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In the past we've brought our cereal and pop tarts from home and then buy milk in the food court.
I just read a tip on another site about buying a quart of milk in the resort gift shop instead of getting the little cartons in the food court. I thought that was a great money saving idea, but I wondered how early the gift shops are open? Has anyone done this? Are the gift shops open by 8:00? We'll be in ASMu, if that makes a difference.
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I'm not sure if they're open before 8...I can't seem to recall I think most people that buy the quart of milk put it in the fridge and use it over a few days.
I would think that the food court is open on the account there are times the parks are open that early. We bought the milk cause we had a fridge in our room that is $10.00 a day. We are staying in the ASmu Suites which come with a fridge so we are deff. going to bring our cereal again cause it was so much less expensive doning it that way. Of course there were a few mornings the boys wanted a real breakfast. But bringing your cereal and buying the milk is like buying 1 small not even a single serving of cereal and a small carton of milk in the food court. If you don't plan on getting a fridge you can always bring a collapsable (sp) lunch tote or cooler and you can fill it up with ice and keep your milk cold.
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Some people on the DDP have mentioned getting "snacks" at the resort gift shop, and getting a lot more for their money. I wonder if a quart of milk would qualify??
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we are planning to do the exact thing. When we get to the resort, we will use our snack credit and buy milk at the gift shop and put it in the fridge..we are bringing our own little cereal boxes from home..
FYI - a DDP snack credit is generally considered something under $4.00.
For anyone staying in a Moderate or a Deluxe, a fridge is in all rooms now and is complimentary. Generally, the fridges are the cube, dorm-sized variety and will hold a 1/2 gallon easily.
I am pretty sure that the gift shop is open before 8:00 am. We are early risers and I do remember the gift shop being open when we have our breakfast in the food court.
When i stay at POP, I bring a collapsible cooler. Doesn't take up much room in the suitcase. I fill a couple gallon size ziploc bags with ice and I have a "free" fridge. I refresh the ice in the morning, and in the evening. It keeps everything nice and cold. I also bring a toaster, and buy a loaf of bread. I like peanut butter toast in the morning.
We are doing land/sea and taking a town car from the airport. My TA said that we get a 30min grocery stop on the way to the park. We are definitely going to take advantage of this as it will be much cheaper than the gift shops.
We always do a food run on the way to the resort and keep the food in the fridge for the duration. If you're shopping at the food court, buy milk the day you arrive and keep it in the refigerator. In-room firidges are really useful
Thank you for all your replies!
They were very helpful. It probably would be easier to buy the milk the night before and keep it cold either in a "homemade" cooler, or a refrigerator.
Once we used the sink for that purpose. Filled it with ice, put the bottles in it and covered it with a towel. It worked pretty well!
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