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From: Lucas6157@ao*.co*
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 14:33:23 EDT
Subject: Got soaked on a wet suit!
To: techdiver@aquanaut.com

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FYI
About 1 year ago there was a thread about a shop in Hallandale, FL called=20
Aquatic. The gist of it was the material they had been using for the past fe=
w=20
years for making wet suits was defective, and how they were given the run ar=
ound=20
and dissatisfied with the way they were treated. It seems the material was=20
peeling away from the Rubertex and they denied there was a problem. The year=
=20
before the thread came out I happen to buy a custom made Rubertex wet suit f=
rom=20
the same shop, "The best material there is" said the shop owner. The first=20
season that I used it I noticed two small tears on the material in the back=20=
area of=20
the=20
suit and used some wet suit cement for a quick fix. This year the tears got=20
bigger and I noticed a few more rips.=A0 I called the shop and explained the=
=20
problem to Connie one of the owners, she said "bring it in and we will repai=
r it=20
no charge," so I showed up at the shop with the wet suit and heard a song an=
d=20
dance how it was my fault the suit was damaged and nothing is wrong with the=
=20
material. I explained I bought an Ocean Ray wet suit ten years ago and out g=
rew=20
it (because of the see food diet I''ve been on) without one defect in the=20
material except one small hole on a seam under the arm pit. She said " I was=
 lucky=20
it's like going 10 years without getting hit by a car but I'll fix the suit=20
any way, that's why you bought it here! We go over to the counter and she sa=
ys,=20
when do you want it back, I said, 2 weeks, she said it will be ready in 3=20
weeks because I'm going away and by the way the cost is $45 how do you want=20=
to=20
pay? This women had me drive about 1 hour to Hallandale led me to believe th=
ere=20
was no charge for the repair. Where I come from these tactics are called a=20
bait and con, By the way, I paid $450 for the wet suit.=A0 Needless to say I=
 walked=20
out.=A0 Seems I was not the only one that was dissatisfied with the material=
=20
and the shop.=A0 This women can give G.I. some competition with her attitude=
 :-)

Later=20
BOB





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FYI<BR>
</B></U>About 1 year ago there was a thread about a shop in Hallandale,
FL c=
alled Aquatic. The gist of it was the material they had been using for the p=
ast few years for making wet suits was defective, and how they were given th=
e run around and dissatisfied with the way they were treated. It seems the m=
aterial was peeling away from the Rubertex and they denied there was a probl=
em. The year before the thread came out I happen to buy a custom made Rubert=
ex wet suit from the same shop, "The best material there is" said the shop o=
wner. The first season that I used it I noticed two small tears on the mater=
ial in the back area of the <BR>
suit and used some wet suit cement for a quick fix. This year the tears got=20=
bigger and I noticed a few more rips.=A0 I called the shop and explained the=
 problem to Connie one of the owners, she said "bring it in and we will repa=
ir it<B><U> no charge," </B></U>so I showed up at the shop with the
wet suit=
 and heard a song and dance how it was my fault the suit was damaged and not=
hing is wrong with the material. I explained I bought an Ocean Ray wet suit=20=
ten years ago and out grew it (because of the see food diet I''ve been on) w=
ithout one defect in the material except one small hole on a seam under the=20=
arm pit. She said " I was lucky it's like going 10 years without getting hit=
 by a car but I'll fix the suit any way, that's why you bought it here! We g=
o over to the counter and she says, when do you want it back, I said, 2 week=
s, she said it will be ready in 3 weeks because I'm going away and by the wa=
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to pay</B></I></U>?=
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ait and con, By the way, I paid $450 for the wet suit.=A0 Needless to say I=20=
walked out.=A0 Seems I was not the only one that was dissatisfied with the m=
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attitude :-)<BR>
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