Souvenirs that you actually use at home

[caliope]

Pretty much daily, DH or I use our:
Potholders
Mickey and Minnie mugs
Clean/dirty dishwasher magnet

DS sleeps with his stuffed Mickey, Pluto, or Pooh most nights
He also frequently wears his classic Mickey t-shirts

And our Trader Sam's Nautilus, Hippopotamaitai, and Rum flight souvenir glasses decorate our shelves.

 

[housetomouse]

Colander, spatula, and Mickey waffle maker!

 

[Disneyforus]

Bought several fabric grocery bags awhile back at the store outside of Soarin.
Love them!!
Anyone seen these recently?

 

[kbwright]

We have mugs, refillable mugs, spoon rest, mickey pillow for couch, minnie snuggie, and every I get myself a new pair of pj's or lounge pants. All get regular use in our home.

 

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

I totally forgot about my basket that my husband bought for me at Animal Kingdom.

It stores my knitting. And I carry it around pretty much everywhere.

 

[carlymcqueen]

Any of the car stuff, like stickers or antenna toppers. Not sure if it's exactly useful to all, but it is to me in a way

 

[Gigi@Disney]

Any pictures? So addicted to baskets (weird, I know)

 

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

Any pictures? So addicted to baskets (weird, I know)

If I knew how, I would.

 

[bdcp]

A few things I use regularly. One is a toothpick holder (looks like a shot glass) and the other is my dishwasher "clean" "dirty" suction dial thing that lets people know if the dishwasher has clean or dirty dishes in it. Oh and I have a sleep shirt and coffee mug that I use about once a week.

 

[melanielll]

We bought a couple of cat food/water bowls years ago (maybe 10 years ago). One has pictures of all of the nonevil Disney cats and the other one has a crown and the word princess on it. We still use those.

 

[Gigi@Disney]

That's okay! I'll just remember to look for baskets, which location in AK?

 

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

I just adore my Cogsworth clock, big and little Lumiere! Little Lum is actually a Christmas decoration lol..

 

[melanielll]

Oops - I forgot the Pandora jewelry. My daughter has been getting that for a few years and wears it every day.

So all I should buy is jewelry and cat supplies. I will try to remember that when I am there in 2 weeks.

 

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

That's okay! I'll just remember to look for baskets, which location in AK?

I'm not really sure. But I think it was the Mombasa Market place, maybe?

It was made in Ghana and is a "Blessing Basket."

 

[Gigi@Disney]

I'm not really sure. But I think it was the Mombasa Market place, maybe?

It was made in Ghana and is a "Blessing Basket."

Thanks!!!

 

[niffer5150]

we use our refillable mugs or my starbucks you are here park mugs everyday for coffee. i bought a nightmare before christmas deadly nightshade jar and use it to hold the sugar cubes for my coffee. my daughter i both use stuffed eeyore's as neck pillows at night because the shape is just right.

 

[Elliesmommy]

I have purchased many of the German pickle ornaments. I use them in gifting and of course my own tree. Also each room of my house is decorated as a different country/continent. Much of my unique décor has come from EPCOT. Not a single Mickey or character in my Disney World souvenir collection, but I am reminded of my Disney trips all the same.

 

[dolewhipdreams]

I'm a huge fan of drink ware. I've got a couple of mugs and some glasses from Disneyland that have mine and my DH's names on them. I'd love to have a glass from every park to remind myself of my favorite places!

Another item that turned out to be amazing was the Mickey waffle dog toy! We have a golden retriever puppy named Waffles so I bought it as a little bit of a joke but it ended up being his favorite toy (until he destroyed it, which was inevitable. Even then it lasted much longer than his other toys so it's pretty durable). I plan on getting him a replacement when we go back this year.

 

[mikegood2]

Also agree with any type of glassware. I usually buy a shot glass or two everytrip I take. I don't use them often, but they're great to display and small enough to taken home.

My parents have glass Mickey coffee mugs with our names engraved on the back. Can't tell you when we got them, but I'm guessing the late 1970s or 80s. Began with 6, my grandparents, parent, brother and mine. My grandparents pasted away 20+ years ago, but we still have theirs in a cubard somewhere. We added a Minnie one to our collection about 15 years ago for my sister-in-law. Added 2 for my nieces on their first trip they took to WDW in 2011.

 

[disneyseniors]

We always buy a Christmas ornament, or two! It's an annual thing, and we buy them for gifts too. Our favorite thing to collect is a piece of crystal from Arribas Brothers on Main St. in the MK. We started doing this in l983 and always look for something we love to add to our collection. We now have one of a kind pieces that aren't in circulation any more. We didn't buy them for that, but because we loved them. Our last one was an eayore which reflects many colors and is beautiful. Other than that it's t shirts, mugs, ankle bracelets. There's always something great to buy. Wish we could afford a painting!