Welcome Back Maryann,
One of the many benefits to staying on property is that you can shop & have your pkgs delivered to your resort so that you don't have to keep up with them. This makes for hands free shopping. Most of the shopping locations offer this service including many of the kiosks. Most Cast Members will ask if you want your packages delivered to your resort or shipped home via UPS or FedEx before they ring up your purchases. If you want to take advantage of this & they don't ask, be sure you tell them. There is
no charge for the service if you'd like them delivered to your resort. S&H charges will apply if you ship them to your home via UPS or FedEx.
Pkgs are shipped to a designated gift shop at your resort. Guests should be sure to check with their hotel Concierge to confirm the correct location. Purchases made by guests of BLT or the Contemporary Resort are shipped to Bayview Gifts on the 4th Floor in the Grand Canyon Concourse of the Contemporary Resort. Guests who stay on club level at any resort should check with their Club Level Concierge to see what your options are - sometimes they will deliver your purchases to your room.
Purchases are usually delivered the following day so if you're checking out of your resort the next day, don't risk it. In this case, a good alternative is using the Package Pick-up Service at the theme parks which allows you to make purchases in the parks throughout the day which can be delivered to special locations for pick-up as you exit the theme parks - click
here for a list of the pick-up locations. Although you can have purchases delivered to your resort or shipped home from DTD, there is no pkg pickup service offered at Downtown Disney.
Wishing you many magical memories :-) Allison