send it over to the package pick up and you can pick it up when you leave even if it's when the park is closing.
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Last edited by Lorraine515; 09-17-2008 at 08:46 AM..
Good point -- all parks will do "front of park pickup" on packages. Many guests like to do this when they've reached the final point of their vacation and can no longer send packages to the resort.
Thanks for the info on the green slips. I've not lost one yet (), but it's always worried me!
Eileen
I have a silly question about resort delivery. When we were there on our honeymoon in October 2000, they actually delivered our packages to our room. My question is does anyone know when they stopped that and changed it to the resort gift shop?
I'm just curious, it really doesn't matter that it goes to the gift ship, I was just wondering.
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