I recently looked at my collection of Disney Snowglobes and was shocked to find that each had a large air bubble on the top. These bubbles were not there when I purchased them in the 90's so I'm upset. They were costly, too (about $100 each) and I picked each out carefully at the Disney Store. Do any of you have the same problem? There is no way to fix without breaking open the globe. Did I store them incorrectly or does this normally happen? Disney says they are not responsible and won't replace them. As a result, I stopped purchasing the globes. Does anybody else here collect them?
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Anybody Collecting Disney Snowglobes?
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PurpleFigment
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I collected Disney snowglobes until just recently. The quality has gone down dramatically -- they look like plastic now.
Most of my snowglobes are 3-15 years old. I probably have 75 - 100. Almost all of them have airbubbles in them and NONE had them when they were purchased.
Airbubbles happen. They can't be prevented...at least none of the experts I've ever consulted knew of any fool-proof ways. They can't be "fixed" either.
Of course Disney won't "replace" them. It's not damage. It's not like they have tons of old snowglobes sitting around waiting for people to return their original ones because there's some air in ones purchased 10 years ago.
Most of my snowglobes are 3-15 years old. I probably have 75 - 100. Almost all of them have airbubbles in them and NONE had them when they were purchased.
Airbubbles happen. They can't be prevented...at least none of the experts I've ever consulted knew of any fool-proof ways. They can't be "fixed" either.
Of course Disney won't "replace" them. It's not damage. It's not like they have tons of old snowglobes sitting around waiting for people to return their original ones because there's some air in ones purchased 10 years ago.
PurpleFigment
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I haven't had any luck with that. The ones I have in boxes, all sitting upright to prevent damage, get air bubbles just like the ones I have on display.
All snowglobes should be kept out of direct sunlight, of course, to prevent evaporation and clouding.
toothfairy
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Just got back from WDW and bought an inexpensive snow globe while there. Unfortunately, I wasn't allowed to bring it on the plane in carryon and was worried about it breaking in the check in luggage. As it turned out, it was fine because the sales lady gave me a globe packed in the original packing so it was very protected. But I didn't think of not being able to carry it on the plane until the night before we left, then called the airline (Continental), and they said I need to pack it in a check in luggage, NO CARRY ON. So for anyone buying a globe at Disney you may want to send it from there or make sure you get one in the original packing and box.
