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didn't read carefully. I appreciate your previous advice.That wasn't aimed at you, just agreeing in principal with the poster. almtree: Bob
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didn't read carefully. I appreciate your previous advice.That wasn't aimed at you, just agreeing in principal with the poster. almtree: Bob
So you try on the wetsuit, mask and fins, and then you ONLY return the mask and fins so you can buy them later on line. Great logic.
Now I buy my share of gear on-line. I research it on-line, I buy it on-line, and then if it doesn't fit/work, I exchange it on-line. What you did was just plain wrong.
Totally wrong analogy, but thanks for playing. Does your wife go to Nordstroms to get the perfect fit on a new dress, only to go home and buy it online b/c she likes that price better? That's lame. I hope your wife isn't that lame. Hopefully the OP realizes he was being lame and stops. Lame is lame.
Like TSandM, this just doesn't strike me as ethical behavior.
Right, he returned exactly those items which required a fitting. Seriously, I have no respect for those that engage in such behavior. Totally, totally lame. You want a good price, do your homework and get yourself educated BEFORE you buy. And if you make use of someone's service, man up and pay a premium.
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If these shops go out of buiss where are you going to get your air ???
As I said on my original post, I was an idiot and I paid the "fair" price for it. it wasn't even on the back of my head to go to the LDS with the intention to try stuff and then buy it online later. (By the way, I'll check again mask and fins with another LDS before buying online). I went there to buy my equipment and keep it. Did I return the wetsuit? I could, but I didn't. Boots? Bag? Defog? MASK SCRUB? I kept the mask scrub even if I returned the mask. (The mask scrub was the hottest item, I could not part from it. You should see my mask scrub how nice it is. I love my mask scrub. My mask scrub is my best friend. Whatever... )Again, I returned fins and mask within two hours from the purchase after realizing that "YES I'M A SUCKER". I had a guilt feeling was embarrassed and apologized. Never returned something before, seriously. I kept all the other items hoping that it'll pay for the hour that the LDS spent with me. Will I buy again from them? Yes, no problem. Price vary for a lot of different reason, overhead first and I believe in their good faith. Now, let me ask you something. Next time I go to a LDS to buy something for my hobby do I really have to be suspicious and continuously watch my back, bringing my laptop computer with wireless and check online and immediately every single price because if if it cost double (like the mask), I cannot return it? If it's like that, maybe I should start looking for another hobby, I really wouldn't enjoy that. But I don't think that this is the case.