A Day Spa Visit to Massage Envy
by Susie Ellis

Well, I gave it a try. I went to Massage Envy while here in Palm Desert, California, for the $39 massage. Such a bargain price! And that is what has made the Massage Envy franchise so popular with franchisees (there are now over 700!) and customers!

I love the idea of an affordable massage and their no-frills approach is appealing. The waiting room and massage rooms were very nice and when I arrived at 7:00 p.m. this evening, there were quite a few customers.

However…on a scale of 1-10, my massage was a 1. Oh dear. I have to say it was probably the worst massage I have ever had. The therapist had only worked there two weeks (most likely right out of massage school) and clearly was not cut out for massage. He was nice enough, but the touch was so tentative and very disorganized in terms of flow. If I hadn’t asked five minutes before the massage was over, he wouldn’t have even massaged my legs. He was planning on only doing my back and arms.

When I checked out, I paid my $39 and no one even mentioned their “Membership Program” which is what the clinic owners most likely want to push.

I haven’t given up however, because I refuse to believe that I could have such a bad massage again if I tried someone else. But for now I have to say that my verdict is, “You get what you pay for.”

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