I have just had a thought... many of us gearoholics are constantly ordering things for one reason or another... usually another...
If before the meet some people are thinking about ordering anything that would require postage or incur delivery charges, maybe perform a few bulk orders, chip in using paypal or something and just distribute stuff at the meet... just a thought and obviously it would rely on a fair bit of trust etc but we're all good (if slightly nuts) people here.
feel free to shoot me down in flames