ridingandiving
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I have been lurking on the board here for a little while. Just started diving back in March. Have my OW and working on my AOW. Been learning and awful lot just reading the forums. But now I have an opportunity to contrubute for once. Having just been certified I am new to all the equipment and have been doing a lot of research. The dive shop I went through offered an Aqua Lung package to the students of the class. I checked online and found the price the shop was offering was about $100 more than LeasurePro. Wanting to support my local shop so I made my purchase from them. Good thing I did. I am sitting here looking at the back of the Auqa Lung/Sea Quest/Apeks/Suunto warrenty card and it says "beware of any retailer that offers to sell and ship our life supporting products by mail, or orders placed by phone or the Internet. These retailers are NOT authorized Aqua Lung Dealers. All authorized Aqua Lung Dealers must execute a Dealer Agreement that does not allow the sale of Aqua Lung products except "in-store." Many Aqua Lung dealers advertise on the Internet, but are not allowed to deliver our products other than "over the counter." This is our assurance that you will recieve the proper pre-sale, point-of-sale, and post sale assistance, and that only tarined and certified divers use our products. If you obtain our product from one of these retailers, your warranty is therefore not valid and we cannot offer you the assurances of quality and satisfaction afforded by the Aqua Lung Warranty Program. If you would like to verify whether or not a reatiler is an authorized Aqua Lung Dealer, please call (760) 597-5000"
Just wanted to point out that even though you can purchase cheaper online it may not be the best thing to do in the long run.
Just wanted to point out that even though you can purchase cheaper online it may not be the best thing to do in the long run.