Where did you order the gear online? There are several online shops that partner with Scubaboard (rent ad space from them) and that pretty much everyone speaks very highly of. I don't remember them all, I know there are lots and msot have "scuba" in their name....I want to say scuba123.com is one of them. I know Scubatoys is, but I don't want to just reccomend one shop becuase I remember their name best .
In the future, I would reccomend buying from a shop that SB trusts, because when the majority of SB agrees on something, it's close to being a fricken miracle!
And, you really should specify in your first post that you didn't try the gear on at the shop you were getting certed through. Most of us here consider it inconsiderate to go to a "mom and pop" store to shop but then purchase elsewhere.
In the future, I would reccomend buying from a shop that SB trusts, because when the majority of SB agrees on something, it's close to being a fricken miracle!
And, you really should specify in your first post that you didn't try the gear on at the shop you were getting certed through. Most of us here consider it inconsiderate to go to a "mom and pop" store to shop but then purchase elsewhere.