The thing that turns me away is when dive stores don't tag or post the prices of items.
Example: I walked in to buy an underwater flashlight. The one I wanted is typically $80-90. There was one in the display case. The owner showed it to me and told me it was a good one. I agreed. Then I had to ask "how much?". He looked it up in a price book and said $144. I had to say sorry, that's more than I expected, more than I had for it.
The whole situation was uncomfortable, as the owner was hovering between disappointment and mild anger. I wanted to give the guy a sale, but didn't have over a hunderd bucks of "fun money".
It would have been easier if the price was on it in the first place.
Example: I walked in to buy an underwater flashlight. The one I wanted is typically $80-90. There was one in the display case. The owner showed it to me and told me it was a good one. I agreed. Then I had to ask "how much?". He looked it up in a price book and said $144. I had to say sorry, that's more than I expected, more than I had for it.
The whole situation was uncomfortable, as the owner was hovering between disappointment and mild anger. I wanted to give the guy a sale, but didn't have over a hunderd bucks of "fun money".
It would have been easier if the price was on it in the first place.
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