Mike's Dive Store Reviews

4.7 Rating 1,597 Reviews
94 %
of reviewers recommend Mike's Dive Store
4.7
Based on 1,597 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Postal Service, Courier
Average Delivery Time
Next Day
On-time Delivery
Greater than 94%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
98%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Under An Hour
Customer Service
4.9 out of 5
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About Mike's Dive Store:

Mike’s London Dive Store may have been established for more than thirty years but its history goes back much further than that. It’s founder, big Mike Calder, was the super-salesman at a dive store in Fulham Palace Road in West London. A local lad who was larger in life than in so many ways, he was so successful at serving divers with the equipment that suited their needs best that people beat a path to his door from all over the country.

Mike was a diver and he believed that if his customers were satisfied they’d return. He took the long view. He was eventually so successful that other dive shop owners even protested he was distorting the market.

It was inevitable that he would set up in business for himself and with the help of a local friend started selling dive equipment from a warehouse at Richmond’s waterside. Eventually he moved the business to the more accessible premises it is in today.

Mike was a giant of the UK’s diving industry in many more ways than one and all who knew him were shocked when he was suddenly taken from us long before his time, in 2009.

Still in his early teens, Scuba Steve started diving in the Sinai in 1989, in the days when Red Sea liveaboard operations were truly pioneering. He accompanied skipper Jan Ellingsen on Colona IV on a 1200 nautical mile trip down to the Sudan and learned to dive on the way. A few exciting encounters with grey reef sharks and he was hooked.

He worked alongside Mike and purchased Mike’s Dive Store when it became available. Mike’s son chose to sell to Steve because he could see that Steve had the same passion as his dad for scuba diving and was confident that he would carry on the tradition of good service and advice from a position of a wealth of knowledge very much as his dad had done.

Mike’s Dive Store is not about shifting boxes of product but having the patience to understand the particular needs and wishes of every one of its individual customers. That’s you!

There are very many aspects to the underwater world and Steve has seen most of them. He instils in his staff this philosophy to only sell the right tools for the job and many of the currently regular customers will tell you that it was Mike sold them their first set of diving equipment. Mike may have passed away but Mike’s Dive Store is alive and well, and Scuba Steve is carrying on the traditions that Mike established for it.

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Phone:

2089946006

Email:

steve@mikesdivestore.com

Location:

113, Power Road, London
W4 5PY

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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Comfprtable and soft enough for longer dives.
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Always good service , delivery is a little slow at times but overall excellent .
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We have had great advice while purchasing two complete sets of scuba gear. Unfortunately the delivery considering the cost is presently causing us concern?
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Good chat help thank you Standard delivery takes a few days, but no biggy.
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Service is superb. Friendly helpful and excellent technical knowledge More stock in store rather than in warehouse would be better. But no complaints. Stuff was delivered in 2 days
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Great service and delivery
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Slight delay on delivery (which they updated me on as being out of stock) and best price on quality products. Overall very pleased.
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Had a faulty mask under warranty- MDS sent me a returns slip to be sent back to them. Took some time to get it back but it was sent back to Germany. MDS kept me informed at every stage - great customer service!
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Been using these for years . Only prob is the zips don’t last long despite soaking in fresh water.,much more comfortable than weight belts
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Always reliable
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Went in to store sales man was Knowledgeable and very helpful
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A quick, no nonsense service
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Very good
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They have a reasonable selection and always deliver quickly and well packaged, their customer service is always friendly and experienced, however prices are almost always higher than many other online retailers.
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Chat function very good, enabling me to find my product very quickly on their website. I did think the £5 p&p was excessive for the weight of the item. Probably should have been nearer £2.
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Just bought this dive knife and more than happy with the product
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I've bought a few things from Mike's. They are helpful on the phone and online. Very useful as most of our 'local' dive shops have very little stock or none at all since covid hit. Delivery is usually fast too. Mike (Not the same one!)
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Daughter said it was really warm for her Scuba Diving in the Red Sea .Fit really well. Pretty pricey though.
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In general very good products at a good price. However, a shame that the dive boots were sized in European and Japanese but not UK. Then Mares decided that 43 was a size 10 and not 9 like most manufacturers. Good news is that Mikes changed them ASAP with no quibble.
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Good communication and prompt delivery
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Mike's Dive Store is rated 4.7 based on 1,597 reviews