Comments on: Massage Envy http://thebodyworker.com/massage_blog/massage-envy/ Exporations in the Theory and Practice of Massage Fri, 18 May 2012 17:25:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jim http://thebodyworker.com/massage_blog/massage-envy/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Jim Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:15:40 +0000 http://thebodyworker.com/massage_blog/massage-envy/#comment-198 Massage Envy is like Wal-Mart. They hire people for less and they sell for less. However, you wouldn't shop for luxury items at Wal-Mart and you definitely don't receive your best massages at Massage Envy. I have been in for 3 massages at Massage Envys in the last few months and they were all substandard. The massage connoisseur will never be satisfied there. Assuming that my analogy is correct, Wal-Mart has a distinct advantage over Massage Envy. At least at Wal-Mart, you can buy the same name brand products that other retailers sell for less. The quality is the same. At Massage Envy, you’re paying less, but you’re also receiving far less in quality. Massage Envy is like Wal-Mart. They hire people for less and they sell for less. However, you wouldn’t shop for luxury items at Wal-Mart and you definitely don’t receive your best massages at Massage Envy.

I have been in for 3 massages at Massage Envys in the last few months and they were all substandard. The massage connoisseur will never be satisfied there.

Assuming that my analogy is correct, Wal-Mart has a distinct advantage over Massage Envy. At least at Wal-Mart, you can buy the same name brand products that other retailers sell for less. The quality is the same. At Massage Envy, you’re paying less, but you’re also receiving far less in quality.

]]> By: Alec Kemp http://thebodyworker.com/massage_blog/massage-envy/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Alec Kemp Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:03:17 +0000 http://thebodyworker.com/massage_blog/massage-envy/#comment-196 My experience is that people who have never had a massage, often think of it as a treat, however those who do have them on a regular basis realise the benefit of it. I had a community nurse who came to me once a month for some years until she moved from the area. She said to me that it was not a luxury for her to have a massage, it was a necessity. It was regular massages that kept her going in a very stressful job. My experience is that people who have never had a massage, often think of it as a treat, however those who do have them on a regular basis realise the benefit of it. I had a community nurse who came to me once a month for some years until she moved from the area. She said to me that it was not a luxury for her to have a massage, it was a necessity. It was regular massages that kept her going in a very stressful job.

]]> By: Lizz Pugh, LMT http://thebodyworker.com/massage_blog/massage-envy/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Lizz Pugh, LMT Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:22:07 +0000 http://thebodyworker.com/massage_blog/massage-envy/#comment-197 I'm a massage therapist in Sarasota, Fl. One of the best books that I read was tailored to service-based businesses. I'll have to find the title again. It really emphasized that we are not in competition with each other. We're in competition with the consumer--we need to convince them not that therapist A is better than therapist B or spa A versus spa B, but that they need a massage in the first place. Why should they pay $70/hour when they can ask their husband to give them a backrub? Or why go through a series of treatments when the heating pad and a handy pain killer can do the trick? I'm glad that there are people out there who aren't panicking about places like this and realize the value of mass exposure to massage. I’m a massage therapist in Sarasota, Fl. One of the best books that I read was tailored to service-based businesses. I’ll have to find the title again. It really emphasized that we are not in competition with each other. We’re in competition with the consumer–we need to convince them not that therapist A is better than therapist B or spa A versus spa B, but that they need a massage in the first place. Why should they pay $70/hour when they can ask their husband to give them a backrub? Or why go through a series of treatments when the heating pad and a handy pain killer can do the trick? I’m glad that there are people out there who aren’t panicking about places like this and realize the value of mass exposure to massage.

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