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It can take up to 15 business days to receive your package from Disney
This year, since we were flying, I opted to have Disney ship some of my souvenirs directly home. This was back on July 23rd and I haven't received it yet so I called Merchandise Services just now and they said it can take up to 15 business days to receive it. Part of me was surprised by that but on the other hand, looking at all the tracking on my package, I'm not surprised. It wasn't even shipped out until this morning!!! I jokingly told Lenny the other night with the length of time it's taking for me to get my package, next time we fly, it would probably be better just to check an extra bag on the way home and pay the 50 bucks at SWA. After hearing what I just did from Disney, I might just do that just for convenience sake.
Yikes!. Well you keep holding out...it's hard to wait...but 15 days will be just went you are the most miserable after returning home and will enjoy opening the box to remind you what fun you had.
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You guys forgot to add the word Business - some places don't consider Saturday or Sunday to be business days so it works out to be up to 3 weeks for getting it.
Do you mind if I ask how big your box was and how much it cost to send?
I always fold up a large duffle and put it in our suitcase...then put our dirty clothes in the duffle as it's nothing that can get damaged and end up only paying $25 extra (extra being the key word there) dollars one way for an entire suitcase of souvineers.
I just have a hard time wondering if it's really THAT cost efficient to have Disney send them or take the time to seek out any other delivery service.
Having done this, what do you think? Better just to accept that you're going to pay another $25 to the airlines on the return?
We had a similar experience. My understanding is that the package first has to go to a centralized depot on Disney property, and it takes some time for them to prep all the packages they have for shipping... and THEN it has to go through the shipping company and is usually sent out "ground."
We actually had it take 21 days -- back when my son was still very young and one of the items shipped was a stuffed animal that he was convinced had died during the wait!
Do you mind if I ask how big your box was and how much it cost to send?
I always fold up a large duffle and put it in our suitcase...then put our dirty clothes in the duffle as it's nothing that can get damaged and end up only paying $25 extra (extra being the key word there) dollars one way for an entire suitcase of souvineers.
I just have a hard time wondering if it's really THAT cost efficient to have Disney send them or take the time to seek out any other delivery service.
Having done this, what do you think? Better just to accept that you're going to pay another $25 to the airlines on the return?
I'm not sure how big the box is - I haven't gotten it yet but according to UPS (who will deliver it) it was just under 5 pounds. It cost me 24 and change to have it shipped. At that rate, the way you're doing it, it's probably the better was as I'm sure you have gotten more souvenirs than I did.
For me personally, I think I'd rather just pay the money to the airline because at least my stuff should get home when I do (I say should because once in a while we know things get misdirected) instead of all this waiting. Especially if I have something stuffed for Abby (like Eileen did for her son).
We actually had it take 21 days -- back when my son was still very young and one of the items shipped was a stuffed animal that he was convinced had died during the wait!
Poor kiddo - I feel bad for him. And that's exactly why we didn't ship any of Abby's stuffed animals. She'd be inconsolable if she didn't have her friends with her for that long.
WOW! When I shipped stuff home last year from Disney most of it made it to CT before I did! And, whatever else I was waiting for arrived within a few days. Now, keeping in mind I did have a week in the parks and then on the cruise, so the early stuff had almost 2 weeks to get there, but still, even the packages I shipped my last day came withing 7 buisness days. I wonder if it's just faster in the off-seasons.
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We almost always ship stuff home. One HUGE advantage of doing that is: Disney, not me, is responsible for any and all damage that occurs in getting it home. This really helps when it's stuff from the glass works or a snow globe or something similar.
For me personally, I think I'd rather just pay the money to the airline because at least my stuff should get home when I do (I say should because once in a while we know things get misdirected) instead of all this waiting.
There is something mental about just NOT wanting to give airlines more money for bags though, isn't there? Thanks for the info. I assumed I was getting tons more stuff home than what I could ship, but was just assuming.
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Thanks for the info. I assumed I was getting tons more stuff home than what I could ship, but was just assuming.
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