Zagnut once bubbled...
Somebody PM me the list of "brand X's" and I'll start the email onslaught! Maybe I'll even start wearing a sandwich board everywhere I go.
Scubra Pro - sounds like
Sea Quest - I believe is one
Which brands treat you all the best? Which brands treat you all the worst?
I think I would hesitate to give my list. I do have a vested interest. From my position I would be happy to raise the awareness of the end user such that they have cause to ask question. Such as...
Why would an LDS be afraid of online sales when most already have a website? It doesn't cost much to turn it into an online store. Why wouldn't we just do it too?
How could there be a price difference of hundreds of percent. A variance of a few percent one might expect but when it's this much something funny is going on. What? Who?
If you want a SP reg and the price seems outragous at a dealer but not online why not call SP and ask them about it. Ask them to justify it. I sure am aske to often enough.
The standard answers of the LDS is trying to get rich and the manufacturer is trying to control price is convenient but does it really explain it?
When a company says you must buy from an authorized dealer and you see huge numbers of the stuff online at a fraction of the price ask the manufacturer why and let them know who your buying from and why. If you chose another brand tell them that also.
Why accept a LP warentee when you should have manufacturers warentee. Demand the whole package of reasonable price/value, manufacturers warentee and authorized/competant service. Don't settle for one or the other.
If you have an LDS that you like to do business with but want a specific product that they can't get why not tell the manufacturer where you would like to buy it? Ask them why the LDS can't get it.
Then make your own list.