Aww, that sucks. How did you do at the LC, by the way? I was supposed to have one yesterday, but the TO messed up and couldn't create one, so it was just regular League for me.
I remember VIP was a part of Nats and my brother was part of it. It was apparently really good. I heard the merchandise store was meh, though. At least it had Gardevoir.
Huh. The V.I.P. system was really only good for the V.I.Ps and the organiser. The volunteers had to run back and forth, and if you didn't find your opponent and they were a V.I.P. you were responsible. I mean it is good if you are one, just if you don't have the money it's a little unfair.