Gift from DVC in the mail!

[Colorado Belle]

DId anyone else just get a beautiful original DVC giclee print in the mail?
It was packaged so prettily that I didn't want to open it. I also rec'd a big DVC Vacation Planning book....
THis is the first time I ever rec'd anything from DVC since I bought resale.
Wonder if it came after our tour of SSR? Our guide was my guide (resale buyers are also assigned guides ya know) and he was really low key and non-pressuring.
We were actually paid for going..a.nd I am pretty sure this IS a first!

[lenshanem]

Wow! Cool! Is the book you got the new points booklet for 2007-2008?

I wanna see a pic! :yes:

[Stimpy]

Oooo I want one! Think if I take a quick tour in November they'll send me one? ;)

[Colorado Belle]

Ok..it's the 2007-8 vacation planner which is chock full of cut outs and scrape booking type thingies. The box the giclee print and planner came in is set up like a 15th anniversary 'cake'...don't forget to pull down on the pull down tab cause it is quite cute!

As a resale buyer, I never got the backpack or prints or whatever gift DVC was giving at the mo, but this is a real treat!!!!!!

[jiggerj]

Oh you lucky ducky CB! Sounds VERY nice- :) Im glad that you were able to receive a DVC goodie in the mail! :clappingh

[lenshanem]

Wow, is the scrapbook type things you can actually use or is it more like that is how they laid the guidebook out?

[cobbler]

I still haven't received my fall vacation magic yet.

[tjkraz]

There's a good sized thread on the DIS of posters who are starting to receive the print. New members...old members...resale buyers...direct buyers...it appears it's going out to everyone. Someone even mentioned that the enclosed materials stated there will be a way to buy additional copies on the member website, but it sounds like that info isn't up yet.

Start watching those mailboxes. :D

[lenshanem]

:woohoo:

I'll be watching that mailbox!

[m.poppins]

ooo! i love anything from disney in the mail!:jumpingbe

[Leftcoaster]

This thread has turned me inmto Veruca Salt.
Daddy, I want an Oompa Loompa and I want it now!

[lenshanem]

The thread over on the DIS the OP finally posted a link to a pic.

Is it just me, or does Mickey looked a little cross eyed?

[bmalonef45]

OH MY GOD!!!!!! :doublejum

We received ours in the mail today. After receiving the new DVD a couple of weeks ago I was really impressed. (I work in advertising and cool direct mail pieces are kind of my thing, I know its a problem) Anyway, This blew that to tiny little pieces. My wife's first comment was "now we know where the increase in dues is going" but like I said these things make me giddy. The print is beautiful and even comes with a certificate of Authenticity. I'm sure they will be on EBAY soon. I wonder how much they will go for?

If they went to these measures to celebrate the big 15 what else can they have planned. Maybe be I'm just getting my hopes up but seriously. After you look at this piece and realize that they probably printed at least a 100,000 of them you will feel the same way. I would say they still cost 5.00 to 10.00 each to make and that is conservative.

As you can tell I'm excited. Its almost been a year since we joined and if every year brings us this much excitement the money we invested was just a drop in the bucket and well worth every penny. I hope everyone else receives their's soon.

[Leftcoaster]

Yay! I got my print in the mail today. Very nice job they did with it.
Only downside was that the "birthday card" portion was stuck and won't work.

[lenshanem]

I want mine NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[carolina_yankee]

Ours came in the mail yesterday, too. Jim's first question also was, "So that's that going to do to our dues?" I told him to get into the birthday spirit. :birhdaypa

It really is creative marketing, and the planning guide had us dreaming of all kinds of ways to visit Disney next year.

Dirk

[doombuggy]

Geez, I better be sure to check my mail today. I'm local and haven't seen anything yet.

:(

[Stimpy]

Waaahhhhhh I want one too!!! :boohoohoo

[tjkraz]

We received ours in the mail today. After receiving the new DVD a couple of weeks ago I was really impressed. (I work in advertising and cool direct mail pieces are kind of my thing, I know its a problem)

Don't feel bad, Bryan. I actually have a binder to store things like old park maps (I pick up a set to keep during every trip), resort maps, DVC mailers, etc. And my vocation isn't even close to advertising. :)

As for the cost, even if it is being charged to our dues there are over 30 million points in the system now. If the production cost was really in the $1 mil range, when spread out over 30 mil points we're only paying pennies per point for the print.

[Ginger]

We haven't received anything yet. Wonder what order they are sending them?

Anyone have a link to what we may receive?

[athenna]

Nothing here yet in Beantown:veryconfu
I do wish they'd hurry:Pokepoke:

[Rozzie]

Down in Bama' NADA.....



Then the Post Office mistakenly returned 2 weeks my mail, I will be peeved if I missed it!! :mad:

[lllovell]

There is already one on ebay per the DIS thread about this.

Here is the link http://cgi.ebay.com/Disney-DVC-15th-Anniv-Limited-Edition-Giclee-Print_W0QQitemZ150039141352QQihZ005QQcategoryZ144Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Looks very nice. I can't wait go get ours. :)

LAura

[ghost1000]

Still waiting for mine to arrive in the Philly 'burbs.

[crazywig]

Nothing here yet in Beantown:veryconfu
I do wish they'd hurry:Pokepoke:

i'm in MA and got mine yesterday, maybe you'll get it today! i didn't even know we were getting it so i was truly surprised. that doesn't happen too often in my world.

[tjkraz]

I can't believe people are trying to sell them on eBay already. Given that EVERY DVC member is slated to receive one, there would seem to be a pretty limited market right now. IMO, if you're planning to sell yours, stick it in a closet for a few months and wait for some new folks to buy into DVC. They probably won't send them out past the initial mailing and demand will certainly rise.

Those of you who have receive them--how are they coming? FedEx or just USPS?

TIA

[bmalonef45]

Got ours vis USPS. In almost perfect shape.

[Leftcoaster]

I can't believe people are trying to sell them on eBay already. Given that EVERY DVC member is slated to receive one, there would seem to be a pretty limited market right now. IMO, if you're planning to sell yours, stick it in a closet for a few months and wait for some new folks to buy into DVC. They probably won't send them out past the initial mailing and demand will certainly rise.

Those of you who have receive them--how are they coming? FedEx or just USPS?

TIA


They are coming by USPS.
Sadly, I am not surprised that they are already ending up on Ebay. People will do anything for a buck and they won't be making much more than that for this.
Certainly, I think it is worth a lot more thanthat. However, if they did make 100,000 of these, that certainly does not make it a limited edition. ;)

[ghost1000]

Nothing in today's mail.

[apurplebrat]

We still haven't received anything here in Boston. anxiously waiting

[PixyDust]

Still waiting in North Carolina also... Misery loves company, so I'm glad to see I'm not the only one still without...

[jiggerj]

Nada in Ct. But thats ok....check my countdown...:goodvibes Maybe it will be here when I get back (wont say home as I am going HOME in 2days! :rockband: )

[ghost1000]

It just arrived. And may I say....


WOW!!!

[crazywig]

don't beat me, but we just got another one :scratchch

the first one we got two days ago was addressed to us at our new address, the one we got today had our old addy on it, then a sticker over it with our new addy.

[athenna]

don't beat me, but we just got another one :scratchch

the first one we got two days ago was addressed to us at our new address, the one we got today had our old addy on it, then a sticker over it with our new addy.


I think they must've sent you mine by mistake:lmbo:
Still waiting. Feel like I've waiting for lots of stuff lately:
this dvc package
dbf halloween costume
dbf park hoppers
dde card
UGH
Ok, rant over:hammer:

[pollymn]

I'm in Columbus Ohio and I have not recieved anything yet:boohoohoo
Polly

[aamove]

Nothing yet in Dallas:(

[mommymouse4gfamily]

:idontgeti Nothing in New Jersey yet.

[Stimpy]

Still waiting in NY! I guess I was right when telling my kids whining never works! :crymeariv

[Stimpy]

Got it today! :kickingco It is so nice! DD, DS and I even had fun with the box it came in for a good 10 minutes :hahahaha:

[KNWVIKING]

.... DD, DS and I even had fun with the box it came in for a good 10 minutes :hahahaha:


Do you have kids or puppies ?

[aamove]

Got ours today too. Really nice

[Bruce]

Ours arrived here in the UK this morning!

I must say, it was very well packed.

[lenshanem]

Mine still hasn't come... :boohoohoo

[Stimpy]

Do you have kids or puppies ?


Hey you know us, doesn't take too much to keep us entertained!:hahahaha: The box is designed like a pop-up birthday cake with a "pull here" tab.....:woohoodan

[Ginger]

Nothing at my house yet. :(

[kathyseb]

Nothing here in Indiana.:(

[withdisneyspirit]

Mine still hasn't come... :boohoohoo

Me neither!!!! :( :sosad:

[athenna]

Still nothing here in MA either:worried:

[ErinC]

I'm getting so depressed. It seems we used to be the first to receive DVC mailings, now it seems like we may be last. :sosad: I just hope we get one. Seems like if they could have made it to the UK, they could have made it to south Alabama by now......(where is the whiner smilie)!

[doombuggy]

Still nothing here in Orlando...

[lenshanem]

Erin, I still haven't gotten ours either in Georgia.

[jaysue]

Stuff always comes late to Canada (aka Great White North)

Cheers
jaysue

:boohoohoo

[magicmommy]

I got mine in Mass. today!:jumpingbe

[athenna]

I got mine in Mass. today!:jumpingbe


Hmmm, so there is hope for me yet!!!!
I am not a very patient person..lol..
Gee, I hope it gets here before I leave for my trip!:3dglasses

[PoohsPal]

Got mine in MI today!!!

[TW1]

What am I..chopped liver?

Nothing, nada, zip!

I pay my MFs! What gives?

[Ginger]

Nothing in NC.

I did read on another group that someone talked to their guide and the guide said the last mailing would be 10/13, so it would take a few more weeks for everyone to get them.

[lenshanem]

Nothing still in Georgia.

[jaysue]

Probably everyone on this board who has nasty things to say about DVC have been moved to the 10/13 mailing :Pokepoke:

Just kidding

We'll get ours sometime around the 25th or so

Cheers
jaysue

[DarthGoofy]

:kickingco I got mine today:kickingco

[athenna]

I finally got mine here in Boston:kickingco
Very nice giclee print!!
And the book is great, too.

[m.poppins]

i had a dream last night i got mine in the mail, does that count?:hammer:

[lenshanem]

Still waiting... :idontgeti

[lllovell]

Me too Shan. Atlanta must be down on the list.

Laura

[Rozzie]

Nada still in Bama.....:headscrat

[lenshanem]

Nada in Atlanta. Mailman just came, too. :crymeariv

Don't forget mail doesn't run this coming Monday either!

At this rate I doubt I'll get it before we leave on our trip. Hope it isn't messed up when we get back.

[withdisneyspirit]

I am waiting in Birmingham also. We southerners are low on the list I guess!

[Rozzie]

I am waiting in Birmingham also. We southerners are low on the list I guess!

must be a old Yankee plot for sure..:Pokepoke:

[pollymn]

Well from this Ohio yankee we stil don't have ours yet:Pokepoke:
Polly

[Ginger]

Nothing in NC

[PixyDust]

Found this on the dvcmember website today:

In celebration of Disney Vacation Club's 15th Anniversary, we've developed a commemorative giclee with Mickey and all seven Disney Vacation Club Resorts represented, made exclusively for Members. Each Membership will receive one giclee via the mail, by October 31, 2006. Additional giclees are available for purchase while supplies last!

So I guess those of us still waiting may have a few more weeks to wait...

[lenshanem]

:bored:

Zippo again today...

[Rozzie]

Nada in Bama.......:rolleyes:

[RweTHEREyet]

Nothing in NC

Nothing for me in Raleigh, either, Ginger.

[Muushka]

Or Cary either:crymeariv

[idratherbeinwdw]

Came home to see mine had arrived yesterday. I hate to sound like a party pooper, but I didn't like the painting. It is just too busy to display anywhere IMO. I have lots of WDW/DVC decorations in my house, some very colorful, but this one is just too too busy for me to hang.

Hope the rest of you feel differently, I was sort of disappointed. I liked the planner that came with it a lot more, much more interesting than past planners I have received.

[kathyseb]

Mar',

Glad you made it home. Hope you had a great time and took in lots of OK shows.
Can't wait to read your trip reports.

We have not gotten ours yet, so can not comment on it.

[jiggerj]

Yippeee!! Received mine this am when I went to the post office- Certainly made the bills that were waiting for me alot easier to take! :)

I Lovvveee it! It shows part of the 2 bedroom Boardwalk View Villa we had on the May trip! :loveisint

[lenshanem]

FINALLY! It came! :kickingco

Arrived in Georgia by FedEx.

[Muushka]

We just recieved ours also. It is very vivid, isn't it?
But fun, and appreciated!:howudoin:

[Ginger]

It has arrived in NC via Fedex. :clappingh

I haven't seen it, DH gets home from work before I do.

[lenshanem]

We just received ours also. It is very vivid, isn't it?
But fun, and appreciated!:howudoin:

Yep - vivid. I looked around our house and I couldn't find a place. So looks like it will go in our Disney themed guest bedroom. :)

[RweTHEREyet]

Got mine today, too, and I love it.

[jdvm]

Have been seeing all of these posts and have been wondering what in the hell a giclee print it. Still don't know, but I have one now. It's a nice touch.
John

[ErinC]

Got mine via Fedex today in South Alabama!

[kathyseb]

Ours came today in Indiana.

I love the packaging.

[m.poppins]

Ours came today in Indiana.

I love the packaging.
gives me hope i'll get mine very very soon!:jumpingbe

[BandontheRun]

Mine came about 2 days ago in CT. What a great surprise! Since it doesn't really go with our house decor, I am more than happy to have it in my home office next to my framed WDW 25th anniversary poster I got as a free handout way back when....

I saw that the gilcee (sp) is going on eBay for anywhere from $20-$50 not including shipping, which appears to be pretty good given comparable gilcees... to think I never knew what a gilcee was...
Disney continues to expand my world...

[doombuggy]

Still nothing in Orlando. :rolleyes:
I tried calling member services, but they couldn't help me. I am only worried b/c I am going away late next week and then moving as soon as I get back.....
I forgot to call my guide when I got home last night.

:Pinkflami

[ghost1000]

Have been seeing all of these posts and have been wondering what in the hell a giclee print it. Still don't know, but I have one now. It's a nice touch.
John

Giclee is basically the fine art replacement for a lithograph. The original image is carefully scanned (and color corrected if necessary), then printed on a wide bed specialty printer, similar to an inkjet. The graphic can be printed on paper or canvas.

Here's a link that shows what the printer looks like.

Large Format Giclee Printer (http://www.digitalpainter.com/hardware.htm)

Since this process is relatively new, no one knows for certain how long a giclee will last. Will it stand the test of time, like a painting, or will it start to fade in 10 years?

[BandontheRun]

Giclee is basically the fine art replacement for a lithograph. The original image is carefully scanned (and color corrected if necessary), then printed on a wide bed specialty printer, similar to an inkjet. The graphic can be printed on paper or canvas.

Here's a link that shows what the printer looks like.

Large Format Giclee Printer (http://www.digitalpainter.com/hardware.htm)

Since this process is relatively new, no one knows for certain how long a giclee will last. Will it stand the test of time, like a painting, or will it start to fade in 10 years?


Nice- looks like for about $16k - we can start making our own giclees!

[tjkraz]

Finally got mine today. And here I was feeling left out. :slyasafox

[MagicKimdom]

I am waiting in Birmingham also. We southerners are low on the list I guess!
Got mine in Helena, AL, on Tuesday. Did yours come yet, Lisa?

I tried to PM you, but your mailbox is full. Just wanted to see if you used to shop at the Disney Store in the Galleria. I was a CM there from 1998 - 2003. At any rate, it's great to see a MO from the Bham area!

[withdisneyspirit]

Wow, Kim!! I had no idea my mailbox was full:veryconfu , sorry about that!! I very well may recognize you as I did shop there, of course:slyasafox I live in the Inverness area and work in Hoover/Vestavia area so we are quite close!

And yes, I did receive my gift in the mail yesterday!! :woohoo: I was feeling quite left out and was so excited yesterday. I will have to find a space for it. :scratchch What a nice planner book too!

[pollymn]

I just got mine today. It's very cool:kickingco

[TW1]

Add me to the list, came with yesterday's bills and catalogs.

Yeah, sure the giclee print was cool, but the candles on the box was the best part! Also thought the new planning guide was nicely done. DD already started working on hats based on the diagrams in the book.

[BandontheRun]

Now that the AKL has been announced, the giclee is officially outdated and a collectors item representative of a point in time..

[AFMom]

I got mine today - and was so excited - but when I opened it - there is a big scratch right across Mickey's face. About 3 inches long. It's bad enough that I won't display it. Do you think I should call and ask for a replacement????

[nono]

Mine came today via Fed Ex. Loved the pop up candles.

[idratherbeinwdw]

If there is anyone else who is like me and didn't really like the print (too busy/loud to display imho) I sold mine on Ebay today and got $25 for it.

[TW1]

If there is anyone else who is like me and didn't really like the print (too busy/loud to display imho) I sold mine on Ebay today and got $25 for it.
Yup, doubt highly we'll display it anywhere.

[BandontheRun]

If there is anyone else who is like me and didn't really like the print (too busy/loud to display imho) I sold mine on Ebay today and got $25 for it.


Mine will be in my office which is in the basement and walled away from any visitors... I like the concept, but it doesn't go with the "house decor" - I'll leave it next to my framed vintage wacky packages poster...

[nono]

If there is anyone else who is like me and didn't really like the print (too busy/loud to display imho) I sold mine on Ebay today and got $25 for it.

Oh c&^*! We're supposed to display it? :help: I thought we were just supposed to ooh and ahhh over it and then take the projects out of the book and do them, and then throw the book on the shelf where the other planner currently is....

[pollymn]

I thought I was supposed to put it in the "This will be worth somthing someday
closet:veryconfu
Polly

[jdvm]

Hey Ghost, Thanks for the explanation of giclee....now, how do you pronounce it???And I'm still looking for the mousepad.
J

[Rozzie]

I thought I was supposed to put it in the "This will be worth somthing someday
closet:veryconfu
Polly

LOL Polly, I have one of those closets. Funny thing is, it's going to probably be only inheritance I leave anybody. Some nieces and nephews gonna have to fight over the loot. :slyasafox (what a loot, huh? :hammer: )

[withdisneyspirit]

Hey, Kristy! I think you should let your guide know that yours has a big scratch so that they can replace it. That is, unless someone wants to donate theirs to you because they don't love it...

[lenshanem]

Ya, I couldn't find a place at all to put it with the busy colors. It ended up in our guestroom which is Disney themed.

[mommymouse4gfamily]

:clappingh IT CAME TODAY , I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY CUTE., KIDS LOVE THE B-DAY CAKE POP-UP. I HAD A BAD DAY AT WORK AND IT REALLY CHEERED ME UP. :bouncingm

[bmalonef45]

I got mine today - and was so excited - but when I opened it - there is a big scratch right across Mickey's face. About 3 inches long. It's bad enough that I won't display it. Do you think I should call and ask for a replacement????


Mine arrived with a scratch also. Not a really bad one but hey it was scratched. I emailed MS and was told if I shipped it back they would send me another one. This frustrated me since I had already thrown away the outside box. Also I didn't feel that I should have to pay shipping on something that was free. They mentioned that each member was only allowed to get one. Yet they are selling them on their website? Odd. I guess I will just keep it. I told them if they shipped me one with return postage paid I would send the other one back. If I didn't they have all my information they could bill me. Oh well I guess I will deal with the scratch. Kind of sad that when you invest lots of money they can't just send another one out without question.

Good luck with yours let us know if you are successful.

[ord2koa]

Aloha,

New member of the forum checking in. We received ours in Hawaii today via USPS in perfect condition (surprising for here).

Nancy

[gcbsdad]

We received ours yesterday and it also had a little scratch on it. I think we can live with it though.
Now I have to figure out (talk DW into) where to display it!?!?!?

[TW1]

Hey Ghost, Thanks for the explanation of giclee....now, how do you pronounce it???And I'm still looking for the mousepad.
J
I googled the pronunciation and found a very funny post that reports giclee is pronounced zhee-clay and is really just a snooty way of saying ink jet. Bascially it is the same process as ink jetting, though with much richer inks and can be on special materials, like the canvas-like material DVC used.

[CncLuvsSSR]

We received ours a few weeks ago and the corners had some of the print coming off. As it turns out it won't matter since the frame I got covers this up. It looks great!

[RBC77]

Received mine today...was really surprised because everyone was saying that those who joined in the last couple of months wouldn't get one. My teenage kids are fighting over it!:santa:

[johnb]

Received mine today...was really surprised because everyone was saying that those who joined in the last couple of months wouldn't get one. My teenage kids are fighting over it!:santa:

We got ours yesterday. I, too, was surprised, 'cause I just asked MS about it when I was making a reservation last week, and I was told that we wouldn't be getting one.

[RBC77]

I guess it's a Merry Christmas for us!:christmas

[tjkraz]

Congrats. Glad to hear they are still sending them out.

DVC offered to sell members additional copies for $50 each, so I wonder how many extras they had printed. At that price, I doubt they were flying off the shelves. I know people mentioned only getting around $30 for them on eBay.