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Old 07-10-2008, 10:25 PM   #1
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Garden Grocer

Tell me everything!! The good, the bad, the ugly. LOL. It seems very reasonable and it would be nice to have stuff just delivered to the room (water, soda, snacks) especially since we'll have a fridge. What was your experience?
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Old 07-11-2008, 12:02 AM   #2
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We used them 2years ago. Our groceries where at the resort when we got there and bell service had them we just asked them when we got there and it was added to our luggage. Garden Grocer was easy and affordable we will be using them again in sept.
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Old 07-11-2008, 01:22 AM   #3
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we used them last year and our food was their when we got to the resort.
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Old 07-11-2008, 05:42 AM   #4
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No bad or ugly from me - we Garden Grocer! Good prices and service!!
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Old 07-11-2008, 11:30 AM   #5
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Old 07-12-2008, 04:29 PM   #6
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I used GG, and was happy with their service. They didn't deliver on time, I called, and they had it to me within 2 hrs. I wasn't in a time crunch or anything, so it really didn't matter. The bell guy did mention that they are sort of disorganized. But overall, it seems like a good service, and I would use them again.
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They were wonderful, I checked in early and they called my cell and asked I if had been checked in yet, when I said yes...he asked if could deliver early 20 min later I had my order 1 hour before I request. It was wonderful, so I could get going to the parks.
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I am excited to try them in October. I wanted to use them for our last trip, but they didn't have any times available that worked for us.
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No ugly here. They give you a 2-hour window for delivery. Their site is easy to use and you can save your orders for future trips. You can pay them by credit card or when the order is delivered. The prices are excellent for the items I looked at. Much better prices than WDW, but probably not as good as you could get at home or maybe at Wal-Mart. Our order arrived late, but they called to apologize and they were only 1/2 late in arriving. The convenience is wonderful. If you have a car, buying your own things might be easier or a little less expensive, but vacation time is precious to us! We are definitely using them again and wished we had done it sooner!
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We've used them twice and will continue to use them. It's not as cheap as shopping at your local supermarket, but you can't beat the convenience
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I just placed our first order yesterday for our upcoming trip. It was so easy.
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I have been looking at them and wanted to know the same thing. They sould like they are good and the price is good as well. I will give them a try when we. Thanks to all.
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I just placed my order for November!! I ordered all kinds of goodies, and soy milks, breakfast cereals, fruits, muffins, room deoderizer,and water. I am so excited. I could never get to a store, and I can not pack all this stuff. I did well and we will have all breakfasts covered, and snacks for later in the night if we get the munchies.
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We've used them a bunch of times too-- and never had a problem. They are great!
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