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Just a shameless plug here since it came up. I'm sure somebody is going to think that we are full of baloney or boasting, but I only post this because it came up and to me it makes for a very unique working environment here each day. All of the guys you'll chat with over here about gear or diving in general hold AT LEAST the rating of Scuba Instructor. Of the 11 of us you may encounter, 3 of us are Course Directors, 1 is an Instructor Trainer, 1 is an SSI Platinum Pro 5000 member, 3 are Master Scuba Diver Trainers and 4 are our "lowly" Openwater Scuba Instructors.meesier42:Well that argument is BS around here,
I have resorted to buying most of my gear via Scuba.com and I call them when I need advice on gear. The claim their people are instructors, don't know if that's true, but I have found them to be helpful and non biased on gear advice and sales. And I will gladly pay for the expertise that they offer.
Between us we have all managed somebody's dive shop, somewhere in the world. 2 are former shop owners, another a manufacturer's rep at one time. Yet another was a regional rep for one of the top training agencies. We have a travel agent, a scientific research diver, and the former head of technical support for a couple equipment manufacturers.
We come from Massachusettes, Oregon, California, and Ohio among other places and have had the good fortune to do the scuba instructor lifestyle "thing" in Florida, Cayman, the BVI, Hawaii, Puget Sound, the Midwest, Thailand and NE Seaboard. As you can imagine sometimes when the phones are slower the "who's appendage is bigger" conversations can get quite creative around here.
What's that mean for our customers? Lots of knowledge. If the person you have on the phone doesn't have your answer, it is usually a pretty good bet that somebody in here does. We feel if we can give you the information you need "pressure sales" will never be needed.
Hope you all are having a great weekend!