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TITLE: DISGUSTED!
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HIYA ALL!
Here's how my story goes...
One day I decided because I had a whole lot of money in my pocket I would hook up at my local dive shop (Dolphin) here in Sacramento. A few experiences there were good one with lots of information and then I started having bad ones. Mind you the bad ones are the ones that should be of interests! It's like I had some sort of sign on my head that I was some dirt poor hick off the streets over night. Common' you don't buy a house or anything without checking it out first do ya???
Ok, so like I saw a few things in their monthly rag and was interested because PADI says to dive within your budget, I was looking within my budget (they acted like I was a cheep *******).
I bought all the stuff needed for the class and took the Open Water Course, I know I scored well within the class and then did the pool the way they instructed with a little concern of mask flooding but I got through it with the help of some posts here.
When I went to do my cert. in Monterey... I was fitted with a wet suit that was WAY too tight and let the instructor know but he like the store gave me the excuse that it should be tight. Jesus, you could have cut this skin off me and made pork rinds! Next I was over weighted with a harness of 45# and once again I was told that I needed it. The instructor was not helpful at all and was a complete *** about the whole situation. I never got one dive completed. Next day of dives I was told NOT to participate and another time would be better in the lake.
Today and over $2500. later I tried my certification dives again and this time, the same instructor was a complete standoffish jackass. Not saying much he instructed me to get my gear together, I had a few questions about the dive and he acted like a complete jerk about it. QUESTION: Isn't there supposed to be a pre dive check and lecture? I sure didn't get one! Is it wrong to ask how deep we would be going??? Again... Gee, this mask is flooding a lot, let me fix it... Again.... Next, I was asked if I could do the dive and I said FNA Right... I got to the bottom and was towed around in circles trying to find deep water only to get back out, told that dive was complete and that he wasn't comfortable taking me back out because of mask skills being next and that he didn't feel comfortable with my skills in the water. WTF, look at my class time and pool time I told him and he didn't care! Then he calls his buddies back at Dolphin and told them all a bunch of crap that just because he's a Master Dive Instructor they would believe. It seems like I have NO chance... WAIT!!! I played my wild card and got myself an instructor today that IS willing to help!
Now as a suggestion, I would steer clear of Dolphin Scuba because if you like something and you want to buy it, they pitch a ***** because you don't buy what they want you to buy and even if it's something in the cat. they still *****. QUESTION: If it's crap to begin with why do they advertise and sell it???
Next, 99.9% of the sales people are *******s, TOTALLY! With the exception of the owner and Derik B. To which I don't think the owner really knows because he's in and out so much. But percentage wise, it's not enough to survive my business and I don't want to subject others to their ethics. My friends... Take your business to Andrew at Scuba World!!!
Thanks for your time,
Dark Skies
This is a family board, and while some of the 14 year olds among us may use language like some of your's, we try to keep a higher standard. An occasional Damn or Hell is okay, but that's about it.
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