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Vichy massage shower table bed
[QUOTE=Marquiscarabas;2025998]Stopped by last night, drew an older gal (mid40's to 50) who although very nice was not a looker by any stretch of imagination; still needing muscle relief though. Better technique than Platinum in terms of style but nowhere near the enthusiasm. Thought about refusing the finish but she was determined and I couldn't be rude so what the hell. Eyes shut tight and work the imagination. Roaming not an option I was willing to explore. Was a relaxing but not stimulating experience. She had to stop 3 times for couple phone calls and a walk-in (who she unlocked door & told to come back in 20, glad he didn't). As previously stated the low walls make for lack of privacy. I said they were working her too hard since nobody else was there and she commented that the other girl had to go home early (gives me hope for a future visit).
Opted for table shower but was surprised as it was a large shallow table / tub with hand held sprayer. The spray is barely enough to keep part of you warm on that wet table. Last time I had gotten table showers was 3 decades ago in PA AMPs. They took you into a tiled shower room with floor drain, on a therapy type table, and had giant tub of warm water beside table which was constantly being refilled and they used these ladles / buckets to dump a couple gallons at a time over you so it was like you were under a warm wave machine. Anybody experience similar setup around here? The four handed massage was ideal because one would scrub while other would rinse and occasionally they'd have a water fight like one of those teen movies with hot babes at a car wash. Sorry old boner memory lane detour. Afterward they would help you dress and even kneel down to tie your shoes, very geisha like. Some of the memories that keeps me going back to AMPs despite current realities.
Stay safe out there.
The Marquis.[/QUOTE]I found these Vichy table showers online so that you can get an idea of what they look like. Different states may have different variations. Wouldn't it be great to have the bathtub style version where she climbs in with you to wash your back! Now that's being pampered.
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Variety is the Spice of Life.
[QUOTE=Ledger6969;2024957]Yes, I agree ss why pay 80 plus 40 for the tip by the way this is the consevative amount. They will tell you they want 60? For a HE. The Thai are sticking it to us. Screw them go to a Chinese place 90 or 100 dollars if you are happy versus 140 you do the math. Tell Jolins shove it and try some other places more reasonably priced. You guys pay the freight.
So lets smartin up and send the Thai's a message.
No more 80 dollar massages with 60 dollar endings.[/QUOTE]I love eating Chinese food but sometimes, I want to have some Pad Thai.
I can appreciate the different models of the AMP business. Yes you pay more for the Thai places because like many other businesses, it takes more money to run a better business. The common theme to these Thai places are:
1) They offer nicer and peaceful surroundings. They are better decorated and offer full walls for privacy.
2) They are better staffed. There is often someone answering the phones so no call interruptions. You get the full hour.
3) They cater to those mongers who are looking for the better massage experience. Often Thai places do not offer the half hour option. With a better massage they can promote their 90 minute version.
4) The staff seem to stay longer so it is easier to keep the quality consistent and allows us to get what we expect.
5) The staff are usually younger. But they also have a very limited or no Roaming policy. Its a look but do not touch policy.
I often go back and forth between the Chinese and the Thai style AMP. I do not like paying more. But when I feel the need of a Thai massage, I am willing to pay for the difference.
Phone calls during massage
[QUOTE=Dh1610;2026462]The vast majority of you are considerate. There is always the exception unfortunately. I actually had an occasion where I know the masseuse very well and was in the middle of an hour massage when the phone rang. She is the owner and the other girl was working so she answered the call. Ok. Well the good fellow on the other end couldn't stop asking every question imaginable to the point where maybe it is now 3 or 4 minutes and he won't give up. She was right beside me and she told he several times politely that's she was busy now. I know her well enough that I took the phone at this point and let this clown know he was way out of line. Please please pretty please-think with your big head when necessary.[/QUOTE]I was on a table with a well- known girl, and a guy kept calling every 5 minutes asking for directions, saying he was lost, telling her the places he was passing, etc. She speaks in broken English and tried to help him, but it wasn't working.
Get a gps, asshole. And I also blame the girl for continuing to answer the phone.
Chinese ladies are funny!
I went to Lexington yesterday, not Marrett. I called for an appointment with Nancy, the only decent woman in the place. They tell me she is working, so ten minutes later I arrive, and the woman says "Nancy here in 5 minutes" . Now I feel the bait and switch coming.
I say "ok" walk into the room but do not get undressed. 5 minutes, 10 minutes. At the 12 minute mark, I get up to leave. I walk out of the room and tell the lady that's its been too long and I have to go to work. I ask for my money. Out of no where a second old lady jumps out of an adjoining room."No, No Nancy be right here!" . I say " I make appointment for reason". Now I'm talking like them.
'Money, Money" I say a second time. Now they both start looking out the window. "Nancy coming, Nancy coming".
Nancy is no where in sight.
Now I'm getting annoyed. I start to walk behind the counter. I firmly demanded for my money in an angry tone.
"Ok, Ok, Ok. So sorry, so sorry. You comeback later?
I didn't mean to scare the old ladies, but they do not want to lose that money once you are in.
Lesson learned: Make sure the girl is physically there before arriving.
Had to laugh about it after though.
Bumping into other mongers
[QUOTE=CamperVan10;2026879]I have experienced this in a variety of situations, all local to me. Most recent was one girl working with a double-booking. It ended up OK because I hid around the corner inside, she asked me to wait 10 minutes., while she finished up. He walked in just ahead of me, I had scheduled an appt., so I hung back for 5-10 mins before entering (not knowing 1 or 2 girls were working) and she asked me to wait for her. She took care of it in short time, so she must've squeezed in a quickie are+T just ahead of my arrival.
At ww a loud mouth monger, younger brash type, was given entrance while the 2 ladies were occupied. He had all sorts of questions and delayed the already intrusive interruption, AND he was just standing there waiting while I finished, dressed, and was leaving. Atypical as I personally have been led to the tv room there to wait and / or waited in a 3rd room while a monger departed. This was not what I expected. Also at the same location 2 of us entered at the same to ring the bell and wait for the lady to come down and let us in. I did a turn around when we both went in. I had to wait a few before ringing the bell again as it was too akward. That last one couldn't be helped, sheer bad timing, but the other 2 were mishandled by the AMP.[/QUOTE]I have to agree-I have been to many AMP's where a monger walks in off the street and sets up shop in the waiting room-when this happens to me-I leave, wait in my car and look for the other guy to leave and then go in-Monger courtesy. In other places where one girl is working and there are 2 or more rooms-they can put you in the room to wait-where I have fallen asleep a couple of times.
Of course-this never seemed to be an issue in the old days at Danish Health Club or Olde English Spa where you were in the locker rooms with other mongers and then in the line up room with just a towel on. I guess we are all getting up tight about visibility now rather than in the past. Just kind of funny.
Let's not get carried away here
I'm with those who think this is a really bad idea in practice, no matter how appealing it might be in theory. This poor woman apparently has so little to occupy her time that she has convinced herself that she is on a moral crusade that will bring lots of attention and assistance from the media. In fact, the media isn't about to post pictures from someone like her that appear to show someone in a slightly compromising situation. Imagine what the world would be like if they started doing that.
Some of you may remember the recent situation with Jennifer in S-dbury. A local station had film from outside a location where there had been a recent arrest, and they still blurred out the face and license plate of the guy entering / leaving the establishment. I'm no lawyer, but I suspect that for a media outlet to show a private person in a context that suggests lawbreaking (but with no evidence thereof) could verge on libel under the right circumstances. Even if it's not libel, there's a clear possibility that they smeared a guy who's completely innocent. Nobody likes to have to apologize for crap like that.
On the other hand, following the actions mentioned below could easily have generated a 911 call with a plausible accusation of assault, theft, and / or malicious destruction of property. That's clearly newsworthy, especially if there was an arrest to go with it. Unless you managed to leave without letting anyone see your license plate and having completely destroyed the memory card, it's hard to believe that you could avoid such an outcome. The resulting coverage would make a much larger stink than a picture of someone simply visiting a MP.
If this woman thinks her pictures will make the morning paper, she's delusional. If she doesn't really believe it, then she's just yanking your chain. It can be hard to walk away from something like that, but it's really for the best all around.
[QUOTE=DontFailMeNow;2027186]You handled it much differently than I would have. Without a doubt I would have grabbed the camera out of her hands, smashed it on the ground, and walked away, not uttering a single word. What she did wouldn't fly with me. And after everything was said and done, there would have been very little she could have done about it.[/QUOTE]