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    Surf Country

    4.3 (59 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Doug scratched the board

    If I could give this place 0 stars, I would. The owner of this shop is rude and unprofessional. I brought in my surfboard for a repair, and he initially promised to do his best with the color match. When I returned, the board had a large, poorly painted purple section, and the buckle repair was lumpy. When I politely asked if he could repaint it, he became aggressive, demanded payment before I could get the paint, and even threatened to re-buckle the board. He then scraped my board with a screwdriver and shoved it at me, following me out of the store while yelling. Absolutely unacceptable behavior--avoid this shop at all costs! If I could give this place 0 stars, I would. The owner of this shop is rude and unprofessional. I brought in my surfboard for a repair, and he initially promised to do his best with the color match. When I returned, the board had a large, poorly painted purple section, and the buckle repair was lumpy. When I politely asked if he could repaint it, he became aggressive, demanded payment before I could get the paint, and even threatened to re-buckle the board. He then scraped my board with a screwdriver and shoved it at me, following me out of the store while yelling. Absolutely unacceptable behavior--avoid this shop at all costs!

    My unfixed boarded
    Jack T.

    If u want your repair board got redamaged then go to this place. The owner Doug is someone who has big ego and impatient. I asked for a color match for my blue board. And he painted it with a purple and he call it color match cuz he said so. He thinks purple match my blue so purple is the color. He obviously doesn't know what he was doing. And he threatened me that I have two options one is he redamage the board and I get it for free or he repaint it. While I was having conversation with him about the repainting and details that I noticed of the board. He suddenly grabbed a screwdriver and scraped the hell of my board. And follow me out of the store by yelling bs

    Repaired smashed nose - can barely tell!
    Kim R.

    While I like the Beach House and Channel Islands, I'd consider these more "boutique" surf shops; Surf Country is a workin' man's/woman's surf shop. They have a huge and diverse selection of new and used boards, clothing, wetsuits and accessories, in a sprawling but tight space and at reasonable prices. The staff is always very knowledgeable, and my favorite part (I shouldn't be saying it), the ding repairs. Beautiful, beautiful work and usually done within 1-2 weeks. Recently had the smashed nose of my Yater spoon repaired (see picture) and you hardly notice it. Love Surf Country!

    New ding

    Santa Barbara unfortunately only has a few places that do ding repair and I ended up being recommended to this place. I met the owner and he was very knowledgeable, but was also pretty unwelcoming to the store. They told me they would call me when my board was done and almost a month later I had heard nothing. I ended up calling them and my board was ready... After I picked it up, I stripped the old wax off my board and found a new ding! Most likely from another surfboard fin, or improper storage. Pretty bummed to say the least

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    Very helpful and informative. Got used board and repairs here. Love the board he recommended and the repairs look great.

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