![[CANCELED] Melbourne OzBargain Meetup - $5 Includes Food, Pinball, Video Games & Drinks for 3 Hours. May 17, 7PM (80% off RRP)](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/83/101983.jpg?h=754433db)
16/5: The venue, Bumper Action Amusements, is banned from holding events due to an immediate council order. See my comment. We will be refunding money shortly and will be looking to reschedule the meetup at a later date. :(
As of 15/5: The event is now sold out. You can join the waiting list in case a spot opens up.
See here for more details.
In exactly 2 weeks, you could be playing pinball, eating, and drinking with OzBargain members all for a low price of $5. (80% off RRP! Regular price $25)
➜ When: May 17 7PM-10PM
➜ Where: Bumper Action Amusements 562 City Road, South Melbourne - Minutes from the city, near tram lines.
➜ Who: 60 people is the limit. OzBargain members. $5 per person.
➜ What else: In addition to having 3 hours of unlimited pinball and video games, we will also be providing food and non-alcoholic drinks.
☏ Uber is offering free rides to or from the venue using code OzBargainMeetup. You must enter the code before requesting a ride. ☏
They've generously given us 60 x 1 free ride to the value of $50 to or from Bumper Action Amusements.
- For new and existing users
- Valid from 5:30pm to 11:30pm Friday 17 May 2013
- Code must be entered before ride is taken
- Ride must begin or end at Bumper Action Amusements
How to sign up:
- Go to the meetup page and join the OzBargain Meetups group.
- We will manually approve each account.
- Once approved you will need to RSVP for the event.
We will be approving non-new members first. We don't want the OzBargain event OzBargained by non-OzBargainers (if that makes any sense).
6/5: The Meetup is now open to guests of members (partners, family, friends, etc.). Each guest needs to signup to Meetup/RSVP. Just enter the OzBargain username of the member attending.
FAQ (updated as people ask questions):
Q: What food and drinks will there be?
A: At this point, it's looking like pizza (Dominos?) and whatever cheap cans of soft drink are on sale in May.
Q: Is there a bar?
A: No, the venue does not sell food or drinks.
Q: Why is the meetup not free?
A: According to the Internet which is always right, if you don't charge for an event ~50% of attendees will not show/cancel. If a small fee is involved, this number drops to 20-30%. The Brisbane event was free and there were a lot of cancellations/no shows. Not only does this screw everything up with organizing the venue but also makes it difficult to cater for food.
Q: Can family/partners/friends attend?
A: At this point, OzBargainers have the #1 priority. You just need an OzBargain account (hint, hint). In a few days, room provided, we will open it up to family, friends.
Q: Do I have to be identified or can I attend anonymously?
A: I will be creating nametags with First Names & Usernames. You can choose whether to wear them or feel free to make edits. No interaction is required other than conversating with the venue's door person (venue employee).
Q: Why aren't you posting as a rep?
A: Last time I posted a rep, it screwed up the posting restrictions on OzBargain.com.au. This is an issue as it affects my editing of deals ;)
Q: Will there be meetups in other cities?
A: Next meetup will be Sydney. We are currently looking for a suitable venue. If you want a meetup in your city, please organize it and we may be able to help out financially.
Q: Where can I park?
A: It appears from looking at Street View, that there is ample street parking outside the venue.
Q: I signed up to OzBargain Meetups but my account hasn't been approved yet. Why?
A: This is a meetup for existing OzBargain members. Those who just signed up to participate in the meetup will be approved at a later date once existing OzBargain members have had a chance to signup.
Q: Can I pay at the door?
A: No, this is a cash-free event. You can pay via paypal or make a deposit into the OzBargain bank account.
Q: Can I get a refund?
A: Yes, if the request is made more than 48 hours prior to the event.
Update (8/5):
I visited the venue today for the first time. I counted ~15 pinball machines including my favourite of all time, the Star Trek TNG pinball machine. So unless someone forks out $6150 to buy it between now and next week, it should be there.
Other games, 2 of those sit down table video games, boxing game where you punch as hard as you can, a 4 player daytona usa (or similar name), tetris (yawn!), and some others.
Only 4 spots left. 60 is probably enough for the venue.
The venue doesn't have a BYO license. Serving alcohol requires RSAs and all the fun gov regulations behind it. There is however a pub, The Palace across the street. It has a beer garden.
It's going to be a technical feat trying to get this going plus we don't really have a proper screen. Going low-tech for the night.
There are loads of on-street parking outside the venue. Apparently, it's quite empty on Friday night. There is also parking out the back of the place as well. The 250/251 bus stop is about a block away. That bus goes down Rathdown street, into the city (Lonsdale Street), and near Crown. The tram stop is nearby as well.
EDIT:
Scott just received V2.0 of the t-shirts. People at the meetup will have the first dibs.