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Alex's Surf Shop

150 Meters North of Frank's Place, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
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Ranked #2 of 3 shopping in Santa Teresa
2.5 of 5 stars 5 Reviews
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Fernie, British Columbia, Canada
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
“Awesome dude, door to door service”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 13, 2012

Alex was recommend to us as the best mechanically sound quads in Santa Teresa, our quad was very new, was awesome, hauled Very nice. More

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Concepcion de Tres Rios, Cartago
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Very friendly”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 16, 2012

Rented some things. Couldn't be friendlier and more helpful!! More

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Brentwood, New Hampshire
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4 reviews 4 reviews
“Alex is Bad News”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed March 15, 2012

I have been traveling to S.T. for several years now. Do NOT do any business with Alex. Surfboard or Quads! If you want good surfboards with a fair price go to Nalu Surf Shop. It is just down the road on the same side of the street(just after bridge@ Super Rony). Awesome staff! If you want a quad go see... More

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London, United Kingdom
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“Do not use Alex's surf shop”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed March 13, 2012

Wanting to add to my quiver I brought a board on a buy back policy with Alex. In total the board was surfed for 2 weeks over a 5 week period and treated well, returning in good condition. I took the board back to him on my last day, having gone to see him 3 days previously to agree on... More

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Washingto, DC
1 review
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“Avoid doing business at this shop!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed November 18, 2010
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I rented a longboard here for the day. It seemed that things were fine until when I tried to return it, Alex proceeded to argue that a few minor cosmetic scratches (normal wear and tear) that I did not even do were my responsibility. These were scratches you could barely see. He requested outlandish amounts of money for compensation as... More

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