I agree with lyra and ahelee that it would be great to build a
relationship with the local shop - Even if they did not offer a
discount (which it sounds like they might) you get around the shipping
fee that you have when you buy online. My sister is planning on
buying a wetsuit before summer triathlon season and I told her about
the new shop in town. Maybe if we did a bulk order for the QR
wetsuits we could still get the discount they are offering with the
Zoot suits.

--- In openwaterswimmers@yahoogroups.com, teamhj@... wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> Yes, I have been talking with Melissa at Making Waves. I would
prefer to buy locally. Before Christmas, they had 2 or 3 Quintana Roo
wetsuits that they were willing to discount quite a bit. They
mentioned that the company hasn't been easy to work with. They prefer
Zoot suits, but the ones they had in the shop were a little thick
under the arms. They said they're ready to work with us, and wanted to
know what we'd like. That's where I stopped--not quite sure how to
proceed.
>
> Maybe what Ahelee suggests is a good idea -- get together with them
for quick meeting and tell them what we need (thin under the arms!!).
>
> Lyra
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: queronader@...
> To: openwaterswimmers@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 11:44 AM
> Subject: [openwaterswimmers] Re: Where can I get a wetsuit?
>
> I got my wetsuit online. It's a Quintana Roo. I bought it through
> one of those vendors that sells a whole variety of athletic items (I
> think it was trisports.com) It was $220 dollars. It's a long sleeves
> "swimming" wetsuit and is nice and thin at the arms. It is hard to
> find a long sleeve wetsuit for under 200 dollars but for a short
> sleeve you can find several in the 100 dollar range. Another option
> is Making Waves - the swim store in town. Lyra has been trying to get
> a wetsuit from them - any luck lyra? I felt comfortable buying online
> but if you want to try it on - the swim shop might be a good choice -
> let me know how your shop/hunt goes.
>
> Em
> >
> > Hi Gang....
> >
> > Any ideas about where to get a wetsuit and how the sizes run? I'm
dying
> > to go on a swim with you guys, but I don't have a wetsuit (but
willing
> > to invest in one).
> >
> > Kari
> >
>
>
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