The store is located on Colima, in the adjacent plaza right next to SF Supermarket. I believe they also have another location in Irvine. That being said, I had my BEST purchase experience.
Since this is a considerable investment, I did my research for over 3 months. I compared product spec's and pricing of many stores whom carry shiatsu massage chairs (I summarized my finding on the bottom of the review, and I hope it'll give you some tips and save you time). Anyway, after all - Zentech far surpass all other retailers by product functionality, variety of choices, pricing, and customer service.
Couple keys to mention:
1. They provide the white glove service, which they will deliver the chair to your house, install the unit and remove all trash when leaving.
2. Great Warranty - 1 yr in-house service at your location, 3 yrs parts, and 5 yrs frame.. If I remembered incorrectly.. plz don't stab the retailer w/ my words : (
3. Very nice salesperson (ask for Ariel or Nina), they will let you try all diff. models, explain each chair's functions; then let you experience / rest on them for 15 to 20 mins without disturbing. They're not pushy AT ALL, but yet very knowledgeable.
(I went to the store in early Feb to physically try-out few chairs. I mentioned that I am getting a chair for my bf's birthday in April. They asked my # before I took off, At first, I was afraid that I will be getting sales calls.. but no, they didn't call me even once until mid-March and nicely asked me if I'm still considering to get a chair since my bf's birthday was coming up).
4. Great customer service. They put a big "red bow" and a happy birthday card on the chair when they delivered it to my bf's house.. it was very sweet of them. And they called me couple days later to follow up with our experience with the chair. We have this chair for 2 months now, it works great and we're very happy w/ the chair.
5. Bargaining - yes! You can actually bargain the price.. instead paying a fixed amount at Brookstone or other places.
They have many choices of massage chairs from probably less than $1000 to $6000 price range. However, since I am going to spend the money, I decided to get a unit w/ all "advanced" functions I needed such as:
- zero gravity (leaning the chair backward to a 180 position or head-down / leg up position)
- foot rollers (most shiatsu massage chairs only have airbags to squeeze your feet and lower leg, but having rollers on your calf and the bottom of your feet is a big big PLUS!)
- heat function
- rollers on the butt and upper hamstrings (usually rollers stop at your lower back)
They have at least 3 units have all things above, and they're in the $3,000 to $5,000 range. Each higher, more advanced model has something extra such as Bluetooth, cradle function, stretch function. They're indeed expensive, but to compare apple-to-apple, Zentech have the best pricing, period. I highly recommend you to go in and try those chairs.. then you'll know exactly what you're looking for.
Brookstone - $3500 and up, tax is additional. No bottom foot roller/ no lower butt and hamstrings roller/ white glove service is included/ 1 yr warranty or else you have to purchase extended warranty. However it's nice that you can actually try one yourself.
Amazon - $1000 - $5000. You can find great deals on Amazon, but the biggest problem is that you can't really try anything. My experience tells me even you're sitting on chairs with similar functions, each chair gives you a diff. massage feeling due to the airbag strength, roller size, roller position and chair size. Another con is you'll see extremely different reviews on the same item, very hard to judge. From reading those reviews, I learned that if you got a defective unit, you're most likely accountable for the return shipping (keep in mind, those chairs are heavy, it will cost you hundres to just return). Therefore, I guess buy w/ your own risk, and have your finger crossed. Also, most of the vendors charge you for shipping and only deliver to your driveway, no white glove service.
Costco.com - $2500 to $4000. $2500 chair is decent. However the same problem, you can't really try one before your buying commitment. No bottom foot roller/no lower butt and hamstrings roller/ white glove service is included. I heard vendor's after purchase service is not good, but you can always return it to Costco (if you can bring a 200lb machine to one of the club location).
Superco - $3000 and above. This is an Asian owned electronic chain-store in Southern CA. They have one location in RH on Colima, near Azusa. I wouldn't recommend this place AT ALL. The salesman is very pushy, he kept telling me this special deal is going to end in few days, and I should make my decision this and that. I just don't like the way how he talks. Also they charge you for installation and only offer manufacture warranty.
I'll definitely come back to get another chair for my parents. Thank you so much ladies!! read more