This is always claimed but has never been verified. I personally do not care either way but I would love to see some sort of evidence that this policy existed. Considering that there are dozens of Disney fan sites on the web with combined memberships exceeding a million members you would think that some shred of evidence (anecdotes are not evidence) would have surfaced by now. This lack of evidence leads me towards the lifetime policy of these mugs being more urban legend/misinformation than fact.
It is pretty easy to bring your own. Ziploc snack bags are perfect for this. Just meter out 8 table spoons worth worth of grounds in each bag and bring some filters and you are good to go.I just wish the coffee in the rooms were better. The Swan and Dolphin serve Starbucks in the room which was fantastic! The water and adult beverages come with us too. Hanging out by the pool I'm not going to pay Disney's prices for a mixed drink!
We usually have breakfast in our room too. Since it's just the two a us a Half Gallon of Milk does the trick for for 3 days of cereal. Just a nice way for us to try to save some money on things we can control and spend it elsewhere!
You'll never prove it because at the time of purchase, the rules weren't posted like they are now. There weren't cell phone cameras, or even digital cameras you could use for a quick picture. The camcorders were just getting to the point where you didn't have to plant them on your shoulder to shoot.
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If it were any place other than WDW I would accept that. I know that it is the reason why it will be hard to come by said evidence, but WDW has been one of the most fan documented places in the world. Modern technology has made it easier but people were snapping pictures of signs and trash cans at WDW since before it opened. You can find operational manuals for attractions that opened in 1971 or pictures of a field where the castle now stands. I know people that have every single park map ever produced at WDW. IMHO if this policy ever "officially" existed there has to be at least one shred of physical evidence left to prove it.You'll never prove it because at the time of purchase, the rules weren't posted like they are now. There weren't cell phone cameras, or even digital cameras you could use for a quick picture. The camcorders were just getting to the point where you didn't have to plant them on your shoulder to shoot.
When you walked up to the cash register with your if I recall correctly $8.00 mug and asked why in the world (no pun) would I pay this much for a $3.00 mug, you were told by the cashier that if you purchased it it could be used for life. That was when we bought ours in 1992. I guess at the time they never realized that people would actually haul those mugs back to Florida each and every trip! We do out of pride. Disney being Disney they decided they better tighten up if they were going to squeeze every $touridollar$ out of their victims so they made it for duration of stay and posted the rules. That's my best guess Yoda, speculation, or an educated guess on my part as to why nobody has posted anything yet.
Now my response to those who point at me and call me a thief:
If I bought a mug today I would not bring it back trip after trip because the policy is clearly posted. However that being said, I will continue to use my old Port Orleans mugs as long as I have them. I am going by the original purchase agreement, and regardless of how many people on an internet forum agree or disagree I know what I know and value my own counsel on this, and care not what others may think.:wave:
Without further adieu, Disney's Port Orleans Resort Mug, circa 1992, (Notice I didn't say Port Orleans French Quarter....
). If that's what you were told when you bought them then I think you should, by all means, keep taking those babies back & fillin' 'em up. I would. Heck, if I had awesome mugs like that even if they told me to stop filling them at the drink stations I would buy a drink & dump it in just to be able to sport my killer mug. LOL! I think you're prob'ly a serious minority when it comes to those old mug refiller folks, tho. I don't think all those people were told they had refills for life. Either way, I don't care. I don't drink soda and try to avoid the Nasty-Cafe coffee as much as possible. I haven't bought a mug in 5 years and don't intend to so it matters not to me how high the soda-jackers drive the cost or if they get the mug program shut down altogether.
stratman50th, I don't doubt what you say about your '92 PO mugs (which I would sooooo love to have willed to me one day...
It does seem odd that there's never been a picture of a "lifetime refillable mug" sign or flyer of some sort. There's pictures of eeeeeverything.
Again, it's not that I doubt you at all. I think with the mug thing it all comes down to conscience. You know in your heart that you aren't wrong in what you do. It's those that know they're wrong but do it anyway and/or try to justify it somehow that make me wonder why they'd wish bad karma upon themselves. Ya know? :shrug:
Looooove your old mugs! I'm always watching for old mugs on eBay just to have here at the house. I wonder if I could turn a nice profit on my old Pop mugs????
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They aren't all that convenient, and we do still end up buying paper cups for your above stated reasons even though we have our mugs.
Like I was saying to Yoda, I think it was the times and the lack of ready media that we have today, you know, digital and the internet.
I now have about 8 of them. My mom died two years ago, and my dad just died this past Dec. I've been in the process of cleaning out the house and found their mugs, as well as my niece and nephew's mugs. The down side is my mom wrote their names on them in permanent marker
I think you hit the nail on the head when you gave the reasons why they weren't for you, but also why disney banks on repurchases;
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They aren't all that convenient, and we do still end up buying paper cups for your above stated reasons even though we have our mugs.
You'll never prove it because at the time of purchase, the rules weren't posted like they are now. There weren't cell phone cameras, or even digital cameras you could use for a quick picture. The camcorders were just getting to the point where you didn't have to plant them on your shoulder to shoot.
When you walked up to the cash register with your if I recall correctly $8.00 mug and asked why in the world (no pun) would I pay this much for a $3.00 mug, you were told by the cashier that if you purchased it it could be used for life. That was when we bought ours in 1992. I guess at the time they never realized that people would actually haul those mugs back to Florida each and every trip! We do out of pride. Disney being Disney they decided they better tighten up if they were going to squeeze every $touridollar$ out of their victims so they made it for duration of stay and posted the rules. That's my best guess Yoda, speculation, or an educated guess on my part as to why nobody has posted anything yet.
Now my response to those who point at me and call me a thief:
If I bought a mug today I would not bring it back trip after trip because the policy is clearly posted. However that being said, I will continue to use my old Port Orleans mugs as long as I have them. I am going by the original purchase agreement, and regardless of how many people on an internet forum agree or disagree I know what I know and value my own counsel on this, and care not what others may think.:wave:
Without further adieu, Disney's Port Orleans Resort Mug, circa 1992, (Notice I didn't say Port Orleans French Quarter....
I think they went away from the fat mugs because they didn't fit so well in the drink-holders in cars. I know that was our reasoning for only buying 2 of the fat mugs.
