Overfill at Castaway Scuba

[LiteHedded]

brass bolt snaps? ew

I've got a few i'll just give you

 

[JahJahwarrior]

I know, SS are better but I have never found using brass ones to be a problem.

 

[LiteHedded]

I know, SS are better but I have never found using brass ones to be a problem.

they cut my thumbs up.

 

[deepstops]

they cut my thumbs up.

Exactly, SS all the way.

 

[OneBrightGator]

Some people need to go diving...

Some people need to stop diving...

Some people need to really consider what they are saying with their posts...

I could be one or all three.

 

[Scubastud16]

I like Castaway. They're the cheapest around here, and they've been cool with me (giving info, etc.). I've rented tanks a couple times from them. I'll continue to go back for tanks and air/EANx because they're the cheapest around, and they treat me well. Can't ask for much more! (...and the I've never been shorted or overfilled).

 

[terrillja]

That last statement opens a whole new can of worms!! Why should college students get a break??? That is one thing that pisses me off a bit, college students thinking they deserve a cheaper price than I get or anyone else gets just because they are still in college. I have already grad. from college. I have 3 kids. I have an expensive wife. I have 2 truck payments. I have a mortgage. I have a boat payment. I work 60hrs a week for my money!! Why cant I GET A BREAK ON THE PRICE??? If you are going to say you should get a break because you are in school and cant make alot of money in your spare time to pay for SCUBA then maybe you shouldnt be diving right now. If you are having to scrape and save to buy air, you are probably diving with substandard equipment then too. You probably cant afford to maintain it properly. In that case you shouldnt be in the water. Just my opinion, I guess I could be wrong(although I doubt it).

Wait a minute, what am I griping about?? I DO GET SLIGHT DISCOUNT ON AIR!! Oh yeah, that's because I ACTUALLY USE THE SHOP FOR ALOT MORE THAN JUST AIR!! Actually I dont mind paying a bit more for air because of the service I get from Castaway. They help me with ANYTING I need. Air, rebuilds, hydros, equipment purchase. You treat a small shop well, do business with them and they normally in turn will treat you well too.

Not directed you JJW, more to rox@ucf for the last post he made.

There is a reason why our (college) scuba club negotiates for lower prices. We have ~20-30 members and growing quickly now, so whatever shop we choose to deal with will be our "preferred" shop, and will get a lot of business from us. So they reduce their prices a little bit and we channel thousands of dollars of business to them. Seems like a fair deal to me. If you are talking about one college student, sure, they should pay the same, but when it is a group, there are enormous benefits to a shop to reduce the prices for that group, whether they are college students or a local diving club. A small discount will pay off handsomely when a lot of business gets sent to them.

Flame me all you want, but we have 6 students looking to do OW now with another 3 or 4 on the fence. That's a lot of money now as well as a lot of future money that could be made. Getting a shop to cut us a deal will pay off for them, and they know it.

 

[UCFKnightDiver]

yeah it would be nice if we could work out a deal with castaway scuba on air fills for the ucf dive club

 

[plot]

Terrillja, college has nothing to do with it, you can normally get group discounts from hotels, diveshops, anywhere if you have a large enough group.

 

[JahJahwarrior]

Castaway DOES have a 10 fill card for $27.50 or something like that, I want to say. That's $2.80 an air fill or so (there'll be tax on the 27.50). I'm still paying for a full fill on my doubles, but $6 is much better than $10. The only downside is, if I buy the card but don't use it for a while. Money has a time value, if I give them my money than they can use it to invest and make money. If I keep it, I could invest it and eventually make enough money that even paying $5/tank, I would have profit. Granted that could take a while but it's just a fact of life. It's just like prepaying for speedpass or whatnot. That money gets taken out of the bank account and then I can't use it for other things. Also, that money is on the speedpass and I can't get it off, so if I stop using the speedpass I'm screwed.


But it's still a fact: simplest way to get a discount is to buy in bulk and prepay for it.