US Nationals 2012 (Las Vegas)

[thackernerd]

I have some family that goes there often; Apparently they make deals like that in hopes travelers will lost a lot of money at the casinos or something.

Yes i knew that but where you you finding the tickets at?

 

[Kian]

I absolutely cannot wait to spend myself silly next year.

 

[Meep]

Yes i knew that but where you you finding the tickets at?

Travel agencies, or Air Canada/Westjet/United Airlines even lol

 

[thackernerd]

Travel agencies, or Air Canada/Westjet/United Airlines even lol

The best i can find from Minneapolis is 350$

 

[Tyson]

I absolutely cannot wait to spend myself silly next year.

On plushies.

 

[Bryan]

See I told you guys a while ago, you just had to read properly...

Not to mention that the crossword puzzle in the program given out at this year's Nationals had a clue: "Location of the 2012 US Nationals". I'm surprised no one posted it on Friday.

 

[Meep]

The best i can find from Minneapolis is 350$

Minneapolis ≠ Vancouver. I just found a whole list of ones for ~$47 and those aren't on sale yet. =P

 

[ChrisBird]

On plushies.

Have you recently shaved your head?
Do you like balancing hard metal objects on your head?

Why not try a plushie instead.

 

[thackernerd]

Minneapolis ≠ Vancouver. I just found a whole list of ones for ~$47 and those aren't on sale yet. =P

Where?

 

[RyanReese09]

I'm pretty sure I know where it is.

My guess-Hangover 1.

Yay, was right.

I'm definitely going. I'll be 21 shortly after Nats next year, but with all the cubers who won't be 21, noone will be bored there .

 

[uberCuber]

Yay, was right.

I'm definitely going. I'll be 21 shortly after Nats next year, but with all the cubers who won't be 21, noone will be bored there .

Which will hopefully include me this time

 

[RyanReese09]

You could try megabussing to another airport and fly from there. I'm sure cheaper flights exist if you do that.

 

[Meep]

Where?

http://www.allegiantair.com/

They have some from MN to Vegas too, but from the current available flights, the days are really limited (Fri/sun or thurs/sun).

 

[TheMachanga]

I hope I can go...The fact that it's in Las Vegas, in a casino, might scare my parents (The price, and the scale (big) of the competition).

 

[RyanReese09]

Just wondering, excuse me if said already, but how far away is the Hotel (and venue) from the Las Vegas Airport (assuming there is 1 airport everyone is coming in from (if there are more, which one?))?

 

[Kian]

Just wondering, excuse me if said already, but how far away is the Hotel (and venue) from the Las Vegas Airport (assuming there is 1 airport everyone is coming in from (if there are more, which one?))?

4 miles. You will be flying into McCarran International.

 

[Sa967St]

Just FYI, if you plan on buying plushies, get them towards the END OF THE DAY.
Tyson kept lowering the prices throughout the day. Right after I bought some, Tyson spoke into the mic "Starting now there is now a discount for foreign female cubers!" ._.

 

[Tyson]

FYI, the reason we had to lower prices was because we bought way too much inventory. We didn't do a good job keeping track of sales statistics in the past, because, well, our main job is to run the competition. This year, with the help of Toby, we have very good data on our sales. So we will be able to project much better for 2012, and will not have inventory issues. Which means, ideally, we will sell out before the end of Sunday like we have done so in the past.

 

[Bob]

FYI, the reason we had to lower prices was because we bought way too much inventory. We didn't do a good job keeping track of sales statistics in the past, because, well, our main job is to run the competition. This year, with the help of Toby, we have very good data on our sales. So we will be able to project much better for 2012, and will not have inventory issues. Which means, ideally, we will sell out before the end of Sunday like we have done so in the past.

In all fairness, though, it's hard to accurately estimate how much to buy when we sold every last piece we bought last year and did so really really quickly.

 

[shelley]

I wish we could change the dates like a day or so...Why does it have to be friday, saturday, sunday?

Because the last day is Sunday. Because of religious reasons, I can't ever attend that day of the competition. Like I couldn't attend it at Nats 2011, causing me to lose in several final rounds of events ;(

And many of my friends (like 20+) have the same issue, although many of them don't even come in the first place just because of it.

Is there any chance we could change the date sometime, just like one day back? (like just thursday friday saturday)

Maybe if you can find a way to compensate hundreds of people for having to take an extra day off work, instead of planning it around when 95% of people are free on weekends.