Mailing from WDW?

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

Hi!

I'm still debating whether or not to have a carry on and a checked luggage, or just a carry on... but was wondering if it's possible to mail souveniors, posters/prints, etc. from WDW to my home instead of lugging them through airport/airplane/another airport ?

Does anyone know if its possible? If it is possible- where on property could I do this and is it expensive?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Tiggerfanatic]

Eee! This! I'm hoping for a bunch of new mugs but am afraid of packing it myself and stuffing it into suitcase... PERFECT. They can mail it to me. Grand!

Thanks again everyone for your help! <3

No prob! I see you're a 'Burgh gal. I live about 50 miles south. If you like, PM me for my phone number and we can chat if you have any more questions, or just want to gab about The Mouse!

 

[bsiev1977]

Glad this question has been answered. Being at WDW from December 7 till December 14, I plan to do my Christmas shopping down there this year. Being able to ship directly home will be a big help.

 

[dreamfinder]

Shipping home an be handled 2 ways. You can ship the items home directly from the store. This goes through a set shipping price based on purchase cost, which is the same as if you bought it over the phone from Merchandise Mail Order. You can see the prices for that here -> http://allears.net/tp/mailorder.htm This only applies for items you actually purchased through Disney and have the receipt for. You can bring multiple purchases down to your resort gift shop, however they may need to return/resell you everything to get it on a single transaction. YMMV. The second way is through normal shipping channels. The concierge/front desk at your resort will be able to arrange for shipping via FedEx/UPS/USPS. You will need to either bring your own box/packaging or scrounge some up from a gift store, as they won't have anything beyond packing tape. You will be charged the actual rate to ship your item, plus a handling fee for them to get it to the shipper. This may be higher at a convention resort, where they may require you to do it at the business center instead of front desk.

Shipping through Disney is usually easy to get any broken items replaced simply by calling and explaining the situation. If you ship something via UPS/FedEx, you need to go through their insurance procedure for compensation, and then you would need to try to contact Disney to buy the item again.

 

[luv]

Glad this question has been answered. Being at WDW from December 7 till December 14, I plan to do my Christmas shopping down there this year. Being able to ship directly home will be a big help.

I don't know. I've waited up to two weeks for stuff to arrive. They are fantastic wrappers and have this wonderful register-to-home service...but they don't always ship super-fast. It might be there for Christmas! But it might not. Just a heads-up there.

 

[Tiggerfanatic]

I don't know. I've waited up to two weeks for stuff to arrive. They are fantastic wrappers and have this wonderful register-to-home service...but they don't always ship super-fast. It might be there for Christmas! But it might not. Just a heads-up there.

Good point - they would not guarantee delivery in time for Christmas when I was there during the 2nd week in December. Since most of my purchases were for adults, I went ahead and had stuff shipped. Lucked out and everything made it in time, but it's not something you'd want to count on.

 

[dreamfinder]

I don't know. I've waited up to two weeks for stuff to arrive. They are fantastic wrappers and have this wonderful register-to-home service...but they don't always ship super-fast. It might be there for Christmas! But it might not. Just a heads-up there.

Definitely keep that in mind. Disney always over estimates how long items will take to arrive at your house. (PhotoPass+, they say to allow 14 days, usually shows up in 2-3) But they don't ship things direct. They make scheduled runs to get the purchases from the store to a central collection point, then to a packaging point, then to shipping, etc. For instance mailing something to your resort via USPS actually usually gets delivered in Orlando?!?! and then a few days later will make it to the resort.

 

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

No prob! I see you're a 'Burgh gal. I live about 50 miles south. If you like, PM me for my phone number and we can chat if you have any more questions, or just want to gab about The Mouse!

I am! Thanks!! I'm sure I'll have a ton more of (what I deem stupid) questions before my trip.

50 days and counting! I'm trying not to look excited... since I'm at work.