Well, after the REEF survey dives on the 29th of September, I promptly brought my suit into the shop to send into BARE.
It needed a new zipper, a new neck seal (neoprene) and replacement boots since a hole was about to be worn into them both on the bottom. The suit had about 400 dives on it.
The suit was scheduled to be sent back on October 24th. Cool, all is well and good - I had a project on the 15th, but just wound up acting as boat crew for the day instead of diving. No problem.
So last week I get a call from the shop. BARE had sent the suit back, EXCEPT, they had not replaced the zipper!! ?!?!?!?!?! But they had charged the shop for the zipper - just not done it!
Good grief - how can you overlook a thing like that?
So now I am in a tight squeeze - I *NEED* my suit for November 13th for a day of REEF Advanced Assessment Team surveying - and I told them so. I guess they were able to work it out with BARE (at no extra charge to the shop or to me - and I should HOPE so since it was BARE's fault) to get this suit done.
Cross your fingers that it gets back to me in time for the 13th.
I was actually avoiding KME since so many people had been having difficulties with them lately and their prices were so high. And now this with BARE - anyone else experienced problems with drysuit repairs or is it just my lucky day?
- Janna
(drying out...)
