sales pitch at the end of massage?

[Jsme]

i personaly like some of the elemis products and since you can only get them on board a "steiner" cruise spa, at altlantis or via the internet it's no pitch for them to sell them to me (i save by not having to pay tax or shipping costs).

Actually you can get these products on-line.

 

[Jsme]

Tell them you were on the ship a few months ago and bought some then and you still have alot left.....That may shut them up!

We have tried this line too. LOL I would rather not deal with the sales pitch at the end of something that is suppose to be relaxing.

 

[nycmom]

Mayeb they should just have a thing to check off on the info sheet that says 'would you like to know more about our products?'

That would be the civil way to do it.

I was in sales for years (real estate) and they won't sell much with the pushy tactics they used...all it does is turn people off, even if their product is good.

 

[rbork]

thanks, I feel validated now that others feel the same way. I thought it was just me. Good idea about the massage a day or so before! I might try that.
Gosh we are driving from Maryland to the Port - I should really get the name of a massage therapist in cocoa for the day before. I should be really sore from 15hours of driving and REALLY enjoy a massage then.

p.s. we aren't crazy /we really do prefer driving to florida. lol

 

[SeaSpray]

DH and I did the Couples' Massage last year on the Magic and we wrote "No Sales Pitch Please" on the forms we had to fill out before the massage, and it worked fine! Not one word about the products at the end of the massage. I think that may have been one of the best tips I learned here on the DIS, before our cruise last year!

 

[fcrouch]

Here's a funny story (sort of). we wrote "no sales pitch" on our treatment receipt or whatever we signed before we had the couples massage. At the end of the massage, we were asked "why did you write that?" So we explained, that we weren't interested in a sales pitch on products, that my wife would probably buy something anyway, but she'd ask about what she was interested in, and that we'd read on a discussion board that if one didn't want to have an automatic sales pitch at the end of a spa treatment, that if we wrote that, then there wouldn't be one. The two massage therapists told us that it had been happening more and more often....and they finally decided to ask someone. (Or did they ask everyone who wrote it as a way of trying to work into a sales pitch? He asks cyncially) Anyway, they then told us that they only tried to offer products they sincerely thought one or both of us could use, toxin removal, etc., etc. and were we interested in hearing about them. My dear wife of course agreed to listen...but we didn't buy anything as we'd just been in Orlando at a hotel with a great spa where we do buy products we can't find at home.

So even writing "no sales pitch" - well, you might get something.

 

[revrob]

My DH and I just did the couples massage on Saturday. We were disappointed by this as well. They offered us the complete "hour" massage OR the 1/2 hour massage 1/2 hour facial. We opted for the massage/facial. The only thing is, we didn't realize that the facial was going to be little more than washing our face with several products. To me, this was NOT a facial at all. THEN, by the time we finished and got dressed, I looked at my watch, and it had only been 40 minutes, and then a 10 minute sales pitch. They handed the sales slip to my husband who just signed it. When we got on the tram, we realized that they had just convinced us to buy $500 worth of products! I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT! We promptly went back to the ship's spa and cancelled the order. I was not impressed!

 

[Mahorn]

This is really unfortunate for the massage buisness I am a massage therapist and had a masage on the wonder in 2000 we had the same sales pitch and DH spent 200 on stuff that we didn't need as I could buy what we needed at cost. I don't sell stuff when I work in my home office and the salon I work at doesn't sell stuff either. It is too bad since they are probably making 50% of the entire cost. Even at the salon I work at I have to supply all of my stuff (sheets,oils,table and music) and on;y get 60% of the cost. Guess I will forgoe that expensive massage in Dec. if the staff is not good.

 

[barkley]

This is really unfortunate for the massage buisness I am a massage therapist and had a masage on the wonder in 2000 we had the same sales pitch and DH spent 200 on stuff that we didn't need as I could buy what we needed at cost. I don't sell stuff when I work in my home office and the salon I work at doesn't sell stuff either. It is too bad since they are probably making 50% of the entire cost. Even at the salon I work at I have to supply all of my stuff (sheets,oils,table and music) and on;y get 60% of the cost. Guess I will forgoe that expensive massage in Dec. if the staff is not good.

we are going on 11/12 and going to have the hot rock massage. it's higher than i would pay around here (but not much cuz there is very limited access to staff that have been trained to this) but i also figure i am paying a premium for the luxury of being able to walk back to the stateroom vs. driving home and losing out on the benefit of it. i'll post my opinion of it (and dh's) when we get back.

 

[Jsme]

DH and I did the Couples' Massage last year on the Magic and we wrote "No Sales Pitch Please" on the forms we had to fill out before the massage, and it worked fine! Not one word about the products at the end of the massage. I think that may have been one of the best tips I learned here on the DIS, before our cruise last year!

LOL We have done this too. I just will not use the spa any more. That is my solution and save my money for those things.

 

[Joe&Peg]

We have also been turned off by the sales pitch. My wife usually buys something because she is a lot nicer than I am and can't say no. One method of avoiding much of the sales pitch is to report absolutely no problems on the questionaire. That denies them the initial sales point. Our friend Rhonda used that approach and it worked for her. She got out without the pitch. I suggested to my wife that she offer the therapist an either/or proposition. Either a gratuity or a willingness to listen to the sales pitch. My wife says I'm mean.

 

[heidilaw]

I posted a new thread about this very subject, before I saw this one here. I totally agree. Save your money! I left the cabana feeling more stressed out than before I arrived due to fending off their sales pitch. It was awful! I went to get a relaxing massage and left feeling like I played a full game of football!!