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REI Scratch and Dent and LUNCH!

Jun 20
Sat 9:30 AM
Location
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Estimated attendance
 6  people attended.
5.00 5.002

Who organized?
Grant

Our June social meet up will be at the Buford REI Scratch and Dent sale! This is a GREAT way to gear up at a DEEP discounted price! For those who don't know, REI has a VERY liberal return policy, which means periodically they sale returned gear at deep deep discounted prices. I was once with with a buddy who bought a 300 dollar pack for 50 bucks! It had like a missing buckle or something which we easily fixed!

I'll probably be there a little after 9 to get us a place in line (yes there will be a line!) so if you want to come early and keep my company that's cool! I'll be wearing a bright orange t-shirt to stand out!

At noon we'll head across the parking lot to Ted's Montana Grill; the winner of the National Restaurant Association's Green Restaurant Revolution award for their dedication to the environment! Their bison burgers are awesome! They are also vegetarian and vegan friendly!

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Talk about this Meetup

  • Dmitry
    Posted Jun 22, 2009 10:36 AM
    Dmitry
    Brer Mountain Rabbit
    Toilet paper? I wish it was the only thing we had to stay in line for in those days!
  • Grant
    Posted Jun 20, 2009 10:55 PM
    Grant
    Assistant Organizer
    funny... But we weren't shopping for toilet paper! Anyways it was a good time with friends. Even though the sale itself was outside in the heat- we all found some good deals, and had a GREAT lunch.
  • Dmitry
    Posted Jun 20, 2009 10:33 PM
    Dmitry
    Brer Mountain Rabbit
    It's good to know you guys had a good time! But I guess I paid my dues by staying in lines and getting through the scrambles to get something when I was growing up in the USSR in 1980s-90s! :)
  • Pre-Meetup comments below
  • Chris W.
    Posted Jun 19, 2009 8:56 PM
    Chris W.
    Assistant Organizer
    The line forms the previous night. Seriously. They open at 9 or 10 and the lines moves inside so I doubt you'll be in the hot sun too long.
  • Bobby
    Posted Jun 19, 2009 5:33 PM
    Bobby
    POLAR BEAR
    Just got my REI membership! Are we going to be waiting in line in the sun? Gonna be hottt ( with a triple T) tommorow. Hope I can find some slightly used underwear for cheap.
  • Chris W.
    Posted Jun 17, 2009 11:18 AM
    Chris W.
    Assistant Organizer
    For anyone that is interested I started making a lightweight gearlist with stuff available from REI (some of it might only be on the website). http://spreadsheets.google.... The basics are there along with all the posted prices from the site.
  • Bobby
    Posted Jun 16, 2009 8:39 PM
    Bobby
    POLAR BEAR
    Guess, I'll break down and get my membership. I think I have all the membership benifits memorized, that's because the REI staff repeats it to me everytime I buy something. They keep hounding me and hounding me....I'm a leper without it. The three things you HAVE to have if you get pulled over in Atlanta: Drivers liscense, Insurance card, and .....REI membership card!! UURGH!
  • Grant
    Posted Jun 2, 2009 6:56 PM
    Grant
    Assistant Organizer
    There really is no need to RSVP "NO" for this event! :) Just if you RSVP "YES" or "MAYBE" that you do indeed plan to attend... THANKS!!! :)

Who attended?

  • 6 attendees
    • “ Arriving with Polar Bear before opening at 10:00 am, we lined up outside. After they opened we had to produce our REI cards and then walked through the store and through the loading dock outside. where they had the stuff on tables and clothes hangers. Plenty of hiking boots as well. It was like a fish feeding frenzy but most folks were polite during the scramble. I came away with a $139.00 REI One jacket for $26.00. It had been turned back in by previous customer. A great deal. The a/c in the Montana grill was a relief. Met Grant's financee and we had some great food. Washed mine down with Sam Adams and Bobby had some Newcastle. Home by 1:00 pm. Thanks for a great meetup Grant. ”
    • “ Thanks to Grant for coming up with this social, it was a very creative idea. I had allot more fun then I expected and walked away with a pair of convertible pants for 18-dollars and a shirt for $14. They took us to the back where they had everything on tables and it was pretty INTENSE. I actually had to step away and observe for a few mins and then calmly found the items I got without getting pushed around. We then had Bison burgers and some brews. Yeah! Wish we could have had more people make the commitment to show up. This would have been a perfect social for meeting new members. ”
    • Johanna D. (+1 guest)