introducing myself & my surf apparel inspired brand for divers

[hootenanny]

hey everyone!

my name is ann! i grew up watching dive videos my grandfather put together set to beatles music he inspired my partner & i to get our dive certifications a hot minute ago & now he has inspired us to start Open Water Supply! i love diving and kept wishing there was cute out of the water gear (like surf brands) to celebrate my love for scuba all the time (especially living in dc where i'm not diving all the time)! We are a surf apparel inspired brand but for divers & are super excited to be officially launching on 2/14/25! I attached some pictures of our designs & would love your support making our small business happen <3 you can subscribe to our emails here: Open Water Supply or follow us on IG at @openwatersupply

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[rhwestfall]

Good luck. I will say however IMHO, the font used in #2 & #3 is abysmal, practically unreadable...

The design of #2 having to hyphenate is not overly professional either...

 

[Towellerman]

New here too. Gotta say, some cool looking merch bro!

 

[TheBullfrog]

hey everyone!

my name is ann! i grew up watching dive videos my grandfather put together set to beatles music he inspired my partner & i to get our dive certifications a hot minute ago & now he has inspired us to start Open Water Supply! i love diving and kept wishing there was cute out of the water gear (like surf brands) to celebrate my love for scuba all the time (especially living in dc where i'm not diving all the time)! We are a surf apparel inspired brand but for divers & are super excited to be officially launching on 2/14/25! I attached some pictures of our designs & would love your support making our small business happen <3 you can subscribe to our emails here: Open Water Supply or follow us on IG at @openwatersupply

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Lookin' good! The font is a bit hard to read on #3, but I dig it. Good luck on your new adventure!

 

[Kupu]

I'm a bit jaded after having to leave all my local FB diving groups when they became plastered with spammers using this style of introduction.
When someone joins the board today and then pushes clothing, followed by another new member saying "cool merch", it is spam to me.

 

[scubadada]

Handling the green moray and petting the nurse shark are both complete turn offs. Do you actually dive?

 

[ImpotentSeaSnake]

Handling the green moray and petting the nurse shark are both complete turn offs. Do you actually dive?

“Stand on the Reef!”

 

[happy-diver]

She's got no legs mate!

I'd like a "Do One Thing Every Day That Outrages ScubaBoard People!" thanks!

with a picture of an old fat sheila sitting in a comfy manta ray skin lounge chair

 

[schmibm]

Brian Schmidt here. I am a diver in Northeast Iowa. I am a PADI divemaster and work with a shop in Rochester. Have over 1500 dives now consisting of midwest quarries, under the ice and exotic ocean adventures including Florida and Florida Keys, Bonaire and Grand Cayman.

 

[All4Funzies]

I'm new here too. I can't see any of the attachments. When will your site go live? Can you tell us about where your merchandise is made and sourced? That will be a big decider for me.

Good luck with the new venture!