Next VIP Meet: Saturday, April 27, 1pm!

[davelog]

When: Saturday, April 27, 1pm
Where: Sun Up Brewing in the Brewers' Den (Just ask the hostess for the vaping Group when you arrive if you don't know where it is).
Location: 322 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ 85012
Light Rail Stop: Camelback & Central
Parking: Lots of parking in Sun Up's parking lot.

Great food at Sun Up, please consider having lunch and a drink (or two) there so we can continue to have our meets there for free! The kettle chips and chipotle ketchup are out of this world, they brew their own root beer, and according to my wife they make a killer Reuben! More info about Sun Up is available on their Website!

Local suppliers are often in attendance so you can buy liquids, atomizers/cartos, drip tips, mods, etc. Desert Vapes usually shows up loaded for bear, and we've also had recent appearances by Kidney Puncher and J Vapes from Prescott. If you have something to sell or trade, bring it along! If you DIY and have a juice you're proud of, bring some and let folks try it!

Raffle News - We will have our usual raffle drawings (please consider bringing something to donate for our drawings, vaping-related or not!) and as always, we'll have our 50/50 cash pot drawings from the money brought in from raffle ticket sales. Our local suppliers often donate something great as well.

Spread The Word - If you know vapers that aren't part of the ECF, invite 'em! Know any smokers looking for alternatives? Bring 'em along! The more the merrier!

Last Meet Recap - If you didn't make the last meet, or did and wish to relive it through the magic of images and text, here's the imgur album!

Social Schedule - If you have the googles you can now get the VIP calendar right here! If you don't, here's the remaining social schedule through the middle of 2013:

* Saturday, April 27, 1pm
* Sunday, May 26, 1pm
* Sunday, June 23, 1pm

Have any questions? Ask away here or on reddit, or hit Barry up on the VIP Face Book page (Phoenix Vapers) at https://www.facebook.com/groups/phoenix.vapors/. Feel free to RSVP in this thread or on Facebook, and we hope to see you all there!

 

[Aubie80]

Facebook says its Sunday the 21st

 

[davelog]

I don't have a facebook account so I can't check on that. It's possible there's another meet scheduled besides this one, but I haven't heard anything about it. The official VIP monthly social is Saturday the 27th.

 

[Aubie80]

Well the facebook group changed the date to match the one you posted above.

i read the above post and requested the day off just so I can attend the next meet, looking forward to it. Not much of a social person though we shall see how it goes.

 

[davelog]

Well the facebook group changed the date to match the one you posted above.

i read the above post and requested the day off just so I can attend the next meet, looking forward to it. Not much of a social person though we shall see how it goes.

Saturday meets generally run smaller than the Sundays, so you'll be with a smaller crowd for your first time out. For what it's worth, the first couple of meets Sunny and I kept to a side table, just taking it all in. It was the first time we'd been around a group of vapers and were a little shy. Everyone's real friendly and the food and drinks are great, though, and we warmed up to the room pretty quick. I bet you'll have a blast, hope to see you there!

 

[Aubie80]

I plan on it as long as the boss gives me the day off. If I do happen to make it I will bring some juice that I dont use anymore dont really care what happens to it just creates more room for new stuff for me.

 

[davelog]

There's a whole lot of juice sampling and swapping going on at the meets, I'm sure you'll find someone to gratefully take it off your hands!

I've also just confirmed with Tish from Desert Vapes that while Dave is still busted up from his accident, they will indeed be at the meet on the 27th with a full compliment of hardware and juice and accessories for sale!

 

[Aubie80]

Cool may I ask what happened to Dave?

 

[davelog]

Got in a motorcycle accident last month and broke his collarbone, plus the road rash and other owies one would expect from crashing a bike. Could have been much worse, though!

 

[Aubie80]

Yes it could have been, glad to hear he is on the road to recovery.

 

[Chris Johnson]

Hey Dave! Thanks for hosting these and having me out, it was great meeting every one! See you all again soon!

 

[davelog]

It was great seeing you, Chris! Thanks again for the iTaste MVP kit you donated to the raffle!

So the Saturday meet was a huge success, this was hands-down the largest Saturday meet we've had since Sunny and I started coming! I was, as usual, having too much fun with my fellow vapers and neglected the camera duties, but all the pix that were taken at the meet are now posted up over at imgur!

April 2013 meet recap!​

 

[Aubie80]

Thanks for posting the pics Davelog. Had a good time at my first meet. Definitely looking forward to attending more if my work schedule allows. It was nice meeting you and all the others, hope to see you all soon.
James

 

[Jackstraw]

Those were really great pictures.
Loks like everyone had a great time.

 

[davelog]

I haven't been to a VIP meet yet that wasn't just a blast and a half. It's a great group of people. Come hang with us sometime!

 

[Jackstraw]

Weekends are very hard for me t get away. Plus I am shy and insecure.

 

[davelog]

That's quite alright. Sunny and I hung back and kept to ourselves the first couple of meets we went to, just to take it all in and get a feel for the group. It can be kinda weird injecting yourself into new circles of people, but this crowd makes it easy. Vapers are such a friendly lot that we were sitting at the big table by our third meet.

As for finding the free time in your schedule, I know how that goes all too well. Real life gets in the way of fun far too often!