Originally Posted By iDisney72 I was wondering if anyone has ordered a gift basket from VP to place in the room before arrival (we will be at GCH). How did it look? Was it worth the money? They can also place balloons and a picture in the room for a birthday, is this complimentary? We will be there a week after my boyfriend's birthday, so I thought this would be a nice touch. Thanks!
Originally Posted By tlovesdis I had a basket sent to my cousin when we were there in December. While it was very nice (although kind of small), I could have made a much better basket for the $86 I spent. I probably wouldn't do it again.
Originally Posted By Tigger-n-Pooh What I did instead of a gift basket was have special treats from room service delivered to our room. The chocolate covered strawberries were incredible and beautifully done. They were waiting in our room when we got back from the parks along with some kids "champagne" (sparkling apple juice). It really made my husband feel special on his birthday.
Originally Posted By junglejoy I had a gift basket delivered to our room for DH's birthday. I think it was the chocolate lovers basket or something like that. He loved it! We all did. It had a stuffed Mickey with tons of cookies, candy, etc in a mouse shaped basket. Call vacation planning - they can email you a list of what they can do. They'll even cusotmize a basket for you, but that's REALLY expensive. The best part was the surprise on DH's face. He was very excited and pleased and I don't think he ever knew how much it cost - thank heavens!!! And then we all enjoyed the treats for the rest of our trip and the drive home. It was a hit and I recommend doing it.
Originally Posted By raer All DLH give the complementary balloons & signed photo of your favorite characters. You just have to mention to them that there's a b-day. We went for my son's 4th last summer & even got our room upgraded for him. You can mention it when you make your reservatons or when you check in.
Originally Posted By raer Oh & they will also give you a b-day button at the hotels. If you ask at DL you will only get a b-day sticker.
Originally Posted By Ursula For my wedding five years ago, they also gave me the balloons and a signed photograph and we were given a complimentary strawberries and chocolate cart with several dipping options as well as four giant strawberries in chocolate tuxedos. So, what I'm saying is if it's a honeymoon or a wedding anniversary and not a birthday, they don't do too shabby, either.
Originally Posted By mousegrl We purchased an Easter Basket for my son on Easter. It was $49.95 and was in a tan tin bucket. It had a plush Easter Eeyore, a chocotate bunny, a Mickey pinball machine, a Toontown toy trolley, Mickey pretzels, and some jellybeans. The contents were cute, but I would have preferred a straw basket. The suprise to my son was worth it, though.
Originally Posted By goodgirl Here are some pics of deliveries I had made two years ago: <a href="http://www.thegoodgirls.com/Disneyland/Room_deliveries.htm" target="_blank">http://www.thegoodgirls.com/Di sneyland/Room_deliveries.htm</a>
Originally Posted By iDisney72 Thanks Goodgirl! You recieved all that (minus the bday basket) for $100? I think that might be special something extra I can do for us this trip. I really want to take advantage of VP because we probably won't stay at a DL hotel for a while afterwards. Were the treats waiting for you when you got back from the park, or did they phone in each evening to make sure you were back? I guess I could leave that request with VP. The tuxedo strawberries looked to cute to eat! I suppose that perhaps if my boyfriend is so impressed with all they do, he will be more likely to stay there again!
Originally Posted By goodgirl You basically tell them about what time you want things delivered. In the case of the cookies and milk (which I have done a total of four timesnow), I pick a time in the evening...say between 7:00 pm and 10:00 pm. Sometimes we are there when they are delivered and sometimes not. It's okay though because the milk is on ice. The strawberries were great but too many of them. If you'd like to try one, they sell them at White Water Snacks and I think I've even seen them at the bakeries. The cookies and milk are by far the best. I always ask for the shortbread Mickey cookies now. They are huge. I'll have to see if I can find a picture.
Originally Posted By iDisney72 I called VP today and I told Robert (who picked up) that we would be staying for 3 nights at the GCH for my boyfriend's birthday and I wanted to have some things delivered to the room. He said he would email me a list of the 30+ gift baskets they offer and we'd start from there. I asked if I should ask for him when I call back, and he answered "We all work equally together, but again my name is Robert." Do they have productivity or a quota to meet? If they do, I'll call back and ask for him so he gets the credit. Thanks!
Originally Posted By everyyearofmylife Hey iDisney72, I don't know if someone already listed all the gift baskets, but once you get the email list can you post it here (if no one else minds)? I'd like to see all of the things available. Thanks
Originally Posted By Jenn31 Anyone know of any other gift basket options for people staying off property?
Originally Posted By dlkozy Cookies by Design have darling cookies and some of them are Disney designs. This is a national company and they will deliver anywhere.
Originally Posted By goodgirl Excellent idea dlkozy! I had never thought about using them in Anaheim. I have received and ordered them here in Portland and they are great. <a href="http://www.cookiesbydesign.com/" target="_blank">http://www.cookiesbydesign.com /</a>
