My LDS just keeps getting crazier!

[Courtneyf82]

Turning wrenches to put on hoses can get very technical. :06:

 

[Don Wray]

Wonderful Gallery though RHM

 

[*Floater*]

The regs came in a box and needed the octo and gauge attached to the 1st stage...they also wanted to "certify" the BCD....hence, the call regarding not knowing the technique to instruct on a Morphous...they then attach an SSI hose guard with a CIP number on it to a hose and one on the BCD...he wanted to make sure the equipment was assembled properly and so, he carried it to them to be assembled...then he was told they would have to inspect all of it....$15 each stage to inspect...$20 or $25 on the BCD....Dacor regs and gauges

Screwing the gauge and octo onto a reg takes all of 3 minutes and requires only basic tools that everyone has. There's nothing complicated about it and it doesn't require any training. Charging money for it is total bs in my opinion - it's just taking advantage of someone who's new to the sport and doesn't know any better.

 

[fire_diver]

Well, I'm gonna give you the same advice I gave last time.

RUN AWAY!

I can understand a fee to assemble your gear for you if you bought elsewhere. But what they want is highway robbery. Like was just stated, it takes all of 1 or 2 minutes to screw 2 secondaries and a SPG into a 1st stage.

A fee to certify your gear becuase they want to? Outrageous! And again, 'keep you dirty, untrained mitts off my non-AL gear!'

Hope you friend gets his refund. Then spend it at another shop.

FD

 

[bottomlover]

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Originally Posted by bottomlover
If you buy an AL product from another AL dealer, say DiveSports.com who used to be an Authorized Deal for AL. DiveShop will still require you to have your items Inspected (around 100 bucks) before you are allowed in the pool or on the boat. Been there done that.

Did you take a class with them? Their problem with AL and leisurepro and their gear inspections are 2 different issues, I think.

Yes i did, i was in the middle of OW class. I had over $1500 in purchases with them so far, But buying my Regs and computer at another "Authorized Dealer" and using them in class was going to cost me an extra $100 for inspection. So i used Rental gear for the rest of my course. I could have understood this fee if i had asked them assemble this, but it was purchased AT DiveSports and was assembled there.

Also, Lisa and Morgan are very helpfu! I like the instructional staff there and think it's top notch. It just seems they get a little petty with the "You can't use that in my pool, unless you buy it from me". Maybe it's different when you are taking adjvanced courses. That was just my Experience during my open water course.

 

[dl348]

Don't walk, RUN. I repeat RUN, to another LDS.

 

[ScubaMike14]

Hmmm...

Their boat and pool, their call.

Depending on the mask, fins, snorkel and wetsuit, $800 is reasonable.

Are you nuts?

- Mask $40-60$
- Fins NO more than about $100
- Wetsuit a nice 7 mil isn't any more than about $350 or so. You can get a thinner suit for much less.

$70 sounds about right, the facilities, tools, ability and time all cost the shop money, why should you get it for free? They were even up-front about limited availability of parts.

$70 to service a reg...hmmm. I suppose that's not too bad a price, if simple parts are included such as a standard service kit.

It sounds like these guys are much more interested in making a buck than they are at making happy customers who will come back. It's also sad that for many, this is thier introduction to the world of diving which may make them think twice about the whole sport.

 

[ProfessorAronnax]

Don't walk, RUN. I repeat RUN, to another LDS.

Agreed!

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

I dont remember all the details, this was a couple of years ago. I hate to sound as though I am bashing, so I really dont want to go into it. I know I went in there once, felt I was not serviced for a long time, then when I got help, they continuously pushed me. One of the things I hate most about a dive shop is them pushing products on me. I walked in looking for fins, and they were trying to sell me a full set up (no matter how many times I said I didnt want it). Shops need to learn sometimes that when customers walk in, they dont want everything you sell. That whole experiance has led me to never go back there again. A very similar thing happened to one of the dive shops here, and I refuse to walk into their door again. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but mine remains that I do not like the dive shop. My money has since gone elsewhere, and I am very happy with the places that service me.

A very similar experience happened to me at Middle Tennessee Scuba & Swim in Franklin, TN, but with cameras. I wasn't even shopping for a camera, and the guy got all pushy about how I simply MUST take HIS photography class, and he began pulling all of his cameras out of the display case and showing them to me... It was really weird.

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

Turning wrenches to put on hoses can get very technical. :06:

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