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First I am writing from a second person perspective because my wife is the one that get massages. With that being said she is NOT new to massages by any means.
It is her birthday gift and this particular massage spa was a first time visit for her.
Having had massages from luxurious spas all over the United States and abroad, her expectations were of a similar service, which seemed reasonable since "LUX" is in the name.
Now the Mrs opted for the 90 minute deep tissue-massage that any other day would be valued at $180 (which she expected to pay)but because this was her first time here, it only cost $85. (Hmmmm).
They email a pre check-in survey about an hour before your appointment. When she arrived, the person at the front desk barely greeted her, just asked her name and told her to wait in the waiting area for her masseuse.
Her appointment was at 10a, she arrived at 9:45, the masseuse half- heartedly greeted her at about 5 after.
He did not bother to introduce himself and walked far ahead of her to the massage room. The massage room was unusually cold.
Still, without any formal introduction, the masseuse presented her with a list to upsell additional services. He suggested an add-on that included a treatment to help relax muscle tension (my wife was experiencing neck/shoulder/blade tightness and pain). She agreed to add this service for an additional $10.00. He then left the room so that she could undress.
Now to the massage itself. I am not a certified masseuse, but even I know that you do NOT put cold hands or cold lotions or oils on a client! The "soothing" muscle relaxing product that they used smelled like Bengay...straight out of CVS and the obnoxious smell permeated the entire room! Even worse than the smell was the sloppy application of the product! She said there was excess oil dripping everywhere, so much so that she had to towel off before she could even get dressed after the massage was over!
Speaking of the massage being over, in most cases, the masseuse will say something along the lines of "Okay, Mrs/Mr So and So, this completes your service, how do you feel...." Well, not here. Apparently, a simple "You're done" is the standard here, as they drop a hot towel on your neck, tell you that you can get dressed and walk out the room. She did admit that she was thankful for the towel because she needed it to wipe all the oil and creams glistened on her body. Once dressed, the masseuse is usually waiting patiently outside with a bottle of water, some instructions...maybe even some feedback about the tension or knots they discovered during the service (usually in hopes that you'll come back for further sessions) Again, nope. As the mystery masseuse is walking off, he mumbled something about water somewhere in the front.
For those of you reading this and think that I may be exaggerating my wife's experience, please understand that we always give credit (and grace) wherever and to whom it's due, but the service was subpar. My wife did say that the massage was "okay" but she definitely had better experiences.
Now let's get checked out, shall we? (this was the icing on the cake for my wife). She gets to the front desk to check out. The young lady, of course, tried to upsell other services and membership to which my wife politely declines. The young lady tells my wife that her total is $95. She then asks my wife if she wants to leave a tip for Jajuan( this is the first time she's learning this dudes name, by the way). Despite the mediocre experience, my wife tells the lady to add a 20% tip. Now I'm no mathematician, but 20% of $95 = $19....The young lady then tells my wife that the total with tip is $131. Wait what?
She goes on to explain that the tip is calculated based on the regular price of the service....$180!!! ***WTDT*** She then points to a card on the counter that listed "suggested" tip amounts. Well, my wife being a prudent business professional kindly reminded her that (1)tips are discretionary and not mandated, and (2) their "bait and switch" tactics are misleading when you quote the price, then try to calculate the tip based on another price without letting the customer know. My wife definitely caught the lady off guard. After she made the adjustment, she had the audacity to try to sell a membership package...
My wife doesn't curse, but let's just say it was a hard "L" NO!
Needless to say we will not be returning here for any services again. This business really needs to work on customer service and that's sad for me to say when you are in a customer dedicated business. WOW! An unbelievable adventure that I hope never happens again. read more