Don't be Misled!
Deal
Directly with Skydive Skyranch
In recent months many web
sites have popped up selling gift certificates for skydiving.
Please watch this before
you buy" ..VIDEO Link
http://www.wsmv.com/video/21343475/index.html
They appear to be representing a
skydiving center in your local area and make wild claims that they have
hundreds of skydiving schools across the country and that you are
dealing with the reservation center for all of them.
The truth is that
there is no nationally owned chain of skydiving schools. They are
nothing more than an internet and telemarketing company, adding
additional markup and confusion to what should be a straightforward
process.
An alert consumer will notice that these services have
multiple websites that look very similar, all of which are very general
in their information and all steering you to a call center in a
southern state. They will not tell you their location, but will say
"yes we have a skydiving center near you." Their websites have names
that sound like they should be a skydiving school local to a major city
or state, but they look very much like several hundred other websites
with similarly misleading names.
Don't get scammed
...things to look for
Look for a business
address – Skydive Skyranch is located at
Cecil Smith Field in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Our mailing address is
715 Fayetteville Ave, Alma, AR 72921 You will find us listed in
most major phone books in the area. We will tell you our location
and welcome you to stop by to see for yourself why Skydive Skyranch is
the oldest and most popular dropzone in the area!
The online certificate sellers will not tell you a location until you
have made a purchase. That location can be hundreds of miles away.
Look for specific information about their
instructors. Skydive Skyranch has some of the most
experienced instructors and jump masters in the area, all licensed
through USPA and are listed on our web pages. Look for specific
information about their aircraft or facilities. The aircraft and
facilities you see on our website are the ones we own or lease, and
operate.
Watch out for "additional fees" when
you are purchasing a gift certificate. The on-line resellers have
a price that appears to be lower than the major skydiving
centers. After they have your credit card number, they will tell
you about the additional fees, which naturally make your skydive more
expensive than you were originally led to believe. There are no
hidden fees Skydive Skyranch. You can purchase a legitimate gift
certificate through our company by calling us (888) 456-JUMP
Your "Reservation" may not exist. The
online sellers are there to make a commission by selling you a jump
regardless of whether the drop zone can schedule you on a given day.
The online seller is not interested in customer service or your
satisfaction. When you show up we may have never heard of you nor have
any pertaining information about your certificate.
Finally, you do not need a "certificate" of any
kind to make a jump. You can simply call us to make a
reservation, there is no deposit or credit card required.
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