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| - This review is mostly for my second time getting a reflexology massage.
Today: WHAT A NIGHTMARE! I arrived around 2pm and no one was getting a massage, so no wait. A lady greeted me, and I asked about prices for a reflexology massage. This time, she said $30 for the hour long foot reflexology with other massages (same type of massage as last time). I mentioned that last time I got a menu, because I wasn't sure what choices I had. She just laughed. That should have been my first warning. Okay, I will pay the $30 because maybe they raised their prices. I know it's not Southern California (where it's $15 for an hour massage and they only expect $5 tip, but I give them $10). The place is clean, I'll give them that. As she was doing my massage, I felt like she was falling asleep. Every other time I've received a reflexology massage, they masseuse has pressed on points on my feet and it has hurt, but in a good way. I usually feel like screaming due to the yanking of the toes and pressing hard into the ball of the foot, but I keep it to myself. This time, it felt like it was less than a Swedish massage. I've been to many foot reflexology places and Chinese massage, and this was definitely NOT a reflexology massage. Then, after all of that, it came time to leave and give the tip. I gave her $11 (according to their chart that is a little more than 'happy,' even though I really wasn't, and 36% tip)... and she had the nerve to say that's too little tip! Are you kidding me? She said that's not enough because it was an hour massage. I gave her another $5 to make it a $16 tip on a $30 massage and stormed out of there. I wasn't even offered water. I will NEVER spend another penny at that business ever again, or recommend them to any of my friends.
First time (sometime last fall): 3 stars. When I arrived, I received a menu with the different massages and prices. I chose the $20 reflexology massage, which included a little bit of head, neck, shoulders, arms, and back with clothes on. I got a male masseuse, and he was good, but nothing like the masseuses in Rowland Heights, where I first experience foot reflexology. His hands smelled like scallions, so when he put the oil on me, I then smelled like scallions too. Not a huge deal, I like them, but it's still kind of gross. There was no wait, but there were many other people there getting massages. I tipped him $10 cash, which in my opinion (that's a 50% tip) is enough, although their sign at the front states $5 tip if you are unhappy, $10 if you are happy, $15 if (...), and $20 if (...). I stopped reading after $10 says you're happy, because I think that is a ridiculous way to tell your customers how to tip. All in all, I thought it was okay and I would go back because it isn't one of those shady sex parlors that I'm scared of running into here in Vegas...
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