Santa Ana, United States
1800 E First St
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+17145581055
Walking into Open Water Habitat Marine School-Dive shop was a blessing in disguise. I have found a passion for SCUBA diving. Through the dive shop I have achieved my Open Water Certification, Advanced Open Water Certification and I am currently working on my Rescue Diver Certification. Gary Loiselle and Mike Pratt have each been in the diving industry for about 30 years each. They make diving fun, safe and educational. Through the dive shop I have met other great people in the dive community. I highly recommend the Open Water Habitat Marine School-Dive shop.
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It was a really great experience getting certified by Openwater Habitat! If you can, take Angie's class. She's truly the best instructor you can ever get. Everyone working there is professional and knowledgeable. My certification went nicely without any problem. Plus, they match Amazon if you're buying gears. I'm glad I decided to do this.
Here is a real review about Open water Habitat, Santa Ana. My husband and I went to this shop to look for an O'Neill wet suit as they are unfortunately the only local dealer of these dive suits. But be warned!! The suit we were sold at full price was outdated at least 8 years. I questioned the zipper not being the same style and was lied to by Gary who told me that it was a \special ranger\ version. I didn't really fall for it but went ahead with the purchase as my husband really needed a new wet suit and will only use this brand. The whole way home we questioned the zipper. When we got home and unzipped it we saw the yellow firewall technology which was many seasons ago. There has since been red and now blue. We were given false information and lead to believe we were purchasing a product with new even better technology and it was really old and from seasons ago but we were charged the full price of the suits from this season. All of this was after waiting about 15 minutes for anyone to even acknowledge that we were in the shop. And the only reason that anyone even came out is that another customer came in and walked all the way the back to drop off a tank for a fill. We were then acknowledged a few moments after he spoke with them and told that he would be right with us, and that he was filling a tank. Now, that tank came in after us and we were ready to spend 400.00 and told that he'd be right with us... Then we had to wait another 10 minutes... Won't be going here again.. actually found the newest suit on Amazon for 80.00 cheaper... Doesn't make you want to support the local dive shop... Sad... Especially when it's dirty and their is paperwork everywhere. Bankers boxes full with bills, etc. piled around the wet suit area. Just a real mess. Sad...
Openwater Dive Center lacks the pretentious attitude that some shops have and makes everyone feel welcome and excited to participate in the sport of scuba diving. This culture is embodied by an excellent and knowledgeable staff including (but not limited too) Zac, Jason, Josh and Cullen.
This is no fly by night shop, OWH has been around forever. Best Dive Shop in OC! Gary is one of the most knowledgeable and experienced instructors in Southern California. Stop in and ask him any questions on diving or gear, Gary is the Man!! OWH teaches real diving skills and sells only the best equipment, so if your looking for a dive shop to baby your tender feelings go somewhere else, this is a dive shop for real divers!!
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