Anyone done the "Walt Life" boxes? Thoughts??

[ELG13]

I was thinking about doing the Walt Life box but I don't see much for customization before they want you to pay which makes me apprehensive. I haven't read many details as far as how long you are locked in for etc but just wanted to get some reviews on here from you fine people

 

[larryz]

I imagine they're having a hard time with fulfillment now that the parks are all closed...

 

[FettFan]

I was thinking about doing the Walt Life box but I don't see much for customization before they want you to pay which makes me apprehensive. I haven't read many details as far as how long you are locked in for etc but just wanted to get some reviews on here from you fine people

This is literally the first time I'm hearing of this.

 

[ELG13]

This is literally the first time I'm hearing of this.

I heard about it on social media. I don't know anyone who has done it. Reviews seem to be mixed...they either love it or feel like they got ripped off.

 

[JIMINYCR]

We havent done the Walt Life boxes but did try two other Disney subscription services that also had mixed reviews. We ended up cancelling after trying them for a year each. Both delivered an assortment of park items... mugs, pins, snacks, frames, house ware items, caps, figurines, which I admit were fun to receive. It was nice to get a touch of Disney in between trips. But we found several reasons to cancel. First, even though we told them the type of things we were looking for and the caracters we desired, they never matched our desires. Secondly, the value the majority of the time wasnt close to what we paid for. One service missed sending us a months box and it took several months of complaining e mails to get it sent out. Also, watching the review clips on youtube, we never seemed to get the amazing boxes others did that posted positive reviews.
It is a great idea to give Disney fans a treat from the world when you miss it soo much. It would be nice to find one that delivers what they promise. Walt life box service may be run differently, I'd be tempted to try them out, but I'm hesitant after doing similar services twice and being disappointed.

 

[Pepper's Ghost]

Dumb question. Is this a small time "business" like a person or people going to the parks with their AP and buying "stuff" with their discount, and then shipping it to people who sign up?

If that's the case I'm getting the gist that this is another (and more profitable) way to buy random available stuff from Disney and sell it at a mark-up. You see it on eBay all the time. If you see something you like on ShopDisney, go to eBay, and you'll find the same thing with a subject title saying "very rare" at a significant markup +shipping. It's crazy when you can find something way cheaper from DISNEY than you can elsewhere. lol.

I'd think you'd save money and be more happy with what you get if you just bought stuff from ShopDisney or even on eBay that you particularly like, rather than pay for random stuff that's chosen for you.

 

[ELG13]

We havent done the Walt Life boxes but did try two other Disney subscription services that also had mixed reviews. We ended up cancelling after trying them for a year each. Both delivered an assortment of park items... mugs, pins, snacks, frames, house ware items, caps, figurines, which I admit were fun to receive. It was nice to get a touch of Disney in between trips. But we found several reasons to cancel. First, even though we told them the type of things we were looking for and the caracters we desired, they never matched our desires. Secondly, the value the majority of the time wasnt close to what we paid for. One service missed sending us a months box and it took several months of complaining e mails to get it sent out. Also, watching the review clips on youtube, we never seemed to get the amazing boxes others did that posted positive reviews.
It is a great idea to give Disney fans a treat from the world when you miss it soo much. It would be nice to find one that delivers what they promise. Walt life box service may be run differently, I'd be tempted to try them out, but I'm hesitant after doing similar services twice and being disappointed.

That seemed to be the big complaint on the negative reviews I read....that they didn't really get what they paid for or the items were cheap and small and not worth the expense.

Dumb question. Is this a small time "business" like a person or people going to the parks with their AP and buying "stuff" with their discount, and then shipping it to people who sign up?

If that's the case I'm getting the gist that this is another (and more profitable) way to buy random available stuff from Disney and sell it at a mark-up. You see it on eBay all the time. If you see something you like on ShopDisney, go to eBay, and you'll find the same thing with a subject title saying "very rare" at a significant markup +shipping. It's crazy when you can find something way cheaper from DISNEY than you can elsewhere. lol.

I'd think you'd save money and be more happy with what you get if you just bought stuff from ShopDisney or even on eBay that you particularly like, rather than pay for random stuff that's chosen for you.

I don't think that's what it is. I'm a sucker for a surprise so I thought the boxes would be fun for the family to look forward to monthly and see what we get. I'd probably be the one that gets totally ripped off on their box though lol.

 

[Pepper's Ghost]

I don't think that's what it is. I'm a sucker for a surprise so I thought the boxes would be fun for the family to look forward to monthly and see what we get. I'd probably be the one that gets totally ripped off on their box though lol.

Understood. Who doesn't love a surprise!

Maybe this is a complete business wrapped around buying loads of leftover stuff at significant discounts that Disney struggles to move, and then unloading on people who are buying "surprise stuff", but clearly with no specific items identified. It just seems like a way of moving unwanted merchandise without taking significant losses. I'm just assuming since people seem to be complaining about the cheap stuff they're getting.

I'm probably way off base. It just sounds like a new version of an old business model. Remember getting 10 CDs for 1¢?? That was such a great deal... until you started getting monthly CDs you didn't want for some absurd price. Of course, "cancel at any time", or "send back the CDs you don't want for a full refund". Ever tried that? Every time I sent back a CD, they "never received it". When I cancelled, they continued to send me CDs I didn't want and charged me. As a teenager, it eventually ruined my credit because I refused to pay. Of course my credit rating recovered in my 20s, but that was a giant pain in the @$$. Hope this isn't the same thing.

 

[ELG13]

Understood. Who doesn't love a surprise!

Maybe this is a complete business wrapped around buying loads of leftover stuff at significant discounts that Disney struggles to move, and then unloading on people who are buying "surprise stuff", but clearly with no specific items identified. It just seems like a way of moving unwanted merchandise without taking significant losses. I'm just assuming since people seem to be complaining about the cheap stuff they're getting.

I'm probably way off base. It just sounds like a new version of an old business model. Remember getting 10 CDs for 1¢?? That was such a great deal... until you started getting monthly CDs you didn't want for some absurd price. Of course, "cancel at any time", or "send back the CDs you don't want for a full refund". Ever tried that? Every time I sent back a CD, they "never received it". When I cancelled, they continued to send me CDs I didn't want and charged me. As a teenager, it eventually ruined my credit because I refused to pay. Of course my credit rating recovered in my 20s, but that was a giant pain in the @$$. Hope this isn't the same thing.

I do think you are pretty right about it being the marked down stuff. Some of the pictures I've seen the stuff looks raggedy....like it was in a clearance bin for a while. Other stuff looked like it would smell like main street it's so new! I'm just gonna buy me a coffee mug and call it a day...for now

 

[NelleBelle]

Looking at some of the boxes that you could subscribe on the Walt Life website, nothing they had made me want to sign up (even the “expensive” box)! But some of the subscription boxes listed here definitely piqued my interest (although I think if I were going to get a subscription/surprise box, I’d do something like from magic candle co.) https://urbantastebud.com/best-disney-subscription-boxes/

 

[jenushkask8s]

I subscribed to Walt Life for about 6 months with the most expensive box.

The boxes always had a couple of cheap items from the outlet stores mixed in with random Disney stuff you could find anywhere (e.g. Disney keychains from Hot Topic). The couple of pairs of ears I got were not Disney Parks ears, they were from Claire's or Charming Charlie.

I ended up giving most of the items out as pixie dust in Fish Extenders on our Disney cruise in January.

 

[trainplane3]

Like most subscription boxes I'd assume it's crap unofficial stuff that didn't move off the shelves fast enough but put in a pretty box and setup as a "surprise".

 

[JIMINYCR]

Understood. Who doesn't love a surprise!

Maybe this is a complete business wrapped around buying loads of leftover stuff at significant discounts that Disney struggles to move, and then unloading on people who are buying "surprise stuff", but clearly with no specific items identified. It just seems like a way of moving unwanted merchandise without taking significant losses. I'm just assuming since people seem to be complaining about the cheap stuff they're getting.

We received a mixture of items. Some was new merchandise that did come directly from a Disney park and was shopped by the person actually going into the park shop. Other merchandise were things they had picked up at a Disney outlet store and had cost a fraction of the price had it been purchased at a park. I really didnt care where they got the merchandise from or had no issue with them making a profit. Either way their price was definitely cheaper had I shopped on the inflated priced e-bay. It was great getting things from Disney each month on a regular basis and having a taste of the parks. But it was apparent that we didnt always get value items that we paid for, and getting things unrelated to characters or themed specific attractions that we had asked for and had been promised.
I dont know if these services we had tried were being run by CM's, ex CM's or just someone that was living in the area and was able to have direct access to shop the parks and outlets. The service was a great concept... just too bad it wasnt run as well as it had been promised. I would have been a long time subscriber.