Wow These Guys are TOP NOTCH!! I knew nothing about diving when I first stepped foot through their…read moredoor, needless to say a few years later I dive on a regular basis!! Chad & Frank really know their stuff and could probably answer any questions you throw at them when it comes to living underwater!! I went through their open water dive class & what a great experience. We started in the classroom with bookwork and then to the pool for a hands on introduction to all the necessary equipment used to scuba safely!! The following weekend (Saturday)we traveled as a group to Rainbow river to acquaint us with an open water dive. The next day (Sunday) We then traveled just down the road to Blue Grotto Dive resort and were able to freely dive in a beautiful aqua-fur that's a constant 70° and crystal clear!! All in all I wouldn't go anywhere else for my scuba needs!! So give it a shot, stop in to see the gentleman at Suncoast Dice Center!!!

The scuba course was very thorough and an amazing experience! Rob and Chad were an excellent…read moreteachers in explaining all the scuba material we needed to know and assuring that we were confident in following through with that knowledge when performing our scuba skills in the pool, Rainbow River, and Grotto Springs. It was an experience I'll never forget and I look forward to progressing my skills with this scuba duo! I also bought a wetsuit, booties, snorkel, etc and it was all reasonably priced and excellent quality. I highly recommend getting NAUI certified here!

Although there are several dive shops closer to my house, Heroes Dive Center is my preferred LDS,…read moreand has been for many years. Always greeted with a smile, and always helpful. HDC has been servicing all my gear for many years. Great selection of brands and great prices. Not uncommon to see their regular prices less than other places "sale" prices. I've personally taken several dive courses, and have also had Sean and the team verify my kids. Never rushed, they take the time needed to make sure the student is a confident and competent diver.

Amazing Dive Center and all staff go above and beyond to welcome you in and get you included into…read moreevents. Highly knowledgeable and wonderful team that I just traveled with to Devils Den with a group trip. Fun!!!

Rob is awesome! My dad and I felt super prepared after getting our basic certification with him…read more Not just through and through class we really learned.

My daughter needed her open water certification and we were vacationing in the area I called…read morenumerous dive shops to inquiry. Robert at Depth Perception made me feel very comfortable so we booked with them. The communication prior to arrival was excellent we knew what to expect coming in from out of state. Once we met him in person I knew we had made the right choice. Robert is a GREAT instructor. He took the time to get to know my daughter's level of comfort in and out of the water. He is very patient, his tone of voice is very level so super easy to understand and he is very knowledgeable. I noticed that he was respected at both dive sites we went to. After completion of open water certification he made sure that the proper forms were submitted back to the home dive shop. I highly recommend Dept Perception and Robert.

TL;DR Managment/ownership treats customers and employees terribly, would not spend money here…read more Repeat bad experiences, I'd rather buy online than go back in this store. As an avid adventurer of the western US, I tend to visit outdoor stores wherever I travel to see what their idea of adventure is there and take the chance to upgrade gear that's frustrating to use or worn out over time. I've visited Bill Jackson's on two separate occasions now, heading in each time with about $500 worth of gear in mind to shop for. The first time I came, I got great help from multiple associates and planned to purchase gear off of their advise, but witnessed a confrontation between management and an associate that I recall as mild but disruptive enough it made me leave the store without buying anything. I didn't come back for about 8 months. Now I'm back in town for a few weeks of work before heading on a 2,700 mile bikepacking journey and really needed to grab a few items I hoped they'd have in stock. Being interesting in all outdoor activities, I started talking with an associate about the ski shop they were building the last time I was here. He keyed in that I had ski knowledge from my time tuning skis and custom fitting ski boots out west and started talking to me about part time work as they expected to need some extra hands with ski knowledge and took me to show me their ski selection. To get there, we had to walk through an area that he explained was sectioned off for an upcoming sale, so not yet available, but the necessary route to the still-open ski shop. He made a pretty good case for their ski shop and my wheels were turning about coming to help them out in the fall. On our way back through the sale area, I asked a question about the items we were walking past and the associate was very clear that those items were not available for sale until the official sale start date, but took the opportunity to educate me about them(I knew very little about diving equipment but am curious to learn). I was quickly convinced that a decent snorkeling kit was necessary equipment to enjoy the area and decided I'd get a setup. Before he got a chance to redirect me to where the currently available snorkeling gear was(I could tell it was coming, this area was also tiny compared to the sale area), an angry manager/owner appeared ready to tear apart the kind and helpful associate that had just taught me what I needed to know to spend an extra couple hundred dollars on top of the items I was already planning. I hurriedly left the area while she continued to holler at me and once I passed the threshold of that room I heard her resume berating the associate in anger. I walked myself over to the full price scuba stuff and found another helpful associate, but I could not bring myself to buy anything from this store after that experience. It was not unreasonable for her to ask us to move along since we had stopped in a place we were meant to pass through, but she was incredibly rude to the associate for going above and beyond to take care of an enthusiastic customer. I won't spend money here, that manager is the most unkind person I've encountered since I've been in Tampa. In a town of incredibly kind people, there is no place for that. Very sad, I really wanted to like this store. The associates seem to be knowledgeable and passionate about the outdoors, but they don't deserve to be treated that way.

Melissa was super helpful in helping us pick out a roof rack, as well as other accessories, for our…read morepaddle boarding and kayaking adventures. Store also has a huge selection of everything a person could need for their next adventure!

While visiting my brother and his family in Tampa I decided to try this dive shop for giggles since…read morehaven't been in forever and last times in Cairns (Great Barrier) and Maui (North Shore) were so choppy it was short and not visually that fun... muddy shark infested water... uhh nope. So stopped by here with their convenient and extensive choices for timing and duration of excursions .. if you just want to be out on the water to feel the breeze and not do much... totally worth the fees to have a boat for a day and have a meal and just chill swim and fish. Oh yeah... another thing I loved being able to go around saying "go get your ticket to BELOW ME (boat name)!" That humor is totally the vibe of the instructor and owner Joe and his hilarious wife Stephanie. They are so cute as they banter and give each other total grief and giggles... such entertainment!!! Love them! #CouplesGoals P.S. Checkout the Mexican place next door. Super convenient place for closing out the day.

The quality of people really shines when they willingly step up to help others. Joe and the group…read morefrom Gaspar's were returning from a trip when they saw our pontoon having engine trouble. Without hesitation, they tossed a line and expertly towed us back - right into our lift at our dock! This isn't a review of a dive trip; it's a review about good folks doing good for others. These are the kind of people we all should seek out for professional services.

I had an issue that was left over from previous management and they agreed to take care of it. Will…read morecontinue to use these guys as my dive shop.

This is a great place for SCUBA certification. The people there are great! The price was very…read morereasonable.

I went In for a pair of Dyneema Gloves (8X Stronger than Kevlar Material), because my brother Hiram…read moreGarzaro saw the gloves featured on a YouTube channel "Deer Meat for Dinner", which is an independent user, not paid by the manufacturer, and they stress test these gloves . . . . that's how interesting my visit rooted out from. I walk In, but before that I was greeted by a big sign at the warehouse door that says "Deliveries, Vendors Etc. please ring the bell", you walk through a small office, and then you have to walk around-in to the warehouse (which is split in two/three sections, between storage, shipping dept. and showroom) to encounter myself in one of the most nostalgic moments of my life . . . . . . . when you used to buy from the Manufacturer, with the Inventors, the RD Dept., Customer Service, Shipping Dept., Sales, Purchasing Dept. . . . just because is a local company (with stores in California and elsewhere) with a small group of people, driven by their passion for they trade, and they represent everything I believe in, as far as Small Business in USA should be. Their product selection was simply insane, be prepared for specialized items, not your HSN or QVC items!!! I'm talking about the real deal!!!!! Their prices are super solid. Their customer service and professionalism exceeded my expectations by a million light years. Their expertise blew my mind. I ended up buying a WetBagPack, a pair of Dyneema gloves & 2 T-Shirts. . . . . . . and they hooked me Up with a Neptonics, fabric made Beach Bag, a serious handful of Stickers (WHO DOESN'T LOVE STICKERS?), not to mention, they even gave ma a discount!!!!!! Ryan and Jeff, thanks for the experience, I'm coming back soon. Just keeping it 100.

Bait and switch site. Just look at their reviews. Advertised a Garmin GPS unit for $79.99. When…read moreyou search their site for this unit, the page that comes up shows the GPS unit and tells you about all the features. This is copied directly from their site: "Garmin inReach Mini 2 by Garmin Current price$79.99 Pay in 4 interest-free installments of $20.00 with Learn more Your purchasing power is . Learn more The Garmin inReach Mini satellite communicator provides off-the-grid contact even when size and weight matter. At only 3.5 oz, it has 2-way texting, tracking and SOS capabilities." In a single text line, smaller than everything else on the page, it says "Garmin InReach 2, Inreach waterproof case" So for $79, they shipped a plastic case. The main photo for this listing is also the GPS unit. The second picture, kinda hidden at the bottom left of the page, is a case. I emailed customer service but no response as of yet, I'm guessing I'll have to pursue it with my credit card company. Would not purchase from Neptonics again.

This organization knows how to go the extra mile. I ordered a gift certificate for my brother's…read morebirthday for a discover dive. By the time he decided to use it he was acutally sure he would want full certification. They let him trade the value towards his open water certification and still let his last certification dive be the adventure we originally purchase. It was like a 2 for 1 deal. My brother raved at how much fun he had and how exciting it was and how patient the trainer Tina was. So much so that my husband Pete and I decided to sign up for classes with them too. We just finished our open water and have decided for Christmas that all three of us are getting advanced certified. The trainers are funny, very intelligent, they make learning very easy and they make the science logical. It has been an amazing adventure and I can not wait for more diving! If your going to get training anywhere in Florida they have really good trainers all over. I highly reccomend this outfit as they were so affordable and professional. We checked them out with NAUI and PADI online and verified thier insurance and it all checked out good. We were even given a few references when we called which were super excited to say how great they were. They have a scuba club, an online store, a dive site locater, a partnership with many local dive boats, they sponsor 2 charities and they have some of the best educated and well versed trainers we were able to find. Service is great and the rental gear was all like brand new and nice and top of the line. I was very pleased with our choice in this organization. Thanks Scuba Lessons Inc.! Keep up the good work, see you next month for our class!

From the owner: Scuba Diving Certification Classes and Underwater Environmental Activities…read moreWe have a club called the Florida Conservation Dive Club that works exclusively to help clean up the underwater world and help the underwater environment. We have 17 instructors total across the entire state of Florida and train not only amazing divers but also train eco friendly divers! We can train from open water all the way through Instructor levels with only certifed, insured, background screened and drug tested instructors only on staff. We have classes and programs for kids too! We can even do a bubble maker scuba birthday party! Let the pros at Scuba Lessons Inc. (NAUI and PADI) help you to be a great diver too! Our classes start for open water scuba certification at only $329.00 and YES that includes EVERYTHING! We include your books, training, cert card and all equipment needed to train in that cost. There are no surprises and no up front equipment to buy like at other dive shops. When you