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Be careful
when spending time and money seeking quality massage
therapy. Most people have heard the adage, "you
get what you pay for" and this holds true especially
for something like massage therapy. When you want
a quality dining experience do you go to the Waffle
House? Not usually, most folks go to places like that
to save time and money. Not to disparage such establishments,
but usually they are staffed by people who are not
loaded with qualities like great hygiene, education,
culinary skills etc. They don't usually have inspirational,
award winning dishes. Lets face it, you probably wouldn't
make reservations there for your anniversary. Your
loved ones birthday is coming up, you don't buy them
a gift certificate to McDonalds. McDonalds is good
fast food but not a high quality "special experience".
Why is
massage different? Well, it really isn't, now there
is a choice. Discount clubs (which are finding a market
with less experienced or lower budget consumers) are
opening up in cities throughout the country and offering
discount massage. Not surprisingly they are getting
a lot of business from people who think that it is
worth a shot to try to save some money and get a good
massage. But usually what they get is just a cheap
massage.
In all
fairness it should be said that it is possible to
have a poor massage in an upscale day spa. So it is
also possible to have a good massage in a club or
a school. Yes, there are always exceptions to rules.
However there is still the rule and as a rule, therapists
who have real talent and value their trade don't end
up in discount clubs making about a third of what
they would make in a traditional spa environment where
they can expect better rates and tips. This would
kind of be like a Saucier working in a Waffle House.
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I have been a member for one year. I am also what
they call a massage junky. I have had numerous massages
over my life so I am pretty picky. It would be good
deal if they had quality technicians but every time
I find someone that is good, they leave shortly there
after. Hmmmm... and this has happened three times
now. The last massage I had was the WORST massage
of my life. He was new and
I should have known something was bad when he said
he was having a hard time starting out on his own.
Yeah no kidding dude... maybe if you actually massaged
my muscles it would have been ok. The guy talked through
half the massage and barely put a dent in my stress.
When he got deep in thought, he would stop massaging
me until he was done with his sentence. Yeah.. I am
prob going to cancel my membership when the year is
up which is next month. They hard sell you on memberships
and its next to impossible to get out of one. I think
you need a doctor's note or you have to prove you
are moving someplace that doesn't have a location
near by. There is a an athletic spa nearby and I would
rather pay a little more for a quality massage and
NOT be locked into a membership. One person on this
thread said that some people have been injured. That
doesn't surprise me. One particular massage I had,
the guy was massaging my spine! I'm not even a massage
therapist and I knew he was doing something wrong.
I'm over massage envy.
Read more here: http://www.city-data.com/forum/health-wellness/146128-massage-envy.html
OK, this is the deal with Massage Envy. The family
who started ME is from the fitness industry. Their
name is Leonesio. Google it. They are not in the fitness,
massage or spring water industry. They are in the
industry of drafting your checking account or credit
card for a monthly fee, which is tied to a contract
that is very hard to get out of. While their employees
struggle to get by and are pressured to sell, sell,
sell, they are living it up in Scottsdale. So the
next time you are lured by the temptation of a "cheap"
massage, remember that there is no such thing, and
check the balance on your accounts
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more here: http://www.city-data.com/forum/health-wellness/146128-massage-envy.html
I currently work at a Massage Envy and I have to tell
you, I'm not too fond of it. But considering I'm a
recent grad I feel as though I should stick with it
because maybe this is what they mean by "working at
the bottom and then making your way up". In order
to make a decent living you have to stay booked, at
least 5-6 days a week, 6-7 massages a day (lucky for
me I have a second job so this isn't my only income).
Here's the deal, you get paid $15 for every 50 min.
massage and $22.50 for every 80 min. massage (and
I'm assuming $30 for 110 min. massage but since I
don't do 2 hour massages I'm not exactly sure). So
if you've made more doing massages this will seem
like insult to your skills and experience. But wait,
it gets better. Any and every type of massage is priced
the same. So it doesn't matter if you're doing deep
tissue, neuromuscular or reflexology or just a simple
Swedish, you will still only get the $15. Yay!!!......
:-( Now don't get me wrong, you do receive gratuity.
Sometimes not by much. And lots of people will you
only use credit cards (and this place will NOT cash
out) so you'll have to wait for your paycheck to see
any of that. Which is a shame because a lot of people
live off their tips. You do receive bonuses for requests
and memberships but for about $2-$5. Now about the
hourly. This seems to be the biggest misconception
nationwide. Lots of therapists are under the impression
that you receive hourly plus commission, because frankly,
that's what they tell you. NOPE, that's not what they
MEAN. It's either or. I was told by the administrator
that you make your commission for every massage OR
minimum wage for every hour that you're not massaging,
depending on whichever dollar amount is higher. Sounds
fair enough, right? WRONG!! Come to find out, that's
NOT what they're doing. They multiply the minimum
wage by the TOTAL number of hours that you've worked
vs. the commission you've made massaging. So in order
to receive your commission you need to stay booked
because the minimum wage will always be the higher
dollar amount. Which sounds good to some, but not
for a Massage Therapist. You massage for two weeks
and only have $7 an hour to show for it. I feel as
though I'm being taken advantage of, because whether
I do 18 massages or 6 massages, I still want to get
paid for all of my Read
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