The Golden Rule v. Dive Deposits

[fullytek]

Building some # of weather days into the pricing allows sharing this risk with all clients throughout the season. This is in contrast to sticking it to the handful of divers who held up their end of the bargain.

The divers are welcome to apply that deposit to another date.

We arnt sticking it to anyone.

 

[LI-er]

If you can't part with loosing a deposit then you probably shouldn't be diving.

It's not about what I can afford it's about customer unfriendly policies and having the choice to spend my hard earned money elsewhere.

If you can't afford to return deposits when your boat can't run you probably shouldn't be in the diving business.

 

[flymolo]

It's not about what I can afford it's about customer unfriendly policies and having the choice to spend my hard earned money elsewhere.

gotta be willing to support the captains unless you plan on buying your own boat. look what's happened in your old neighborhood- there's no boats.

 

[LI-er]

gotta be willing to support the captains unless you plan on buying your own boat. look what's happened in your old neighborhood- there's no boats.

There's plenty of boats in my old neighborhood All of which gladly refund divers if the boat doesn't run.

Look it's your business you can do whatever you want and justify it how ever you please. Just know that I won't ever dive with you and I'm not the only one.

 

[fullytek]

It's not about what I can afford it's about customer unfriendly policies and having the choice to spend my hard earned money elsewhere.

If you can't afford to return deposits when your boat can't run you probably shouldn't be in the diving business.

Risk must be shared.
If dive boats keep getting stiffed there won't be anymore dive boats.

I said this already. If I'm not going to be able to make money then I'll spend that time with my fiamily or I'll go diving myself.

If you can't tolerate the financial risk of diving off my boat than you are going to miss out on some really nice diving.

 

[flymolo]

There's plenty of boats in my old neighborhood All of which gladly refund divers if the boat doesn't run.

Look it's your business you can do whatever you want and justify it how ever you please. I won't ever dive with you and I'm not the only one.

i thought you were from long island. there's only 2 boats left here.

 

[LI-er]

i thought you were from long island. there's only 2 boats left here.

I was originally from Long Island but most if my dives were in Florida. There never were all that many boats on LI and I know of several where the Captain/owners aged out and retired or died.

@fullytek's claim that they'd still be in business if they kept their customers deposits is ridiculous.

 

[flymolo]

I was originally from Long Island. There never were all that many boats and I know of several where the Captain/owners aged out and retired or died.

Your claim that they'd still be in business if they kept their customers deposits is ridiculous.

i never actually said that.

i know a few of them that folded up because it's just not that profitable aymore, or because they were no longer willing to sacrifice the time.

if it were actually an easy business to run i would imagine you'd have younger captains stepping up to take their places, but that's not happening.

either way to address the OP, it doesn't make sense that a customer would be due a refund for thumbing the dive. it's not like the captain forced you to not dive..

 

[LI-er]

i never actually said that.

Sorry,I fixed it. I was confusing you with the other poster who suggested the only way to successfully run a dive boat is to keep customer deposits even when the boat doesn't run.

 

[flymolo]

Sorry I was confusing you with the other poster who suggested the only way to successfully run a dive boat is to keep customer deposits even when the boat doesn't run.

yeah but he also said he often has to move the boat somewhere closer to the dive site. so now he's using gas to do that, and presumably he's paying additional docking fees at whatever marina he's gonna keep the boat at. you think all of that should fall on him if the weather doesn't cooperate?