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Big Squid
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Lorena Oberg (Lorena Oberg Skincare)
Lorena Oberg (Lorena Oberg Skincare)
11:27 10 Nov 23
I took my second hand equipment to be serviced. They were very helpful. Sadly later had issues with the servicing... (these things are outsourced so it's not directly their fault). They immediately got on it and eventually refunded me.It's my opinion that a business shows how good they are when there are problems. Handled beautifully and highly recommendread more
Jérémie Girand
Jérémie Girand
20:11 02 Oct 23
Worked with BigSquid to get an open water referral.Amazing experience, nice people, really know their stuff.
Shamz Uddin
Shamz Uddin
17:02 24 Aug 23
I’ve yet to have an opportunity to dive with Big Squid but when I went in asking for help with my SSI account, John was... extremely helpful and supportive making phone calls and sending emails to help me fix an issue with my account. I will no doubt be diving with Big Squid in the future just going by how great the customer service isread more
David Glenville
David Glenville
14:47 20 Jul 23
Debbie Seaton
Debbie Seaton
10:41 01 Apr 23
Just visited here for the first time, can't recommend it highly enough, very helpful, very knowledgeable, great... prices and very generous. Thank you for your help Johnread more
Greg Szasz
Greg Szasz
16:15 14 Mar 23
We did the practical part of the EFR certification with Big Squid. John was responsive and helpful through the booking... process, and we quickly locked down the details for the course.The location at Clapham was convenient and easy to reach, and the course took place at their cozy unit.Kevin was the instructor, who explained everything clearly and was super helpful. He and John (his live demonstration dummy!) showed us the skills, and we walked through them together effortlessly.read more
Leona
Leona
07:07 07 Sep 22
Big thank you to John and his colleagues Mattewos and Jerry. I had a fantastic time. They were very patient as it took... me time to get to grips with it as I was doing my padi open water so new to diving. I had a really good time and they were very supportive, informative and great teachers. Thank you!read more
Lindsey Scott
Lindsey Scott
20:25 03 Sep 22
Great dive store and club! John did a great job and quick turnaround servicing my regulators this week. Always great... trips away too :)read more
Siona Tomlinson
Siona Tomlinson
13:18 01 Sep 22
Amazing customer service. John couldn’t have been more helpful and kind.
Tom Spanswick
Tom Spanswick
14:10 12 Jul 22
I've just completed my Open Water referral course with Big Squid and couldn't recommend it more highly with the team.... John, Phil and the rest of the team were super friendly, highly knowledgeable and made the diving experience one to remember. I'll definitely be returning to do some more courses with them!read more
Nicolas Bonnet
Nicolas Bonnet
15:46 19 Mar 22
I would give them 6 stars if I could. Very professional, knowledgable and friendly staff. Went there for my Open Water... referral. 5 awesome training sessions where I learnt a lot with John and his team (Phil, Kevin). I never thought diving in London would be so fun. And I will definitely continue diving with them 👍🏻read more
Becky Rowe
Becky Rowe
19:20 24 Oct 21
Have really enjoyed getting to know Big Squid over the last year or so. Super friendly and welcoming group of people.... Great trips (don't miss Lundy!) Just completed my Rescue Diver course with them. Great fun!read more
Christina Matawa
Christina Matawa
10:15 30 Aug 21
I also could not recommend John and his team highly enough. The communication before and during the dive weekend was... excellent and very professional, the equipment was the best I've ever had, the team were friendly and accommodating and also made the experience fun and less daunting for me, joining for the weekend by myself. Thank you!!read more
Natalie Brooks
Natalie Brooks
07:46 27 Jul 21
Just finished an equipment speciality course with Big Squid. John made the entire experience really interesting and... fun, it is great to actually finish a course and know I've learned things! Definitely recommend Big Squid for any of your diving needs, the team are great and really go out of their way to help.read more
Karine Tereszkiewicz
Karine Tereszkiewicz
19:25 24 Oct 20
great team, Tania was my teacher for the confined session and she was brilliant, patient and we had lots of fun, The... sessions are done in pool in clapham or dulwich, great facilities for both. John communicates all the information to go there, Covid security etc. before each session via email.This is really professional , with a really friendly vibes. Highly recommend! Thanks a lot!read more
Helen stewart
Helen stewart
13:33 22 Oct 20
Really lovely dive shop. Friendly and personable
TMC Services Ltd
TMC Services Ltd
18:09 04 Jul 20
Excellent help and support from John. I am an Air Gunner and ordered my 300bar air cylinder from them and have... regularly taken back for re-fills and repairs when I damaged the pressure gauge. Would highly recommendread more
Bashkim Isai
Bashkim Isai
15:40 02 Jul 20
My preferred dive shop in London - great prices, excellent service, always gives you a good deal and expert advice.... Would recommend to any diverread more
Adrian Mullins
Adrian Mullins
19:22 11 Apr 20
I've got my dive kit from here for many years. They're always able to price match any of the online dive kit retailers... but the benefit is you get a friendly, knowledgeable diver to offer expert assistance. I can't recommend Big Squid highly enough.read more
Di Xu
Di Xu
19:12 11 Feb 20
Big squid is a great centre to do course and fun-dive with! John has built up a community of very experienced... instructors and dm over the years that you can learn and dive with. Everyone is super friendly and logistics is always well-organised!read more
Rachel H
Rachel H
14:34 20 Oct 19
Great dive team at Big Squid - brilliant instructors. Really good courses. I cannot recommend them highly enough!!!
Michael Gallagher
Michael Gallagher
09:34 30 Aug 19
Brilliant service! Highly recommended. All dive shops should be so customer friendly.
michael kearns
michael kearns
13:05 11 Aug 19
Went in to buy a mask lovely fella,very helpfully not pushy at all gave me great advice on masks,had a lovely chat... booked my scuba refresher course with them which I’d highly recommend,and he gave me a book free off charge on diving in the Philippine s, just a great experience,came out with a smile on my face,Great shop great staff.Thank you Big Squidread more
Katie Tomsett
Katie Tomsett
14:25 07 Jun 19
Couldn’t be happier with my experience here. I said I didn’t want to spend too much and every effort was made to ensure... I got the best quality equipment at the lowest price. Great service and great location - I’ll definitely be back!read more
Sarah Turner
Sarah Turner
16:13 20 Sep 15
I've just finished the Open Water Referral course and my experience has been excellent. The instructors were all very... friendly and extremely competent which put the whole group at ease for the pool dives. I felt very safe and relaxed. The Knowledge Development session was also excellent and the instructor again put us all at ease creating a great learning environment with lots of Q&A and discussion. I feel completely equipped to go on to the Open Water dives.I would definitely recommend Big Squid to anyone wanting to learn to dive.read more
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