Originally Posted By RTShark77 3.OO to have my name put on Mickey ears what a bunch of hoooy!.Its getting crazy!
Originally Posted By TMICHAEL Then don't purchase them. The only way Disney will care is if customers speak with their wallets.
Originally Posted By believe >>>>Then don't purchase them. The only way Disney will care is if customers speak with their wallets. <<<< It doesn't work that way in this situation. Before, because it was FREE, Disney was losing money writing names on ears. NOW, all it takes is just one person to pay $3 to show that they did the right thing because they made $3 that they didn't make before. However, if nobody gets their names signed, then they can justify getting rid of the machine or even CMs because nobody wanted that service. But then again, if nobody bought the ears because it cost too much (to put the name on), then Disney WILL care.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I doubt it. But what the heck give it a try. Unfortunately, most people don't think $3.00 for anything at Disney is much money. They charge that much for a bottle of water. I don't think this is a battle you can win. All you will do is deprive yourself of something you like to do. If you don't like to do it...then, like said before, don't do it.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Of course Disney could raise the price of ears by $3.00 and then continue to offer "free" embroidering.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I would increase ear prices by $1.00 and continue to embroider for free. But that's because I'm such a kind and friendly soul.
Originally Posted By TMICHAEL Seriously, they should have continued to offer free name embroidering as an old style Disney courtesy with the price of the ears. If you want to add a name to any other hat, then go ahead and charge a bit extra.
Originally Posted By Love4BTM It reminds me of that episode of family guy were Bryan wanted to give Mr. Eisner his screen play—and instead he got a Mickey hat with his name on it and then Mr. Eisner tells him that he will see him at Disneyland and then he goes “bring money”.
Originally Posted By DEDE1755 Thats just not right. So now quest are choosing to get the premium for $7 instead cuz it looks nicer.
Originally Posted By 2001DLFan Considering that they no longer need CM's with the skill to stitch the names on, they have been making more money on the hats (of course, they were making huge profits on them in the first place). Someone should set up a van with a sewing machine in the back somewhere near the park and provide the service for $1. People could just buy the hats without any stitching and get their names added offsite. I guess we'll just have to accept that Disney would prefer to eliminate services for their guests unless they are paid handsomely for them. And since people are getting fed up at all the excessive costs, they are becoming more willing to do without.
Originally Posted By Dave Off topic a bit I remember a few years back when I needed to pick up some infant Mickey ears for the LP store and the CM said they was out. She called a couple other stores that sold them and was told they were out park wide. Now If I was a manager in that dept some heads would have been rolling and people fired. No way should any Disney Park be out of ears at anytime.
Originally Posted By MomluvsDisney Wow Dave, out of stock for such a thing..the iconic disney item...
Originally Posted By SFH Sweepers carry around large, thick paper towels. A couple of sweepers I worked with pulled out paper towels with their names embroidered on them and convinced a new hire that every sweeper was supposed to be issued their own set of paper towels with their names on them. Now, the store cast member who did that for them would probably be fired for wasting thread that could have been sold for $3.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Very poor marketing on this whole thing. New visitors to the park (those most likely to purchase ears for themselves and their children) wouldn't have had any idea that the price increased if they had just marked up the cost of the ears with the name embroidered as usual. Instead, they come off totally greedy an by charging separately for a service they always provided in the past, "or you don't get it." How will some kids feel - those whose parents are scraping up every $$ to make the visit possible, but shy away from that extra $3 - when they see other kids with names on their ears, but their ears are blank. Whatever. It's common sense. These idiot marketers are clueless.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf I highly doubt many people that go to Disneyland don't have three dollars to spend on embroidering. And if they don't, not having Mickey ears with a name on it hardly sounds like a life-altering experience. (I have never had them and I turned out okay, more or less) And given all the silly things people spend money on at Disneyland (not to mention the vast quantities people spend), I think they would be fools not to charge for something as "in demand" as having names embroidered on a hat.
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 Whoa, what did I miss here? When did they start charging? Must have been recently. When I bought my ears a couple months ago it was still free...
Originally Posted By iamsally The only words to describe this for me are: I am sad. Ears are the one thing we could afford as a child. If the name was extra my father probably would have said no. And it can make a difference. Especially if you have 5 kids like I did. Ears were one thing they always got. Even if it just stayed free on the original black Mickey ears. But I am in the *this is outrageous marketeering* camp.
