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--part1_148.14296fca.2c250a16_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I think you need to bring your concerns to the attention of the shop owner. It took more tries than I can count to accurately measure and construct the rubatex hood I purchased from them, but the final product is great. In a message dated 6/20/2003 8:44:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Lucas6157@ao*.co* writes: > FYI > About 1 year ago there was a thread about a shop in Hallandale, FL called > Aquatic. The gist of it was the material they had been using for the past few > years for making wet suits was defective, and how they were given the run > around and dissatisfied with the way they were treated. It seems the material was > peeling away from the Rubertex and they denied there was a problem. The year > before the thread came out I happen to buy a custom made Rubertex wet suit > from the same shop, "The best material there is" said the shop owner. The > first season that I used it I noticed two small tears on the material in the back > area of the > suit and used some wet suit cement for a quick fix. This year the tears got > bigger and I noticed a few more rips. I called the shop and explained the > problem to Connie one of the owners, she said "bring it in and we will repair > it no charge," 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 nothing is wrong with > the material. I explained I bought an Ocean Ray wet suit ten years ago and out > grew it (because of the see food diet I''ve been on) without one defect in > the material except one small hole on a seam under the 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 go over to the counter and > she says, when do you want it back, I said, 2 weeks, she said it will be > ready in 3 weeks because I'm going away and by the way the cost is $45 how do > you want to pay? This women had me drive about 1 hour to Hallandale led me to > believe there was no charge for the repair. Where I come from these tactics > are called a bait and con, By the way, I paid $450 for the wet suit. Needless > to say I walked out. Seems I was not the only one that was dissatisfied with > the material and the shop. This women can give G.I. some competition with > her attitude :-) > > Later > BOB ------------------ Visit my web site with underwater and other photos at http:\\members.aol.com\jsuw3\index.html --part1_148.14296fca.2c250a16_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><FONT COLOR=3D"#800040" SIZE=3D2 FAMILY= =3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS" LANG=3D"0">I think you need to bring your= concerns to the attention of the shop owner. It took more tries than=20= I can count to accurately measure and construct the rubatex hood I purchased= from them, but the final product is great. <BR> <BR> <BR> In a message dated 6/20/2003 8:44:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Lucas6157@ao*= .com writes:<BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3DCITE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000ff"= style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"A= rial" LANG=3D"0"><B><U>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. I called the shop and explained=20= the problem to Connie one of the owners, she said "bring it in and we will r= epair it<B><U> no charge," </B></U>so I showed up at the shop with the wet s= uit and heard a song and dance how it was my fault the suit was damaged and=20= nothing is wrong with the material. I explained I bought an Ocean Ray wet su= it ten years ago and out grew it (because of the see food diet I''ve been on= ) without one defect in the material except one small hole on a seam under t= he arm pit. She said " I was lucky it's like going 10 years without getting=20= hit by a car but I'll fix the suit any way, that's why you bought it here! W= e go over to the counter and she says, when do you want it back, I said, 2 w= eeks, she said it will be ready in 3 weeks because I'm going away and by the= way <B><I>t<U>he cost is</B></I> <B><I>$45 how do you want to pay</B></I></= U>? This women had me drive about 1 hour to Hallandale led me to believe the= re was no charge for the repair. Where I come from these tactics are called=20= a bait and con, By the way, I paid $450 for the wet suit. Needless to=20= say I walked out. Seems I was not the only one that was dissatisfied w= ith the material and the shop. This women can give G.I. some competiti= on with her attitude :-)<BR> <BR> Later <BR> BOB</BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #= ffffff" SIZE=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#800040" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2= FAMILY=3D"SCRIPT" FACE=3D"Comic Sans MS" LANG=3D"0"><BR> <BR> <B><BR> ------------------<BR> Visit my web site with underwater and other photos at http:\\members.aol.com= \jsuw3\index.html</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20= #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"></B><BR> </FONT></HTML> --part1_148.14296fca.2c250a16_boundary-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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