The reason I have started this post was, I have been PM another SB member about my gear choices and about costs v benefits and I said I would open a new thread about my deal and see how others got their good deals.
My story, I dive sidemount not what I had intended to dive when I out grew my old gear. I got the gear at almost cost with the option of of swapping it for other gear if I did not like it at the same discounted rate.
I got the deal by investing the time to build a relationship with my LDS. I did this by buying a tank and having it filled off peak times when I knew the shop owner was in.
We would then have a chat. When it was time to move on from my old gear I sat down with him and told him what I wanted to do and the gear I was looking at. The suggestion was sidemount might be the way to go and a deal was made.
How do others get the deals we read about from time to time on SB?
Paul
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My story, I dive sidemount not what I had intended to dive when I out grew my old gear. I got the gear at almost cost with the option of of swapping it for other gear if I did not like it at the same discounted rate.
I got the deal by investing the time to build a relationship with my LDS. I did this by buying a tank and having it filled off peak times when I knew the shop owner was in.
We would then have a chat. When it was time to move on from my old gear I sat down with him and told him what I wanted to do and the gear I was looking at. The suggestion was sidemount might be the way to go and a deal was made.
How do others get the deals we read about from time to time on SB?
Paul
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