An attitude like that quickly becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.Originally posted by Jeblis
Probably they are cold because they know there is a 99% chance that you'll buy your equipment, fills etc. from the shop you took the course at.
Neither my girlfriend nor I purchased our gear from our OW certification shops (note the plural). Only one shop was visibly disappointed to find out we were already OW certified, but it was also the shop that was remarkably pricier for the same gear than any of the other shops we surveyed.