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DVC Merchandise and shopping at WDW/Delivery to hotel
Hi there,
A Few questions for you....first off, is there DVC merchandise (particularly shirts/sweatshirts) available for purchase? If so, where? We are going in May and will probably only be at Bay Lake Tower as far as the DVC properties go, do they carry anything there/at the Contemporary?
Second part of that question is, when you buy stuff at the parks and send it back to your hotel, do you get an extra perk as DVC member of having it show up at your room or do you have to go get it somewhere within the property. (particularly, where at BLT/Contemp?)
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I can't speak for BLT since I haven't been there, but there is DVC merchandise for sale at the other DVC resorts, i.e. Saratoga, OKW, Beach Club, etc. On items purchased at the parks and sent back to your hotel, we've always picked them up in the main gift shop at the resort. I've never had them delivered to the room, I don't know that this is possible. Hope someone else has some advice on that.
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I didn't think it would be an extra DVC perk but thought I'd ask. when we stayed concierge-level at the contemporary a few years ago, it came right to our room
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Disney used to deliver purchases right to guest rooms but they quit doing that a few years back. Now it just goes to the resort gift shop where you have to claim it yourself.
There's DVC merchandise at all DVC resorts as far as I recall. The only issue I have with it is that it's so expensive. I'm trying to remember which shop it was in at the Contemporary, I think it was Fantasia.
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When we stayed at BLT in September, I very much wanted some kind of BLT souvenir (t shirt, mug, etc.). I recall seeing only a t-shirt, and it was very expensive (I believe even more than DIsney t-shirts in general cost). I figured the low selection might have been b/c BLT was so new. But when we were at SSR, we didn't see a big selection either. There was some general DVC merchandise, but not much specific to the particular resort.
Hopefully they will expand the selection soon. I definitely think there is a demand for it Anyway, it is good marketing for DVC Hey, in that case it should be cheaper
Hopefully they will expand the selection soon. I definitely think there is a demand for it Anyway, it is good marketing for DVC Hey, in that case it should be cheaper
In December we were asked about shopping at Disney and one thing I know I said was that I wish they had more resort specific DVC items. Maybe they'll listen to what I said.
Disney used to deliver purchases right to guest rooms but they quit doing that a few years back. Now it just goes to the resort gift shop where you have to claim it yourself.
They will tell you which gift shop to go to (I don't remember which it is). I was at AKV last week and they had some fun, new shirts, a bit edgy/trendy, for DVC that I really liked. I'm not a fan of the stuffy polo. I didn't check out the price, but DDs and I might be going out later for an outing, so if we do I'll see if I can get photos/prices.
on disneystore.com you can get customized tshirts where you pick your color, your character and your writing (up to 15 letters). They are on sale right now for $13.99. I just discovered this!
I got one with all the characters on it and instead of my name, or whatever, I had BAY LAKE TOWER printed on it So now I will have a BLT shirt for $13!!
And as I posted over in the planning your trip section, there is a promo code of FIFTYPLUS where if you spend $50 on your order you get an add'l 15% off the subtotal and free shipping! Not sure how long that code is good for. There are a lot of tshirts for $6/ea for the kids and $8/ea for the adults.
We were at BLT in October. The DVC stuff was located in the gift shop of to the side from the larger one. this is where they sold food such as milk and bread. Sorry I can't remember the name. They had a limited amount of DVC stuff ther at that time.
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The only resort that seems to have a good DVC merchandise selection is OKW. In January they had loads more than anywhere else in both general DVC and resort specific.
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I'm trying to remember which shop it was in at the Contemporary, I think it was Fantasia.
Anyway, it is good marketing for DVC 
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They will tell you which gift shop to go to (I don't remember which it is). I was at AKV last week and they had some fun, new shirts, a bit edgy/trendy, for DVC that I really liked. I'm not a fan of the stuffy polo. I didn't check out the price, but DDs and I might be going out later for an outing, so if we do I'll see if I can get photos/prices.
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