chris3536
Guest
I would just like to preface this post by saying this is my rant for this evening.
As I was saying, the scuba industry could learn a few things from the golf industry. I have been diving for a year now and I really enjoy it. It is great escape for me.....very peaceful and relaxing. As a new diver, I really take alot of pride in the new equipment that own. I have started except the fact that I am an equipment junkie. For guys like myself, I wish the scuba industry had more demonstator programs for retailers to help sell there products to consumers. A great example of this is the golf industry. As a PGA Golf Pro, you can come in my golf shop and try over 80 different drivers to see which one is right for you! (Especially before you lay down $400 for ONE of them!) For instance, I have been diving for about year now and I currently dive the SeaQuest Pro QD+. Since February I have lost a significant amount of weight and my needs have changed. I can still wear my SeaQuest because I was diving with a cumberbun extenion, but I am interesting in purchasing a Zeagle Concept II. Before I lay down the money for the BC I would really like to try one to see if it is right for me. I tried a back-inflate BC when I was OW class and was always "spinning" in circles. I think I'm a better diver now and would to give it another chance, but my local dive shop doesn't have any to try.
I have been very loyal to my LDS over the past year and asked the owner if manufacturers let you buy "demonstrator" models at a reduced price.....she laughed in my face. She told me these companies don't do anything like that to help out dive shops or to help provide better service to consumers.
At the start of my year, I can purchase all my "demo" drivers from all my manufactures discounted 50% off the wholesale price. These companies are more than willing to do this because it helps me sell more of their stuff! Why doesn't the scuba industry do any of this?
Just my two cents
As I was saying, the scuba industry could learn a few things from the golf industry. I have been diving for a year now and I really enjoy it. It is great escape for me.....very peaceful and relaxing. As a new diver, I really take alot of pride in the new equipment that own. I have started except the fact that I am an equipment junkie. For guys like myself, I wish the scuba industry had more demonstator programs for retailers to help sell there products to consumers. A great example of this is the golf industry. As a PGA Golf Pro, you can come in my golf shop and try over 80 different drivers to see which one is right for you! (Especially before you lay down $400 for ONE of them!) For instance, I have been diving for about year now and I currently dive the SeaQuest Pro QD+. Since February I have lost a significant amount of weight and my needs have changed. I can still wear my SeaQuest because I was diving with a cumberbun extenion, but I am interesting in purchasing a Zeagle Concept II. Before I lay down the money for the BC I would really like to try one to see if it is right for me. I tried a back-inflate BC when I was OW class and was always "spinning" in circles. I think I'm a better diver now and would to give it another chance, but my local dive shop doesn't have any to try.
I have been very loyal to my LDS over the past year and asked the owner if manufacturers let you buy "demonstrator" models at a reduced price.....she laughed in my face. She told me these companies don't do anything like that to help out dive shops or to help provide better service to consumers.
At the start of my year, I can purchase all my "demo" drivers from all my manufactures discounted 50% off the wholesale price. These companies are more than willing to do this because it helps me sell more of their stuff! Why doesn't the scuba industry do any of this?
Just my two cents
