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  1. LSchrow

    Do you "rent" points to family and if so, for how much $?

    If they are sharing our room (we REALLY have to like the person to even offer them to share a villa with us tho), no charge. No charge for our adult children & their families (the points/money are going to be theirs eventually anyway). If they want to upgrade the room, I would probably just have...
  2. LSchrow

    Any tips - rental reservation not showing everyone

    If you had done the online check0in already, you likely have to re-check-in (just don't change any requests if you had made one through the owner - it'll override the original request). We've had that happen a number of times & re-checking in fixes it.
  3. LSchrow

    Best lobby bathrooms at a DVC resort?

    The embossed toilet paper at the Riviera does it for me. Plus they are always amazingly clean & amenities well-stocked.
  4. LSchrow

    Would you switch to BWV from BCV at Christmas?

    If BWV is available, i would absolutely switch from BCV (we own at both). They had taken the BW view rooms out of inventory from 0/9 through right before Thanksgiving, and it looks like the Standard View were removed from January through at least mid-March - December did not have any noticeable...
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    How Are Membership Numbers Generated?

    Interesting - from what others have said, it looks like the numbers go down. Our first Membership (1999) starts with 69, second Membership a few years later was 54, third was 52, and last was 50. So then i went down the rabbit hole.......:rolleyes: The one & only thing similarity i found was...
  6. LSchrow

    Sneakers?

    It has good reviews, so if she wears them around & they are comfortable, i would stick with them. Another suggestion though: make sure she brings moleskin (& a small scissor if she'll have a checked bag). Moleskin & my trusty old Teva flip-flops (which i had only brought as slippers) saved my...
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    DVC Owners - any interesting rental stories?

    All but one of my rental experiences have been wonderful. There was one though that messaged me upon their arrival, upset that she was in a studio - which is exactly what she had paid for. It was really odd because my ad had said studio & listed everything that was in one, the contract said...
  8. LSchrow

    Pros & Cons of an Owner's Locker...

    I itemized ours in a spreadsheet (easier to keep track, imho) sunscreen (SPF45) body butter, moisturizer Body glide aloe body spray nail polish remover (bottle) nail file, nail clipper eye makeup remover Good Hair dryer Chi flat iron comb, brush Good Shampoo & conditioner Hair treatments Hair...
  9. LSchrow

    Long island new york dvc members page

    Still here - Deer Park. We have 13 days booked for May & another 13 for November (both BWV 1-bdrm). Also have 9 days booked at Riviera in December, but may cancel that one because we're doing a European trip in August too (Amsterdam, Bruges, Paris, London - soooo excited!_:cool1:)
  10. LSchrow

    Weird Login Issue

    Did you type in the website address or use a bookmark? I've repeatedly had an issue in Chrome where my DVC bookmark suddenly changes to the Canadian website (you can see cdn in the address bar).
  11. LSchrow

    Moonlight magic registration

    Yes, you should get the email. Just make sure to use the Membership number the reservation is under - the system will recognize you as an eligible Member (just like all your Memberships are under one sign-in).
  12. LSchrow

    Multi-home resorts? List the chronological order of your contracts?

    The 1999 BWV points were about $55 with CM discount (the discount was much better then). It's pretty humorous how many people thought we were crazy for buying a "timeshare" years ago, but I looked into it thoroughly before we spent a single penny.
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    Multi-home resorts? List the chronological order of your contracts?

    BWV (1999) BCV (2002) SSR (2004) BWV (2015) BWV (2017) RIV (2019) Italicized are Resale. If BWV was never introduced, I doubt we would have bought DVC until RIV.
  14. LSchrow

    Current DVC Perks for Direct vs. Resale

    The DVC AP is huge (when APs are available again, of course). A 7-day Park Hopper for the least expensive week in May and October is over $784 each or $1568 for both, whereas the DVC Sorcerer AP is $1032 (a $536 savings per person per year, $2144 for family of 4) & includes discounts, free...
  15. LSchrow

    Paying dues with discounted Disney Gift Cards - buying in bulk?

    We save minimally $500 a year (usually closer to $600-700), so not just a few dollars. Since I don't usually make over $500 for under 30 minutes' "work", we'll take it :)
  16. LSchrow

    Paying dues with discounted Disney Gift Cards - buying in bulk?

    I haven't tried Sam's, but it's usually a limit per order, not per Membership. Rather than paying off your dues all at once though, i would suggest setting up Direct Debit from your checking (no fees or interest), then buy some GCs each month & apply them before the debit hits. It's easy & you...
  17. LSchrow

    How can I prevent Member Services from merging two reservations?

    That's how i do it (we keep our first night separate to use the DDP), & haven't had a problem. Btw, we did have them merge separate reservation without asking prior to my doing that.
  18. LSchrow

    Best Two Bedroom for Six?

    According to plandisney, the Kidani sleeper chair is as long as a regular twin, but 7-8" narrower, and the RIV trundle is a regular twin (though some say the RIV Studio trundle is actually about 6" narrower than a twin, and the 1-bdrm & up trundle is a regular twin size)
  19. LSchrow

    What do you tell cast members??

    Agreed - they asked if we had "any discounts" almost every time, in every store, & restaurant. One just replies with the discount they qualify for, & shows proof plus ID. Since there are AP, DVC, Disney Visa, & CM discounts, it would be silly for them to initially ask if one qualifies for each...
  20. LSchrow

    Waitlist with no points

    I created a WL about 2 months ago (selected don't borrow or replace), & unintentionally used those current points for another reservation. MS just called me a few days ago & asked if I wanted to borrow the points as the WL came through. While i wouldn't expect it all the time (especially if i...




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