[NSW] OzBargain 17th Birthday - Parramatta Meetup (Tuesday 14 November, 6:30PM @ Commercial Hotel Parramatta)

REGISTRATIONS AND DEPOSITS CLOSED 26/10/2023

  • We have shot past the cap of 40 OzBargainers, so I've contacted the venue to increase our booking to 50 60 OzBargainers.
  • Effective immediately I will no longer be accepting a $5 deposit (please see OP). I will be reaching out to a select few OzBargainers on the registration list inviting them to attend, followed by the waitlist. Invitation will only be going out to accounts made before 2015, from oldest to newest.
  • We now have even more sponsors for this event. Post will be updated progressively on the prizes being offered as time gets closer to the event.

Come and celebrate OzBargain's 17th birthday!

Date: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Time: 6:30pm AEDT
Location: Commercial Hotel Parramatta
Address: 2 Hassall Street, Parramatta, NSW, 2150
Cap: 40 now increased to 50 now 55 - this is the absolute cap, I'm not pushing it any further! ok fine we're at 60 MAX

The venue is very spacious - we have booked the beer garden area on ground floor (same as last year). There will be plenty of food, including pizza and various canape platters including burger sliders, skewers, wedges, etc. I will cater for vegetarian/vegans as well, don't worry. Soft drink jugs will be ordered to cater for drinks.

Thanks @scotty & OzBargain for sponsoring this event with a generous amount of $35pp for food and drinks, as well as 2023 t-shirts for the fans.

Thanks
-ISP


Confirmed Attendance: 60 OzBargainers


Spot Reservations - REGISTRATIONS AND DEPOSITS CLOSED - DO NOT DEPOSIT!

  • As this is a capped event of 40 OzBargainers, to confirm your spot to the meet-up, I will be taking a $5 fully refundable deposit via Beemit. Please write your OzBargain username in the “for what?” field when you make the transfer. This deposit is fully refundable in cash if you show up to the meetup. My beemit username is:

    @ismellpennies


Event Sponsors (prizes and freebies)

1. @OzBargain

Freebie Freebie Qty Notes
2023 OzBargain T-shirts Limited First-come, first-served
Food/Drinks for the night Plenty But don’t be a fat@ss, food is $$$
'Not a bot' Badge 1 per person Instant win if you attend this event
'No Show' Badge 1 per ghost Instant win if you don't show up to this event
  • Note: If you do not attend this event, you will receive the new black badgeNo Show, which might impact your ability to register for events in coming years.

2. @Mobileciti

https://www.mobileciti.com.au/

Prize Prize Qty Prize Value Notes
[Special Anker Goodies Bag] 60 Too valuable Freebie
TCL Rayneo Nxtwear Air Smart Glasses 1 $599 1st Prize
Amazfit Balance Smart Watch 1 $499 2nd Prize
Anker 735 USB C 65W GaN Charger 1 $99 3rd Prize

3. @Wireless1

Prize Prize Qty Prize Value Notes
[Special Anker Goodies Bag] 60 Too valuable Freebie
Sennheiser Headphones 60 $79 Freebie

4. @TopCashback

Prize Prize Qty Prize Value Notes
$100 Cashback 1 $100 1st Prize
$50 Cashback 1 $50 2nd Prize
$20 Cashback 1 $20 3rd Prize
$10 Bonus on $10 Spend** 1 per person $10 Existing members only. More info in Nov
$25 Bonus for new sign-ups** 1 per person $25 New sign-ups using only. More info in Nov
  • Note: Those attending this event on the night will have the option to scan a QR code that leads to a Google form asking for your OzBargain username as well as your TopCashback email address (or the option to state if you wish to join TopCashback). The Google form will only be available for 3 hours (to prevent the sharing of QR codes — all entries with an OzBargain username that is not attending the event or multiple entries with the same OzBargain username but different TopCashback emails will have their entries denied). A day or two after the event, you will receive an email confirming your eligibility for the relevant promo, and from that date you will have 2 weeks to make your purchase for the bonus cashback (current members) or sign up.

5. @Creative

Prize Prize Qty Prize Value Notes
Outlier Free Pro+ Waterproof Bone Conduction Headphones 1 $254.95 1st Prize
Zen Hybrid 2 Hybrid ANC Headphone (new product launching soon) 1 $119.95* 2nd Prize
Stage SE Under-Monitor Soundbar 1 $99.95 3rd Prize
Muvo Go Bluetooth Speaker 1 $114.95 4th Prize
Zen Air TWS ANC Earphones 1 $69.95 5th Prize

We will also be offering an exclusive additional 5% discount with min purchase of $100 (Ends 30 Nov) on top of the BF prices with promo code: OZBARGAIN5

Comments

  • Any event in Victoria?

    • +2

      I'm not sure, I'm only from NSW. Start your own meetup, or join one when it's eventually made here

  • +3

    oooo I'm in parra, would be keen on coming.

  • +4

    Thanks for organising ISP, happy to help if you need any

  • I cannot come on Wednesday, but any other days I may be able to come. Date and location?

  • +1

    Sign me up + Wife :O :) <3

    Thank you for running the event.

    Last time at the Parra OzBargain Event: https://www.youtube.com/live/2ywwgTtuvIA?si=_DnG9rHc8z4MgZVz…

    • On behalf of all of us who can’t make ISPs event, please livestream this one!

  • +1

    Time again to come smell your pennies.

    I'm not half opposed to doing a park BBQ in Parra if you wanna change it up. Can lend a hand also setting up, etc.

  • +2

    Update 17/10/2023

    My Parramatta meetup have been finalised

    Please read the post carefully. First 40 people to send me a deposit via beemit will get their spot.

    We have on board some generous sponsors who will contribute some prizes and freebies, including:

    1. @scotty (the event itself is sponsored - thanks Scotty)
    2. @Mobileciti
    3. @Wireless1
    • +1

      Sent my monies!

  • +4

    Scotty has confirmed he’ll be going to the Parramatta event! Secure your deposit now for a chance to meet him :)

    • +2

      I missed scotty last year, awesome!

    • +1

      YUUSSSS yearly photo with Scotty 😎👏

  • +1

    Oops! Missed this post. Deposited now, cheers

  • Unable to attend anymore :( Have relinquished my spot.

  • I got a spot in other location. As I was in waiting list for this one, I have cancelled this (full cap).

    • +1

      I can always extend the cap for this event, I plan to anyway if it gets full. Feel free to join us :)

      • +1

        Edit: I just beemed :)
        Ok, waitlist again with other 19 people. At least more new friends if I can join :)

  • +1

    payment transferred!

  • +8

    Hey OzBargainers!

    For those who have already paid their deposit, thank you! I can't wait to meet you all!

    We are currently at 30 members confirmed to attend. This event is a 'first in - first served' event, regardless if you are on waitlist or not. Deposit now to secure your spot! 10 more spots left as of now. The free food, prizes and the chance to meet valuable members including the OzBargain boss himself (scotty) is an experience not to miss!

    Please look at the post description for instructions on how to deposit.

    I will notify everyone once we reach the cap of 40 members.

    Thanks
    -ISP

    • +2

      Thank You for organizing. Just Paid via Beem.

    • +2

      Payment transferred via Beem for me and my better half! Thanks for organising :)

  • Do you need to be 18 to attend?

  • I'm keen to go but i'm already attending another event and didn't want to take another person spot! Thanks for organising and see you next year @I Smell Pennies :)

    • Feel free to come @Mr Joker. A second event won't hurt (I don't think).

  • Anyone who has registered for this event and is unable to attend can you please remove your vote on the poll please. Thank you.

  • @shmellyshav can you please send me a private message please. Thanks

  • @I Smell Pennies Did you want me to deposit you? I can do it now :D

  • +1

    Hey mate, same as last year - can I send you a deposit?

  • +6

    Update 26/10/2023

    • We have shot past the cap of 40 OzBargainers, so I've contacted the venue to increase our booking to 50 OzBargainers.
    • Effective immediately I will no longer be accepting a $5 deposit (please see OP). I will be reaching out to a select few OzBargainers on the registration list inviting them to attend, followed by the waitlist. Invitation will only be going out to accounts made before 2015, from oldest to newest.
    • We now have even more sponsors for this event. Post will be updated progressively on the prizes being offered as time gets closer to the event.
  • +9

    @everyone who has paid me a deposit and has a TopCashback account, can you please PM me your TopCashback email ASAP? They have a juicy bonus for everyone attending this event. I'll need to forward everyone's email over to the rep so they can process the promo. Thanks

    Those who do not have a TopCashback account - please do not sign up yet, there's an even better promo for you guys - an upsized sign-up bonus. Details for that soon.

    • +1

      As a Cash Rewards loyalist it was worth the not signing up for the sake of it. Let's see what's on offer

      • TopCashback promos has been updated on the main post. Thanks

    • I don't have TopCashback account yet. Let's see what will be the promo 🙂

      • TopCashback promos has been updated on the main post. Thanks

  • +3

    @everyone URGENT REMINDER

    If you have not PM'd me your TopCashback account, please do so ASAP! They have a juicy bonus for everyone attending this event. I'll need to forward everyone's email over to the rep so they can process the promo. Thanks

    Those who do not have a TopCashback account - please do not sign up yet, there's an even better promo for you guys - an upsized sign-up bonus. Details for that soon.

  • Damns, missed this one.

  • +19

    Update 06/11/23


    • Thanks to everyone who got the memo that this event is now full. We are sitting on 55-60 attending this meetup. This is the absolute cap, I will not be increasing it any further. Those who still wish to attend a Western Sydney event, feel free to join the Penrith meetup event instead.

    If you have paid me a deposit:

    • You are confirmed to attend this event. Please be there at 6:30pm Tuesday 14th Nov. You must attend this event.
    • If you are no longer able to attend this event, please PM me immediately so I can refund your deposit (until 10th Nov only) and give your spot to someone else. If you do not attend, you will be wasting @scotty's budget (yes, scotty will hunt you down and punish you — keep reading), the chance for someone else desperate to attend, and you will receive the new black badgeNo Show, which might impact your ability to register for events in coming years.

    If you did not pay me a deposit:

    • You will not be able to attend this event. Please "unregister" from this event. To do this: click on "Cancel Registration" on the top of this post (below all the post description text).
      • If you do not cancel your registration, you will receive the new black badgeNo Show, which might impact your ability to register for events in coming years.

    Food/Drinks

    • I've order heaps of food. We're still under budget by a few hundred dollars which will be used for soft drinks (and more food where required). I'll order like 10-15 jugs of soft drinks on the night, and more if required. Food includes:

      • 6x metre boards of pizzas (there will be 3 on each board, so 18 pizzas total). I've catered for vegans and vegetarians as well. Pizzas will include Magherita, Veg Supreme, Meatlovers, BBQ Chicken & Bacon.
      • 2x Signature Sharing Platter (Serves 8-10) includes dips & bread, chicken skewers, beef skewers, crispy fish bites, chicken bites, sausage rolls, vegan empanadas, salt & pepper squid, angus party pies, mushroom arancini, wedges
      • 2x platters of wedges
      • 1x platter of Spinach & Feta Filo Parcels
      • 1x platter of BBQ Prawn Swekers
      • 1x platter of Halloumi Sliders
      • 1x platter of Cheeseburger Sliders
      • 1x platter of Mini Apple Pies (dessert)
      • 1x platter of Choc Fudge Brownies (dessert)

    Prizes/Freebies

    • Prizes from Mobileciti and Wireless1 is going to be a surprise — they will be attending this event :)

    • Prizes from Creative have been confirmed (please see post for more details). Half of the prizes from Creative have arrived last week. 5 lucky winners will be walking home with some juicy tech.

    • Prizes from TopCashback have been confirmed (please see post for more details). 3 lucky winners will be walking home with some great cashback prizes, with the highest being $100 cash. But it doesn't stop there — each person attending the event will be able to get a $10 bonus on a $10 spend on some brands if you are a current member. If you are not a member and wish to sign up to TopCashback (they are offering a $25 sign-up bonus exclusively for this event), please read below:

      • To make it easier for everyone, those attending this event on the night will have the option to scan a QR code that leads to a Google form asking for your OzBargain username as well as your TopCashback email address (or the option to state if you wish to join TopCashback). The Google form will only be available for 3 hours (to prevent the sharing of QR codes — all entries with an OzBargain username that is not attending the event or multiple entries with the same OzBargain username but different TopCashback emails will have their entries denied). A day or two after the event, you will receive an email confirming your eligibility for the relevant promo, and from that date you will have 2 weeks to make your purchase for the bonus cashback (current members) or sign up.
  • Dang. I missed it again.

  • I would like to go on the waitlist if anyone cancels :)

  • +1

    I'm down foe the waitlist too ISP.
    2015 ACCOUNT!

    @cerealsmok3r

  • +2

    This is the only time I have ever missed living in parra.

  • +12

    Guys, reminder that this event is today! See you there at 6:30pm. If you paid a deposit, failure to attend may result in not being able to attend future meetips.

    • +2

      See you tonight!

    • +3

      Thanks for organising! Parking in Westfields is like a 10 minute walk away with 4 hours of free parking (Westfield app needed)

  • Regarding parking, there's:
    https://www.interpark.com.au/car-park/parramatta-22-hassall-…
    It's unclear if they are asking for $2 per hour after 5PM or $2 for the whole night on the condition you leave prior to midnight.

    • +1

      Or westfield parking for 4 hrs free using westfield app registration

  • +6

    Printing name tags now

    I spent so much time into this event it better be a good one

    • +3

      By hand? I'll have to show you how to do data merge in P-Touch.

      • Copy paste. Urgghhh hahahah

      • Pls teach me too!

      • +1

        Interesting. I use the Avery label maker sw via a browser. The thing still demands an Excel sheet to import from, but that's pretty easy to set up.

        Happy to help, anytime!

        @I Smell Pennies

  • When is the closing time of Westfield carpark?

    • I think midnight

  • I'm a bit early because I had to pop into Uniqlo before they closed. Anyone wanna grab a cheeky bevvy? I'll be there in about 5 minutes carrying a body bag looking thing

    • Just parked nearby. Heading there now

  • +2

    Be late

    Helping with the freebies

  • +2

    There are 2 different entrance. If you enter a different entrance just like me, ask the staff there to guide you to the other entrance.

  • +3

    Courtesy hey not able to make it with the birth of baby #2, still haven't left the hospital <3

    Enjoy everyone

    • +2

      :O best excuse, congratulations!!! P.S. get off ozbargain and enjoy the cuddles 😄

    • +1

      Congratulations mate!

      Maybe make it to the last one!

  • +5

    Thanks for hosting ISP!

    • +1

      +1

  • +4

    What a great night it was. Thanks every one.

    • +2

      Good seeing you buddy! You brought me good luck!

      • Yes indeed, haha

  • +23

    What an event! Big thanks to our organiser @I Smell Pennies and helpers, and our sponsors @AHUANG @Wireless1& @CLPL! Thanks to everyone who came tonight.

    • +7

      This comment sums it all up, I won’t say much. You know it was a banger event if scotty comments on your event!

      All [good] pictures so far have been uploaded: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PNRBdqvkn8QTx5jasX5H…

      Some pictures are bad quality because of the lighting but hey - a bad photo is better than no photo!

      Hope you all got full today, there were heaps of food and even dessert! The amount of talking and interaction was astronomical.

      Thanks to our sponsors again (TopCashback, Mobileciti, Wireless1, Creative Australia) as well as @scotty (OzBargain) himself for making this event possible. The claps and cheers during the event had made mine and scotty’s day!

      Shoutout to all the helpers today for the prizes, event structure setup and food!

      • Maybe JV might, make an appearance in VIC next year ;)

        • jv should catch a flight to Sydney 🤔

    • +2

      Hi @scotty

      Thank you so much for being a part of this incredible event! We're thrilled to have sponsored and contributed to such a fantastic gathering. Huge appreciation to the amazing organiser @I Smell Pennies, and all the incredible helpers who made it all come together flawlessly.

  • +3

    Thanks a lot scotty for sponsering, and organisers & sponsers for the goodies. Great to meet the best kind of people irl.

  • +2

    great meeting new people today. It was a blast. Thank you for organisers and sponsors

  • +6

    Thanks for organising the event ISP! Nice meeting everyone!

    If anyone wanted to also get a rug like the one I gave to Scotty as a thanks for coming on my podcast, you can reach out to my mate Deng Rugs. Just mention my podcast name and he'll give you a discount :^)

    • Just out of curiosity how much would that have cost?

      • Around $200 with mate's rate. Smaller sizes would be cheaper

  • +3

    Thanks I Smell Pennies and Scotty and sponsors for the goodie bags and prizes. Thanks also for the ozbargain hoodie that I won!

  • +7

    Nice meeting everyone and huge thanks to all especially the organisers and sponsors for this awesome event! I’ll be having a good night’s sleep tonight while wearing my OzB hoodie. 😆

    Once again—Happy 17th birthday OzBargain!

  • +2

    Thanks Martin for hosting one of the best ozb events.. heaps of canape foods and prizes!

  • +6

    Great event, but even greater people in real life…!
    Everyone was so happy and friendly. It's lovely to be a part of such a nice community.

    Love you guys and what you do.

    Thanks ISP, @cerealsmok3r, @chromium, @scotty, @jo and @whatchaugot for organising and having us such a good ol time!

  • +11

    I’m happy to say, we got 100% attendance that day! 61 people attended the event (apparently, assuming we didn’t accidentally tick off someone who didn’t attend). Thank you 😊

    • +2

      Thanks mate, it was a great outcome!

    • +1

      Thanks mate, awesome event & organization!

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