Scuba Shoppe - Seattle

10/17/2022

Looking for a quick affordable US based dive getaway this winter? Great for snorkeling too!

07/30/2022

In 2016, we closed the doors to Scuba Shoppe - Seattle - but we didn't forget the great memories made.

We took a brief trip to the real estate realm - and now - we're living in Ecuador building our next thing.

The BEST parts of Scuba Shoppe were the teaching and the travel. While I don't want to sling tanks anymore - I DO want to both travel and enable others to travel.

So, we are re-emerging, partnering with a licensed agent in the U.S. (important for travel insurance, etc) and with our own tour company in Ecuador.

Our scuba centric trips (both with me leading and just great deals we find) will be posted here. For now, we will be specializing in land/sea travel in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Argentina, however, we can assist you with your travel plans world wide.

It's good to be back in my happy space - after a few years of hitting it hard so we could retire early. Wait....retire??? Not me.

Give us a BIG HELLO below - and lets get you on your next trip!!!

07/30/2022

✅🍃 Luxury 8 Day/7 Night Galapagos Scuba Trip
📆 June 3-10, 2023

Includes:
🚤 Cabin accommodation on Tiburon Explorer (built 2021)
☕ Snacks
🍴 All meals (except evening meal on the final night)
🍸 Non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages
🐳 4 dives per day, tanks/weights/weight belts
🏝 Tarde de Playa
🚑 Transfer between Baltra airport and the vessel
☝ Accompanied Tour Leader

💲 Per Person: $6195 (Only 5 spots available)
💵 Save $800 on regular rates
💰 $500 non-refundable deposit secures your spot
👩‍💻 Trip insurance available

➡ For more information or to reserve -
Message us here or WHATS APP +01 253 217 8204
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📷 Credit - Tiburon Explorer

05/24/2016

LAST THREE DAYS OF BUSINESS!!!!

$1/$5/$10 SALE - Come in and get remaining items for PENNIES on the DOLLAR. Too much to list...and no phone calls taken.

Dive Alert (reg. $89.00) for $10.00\
Rash Guards (reg. $35.00) for $5.00

Lots of kids stuff...office stuff...as we're loading it up...it's still for sale.

130 E Main - Auburn - WA - 98002

Everything left on Friday will be donated...so Tuesday-Thursday COME AND GET IT!

05/17/2016

LAST WEEK!! Come in this week for 50% or more off of everything in stock! All fixtures, tables, cabinets. .everything...ready to roll!

Come in and see the bargains!

04/26/2016

The trusted Scuba Shoppe Burban had broken! All activities for tonight have been canceled. Please call the Shoppe and Katie can answer any questions. 😯

04/22/2016

There's no reason to wait for a mid-summer scuba sale when we're having our "Family Priorities First" Sale right now!

All NEW Cressi gear is CRAZY low and available by special order.

Example: Mid-grade regulator - 1st & second stage + air/nitrox computer on console for $527.41. (Retail $789.00)

(On the wall we have 8 people who took advantage of this last week...come get on Tuesdays order list!)

Over 3000 items available for order. Come in before May 20 for the deal of the decade!

04/20/2016

As we move toward our closing date of May 25, we are now FULL in all of our final Open Water classes. We are referring Open Water dive students to check out ScubaSet Adventure Center in Puyallup and Bellevue Divers in Bellevue. For north-enders, we recommend Evergreen Dive Center.

As of now, our compressor is sold and we will not be filling any more tanks. The nearest tank fills can be found at Scuba Set Adventure Center in Puyallup. They have assured us that they will be honoring our visual inspection stickers until the expiration date on them. (Not all local shops will do this...some see a shop closing as instant revenue by refusing to honor the visual inspections and needlessly charging for a new sticker...as much as $65 per tank)

We still have lots of miscellaneous inventory...with more being pulled out all of the time. ALSO - we have 3 million dollars in inventory sitting in a New Jersey warehouse with insane pricing on any special orders through May 20.

04/19/2016

So...if you are sad to see us close because we were the place you got your airfills....here's your chance to still get airfills from "Sweetie the Compressor".

We are closing the doors of our scuba shop after 5 years in a retail location. Our trooper...the RIX Sweet Air Compressor...is looking for a good home. The reason it's called Sweet Air is because...

04/12/2016

Our Clearing Out of Business is still going on. This week, everything in the store has dropped to 40% off...and we're starting to list our fixtures on Craigslist.

I would expect our compressor will be sold by the end of the week. We'll be filling tanks ONLY for our classes starting today.

Last day for any service/repair to turn in is April 20th.

Again, our last day in the store is May 25.

Thank you for allowing us to serve you for the past 8 years!

04/05/2016

AN OPEN LETTER TO OUR FANS & CUSTOMERS:

SCUBA SHOPPE IS CLOSING.

As of May 25, 2016, we will close the doors of Scuba Shoppe. This has been a difficult decision for us. However, we have looked for an alternative that would work, and none could be found.

We made the decision, together with Katie, and feel a peace about the decision that this is what is best for us, as well as the business. We looked at cutting the business back to part time, but that won't work. We currently put in 68 hours per week...IF we get our two days off.

Cindy's parents moved in with us in September. They are 87 & 78 and they need more care than our current time allows for. Since Cindy is the primary operations manager, holds the most instructor certifications, etc, it would be difficult, at best, to try to operate the business without her. She can no longer be here 60+ hours per week and care for her parents. And our family takes priority.

OUR GO FORWARD:

CUSTOMER BONUS: Beginning today - all SPECIALTY CLASSES are $99 each + books. Sign up for whatever specialties you want (spaces available, of course) prior to May 25. We will be looking at the calendar to see if we can squeeze anything more in during this time, so if there is something you don't see, please let us know asap...and no promises here...but we'll look to see if we can work it into the schedule. If it's a specialty that requires travel...um...no. But if it's not, give us a shout and we'll see if it's a possibility.

FUTURE DIVING: While we hope to find a good dive home for each of our divers, in the transition, we will be hosting 2 dives per month AFTER we close the doors of the Shoppe. Cindy will not be teaching any classes after May 31, but we still want to see you diving.

TRIPS: The trips currently on our calendar, with people registered, are a GO. We will be running 1 trip to Neah Bay in August, our Whitewater/Waterfalls Trip in July, a trip to Hornby Island in October and March 2017, and our Galapagos trip in 2017. We have limited spots left in these trips...so if you're interested, call us.

DON'T OWN GEAR?? Come and see us for our CLEARANCE event. We will be selling EVERYTHING in the store. This includes the rental items and we're ALSO offering any Cressi gear at 20% over our cost. All orders MUST be in by May 20. Since Cindy is employed by Cressi, this is not an issue with last minute items

MOBBY'S drysuits - We're offering Mobby's drysuits for $999. Special order suits for $1599.00 Orders must be in by May 10.

STORE CLEAR OUT:

Our fixtures, rental gear, hard gear will all be sold. Each week we will lower the prices of everything in the store until its gone. No new gear will be ordered, with the exception of Cressi, Big Blue, Mobby's or Trident special order products. All Big Blue, Trident and Mobby's orders MUST be in by May 10. All Cressi orders must be in by May 20.

Our compressor system and all scuba tanks and weights will be sold. If you are interested in them, please let us know.

IN CONCLUSION: We appreciate the years we've had in business, but now the world has given us a different priority. We are fortunate to be in the position to be able to care for our family, and while we are leaving a great group of people that we've met through the dive world, we are thankful that we have the family relationships that make this a no-brainer for us.

As we close, please realize that we are closing the doors on several hundred customers. We will do our absolute best to finish any certifications that are outstanding. We will contact each person in our SSI database to offer dates.

THANK YOU for being a part of our world.

Cheers!

Tony, Cindy, Katie...and the entire Scuba Shoppe Staff

03/26/2016

On today's diving calendar: We've got 3 students completing Open Water with make-up dives, 6 students in our Navigation Specialty, 8 divers doing our Historical Dive Workshop and then our 16 registered divers for our Underwater Easter Egg Hunt with over $1,000 in prizes to be given away (must have pre-registered...).

What's on your agenda for today???

03/26/2016

03/25/2016

Getting ready for 6 middle schoolers down on Ruston today! Scuba, scuba, scuba!

03/17/2016

We love working with teens!

Pool night for this week's Boy Scout troop. This weekend, we'll have 10 new certified divers ready for SeaBase this summer. Awesome time tonight!

03/11/2016

Happy Friday!

03/03/2016

TRIP ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

EDIT

Ok...if you've missed our posts for the past few days...you are one of very few!! One of our videos from our weekend trip for Sealion diving at Hornby Island went viral and currently has 360,000 views and 1100+ shares!!

While that wasn't our BEST video...EVERYTHING about Hornby was amazing...and we understand why people would want to share it. So...we are offering a lucky THREE people the opportunity to SHARE in our next trip to Hornby....and we can't wait all of the way until next year.

Our next trip is Oct 28-31, 2016...and no...just because it's Halloween, doesn't mean it's going to be scary!! It's a blast! So much so, that our trip participants filled 8 of the 11 spots before we could even announce it.

REGISTRATION: $230 per person - non-refundable deposit. Total price $789 Canadian - your price depends on exchange rate when you pay...but TODAY'S full price would be $587.86.

Due to the overwhelming interest in the adventure - we CANNOT
"hold" spots. So...first three deposited - you're in. We WILL run a WAIT LIST, so if you aren't able to get deposited but still want to go, get on the wait list. Our last trip had people not able to go at the last minute...so it could free up.

CALL NOW - 253.833.8682 - REGISTRATION IS OPEN

03/02/2016

Raw, uncut, unedited...diver and Sealions on the surface...

03/01/2016

Posting a few shots for our divers who headed north with us. I'll be getting dates together for our next trip within the next couple of days.

03/01/2016

This is what our divers had to navigate for their dives this morning!

02/15/2016

This week's Open Water class...on Valentine's Day we're igniting the passion for exploring the ocean. This is what we LOVE!

Our classes are full through March, with our next openings April 3rd. We start a new class every other week - all inclusive pricing at $379 per person.

02/10/2016

Spearfishing? Mountain Lakes? Diving under a Waterfall? We've got it all packed into ONE BIG SUMMER!! We've got the sign up sheets going and the spots are filling...don't miss out on the best short dive getaways this summer!

Are you looking for a short Spring/Summer getaway that takes your diving to a new place? Do you want to mix land and sea adventures? Check out our upcoming line-up for 2016. We are NOW taking reservations for what is our BEST summer season EVER!!

02/10/2016

While this may be out of most of our divers budgets...if you're looking for a truly luxury experience with two amazing hosts - THIS IS THE BOAT. Our friends, Mike and Jennifer Lang are the captain and executive chef on this yacht in the Caribbean.

Jennifer and Mike came to us, before we had 4 walls, five years ago with the dream to charter their own dive catamaran. While their personal vessel is undergoing an amazing transformation in Portland, they have now sailed and crewed all over the Caribbean, being handed the finest of boats - a privilege earned by their attention to providing the finest experience for their guests.

Jennifer is an award winning chef who competes throughout the Caribbean, and Mike (who comes out of "green engineering") is a fabulous dive guide, captain and all around shipman.

These two took the leap and they are living the dream. Congrats Mike and Jenn on your new ship...and we can't wait to see you next time you're in town.

Luxury Charter Yacht CATSY - 62ft (18.9m) long, built by Sunreef. Sleeps 8 guests and available for charter in Caribbean, From $23,000 To: $29,700 per week

02/05/2016

SPEARFISHING!! Our sign ups are on the wall...when the weekend is full, it's full! All new fishing spots, planned meals and add-on excursions! $195/diver - $65 non-diver

$95 holds your spot - cone and get it!

02/03/2016

Why do we dive here? Take a look. ..

Washington's Puget Sound is a hotbed for cold-water diving

01/19/2016

Don't forget!! Tonight we have our Mobby's Team coming to the Shoppe with the Mobby's drysuit line. EVERYONE who attends will receive $200 off any regularly priced suit...and Academy members will receive special Academy pricing. (It pays to be a member)

6:30 pm - at The Scuba Shoppe - Open to ANYONE

01/13/2016

We're going to dive here this summer!! To reserve your spot...give us a call! 253.833.8682

Flathead Lake, Montana. Crystal clear waters. So beautiful.

01/09/2016

Today, several of our Academy members will be taking an Advanced Navigation workshop. You know those skills you learned in Navigation class? We'll challenge you with a navigation course sure to test even the most proficient.

Not in today's workshop? Be sure to watch for the next one!

12/31/2015

THANK YOU for an AWESOME 2015!!

Watch your email today to get in on the fun for 2016!! It's going to be better than EVER!

12/26/2015

Day after Christmas and we're doing a Kayak Dive with some Academy members and completing 3 Open Water certifications.

12/24/2015

Khumbu the Shoppe Dog wishes all of you a very happy holiday from all of us at Scuba Shoppe!

12/23/2015

HOLIDAY HOURS:

Our brick-and mortar location will be open until 2 pm on Dec 24...then closed until Jan 5 so our staff can take a well deserved rest break.

If you need gear for the dives on the 26th or 1st, please call to arrange.

Our website, phone, email, social media and e-Newsletter will still be active, so we're available to schedule/handle anything you need.

12/22/2015

We've had a lot of gift certificates going out for classes and Try Scuba experiences...BUT...what about a weekend getaway combining diving with adventure??

Check out our Glacier National Park Dive Vacation here:

Join us as we dive an underwater forest, ride the Alpine Slide and take on a local dive shop who has challenged us to a Crawfish Hunt (Um...we'll win)