Lewis Hoffman
Registered
I am currently in the process of buying equipment and have visited the half dozen dive shops around Oklahoma City and I am amazed at how some dive shops trash other dive shops. I have had people tell me things like:
1. Those guys drink and dive.
2. That guy is a criminal and ripped someone off.
3. I would never use Mares, it is no better than some of the internet only brands.
I have made a career in professional sales and one of the things I have always been taught is to never talk bad about your competition.
To be fair, half the dive shops were guilty of this but the others were more kind and said even if they didn't mean it things like....oh those guys are great or something similar.
Just an observation that ended up bugging me as I was shopping.
1. Those guys drink and dive.
2. That guy is a criminal and ripped someone off.
3. I would never use Mares, it is no better than some of the internet only brands.
I have made a career in professional sales and one of the things I have always been taught is to never talk bad about your competition.
To be fair, half the dive shops were guilty of this but the others were more kind and said even if they didn't mean it things like....oh those guys are great or something similar.
Just an observation that ended up bugging me as I was shopping.