aussie123 Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Well today was the day for the RPC field trip to Bayfish and later on a get together at Redlands Pet Centre. I would like to personally thank Russ and all of his staff who did a fantastic job of organising the day for us all and also for the incredible prices that we all enjoyed today. A big thank you also to the bayfish team and to all of the different representatives of the various companies there today. It was great to finally meet and put faces to a lot of the people that we regularly chat to on here. I for one hope that we can do this again in the future as we all had such a great time. Anyway thanks again Russ and everyone else involved with our day today,fantastic job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooky25 Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 2nd that motion, it was a great day and a big effort put in by Russ and his team of organisers thanks Mark & Sandi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeco Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 thanks russel for the great day we had on our trip. injoyed my self. and thanks for all the free give aways like my new canister filter. cheers reece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude_753 Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 TODAY WAS AWESOME, I EVENTUALY ONE A FREE HEATER YAY Ashame someone stole the home entertainment system i won JAY!!!!! Thanks Russ, Jo and all the staff Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Was a great day, cheers to Russ for organizing everything and everyone else who was involved. I'll start a thread up soon with a bunch of photos taken by wonna and I. Nick included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GS Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 I agree, top day and well organised. I didn't hear any complaints. Well done Russ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 When I eventually pass on to the great aquarium in the sky, I want my ashes spread around Russ' shop in honour of the great man and his staff!!!! :heart: (p.s my ashes could also be kept in an Aqua One or Aquarworld urn on the counter if it doesn't freak out the staff too much...just an afterthought) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude_753 Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 lol peter, Good day BTW Peter does look like elvis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdl Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Yep, a great effort by Russ and was very much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neyund Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Yes I too wish to thank Russ and crew for a great day. Also Thanks to Bay Fish for showing us thru their fish room and setup. It was a great experience. Cheers, dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largeheaded1 Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 yea good night...got some good deals and good to see Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briztoon Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 freakin new job, having to work overtime,and miss the freakin BayFish field trip...grumblemumbleffs...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidmad Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Hi guys Just like to say thanks for the well organised day and now hope you can have a good night sleep russ as i no you had not much sleep leading up to it. Also for the prices of all the proucts that i bought thanks for that. I also am like all the other guys that i got to meet from this forum would love to do it agian Anyway three cheers for Russ, Wife The redlands pet centre staff and also thanks to the bay fish Staff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matchu Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 I just want to thank Russ and his team for the great experience. It was good to meet all the people who i have been chatting too on this forum. And thanks again too russ for the great sales he had in his store... Im broke now Cheers matty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonna Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 a big thanks to russ and all the staff for the night and also to the guys at bayfish for letting the hole day happen in the first place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmxican Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Big thanks to Russ and Bayfish! What an awesome day! Free Heaters and show bags WooHoo not to mention the amazing discounts! i was stuffed at the end but it was great to meet most of the other members and to put faces to names. i wish i had a chance to talk to japes and wonna but there was so much happening and it went so quick, sorry if i seemed rude :notsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrk21 Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 now all Russ has to do is hope that you guys go spend hundred of $$$ in his shop to recoup what he spent on taking you freeloaders for a joy ride up to bay, not to mention all the freebies and give aways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbozed Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 now all Russ has to do is hope that you guys go spend hundred of $$$ in his shop to recoup what he spent on taking you freeloaders for a joy ride up to bay, not to mention all the freebies and give aways. com'on wayne if you didnt have to work you would have been in on it.. Great day Russ i thoroughly enjoyed the get together and the tour of BAY WELL DONE oh and thanks to BAY FISH, API, AQUA ONE and AQUA WORLD for the support and for the freebies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpie Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Thanks russ and team thanks for putting the day toghether and putting up with all of nicks antics great day good to meet every one and share knowledge espessialy mick aka Bmxican hes sure does no alot be good to get some fish off him once hes got hes fish room up and running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlands Pet Centre Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Thank you all for the kind words and for coming along on the day and/or evening. It was a great day. It's hard to believe that it has come and gone already. I have today spoken to all of the sponsers being Bayfish, Aquatopia, API, Aqua One and Aquarworld. They were all very pleased with the day and the support given to there products. They are all very keen to do it again. Bayfish said that they wouldn't mind a couple of visits each year. API wants to do an open night in about 3 months time. Patrick from API could not believe how much knowledge everyone had and he commented on how enjoyable it was talking to you all. He said he had never spoken to such a great group of people. Aquarworld also want to do an open night so I will have to start planning again. I would also like to apoligise for the lack of restocking of shelves on the night. We had tons of reserve stock that just didn't make it out, particularly the 100ml Purigen which we had heaps of. The girls got so tied down with serving everyone that they didn't get to restock like they should have. So if anyone missed out on any specials due to lack of stock or you simply missed or forgot something please PM me and I will put it away for you. Also I will keep the specials going until close of business this Saturday if anyone wants to come in. Once again thanks to all those that supported the day and night. I would especially like to thank Brian (mbunamad) for looking after the registrations and checking off the bus roster, Graeme (cichlidmad) and Tosawi (T) for helping me load and reload stock and help clean up at the end of the night and Peter (Peter) for also helping clean up afterwards. Regards Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonoz Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 I know this is kind of unfair but Im sure there would be some way to do it in a more orderly fashion but I mean are pre-orders possible for next time? Like I mean the majority of Russ's deals were advertised prior to the event and I think most of us, especially Brenda, knew exactly what we were there for then did some impulse buys of course but just doing the pre-order thing at least should minimize of people missing out on stuff and I would think from a business perspective Russ getting a better price from his supplier's if he was to say Im going to need 100 tins of Tetra Bits you think that might do him a deal or something on that purchase and the savings could be passed on. And thanks for the canister filter! Going to have to get the hole saw out and pop some new holes in the cabinet praying that it dosent wreck its integrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage_roo Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Well thank you Russ and to all the people who made it such a great day My son is still going on and on about it Now with all the freebies he wants his own tank and he has a few fish of his own now lol So thanks again on a grea day out We will have to do it all over again lol Roo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 I know this is kind of unfair but Im sure there would be some way to do it in a more orderly fashion but I mean are pre-orders possible for next time?Like I mean the majority of Russ's deals were advertised prior to the event and I think most of us, especially Brenda, knew exactly what we were there for then did some impulse buys of course but just doing the pre-order thing at least should minimize of people missing out on stuff and I would think from a business perspective Russ getting a better price from his supplier's if he was to say Im going to need 100 tins of Tetra Bits you think that might do him a deal or something on that purchase and the savings could be passed on. And thanks for the canister filter! Going to have to get the hole saw out and pop some new holes in the cabinet praying that it dosent wreck its integrity. Hey jonoz, If you knew what you were after on the day, Russ was taking unofficial pre-orders via PM on many items, especially those that were known to be high interest items. Russ was kind enough to put items away for myself and many others. As for your stand, if it's just got a plywood backing on it you shouldn't have any problems with cutting holes in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonoz Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Hey jonoz,If you knew what you were after on the day, Russ was taking unofficial pre-orders via PM on many items, especially those that were known to be high interest items. Russ was kind enough to put items away for myself and many others. As for your stand, if it's just got a plywood backing on it you shouldn't have any problems with cutting holes in it. Oh yeah, I didnt miss out on anything just maybe make that public last time. I know I was in the week prior to the Bayfish trip and was discussing with Russ about how he was going to organise the bloodworms but even if there was a Bayfish Pre-order thread or something that was public so people can make their orders. Hmmm stand is a DALBARB, its definately not plywood will have to try it I guess. Thinking about getting an 8x3x2 so if it breaks I guess not to much drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbunamad Posted July 12, 2008 Report Share Posted July 12, 2008 I would like to thank Grumundi too. Without him we wouldn't have this great forum. Gotta be one of the most active and informative fish forums in Australia. THANKS GRUMUNDI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
