[OzBargain 12th Birthday] Sydney North Shore Meetup #1 Nov 27 12-2pm at Ippudo Chatswood Interchange

ihbh on 12/10/2018 - 16:11
Last edited 27/11/2018 - 10:07 by 2 other users

UPDATE: The OzBargain 12th Birthday Sydney North Shore Meetup #1 is on November 27 12-2pm at Ippudo Chatswood Interchange - the same place we had it last year. It's very convenient, being right on top of Chatswood station. The early start ensurers that we come at a relatively quite period so they'll be able to pull a couple of tables together for us OzBargainers to celebrate as a group.

Note that there is also the North Shore Meetup #2 on November 28 5-7.30pm. Try to attend just one of them to give as many people an opportunity to attend (PS: I have put my name down as an attendee on Nov 28).

Scotty said he will try to make it and will confirm.

We need 10 or more votes if you want OZB sponsorship, so cast your votes below.

Hi All,

Further to Scotty's post, we are looking for someone to organise the Sydney North Shore meetup. I can step in if you need assistance or there are no takers. The details of last year's meetup can be found here. Can you please provide your expression of interest and preferences in your comment below:

Interest in attending or not. Also let us know if you can or might be able to organise the meetup
Date in November - the actual OZB birthday is on a Tuesday, which is good for a restaurant meetup as Tuesdays are not busy. Weekends might be best for meetups in the park, etc.
Location in the North Shore.
Lunch, dinner or all day, and approximate times.
Venue.

PS: The technology retailers that attended the Sydney North Shore meetup last year, can you please allocate a couple of door prizes for this year (it might help you broaden your customer base).

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YES, I would like to attend

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sss333 on 12/10/2018 - 16:26

+3

I'm sure Tony will be there.
try2bhelpful on 12/10/2018 - 16:39

Do we have a site in Melbourne yet? I would be interested to go.
- neil on 12/10/2018 - 17:55
  
  +2
  
  Have contacted Justin from Poked to see if there is interest. Otherwise happy to hear suggestions.
  - try2bhelpful on 12/10/2018 - 17:56
    
    good venue last time.
  - Clear on 13/10/2018 - 21:48
    
    Fingers crossed. I'd be happy to contribute towards competitions if a Melb Meetup is organised.
  - try2bhelpful on 31/10/2018 - 12:50
    
    Have we got any further with the Melbourne catch up, please?
    - neil on 31/10/2018 - 12:58
      
      Justin said yes but just figuring out what dates work. Aiming for last week in November again.
      - try2bhelpful on 31/10/2018 - 13:00
        
        @neil: Thanks for the info and organising this. I look forward to seeing everyone again. We can all exchange our bragging rights.
        
        try2bhelpful on 12/11/2018 - 14:53
        
        @try2bhelpful: Just looking for an update for Melbourne. Thanks.
        
        neil on 12/11/2018 - 14:57
        
        @try2bhelpful: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/414490
        
        try2bhelpful on 12/11/2018 - 15:11
        
        @neil: thanks - and now I feel embarrased I didn't search :)
Scrooge McDuck on 13/10/2018 - 14:09

+1

There are lots of OzBargainers, restaurants and a train station at Chatswood.
blighst on 15/10/2018 - 20:39

After the 14th November and I'll do the best I can to make it. Any time of day except Monday and Friday when evenings only
SydneySwan on 16/10/2018 - 09:04

How about Tuesday November 6?

I might be able to help organise. I think Chatswood is a great location with plenty of restaurants and pretty easy to get to via public transport or car. I will be away from Nov 10 for the rest of the month.
- ihbh on 16/10/2018 - 09:36
  
  Tuesday November 6 might be difficult because it's Melbourne Cup Day. But if there are no better suggestions, we can aim for early November.
  
  I agree with SMcD and your comments re Chatswood and why the last one was held in Chatswood :).
  
  We're open to other suggestions as well.
  - SydneySwan on 16/10/2018 - 10:41
    
    Being totally uninterested in horse racing I had forgotten about the MC. I was just trying to suggest a Tuesday as per your comment. How about Monday 5 or Thursday 8?
Your Friend on 19/10/2018 - 08:12

I’d be happy with Chatswood, early November would work best for myself as well.
scotty on 22/10/2018 - 15:57

+3
Chatswood works well last time. Maybe an office tour around Cashrewards afterwards? :)

Good idea to get the dates down first. If we want to stick to a Tuesday — maybe we'll just add a poll?

6th (Melbourne cup)

13th (Click Frenzy)

20th

27th (OzBargain birthday)
- ihbh on 22/10/2018 - 16:27
  
  Good idea Scotty.
  
  Also a second/combined poll: lunch or dinner.
- gimli on 22/10/2018 - 19:20
  
  +2
  
  ? We should be able to vote for multiple dates
- Your Friend on 22/10/2018 - 19:40
  
  can you allow us to vote for multiple dates?
  - scotty on 22/10/2018 - 20:02
    
    Unfortunately it's not implemented with the poll feature we have here.
    - gimli on 22/10/2018 - 20:03
      
      Maybe I remember wrong but I thought with one of the charity votes we had multiple choices
      - scotty on 22/10/2018 - 20:06
        
        @gimli: You can change your vote preference but still can only cast one vote with the poll module we've got here.
        
        Your Friend on 22/10/2018 - 20:31
        
        @scotty: you have changed all the dates to October instead of November
        
        scotty on 22/10/2018 - 20:32
        
        +1
        
        @Your Friend: Ha my bad. Fixed.
ihbh on 31/10/2018 - 10:37

Hi All, if the majority vote for a dinner, can someone please help arrange it because I might be ruled out due to a young family and I haven't been able to get across the line with the missus.
- aussieprepper on 01/11/2018 - 18:38
  
  Hey mate i will help ya if you need it? Let me know what you need?
  - ihbh on 02/11/2018 - 12:30
    
    If it's a dinner, I probably won't be able to make it or it will have to be very rushed.
    
    Any help will be appreciated. Arrive bit earlier than everyone else, greet and meet, usher, answer questions; you might have to liaise with venue staff - e.g. when the food is coming out and get back to the group if the natives get restless. It's a bit harder than normal because you probably won’t know many people, but just target the minglers with a sheepish look on their faces. :)
    - dust on 04/11/2018 - 17:39
      
      I can help for a dinner. Happy to co-ordinate with venue, etc!
pennypincher98 on 02/11/2018 - 09:33

Either the 6th (lunch) or the 13th (lunch/dinner) works for me.

Chatswood is going to be absolute chaos but probably the best place to have it.
- dust on 04/11/2018 - 17:30
  
  Chatswood on a Tuesday night won't be too bad I don't think.
AdamFury on 03/11/2018 - 02:24

Might make a trip down from the Coast!
- pennypincher98 on 04/11/2018 - 18:47
  
  We could always organise a Coast meet up :D
  I'd be in, depending on the day and time. Split my time between staying down in Sydney for uni and travelling back up the coast.
  - AdamFury on 04/11/2018 - 19:42
    
    I thought about it but wasn't sure if we would have enough of a presence up here for a meet up?
    - pennypincher98 on 04/11/2018 - 19:45
      
      Yeah true, I'm not sure but there's only one way to find out :)
      - Scrooge McDuck on 07/11/2018 - 21:14
        
        +1
        
        @pennypincher98: If you hold it on a Sunday, diehard tightwad Sydneysiders might come up on the Opal cap.
SydneySwan on 05/11/2018 - 09:56

I am away most of this month but will be back 25th so have transferred my vote to 27 lunch.
gimli on 06/11/2018 - 21:30

I can't do 6th lunch or dinner.
ihbh on 07/11/2018 - 16:05

At this stage it looks line Nov 13 is a fair bit in front. In any case it's Nov 13 dinner or Nov 27 lunch.

Can everyone propose or help find some locations for the meet up, asap.

Ippudo where we had it for lunch last year can't take bookings, so if we want to have dinner there again on Nov 13, we should aim to get there before 6.30 before it gets really busy.
- pennypincher98 on 07/11/2018 - 21:31
  
  I may be able to also do Nov 27 lunch.
  
  Are we still boycotting Bavarian? Seems nice and central to everything - right near buses and trains (because you know Ozbargainers don't drive cars :P)
  
  Other suggestions: Mamak, Manpuku, Hurricane Express, Grill'd, Ribs and Burgers, Bulgogi?
  
  Depends what everyone likes to eat really. Would it be presumptuous to expect more Asians and less white people?
  - SydneySwan on 07/11/2018 - 22:12
    
    Last year the majority were Asian. It just seemed to be a reflection of the Chatswood demography.
    
    I don't really like Mamak and Bulgogi but the others seem fine, including the Bavarian.
    - pennypincher98 on 08/11/2018 - 04:55
      
      -4
      
      Yeah, I'm just wondering how many people will come from surrounding areas that are white. I would expect nothing less for lots of Asians from Chatswood to show up, but how far did people travel last year?
      - [Deactivated] on 08/11/2018 - 13:04
        
        @pennypincher98: i'm white, live 2kms away and would not go to chatswood
        
        pennypincher98 on 08/11/2018 - 14:37
        
        @[Deactivated]: Lol ok well that kind of answers my question.
        
        Scrooge McDuck on 09/11/2018 - 00:25
        
        @pennypincher98: I'm bewildered and disappointed. There's nothing wrong with Asian people. They are our friends on OzBargain. Everyone was warm, friendly and approachable last year.
        
        pennypincher98 on 09/11/2018 - 05:26
        
        @Scrooge McDuck: Wow that took a turn I wasn't expecting. When did I ever imply there was something wrong with Asian people? I was just wondering how many people from surrounding areas came.
        "That are white" may have come off a touch insensitive but all I meant was if people travelled from more white populated areas.
        I apologise if that came off wrong.
      - blighst on 08/11/2018 - 21:02
        
        +1
        
        @pennypincher98: I'm white - but it's fair to say majority of people at the meetups I was at were Asian. Don't think it's a geography thing, more the demographic of users. FWIW plenty of us travelled, people at the city came from Liverpool and I went to Parra from the North.
        
        [Deactivated] on 09/11/2018 - 12:15
        
        -2
        
        @blighst: thats because most of the people in australia are asian. white people won't exist after 2050
        
        SydneySwan on 09/11/2018 - 12:16
        
        @[Deactivated]: Can we stop this nonsense and just focus on whether there will be a lunch or dinner to attend?
        
        [Deactivated] on 09/11/2018 - 12:19
        
        -2
        
        @SydneySwan: sorry for continuing a discussion on a discussion forum. I'll leave now. can someone come get me if they decide to do a meetup outside of chatswood.
        
        Your Friend on 09/11/2018 - 17:15
        
        @[Deactivated]: cya
  - ihbh on 08/11/2018 - 07:52
    
    Can you please check that they can cater for at least 20 people.
    - pennypincher98 on 08/11/2018 - 09:30
      
      I'm not going to ring up each individual place. They should be able to sit at least 20 each.
  - blighst on 08/11/2018 - 21:05
    
    Hurricanes Express is rubbish imo - but anywhere else is fine.
  - Scrooge McDuck on 09/11/2018 - 00:28
    
    Anywhere that serves big juicy hunks of meat would be great!
  - cwongtech on 09/11/2018 - 00:35
    
    Bulgogi
    
    If you mean Bulgogi chatswood, a long time ago, when my family went there for buffet option, they took so ridiculously long to bring the second order out it was last order already…
- blighst on 08/11/2018 - 21:04
  
  +1
  
  Gonna say the 27th is probably a better idea w.r.t. letting people know it's on, but understand if people can't do lunch.
  
  I've got an exam morning of the 14th so probably won't be making the 13th if you were to hold then
Your Friend on 11/11/2018 - 07:41

What is happening with this? The 13th is 2 days away - is there a venue or even time set? If nothing has been organised yet might I suggest we swap to 27th dinner? Lunch I gather isn't an option for a lot of us who live north shore but work in the CBD.
- Astro551 on 12/11/2018 - 00:00
  
  +1
  
  I'm in a similar boat! Would be happy for 27th dinner :)
pennypincher98 on 11/11/2018 - 08:34

Is it possible that we could do maybe an all day 27th? Like a lunch and dinner meet up?
Doesn't look like the 13th is going anywhere…
- ihbh on 11/11/2018 - 09:05
  
  Is it possible that we could do maybe an all day 27th?
  
  How might that work? Scotty leave his credit card with the place to cover anyone who turns up, all day? Nope.
  
  Alternatively, can you hang around all day and maybe issue the X food vouchers for the first X that turn up during the day?
  - pennypincher98 on 11/11/2018 - 10:56
    
    Yeah I was not sure how it would be able to work, just a suggestion. Some people want a dinner but I would be fine for lunch.
  - scotty on 12/11/2018 - 13:50
    
    +1
    
    Actually if someone is able to provide a receipt and I will be able to reimburse. At the moment I can't even be sure whether I will be able to attend with all these events coming up…
ihbh on 11/11/2018 - 09:08

Folks, the 13th is getting closer and nothing's been organised.

Are you happy to shift to the 27th? The lunch option is good overall from an OZB perspective in that it gives members a lunch option as it seems the other meetups in Sydney are night time affairs.
- cwongtech on 11/11/2018 - 11:05
  
  27th is better for anyone who is a uni student, most likely exams are over.
  
  Cannot do lunch though, them pesky 30 min/1hr lunches restricts the time severely due to travel as well
jiayijames on 11/11/2018 - 14:01

I just voted for Nov 27th Lunch
- jiayijames on 11/11/2018 - 14:02
  
  But OK with Dinner as well.
jiayijames on 11/11/2018 - 14:14

+2

Location wise, I suggest either in Chatswood, or just in MQ Shopping Centre.
ihbh on 18/11/2018 - 17:29

Merged from [OzBargain 12th Birthday] Sydney North Shore Meetup #1 Nov 27 12-2pm at Ippudo Chatswood Interchange

The OzBargain 12th Birthday Sydney North Shore Meetup #1 is on November 27 12-2pm at Ippudo Chatswood Interchange - the same place we had it last year. It's very convenient, being right on top of Chatswood station. The early start ensurers that we come at a relatively quite period so they'll be able to pull a couple of tables together for us OzBargainers to celebrate as a group.

Note that there is also the North Shore Meetup #2 on November 28 5-7.30pm. Try to attend just one of them to give as many people an opportunity to attend (PS: I have put my name down as an attendee on Nov 28).

Scotty said he will try to make it and will confirm.

We need 20 or more votes if you want OZB sponsorship, so cast your votes below.
- SydneySwan on 20/11/2018 - 19:20
  
  Despite voting for this timeslot, unfortunately I am now unable to attend.
  - blighst on 21/11/2018 - 18:36
    
    Same unfortunately 😔
- sagrules on 22/11/2018 - 12:14
  
  Same was trying to revoke my vote
- alvian on 26/11/2018 - 02:00
  
  Is this meetup a go or a no?
  - ihbh on 26/11/2018 - 09:14
    
    +1
    
    At this stage it's a goer. Scotty's happy to sponsor a turnout of 10 or so. Please spread the word. The more the merrier.
    - alvian on 26/11/2018 - 11:01
      
      5 yes and then 3 withdrawals, so that's an attendance of 2? (I haven't expressed my interest yet.)
      - sagrules on 26/11/2018 - 11:23
        
        @alvian: I have tried to revoke my vote but still showing up as Yes
      - ihbh on 26/11/2018 - 12:17
        
        @alvian: There will be more than 2. Last year many turned up without voting.
scotty on 26/11/2018 - 11:12

+1

I am merging the two posts & polls. Last minute RSVP for the meetups tomorrow at Ippudo Chatswood. Good for those who didn't get into the Cashrewards meetup on Wednesday.
jiayijames on 26/11/2018 - 13:09

I might not be able to make it for Tuesday lunch @ Chatswood, no option to revoke.
- scotty on 26/11/2018 - 16:25
  
  Option added to revoke the votes.
Hogg on 27/11/2018 - 09:17

Is it still on?

Edit: Are non-ozb partners allowed?
- scotty on 27/11/2018 - 09:22
  
  Is it still on?
  
  That's the question I would like to ask as well, as it's less than 3 hours and it will take me 90 minutes to get to Chatswood.
  
  Are non-ozb partners allowed?
  
  Yeah I would think so.
  - Hogg on 27/11/2018 - 09:27
    
    Wow to meet Scotty himself would be an honour. How do we find out if it's still on?
    
    There are only 8 votes which is sad but understandable since it's a work day.
    
    It's only coincidental that I can attend since I have an appointment in Chatswood at 11:30. Although maybe I will be late.
  - alvian on 27/11/2018 - 10:46
    
    +1
    
    It better be on as I'm on the train as I write this comment.
hokonfan on 27/11/2018 - 10:01

10sec late for the voting +1
- scotty on 27/11/2018 - 10:07
  
  +1
  
  Poll extended for another hour.
  - Hogg on 27/11/2018 - 10:26
    
    Scotty, Ozbargain only footing the bill if we get 10, right?
    - scotty on 27/11/2018 - 10:33
      
      Nah we'll pay.
      - Hogg on 27/11/2018 - 10:45
        
        +2
        
        @scotty: Hope you forgive me. I had to ask. It's in my nature.
        
        alvian on 27/11/2018 - 10:48
        
        +1
        
        @Hogg: Always read the T&C and do not proceed if unclear. Asking is good.
        
        scotty on 27/11/2018 - 10:58
        
        +1
        
        @alvian: Deserve a badge for that.
  - hokonfan on 27/11/2018 - 10:50
    
    Bringing a long time lurker with me.
SydneySwan on 27/11/2018 - 10:37

I can get there after all although will be late - hopefully by 12.30 or 12.45
Hogg on 27/11/2018 - 10:46

I've got an appointment at 11:30 at Chatswood Private. Any cut off times for late arrivers? It'd be awkward when everyone's already ate.
- scotty on 27/11/2018 - 10:57
  
  That's fine. However with Ippudo I think we have to order & pay first. So you'll have to grab me to get the order and bill sorted if you come late.
- ihbh on 27/11/2018 - 10:57
  
  How late do you expect to be?
  - Hogg on 27/11/2018 - 11:11
    
    Not sure. I'm in the waiting room right now for a scan. They tell me I'll be in on time buti don't know how long an ultrasound usually takes.
    
    Should there be a cut off time when I should just call it quits?
    
    Don't want to hold people up.
    - ihbh on 27/11/2018 - 11:20
      
      1.30-2.00pm
      - Hogg on 27/11/2018 - 11:48
        
        @ihbh: All done. So I'll be right on time
        
        Edit: my partner will join if her lunch break lines up

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