Meeeehhhh.....
I don't really know how to feel about this place.
First off, I made an appointment to see Charley at 5. I arrived promptly, she actually answered the door (on the phone), proceeded to sit me down and say someone would be with me right away. I didn't even know that was Charley who answered the door, she didn't say "I" will be right with you, she said "someone". So I sit and relax, flip through a few of the astrology books they have on the coffee table and whatnot...
And I sit...
And I sit some more...
Finally I look at my watch and its 5:35. I made the appointment at 5 because I had other places to be, and it wasn't like they had a bunch of people walking in and out (I believe I was the only one there, with the exception of someone who came out of a reading while I was waiting with another psychic) so I'm like seriously, WTF. I had a good 40 minutes almost to mull over what I wanted (palm reading, tarot, etc), and I had planned on spending a good $50-75 based on the positive reviews on Yelp that she's received, but at this point I'm a little annoyed. I knock on the door to the back part of the studio, she's sitting on the couch (STILL on the phone) and I motion my index finger to my watch while saying, "Do you know when Charley will be available? I'm a little pressed for time, which is why I made an appointment for 5..." Forgot to mention I had been calling this place multiple times for the last two weeks trying to schedule an appointment, I had just so happen to call THAT DAY on a whim and viola! someone answered the phone... A young, skinny woman interjects my questioning and says, "Oh, someone will be right with you immediately.", whilst she shuffles me out of the doorway and back to the lobby. Charley then comes out, saying she apologized, she had a family emergency (which I'm not so sure is true, I heard bits and pieces of her convo when she kept coming back out into the lobby to get water, it honestly just sounded like girl talk or gossiping), and said she would give me a discount for waiting so long. I perked up a little after hearing this, but when I decided on the palm reading, it only went from $25 to $20. Not that I expected the world, but I would have spent much more money if she would have suggested a different reading. I feel like she was just trying to do the quickest reading possible. There was also another gentleman whom had joined me in the lobby by this time, and by their brief convo and interaction I knew he was ALSO there to see Charley.
Now the reading, or lack thereof...
She literally looks at one palm for about 5-7 minutes, if even that. She said I was to live a long life, and that my heart chakras aren't in order, and in order to fix them I need X amount of sessions for $400. Um, wut? She pretty much told me stuff I already knew, since I'm no stranger to chakra, crystal and energy works/healing. Numerology too but that's another story for another review. LoL I've been to my share of Reiki healers, psychics, mediums, you name it. She wasn't my first trip around the block. I felt extremely rushed. I was maybe in Charley's presence for all of 15 minutes. I don't know if I would come back here, I'm still kinda neutral about the whole situation... It was just odd. read more