I just checked Mares "just add water" and Bronx Scuba is no longer listed as a dealer...
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who gives a ****, I can change a webpage in a matter of minutes, doesn't mean a thing that they are listed or not
very true..but at the least it shows Mares took some kind of action..now to hear an explaination of how an independent without any of the requirements needed to become a dealer (storefront/compressor/etc) became a listed dealer to begin with.I do not think that will happen here.
I don't think it should happen here, I know a Mares dealer thats part of a surveying company, Its a storefront, they have a compressor, they qualify, not only can you get your tanks filled you can get your property surveyed as well. Do I care, not at all, would I care if I was another Mares dealer, nope.
Only trying to show that the "playing field" is not always level. For someone to be able to offer gear without the requirements set by a manufacturer is not fair or right for all in this industry. An LDS owner may have hundreds of thousands $ tied up in his/her business.Is it right that someone with no investment can undersell him? It could be a problem with the industry ..as to a surveying company being a dealer,if it fits the requirements of the manufacturer,then let it be.Most manufacturers require the storefront,business licenses and to offer to the public regular business hours provide gear,air fills and training.Does the survey company do that? .If you were a Mares dealer I am sure that you would care that a local customer of yours can get some gear at the same price or even lower than what you can offer it after you invested alot of $ into the business. Again I commend Mares for correcting their web site listing .Mistakes happen, totally understand that..I just think that this is not just a isolated incident,that any manufacturer can be doing this.