Charley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Anyone else think $2995 is too much for this list??

Very,very much too much! Thew prices below are Thailand prices, for imported
gear (typically Mares, Tusa and ScubaPro). Import duty in Thailand ranges
from 5 to 20% on the items listed. So if I can get those prices in Thailand
(without flashing my instructor card), then God alone knows how cheap it
would be in the US.

As for dive shops in Dallas, I have only been to Oceans Window (Plano, I
believe), and I was VERY impressed with the standard of the shop, as well as
the service I was given by the retail staff.

Mask $40
Snorkel $15
Fins $ 110
Booties $ 25
Suit (long 3 mm) $210
Regulator $ 400 (with octopus and SPG)
Computer $ 400
BCD $310
Bags $130
Mesh bag $ 20
Plastic mask box $0 (comes with mask)

Total $1660 (BEFORE bargaining. When buying the full set above, I could
expect at least 15% discount as a walk-in customer).

Bjorn
http://www.bjornjensen.com