Although I live in S. County, I don't typically frequent the local establishments. I've found people who are to be servicing me treat me in a condescending manner and/or downright rude.
This place was no exception. However I wonder if I am partly to blame for not following intuition. When I called and scheduled the girl I spoke to was not friendly at all. I was then given instructions to arrive 10 minutes before my 830 appointment time.
I had to call then back later that day when I realized I was double booked. The girl I spoke with just TOLD ME she would cancel my appointment. She did not offer a later time, suggest switching something... You know like actually providing customer service which I thought was her job. That was the second time I thought, "this is a bad idea."
Third bad idea confirmation: outside on the parking lot at 8:19, I receive a phone inquiring if I would still be making my 8:30 appointment. To which I replied, "It's 8:19 and I am to be there at 8:20." And this rude person actually decided to argue with me. She got smart with me and said "Um no. You're new and you needed to be here at 8. 30 minutes before your appointment time to fill out paperwork." I ... AM ... FLOORED. Her tone and response was all wrong.
When I arrived the same smart ass decided to painstakingly retrieve my paperwork as so to reiterate the point that it takes 30 minutes to complete "paperwork." I work for surgeons and funny it doesn't take our patients that long to sign consents to be sliced open. But then again MassageEnvy is doing a greater work.
In case you wanna know.. Took me all of 5 min to complete their highly important forms.
Fourth bad idea confirmation: the masseuse although I reiterated that I didn't want to be bear handled, did in fact bear handle me. I am so stiff it's ridiculous. And to add insult to injury. (Yes. I literally feel injured) SHE KEPT TRYING TO TALK TO ME!!!! WTF!!! I had my ear buds in and I thought that was the universal STFU sign! Apparently not to her. Then ... The facial. What a complete cluster. This girl slathered on layer after layer of goop. And she KEPT using the words "free radicals". Before every application of glob she would say "prevents free radicals and locks in moisture." I was horrified at the amount of product used during one facial just to plug it to later try and sell. Before hand she already complimented me on "perfect skin" and in the "holy paperwork" I indicated I did not have skin issues, and I verbalized to her that I have a low maintenance skin care routine and I have sensitive skin. At one point I asked her how much longer it would be because I actually felt myself becoming angry at this ludicrous "facial".
The next outrage is that she actually got cream in my hair! My stylist had just colored and conditioned my hair! And before the facial was over my skin was itching and burning. And after this hour long facial and all the globs of product applied not a single layer of anything was applied to my lips. I was expecting a almond & honey or sugar exfoliation. There was none!
At check out I was fuming. I had to ward off being offered to buy extra junk and all I wanted to do was rush home and shower. When the check out girl who was the same rude check in girl asked me loudly and what about the tip I was outraged. I said no thank you and then she asks loudly "so did you take care of that in the room?" I asked her to bill the card on file for my services and she clicked a button and said "good bye".
I guess you only get a receipt if you leave a tip.
These girls are amateurs PLAYING spa.
Not only will I never return, but I will also file a complaint with corporate.