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Originally Posted by Clernix
My gf just got her OW and they split the cost out for the pool dives with gear for $400 then added in learning materials for $68 then another $150 for the open water dives in a local lake. All the while the instructor is pressuring to buy gear telling the students that the LDS does not make money on the classes and will go under if they don't buy gear. Guilt as a business policy there one that they forgot to teach in business 101. My gf was considering it I had to work to convince her that the BS they were spouting was just that BS. Don't buy online they are the devil and so on. The entire class was turned off by the end of the class.
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That would be super annoying. My instructor never really talked about his preference for where I buy gear- just said that I should buy quality gear and new gear. I buy some from him, some from Scuba Toys, and some from Divers Supply.