<rant>
Ok,
Over the past week or so I have been looking for 2 new Al 80s, so I can get them O2 clean and assemble a second set of doubles.
So since I was bored, I walked into an unnamed dive shop today for the first time just to go check it out. I asked the lady behind the counter if they had any Al 80s for sale, to which she replied we have Al 100s. When I repeated my question she said yes, to which she gave me a rather high price to begin with for the tank alone (it wasn't horrendous but still 30 bucks higher than some shops on the island).
Ok no problem. Then I inquired if they O2 clean tanks, to which she replied yes and that it was somewhere in the vicinity of $100 a tank.
At this point I could do nothing but laugh...see I have O2 cleaned my own tanks in the past (go buy oxyhackers from airpseed press it's a great read) and I am not some newly certified O/W diver that is clueless (no offense). I don't mind paying 40 bucks to get a tank O2 clean if that keeps the shop in business but $100....LOL.
I inquired if she was serious, and the answer was yes at which point I said "Thanks" and walked out.
Now, I sincerely hope that I either misunderstood her (if I did I apologize) or that today is April Fool's day, but that was the fastest a dive shop has ever "turned me off" (about 19 seconds). Needless to say I won't be going in there again.
</rant>
So if anyone has 2 new Al 80s (same color of course pref shotblasted) that are O2 cleaned w/stickers for sale I will take'em and pay ya 200/tank (you can even keep the valves as I won't need them obviously). Now I will tell you that my "regular" LDS is out of tanks, otherwise they would have (more of) my money already.
Ok,
Over the past week or so I have been looking for 2 new Al 80s, so I can get them O2 clean and assemble a second set of doubles.
So since I was bored, I walked into an unnamed dive shop today for the first time just to go check it out. I asked the lady behind the counter if they had any Al 80s for sale, to which she replied we have Al 100s. When I repeated my question she said yes, to which she gave me a rather high price to begin with for the tank alone (it wasn't horrendous but still 30 bucks higher than some shops on the island).
Ok no problem. Then I inquired if they O2 clean tanks, to which she replied yes and that it was somewhere in the vicinity of $100 a tank.
At this point I could do nothing but laugh...see I have O2 cleaned my own tanks in the past (go buy oxyhackers from airpseed press it's a great read) and I am not some newly certified O/W diver that is clueless (no offense). I don't mind paying 40 bucks to get a tank O2 clean if that keeps the shop in business but $100....LOL.
I inquired if she was serious, and the answer was yes at which point I said "Thanks" and walked out.
Now, I sincerely hope that I either misunderstood her (if I did I apologize) or that today is April Fool's day, but that was the fastest a dive shop has ever "turned me off" (about 19 seconds). Needless to say I won't be going in there again.
</rant>
So if anyone has 2 new Al 80s (same color of course pref shotblasted) that are O2 cleaned w/stickers for sale I will take'em and pay ya 200/tank (you can even keep the valves as I won't need them obviously). Now I will tell you that my "regular" LDS is out of tanks, otherwise they would have (more of) my money already.
