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January 6, 2010
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Hi Everyone!
REMEMBER: If you want to visit Walt Disney World when there is no deal for the general public, you will need to follow the discount strategies that are revealed in our online book, "Secrets To An Affordable Walt Disney World® Vacation," to make your vacation affordable.
Now on with the show...
In this blog...
Deals and specials - Deals and specials - BIG discounts on Walt Disney World rooms (up to 45%!), Disney room discounts for Florida residents, Annual Passholders and the Military, WDW ticket special for Florida residents and military ($25 per day!), Disneyland 2-4-1 tickets, Disney Cruise Line discounts for Floridians and military, Disneyland Paris Vacation Package (Kids under 12 go FREE!), Wave Season Luxury Cruise rates ($179!), and Vegas Resort & Casino special ($37!)
News from around the "World":
* This day in Disney history
* Disney makes volunteering even more magical
* More than a million visited Disney free on their birthdays
* Disney completes $4.24B purchase of Marvel
* Walt Disney World Monthly Calendar
* Universal building apartments aimed at resort workers
* Orlando's theme parks ending sluggish year on bright note
* Disneyland Resort Calendar
* This week at Disneyland Paris
* What's new at Disneyland Tokyo
* Hong Kong Disneyland’s Year of the Tiger Celebration
* This week in Las Vegas
* Branson Calendar of Events
* Beth, our travel agent, writes about Dining around the "World"
=================================================
NEW THIS WEEK
WALT DISNEY WORLD
# Save up to 45% on rooms at Walt Disney World with this discount code!
# Discounts on rooms at Walt Disney World for Florida residents, Annual Passholders and Military!
# BIG discounts for Florida residents and Military on Disney tickets!
--------------------------------
DISNEYLAND CALIFORNIA
"Buy one, get one FREE" ticket deal for these Southern California residents!
--------------------------------
DISNEY CRUISE LINE
# Florida Residents from $449!
# Military discounts: 25% off!
--------------------------------
DISNEYLAND PARIS
New Year Disneyland Paris Vacation Package: 2 night/3 day stay from £150 per adult. Plus! All Kids under 12 go Free! Package includes:
* Disney hotel room
* Tickets for both Disney® Parks
* Breakfast
--------------------------------
WAVE SEASON
Beth, our travel agent, writes: "This is the official start of 'wave season' when cruise lines do their best to fill space for the whole year by offering amazing incentives. NOW is the time to book for spring break and summer vacation!!!
Good time of year to note that Royal Caribbean and Celebrity deals come out on Thursdays for their weekly Tuesday sale, and Carnival deals come out on Tuesdays for booking on Wednesday-Thursday-Friday. Weekly deals on other cruise lines are available as well."
Sample rates for February and March, 2010:
* 4-day cruise - Key West & Cozumel - $179!
* 5-day cruise - Western Caribbean - $299!
* 8-day cruise - Mexican Riviera - $429!
This week's deals must be booked between January 6 and January 8, 2010!
--------------------------------
LAS VEGAS
Stay at this luxury Resort & Casino from $37 with this promo code! Includes:
* 2-for-1 Buffet
* 2-for-1 Drinks
* and more!
=================================================
Below are just some of the deals drawn from over 70 pages of current specials posted at our password-protected members-only site:
* Save up to $750.00 on this Walt Disney World vacation package
* FREE Disney Cruise with purchase of this package
* Two Nights FREE at Disneyland California
* Kids sail FREE on Disney cruise line
* Kids eat FREE membership card
* Kids fly FREE to Disneyland California
* Room discounts and FREE tickets for the military
* Save 50% at these deluxe Walt Disney World resorts
* Give a Day, Get a Disney Day promotion
* BIG Downtown Disney Resort Hotel discount
* Florida Resident Discounts Galore! Too many to list here!
* Universal Orlando Resorts half off strategy
* Disneyland ticket deal for locals
* Luxury cruise discount exclusively for police and firefighters
* New parties for Walt Disney World Resort guests
* CityPass discount for Affordable Disney members
* Disney Cruise Line discounts for Floridians and the military
* Non-Disney theme park/cruise vacation packages
* New source for discounted Disney Villas
* SeaWorld San Diego ticket deal
* Disney World discounts for annual passholders
* Universal hotel discounts
* Disneyland California hotel special
* Universal Orlando discounted vacation packages
* SeaWorld Discovery Cove discounts
* Orlando Theme Park Package
* Downtown Disney Resort Hotel discount
* Disneyland Annual Passes on a monthly payment plan
* Universal Hollywood All You Can Eat Pass
* 2011 Disney cruises now booking
* Nickelodeon Family Cruise
* Disney cruise early booking discounts
* Vegas Resort & Casino discounts
* Super Branson Promotion
If you are not a member, you can join our Disney family here. Members can use the following URLs to log in:
Lifetime Deluxe Member
Lifetime Basic Member
Basic Member
=================================================
NEWS FROM AROUND THE "WORLD"
WALT DISNEY WORLD
This Day in Disney History
Disney makes volunteering even more magical
More than a million people visited Disney free on their birthdays
Disney completes $4.24B purchase of Marvel
Walt Disney World Monthly Calendar.
=================================================
OUTSIDE WALT DISNEY WORLD
Universal building apartments aimed at resort workers
Orlando's theme parks ending sluggish year on bright note
=================================================
DISNEYLAND CALIFORNIA
Disneyland Resort Calendar
--------------------------------
DISNEYLAND PARIS
This week at Disneyland Paris
--------------------------------
DISNEYLAND TOKYO
What's new at Tokyo Disneyland
--------------------------------
DISNEYLAND HONG KONG
Hong Kong Disneyland’s Year of the Tiger Celebration Presents A Unique Chinese New Year Experience for the Entire Family
--------------------------------
BRANSON, MO
Branson Calendar of Events
--------------------------------
LAS VEGAS
This Week in Las Vegas
--------------------------------
NOTE: Links to newspaper articles change quickly and without notice. If you receive a "File Not Found" error message, search the newspaper's archives for the story. Certain newspapers require a free registration to view their articles online. If web addres
=================================================
Beth, our travel agent, recently returned from Walt Disney World. She writes about Dining around the World:
"The majority of our meals were covered by conference catering, but we did get to munch at a few other places…
Beaches & Cream
Man, I just love this place. I hate the wait (reservations not accepted), it’s usually noisy, and it’s a bit overpriced, but I still love it. We shared a veggie burger and substituted onion rings for the fries ($1 fee to do so). Yum on both counts - and the server was happy to serve the meal divided onto two plates for us. The sundaes are large (and to die for), so you could use one table service meal credit to do as we did (divide the meal) and both be satisfied. Big eaters won’t want to share, though. Beware: a separate side order of onion rings is HUGE! Beaches & Cream is located at the Beach Club near the pool.
San Angel Inn
Talk about disappointing. First, they didn’t have our reservation. I know, I always tell all of you to take your reservation numbers with you - and I did have mine... back in my suitcase in the room. Despite the missing reservation, they did let us in. And then we waited - and waited. It was about ten minutes before we were finally greeted and got our drinks and our chips with salsa (both excellent).
I was once again dining with a vegetarian and I’m not big on meat myself, so we were having some trouble finding something to eat. The menu is very limited, and none of the usual burritos, etc. are on there. The fine print at the bottom said they’d try to work with special diets, though, so when our server returned we asked if we could do a burrito with beans and cheese, and another entrée without the steak.
No on both counts… but they did offer a vegetarian menu. Yea! Again, disappointment, though. There were only two things on it: a salad, and a tortilla with black beans and grilled veggies. Well, I figured that tortilla was sort of like a flat burrito so I went that way. My companion managed to talk them into doing the Filete Motuleno minus the beef, and for a reduced price of $18 (same as mine). Both were good - although my companions dish was spicy to the point of burning lips and teary eyes so be sure to request it mild if killer spicy isn’t your thing. The thing is, while the atmosphere is lovely and the food is tasty and authentic, it’s very pricey considering what you’re eating. Definitely use a dining credit if you go, and be sure to request a table near the river if they have one. It would be worth waiting just a few extra minutes for one with that nice view.
Cookes of Dublin
Located in Downtown Disney, this is the counter service side of Raglan Road, the Irish restaurant (which I love, by the way). What caught our eye was the 'double dipped' onion rings. We’ll do anything for a good onion ring, and these babies were awesome! You pay $4 for a portion large enough to share with a friend. They’re made to order, crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and very unique. Two thumbs up. We also tried the chips (fries) and found them to be equally yummy. Again, crispy on the outside, like mashed potatoes on the inside, and made to order. We got to watch other orders going out as well, and they all looked delicious, from the batter-dipped fish to the Dublin-style pies to the fried candy bars. (Yes, really. As if they weren’t unhealthy enough to start with!) Can’t wait to get back to this place and try some more things. Horrible for the diet, but otherwise heavenly.
Wetzel’s Pretzels
If you’ve never had them, they’re delicious. Wait a few minutes to get them fresh right from the oven if you can. There are two locations in Downtown Disney, one across from the giant Disney store, and a much larger one next to the Characters in Flight balloon in the West End section. They’re about the best pretzels around from this sort of place, but for a pretzel and lemonade you’ll spend over $7, so it’s more of a splurge than at your local shopping mall.
Cosmic Ray’s
This is one of the few places open in the Magic Kingdom during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, so it’s a good one to be aware of….. plus, they have the free hot chocolate and cookies there that party goers get, so it’s convenient. We shared another veggie burger and some fries. Average on both counts. What I love, though, is the free topping bar. We loaded up on sauteed mushrooms, onions, and cheese sauce. And THAT’S why I say this is the best place to get a burger, veggie or otherwise.
Cantina de San Angel
Those chips were so good from our dinner a few nights earlier we thought we’d see if they were the same at the counter service place outside the Mexican pavilion at Epcot. Again dining with my vegetarian friend, the idea was to split an order of nachos without the beef, but alas, when I heard the special order would take ten minutes (after I’d already been waiting in line at least 15 minutes) I had to think fast. I ordered two children’s grilled cheese quesadilla meals which come with chips, cheese sauce, carrots and a drink for $4.99 each. Bargain! The splurge was a foot-long churro which was truly not worth the $3.25 price tag. So order the kid meal then stroll over to France for a pastry instead. By the way, this is the place I always suggest to families trying to stretch their counter service credits..… a burrito meal can be shared and should be enough for two adults that don’t eat much, two kids, or an adult and child. You won’t be stuffed, but you’ll be good until dinner time."
=================================================
Beth also comments on the gratuity charges on your Disney Visa Rewards card or gift card:
"Don’t let it confuse you
So you’re saving up your Disney Visa rewards points forever and you finally get to transfer them over to your rewards card for your big trip to see The Mouse. You know you have, say, $50 on there, and you give the card to your server at lunch to cover your $16 tab plus $3 tip. You sign the charge, stuff the receipt in your pocket and away you go. Later that day, you glance at the receipt (the only one you got) and it shows a reward card balance of $34. Great, you think, I have just enough to buy this shirt for $32 plus tax. Your cashier asks if you have another $2.92. Huh?? What’s up with that?!
Well, what’s up is, when you use that rewards card to pay for meals, the gratuity is run separately and you probably will not get a second receipt showing the correct balance on your card. Your receipt will be for the first charge run (the meal and tax). You’ll need to make a note to yourself that the gratuity was deducted after that. Gift cards work the same way. The process makes it VERY hard to accurately track your balance."
=================================================
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
By the same author:
"100 Prayers of Purity for the Mission of Our Lady of America."
The Virgin Mary, Our Lady of America, encourages us to seek Her as our model of purity. The prayers in this book petition God the Father, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the great Saints for the grace we need to lead pure and holy lives. Click here to read the book for FREE.
"Achieving Weight Loss through the Prayers of the Divine Office of the Virgin Mary." True peace with food can only come from establishing a close relationship with God. Click here to read the book for FREE.
"Rosary Meditations: A Bouquet of Roses for Our Lady." Shows the beginner and the highly experienced how to meditate while praying the rosary. Click here to read the book for FREE.
Be sure to check out Father Ron Camarda's "Tear in the Desert." It's one of the most spiritual books I have ever read!
"To me, today at age 61, all prayer by the humble or highly placed has one thing in common: supplication for strength and inspiration to carry on the best impulses which should bind us together for a better world. Without such inspiration we would rapidly deteriorate and finally perish." Walt Disney (Source: startedbyamouse.com)
--------------------------------
Affordable Disney Books
Disney and other new books 50-90% off the list price. To check out the bargains, click here.
--------------------------------
Got Coupons?
With the Orlando Entertainment Book, you can save big on travel, groceries, shopping, movie tickets, and more! Save at hotels and restaurants near Walt Disney World, on car rental, airfare, admission to Universal Orlando, SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa! For details, click here.
--------------------------------
Affordable Accommodations
Enjoy Special Rates at select hotels, condos and vacation rentals near Disney. Plus! Receive up to a $100.00 rebate! For hotels, click here.
--------------------------------
Own a piece of the Magic Kingdom
Disney framed stock certificates are works of art. They feature Walt Disney and the Disney characters. Unlike stock brokers that require you to purchase several shares of stock, OneShare sells one share of stock and mails you the certificate. You can frame the stock certificate yourself or OneShare will frame if for you at a nominal cost. Click here.
=============================================
See You Real Soon!
John
AffordableDisney.Com.
johngross@affordabledisney.com
=============================================
Disclaimer: We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information contained in THE DISNEY NEWS. Always check to be sure. The views and opinions expressed by others in THE DISNEY NEWS do not necessarily reflect the views of AffordableDisney.Com.
=============================================
Updates From Affordable Walt Disney World Vacation
January 6, 2010
Copyright © 1999 - 2010 by John P. Gross. All rights reserved.
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Or copy and paste the following URL into your RSS Reader:
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Hi Everyone!
REMEMBER: If you want to visit Walt Disney World when there is no deal for the general public, you will need to follow the discount strategies that are revealed in our online book, "Secrets To An Affordable Walt Disney World® Vacation," to make your vacation affordable.
Now on with the show...
In this blog...
Deals and specials - Deals and specials - BIG discounts on Walt Disney World rooms (up to 45%!), Disney room discounts for Florida residents, Annual Passholders and the Military, WDW ticket special for Florida residents and military ($25 per day!), Disneyland 2-4-1 tickets, Disney Cruise Line discounts for Floridians and military, Disneyland Paris Vacation Package (Kids under 12 go FREE!), Wave Season Luxury Cruise rates ($179!), and Vegas Resort & Casino special ($37!)
News from around the "World":
* This day in Disney history
* Disney makes volunteering even more magical
* More than a million visited Disney free on their birthdays
* Disney completes $4.24B purchase of Marvel
* Walt Disney World Monthly Calendar
* Universal building apartments aimed at resort workers
* Orlando's theme parks ending sluggish year on bright note
* Disneyland Resort Calendar
* This week at Disneyland Paris
* What's new at Disneyland Tokyo
* Hong Kong Disneyland’s Year of the Tiger Celebration
* This week in Las Vegas
* Branson Calendar of Events
* Beth, our travel agent, writes about Dining around the "World"
=================================================
NEW THIS WEEK
WALT DISNEY WORLD
# Save up to 45% on rooms at Walt Disney World with this discount code!
# Discounts on rooms at Walt Disney World for Florida residents, Annual Passholders and Military!
# BIG discounts for Florida residents and Military on Disney tickets!
--------------------------------
DISNEYLAND CALIFORNIA
"Buy one, get one FREE" ticket deal for these Southern California residents!
--------------------------------
DISNEY CRUISE LINE
# Florida Residents from $449!
# Military discounts: 25% off!
--------------------------------
DISNEYLAND PARIS
New Year Disneyland Paris Vacation Package: 2 night/3 day stay from £150 per adult. Plus! All Kids under 12 go Free! Package includes:
* Disney hotel room
* Tickets for both Disney® Parks
* Breakfast
--------------------------------
WAVE SEASON
Beth, our travel agent, writes: "This is the official start of 'wave season' when cruise lines do their best to fill space for the whole year by offering amazing incentives. NOW is the time to book for spring break and summer vacation!!!
Good time of year to note that Royal Caribbean and Celebrity deals come out on Thursdays for their weekly Tuesday sale, and Carnival deals come out on Tuesdays for booking on Wednesday-Thursday-Friday. Weekly deals on other cruise lines are available as well."
Sample rates for February and March, 2010:
* 4-day cruise - Key West & Cozumel - $179!
* 5-day cruise - Western Caribbean - $299!
* 8-day cruise - Mexican Riviera - $429!
This week's deals must be booked between January 6 and January 8, 2010!
--------------------------------
LAS VEGAS
Stay at this luxury Resort & Casino from $37 with this promo code! Includes:
* 2-for-1 Buffet
* 2-for-1 Drinks
* and more!
=================================================
Below are just some of the deals drawn from over 70 pages of current specials posted at our password-protected members-only site:
* Save up to $750.00 on this Walt Disney World vacation package
* FREE Disney Cruise with purchase of this package
* Two Nights FREE at Disneyland California
* Kids sail FREE on Disney cruise line
* Kids eat FREE membership card
* Kids fly FREE to Disneyland California
* Room discounts and FREE tickets for the military
* Save 50% at these deluxe Walt Disney World resorts
* Give a Day, Get a Disney Day promotion
* BIG Downtown Disney Resort Hotel discount
* Florida Resident Discounts Galore! Too many to list here!
* Universal Orlando Resorts half off strategy
* Disneyland ticket deal for locals
* Luxury cruise discount exclusively for police and firefighters
* New parties for Walt Disney World Resort guests
* CityPass discount for Affordable Disney members
* Disney Cruise Line discounts for Floridians and the military
* Non-Disney theme park/cruise vacation packages
* New source for discounted Disney Villas
* SeaWorld San Diego ticket deal
* Disney World discounts for annual passholders
* Universal hotel discounts
* Disneyland California hotel special
* Universal Orlando discounted vacation packages
* SeaWorld Discovery Cove discounts
* Orlando Theme Park Package
* Downtown Disney Resort Hotel discount
* Disneyland Annual Passes on a monthly payment plan
* Universal Hollywood All You Can Eat Pass
* 2011 Disney cruises now booking
* Nickelodeon Family Cruise
* Disney cruise early booking discounts
* Vegas Resort & Casino discounts
* Super Branson Promotion
If you are not a member, you can join our Disney family here. Members can use the following URLs to log in:
Lifetime Deluxe Member
Lifetime Basic Member
Basic Member
=================================================
NEWS FROM AROUND THE "WORLD"
WALT DISNEY WORLD
This Day in Disney History
Disney makes volunteering even more magical
More than a million people visited Disney free on their birthdays
Disney completes $4.24B purchase of Marvel
Walt Disney World Monthly Calendar.
=================================================
OUTSIDE WALT DISNEY WORLD
Universal building apartments aimed at resort workers
Orlando's theme parks ending sluggish year on bright note
=================================================
DISNEYLAND CALIFORNIA
Disneyland Resort Calendar
--------------------------------
DISNEYLAND PARIS
This week at Disneyland Paris
--------------------------------
DISNEYLAND TOKYO
What's new at Tokyo Disneyland
--------------------------------
DISNEYLAND HONG KONG
Hong Kong Disneyland’s Year of the Tiger Celebration Presents A Unique Chinese New Year Experience for the Entire Family
--------------------------------
BRANSON, MO
Branson Calendar of Events
--------------------------------
LAS VEGAS
This Week in Las Vegas
--------------------------------
NOTE: Links to newspaper articles change quickly and without notice. If you receive a "File Not Found" error message, search the newspaper's archives for the story. Certain newspapers require a free registration to view their articles online. If web addres
=================================================
Beth, our travel agent, recently returned from Walt Disney World. She writes about Dining around the World:
"The majority of our meals were covered by conference catering, but we did get to munch at a few other places…
Beaches & Cream
Man, I just love this place. I hate the wait (reservations not accepted), it’s usually noisy, and it’s a bit overpriced, but I still love it. We shared a veggie burger and substituted onion rings for the fries ($1 fee to do so). Yum on both counts - and the server was happy to serve the meal divided onto two plates for us. The sundaes are large (and to die for), so you could use one table service meal credit to do as we did (divide the meal) and both be satisfied. Big eaters won’t want to share, though. Beware: a separate side order of onion rings is HUGE! Beaches & Cream is located at the Beach Club near the pool.
San Angel Inn
Talk about disappointing. First, they didn’t have our reservation. I know, I always tell all of you to take your reservation numbers with you - and I did have mine... back in my suitcase in the room. Despite the missing reservation, they did let us in. And then we waited - and waited. It was about ten minutes before we were finally greeted and got our drinks and our chips with salsa (both excellent).
I was once again dining with a vegetarian and I’m not big on meat myself, so we were having some trouble finding something to eat. The menu is very limited, and none of the usual burritos, etc. are on there. The fine print at the bottom said they’d try to work with special diets, though, so when our server returned we asked if we could do a burrito with beans and cheese, and another entrée without the steak.
No on both counts… but they did offer a vegetarian menu. Yea! Again, disappointment, though. There were only two things on it: a salad, and a tortilla with black beans and grilled veggies. Well, I figured that tortilla was sort of like a flat burrito so I went that way. My companion managed to talk them into doing the Filete Motuleno minus the beef, and for a reduced price of $18 (same as mine). Both were good - although my companions dish was spicy to the point of burning lips and teary eyes so be sure to request it mild if killer spicy isn’t your thing. The thing is, while the atmosphere is lovely and the food is tasty and authentic, it’s very pricey considering what you’re eating. Definitely use a dining credit if you go, and be sure to request a table near the river if they have one. It would be worth waiting just a few extra minutes for one with that nice view.
Cookes of Dublin
Located in Downtown Disney, this is the counter service side of Raglan Road, the Irish restaurant (which I love, by the way). What caught our eye was the 'double dipped' onion rings. We’ll do anything for a good onion ring, and these babies were awesome! You pay $4 for a portion large enough to share with a friend. They’re made to order, crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and very unique. Two thumbs up. We also tried the chips (fries) and found them to be equally yummy. Again, crispy on the outside, like mashed potatoes on the inside, and made to order. We got to watch other orders going out as well, and they all looked delicious, from the batter-dipped fish to the Dublin-style pies to the fried candy bars. (Yes, really. As if they weren’t unhealthy enough to start with!) Can’t wait to get back to this place and try some more things. Horrible for the diet, but otherwise heavenly.
Wetzel’s Pretzels
If you’ve never had them, they’re delicious. Wait a few minutes to get them fresh right from the oven if you can. There are two locations in Downtown Disney, one across from the giant Disney store, and a much larger one next to the Characters in Flight balloon in the West End section. They’re about the best pretzels around from this sort of place, but for a pretzel and lemonade you’ll spend over $7, so it’s more of a splurge than at your local shopping mall.
Cosmic Ray’s
This is one of the few places open in the Magic Kingdom during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, so it’s a good one to be aware of….. plus, they have the free hot chocolate and cookies there that party goers get, so it’s convenient. We shared another veggie burger and some fries. Average on both counts. What I love, though, is the free topping bar. We loaded up on sauteed mushrooms, onions, and cheese sauce. And THAT’S why I say this is the best place to get a burger, veggie or otherwise.
Cantina de San Angel
Those chips were so good from our dinner a few nights earlier we thought we’d see if they were the same at the counter service place outside the Mexican pavilion at Epcot. Again dining with my vegetarian friend, the idea was to split an order of nachos without the beef, but alas, when I heard the special order would take ten minutes (after I’d already been waiting in line at least 15 minutes) I had to think fast. I ordered two children’s grilled cheese quesadilla meals which come with chips, cheese sauce, carrots and a drink for $4.99 each. Bargain! The splurge was a foot-long churro which was truly not worth the $3.25 price tag. So order the kid meal then stroll over to France for a pastry instead. By the way, this is the place I always suggest to families trying to stretch their counter service credits..… a burrito meal can be shared and should be enough for two adults that don’t eat much, two kids, or an adult and child. You won’t be stuffed, but you’ll be good until dinner time."
=================================================
Beth also comments on the gratuity charges on your Disney Visa Rewards card or gift card:
"Don’t let it confuse you
So you’re saving up your Disney Visa rewards points forever and you finally get to transfer them over to your rewards card for your big trip to see The Mouse. You know you have, say, $50 on there, and you give the card to your server at lunch to cover your $16 tab plus $3 tip. You sign the charge, stuff the receipt in your pocket and away you go. Later that day, you glance at the receipt (the only one you got) and it shows a reward card balance of $34. Great, you think, I have just enough to buy this shirt for $32 plus tax. Your cashier asks if you have another $2.92. Huh?? What’s up with that?!
Well, what’s up is, when you use that rewards card to pay for meals, the gratuity is run separately and you probably will not get a second receipt showing the correct balance on your card. Your receipt will be for the first charge run (the meal and tax). You’ll need to make a note to yourself that the gratuity was deducted after that. Gift cards work the same way. The process makes it VERY hard to accurately track your balance."
=================================================
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
By the same author:
"100 Prayers of Purity for the Mission of Our Lady of America."
The Virgin Mary, Our Lady of America, encourages us to seek Her as our model of purity. The prayers in this book petition God the Father, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the great Saints for the grace we need to lead pure and holy lives. Click here to read the book for FREE.
"Achieving Weight Loss through the Prayers of the Divine Office of the Virgin Mary." True peace with food can only come from establishing a close relationship with God. Click here to read the book for FREE.
"Rosary Meditations: A Bouquet of Roses for Our Lady." Shows the beginner and the highly experienced how to meditate while praying the rosary. Click here to read the book for FREE.
Be sure to check out Father Ron Camarda's "Tear in the Desert." It's one of the most spiritual books I have ever read!
"To me, today at age 61, all prayer by the humble or highly placed has one thing in common: supplication for strength and inspiration to carry on the best impulses which should bind us together for a better world. Without such inspiration we would rapidly deteriorate and finally perish." Walt Disney (Source: startedbyamouse.com)
--------------------------------
Affordable Disney Books
Disney and other new books 50-90% off the list price. To check out the bargains, click here.
--------------------------------
Got Coupons?
With the Orlando Entertainment Book, you can save big on travel, groceries, shopping, movie tickets, and more! Save at hotels and restaurants near Walt Disney World, on car rental, airfare, admission to Universal Orlando, SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa! For details, click here.
--------------------------------
Affordable Accommodations
Enjoy Special Rates at select hotels, condos and vacation rentals near Disney. Plus! Receive up to a $100.00 rebate! For hotels, click here.
--------------------------------
Own a piece of the Magic Kingdom
Disney framed stock certificates are works of art. They feature Walt Disney and the Disney characters. Unlike stock brokers that require you to purchase several shares of stock, OneShare sells one share of stock and mails you the certificate. You can frame the stock certificate yourself or OneShare will frame if for you at a nominal cost. Click here.
=============================================
See You Real Soon!
John
AffordableDisney.Com.
johngross@affordabledisney.com
=============================================
Disclaimer: We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information contained in THE DISNEY NEWS. Always check to be sure. The views and opinions expressed by others in THE DISNEY NEWS do not necessarily reflect the views of AffordableDisney.Com.
=============================================
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