erygzuss
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With all this talk of body shampoo and the massage/shampoo combo at Steamsations I decided to try it out and see what the hullabuloo was all about.
They are located at 4908 17th Ave SE right next door to a MoneyMart. I luckily don't need those type of services. Did they have to have the door right next to them though? It's not very discrete. It's a brick wall to your right and the happy folks at MoneyMart staring you down on the left. At least the door has a sign on it.
I meander down International Avenue looking for a cart tie down area. I didn't want to lose it amongst the other commuters. I lock my Club to the push handle and head towards the door. I press the button on my alarm and comfort myself knowing it will be there when I get back.
With a quick stare down from the people at MoneyMart I finally win and head in the Steamsations door. I'm greeted at the door by an older lady. I guess I'm not seeing Meorah. I think I might have seen Bria somewhere else but I didn't see her. So that leaves 3 that it could have been. Maybe I'll ask for a name next time.
I'm led into a room. It's nicely dimmed. The place looks renovated. I'm asked what I would like. I mention the ad on CL. Thinking back to the posts here it was inconclusive as to what the room fee actually includes. Well I'm about to find out. I ask for the body shampoo and pay the door fee mentioning that a quick shampoo would suffice. She takes the money and tells me to get undressed. I could have opted for the massage first. Nope. It's all about the suds.
I hop in the shower area. I'm waiting for the steam. No steam. That's odd. What kind of name is Steamsations without the steam?
No steam for you!!
Whatever. I'm there for the tugs. So the water gets turned on and I get rinsed off. A sudsing here and some sudsing there. I'm liking this. After about 2 minutes I'm asked what else I would like. At this point I'm thinking that the rate is inclusive. Sweet! She then asks how much I would like to tip.
Wat.
Wat.
That was kind of quick. I ask if that was all inclusive? She laughs and I counter by mentioning that other MP's are having all inclusive pricing. I drop Sweet Spa as an example has a 15 min/$70 rate. She mentions that will never happen here and that I should go to Sweet Spa. My thought bubble in my head said "Fine. I will." She asks if I was expecting to pay another $20 on top of the door fee and have a HJ. I again mention other places have that in effect. Not quite sure what she said after but the shampoo just ended. Great. Not even 8 minutes into the session and it's already took a dump.
Part of me wanted to just leave. I was sensing something but being the trooper that I am felt I was entitled to the finishing of the massage portion. I hopped on the table and was given a light to medium massage for about 10 minutes. Was hoping for some teasing to help me justify a last minute tip. Nope. Wasn't happening. For the $60 it was going to cost me on top of the already paid $50 it was going to be $110 all in. I could just get dressed and head on to Sweet Spa and get somebody hopefully younger for only $10 more.
I get dressed and we say our sweet goodbyes and I'm cast back into the darkness. The darkness that is my life. Well ok. It wasn't that gloomy. Things were looking up. It was only a bus ride and a transfer and I would be at Sweet Spa getting my $70 massage and tug all inclusive
So there you have it.
The $50 door fee is just that. A door fee. The rooms were clean. Place is newer. It's up to you to decide if that fee is acceptable. I enjoy the shampoo but I think that I would pass on repeating.
Tipping started at $60 for just a tug. Door fee is separate and on top of the tip.
I Am.
SteamShady.
They are located at 4908 17th Ave SE right next door to a MoneyMart. I luckily don't need those type of services. Did they have to have the door right next to them though? It's not very discrete. It's a brick wall to your right and the happy folks at MoneyMart staring you down on the left. At least the door has a sign on it.
I meander down International Avenue looking for a cart tie down area. I didn't want to lose it amongst the other commuters. I lock my Club to the push handle and head towards the door. I press the button on my alarm and comfort myself knowing it will be there when I get back.
With a quick stare down from the people at MoneyMart I finally win and head in the Steamsations door. I'm greeted at the door by an older lady. I guess I'm not seeing Meorah. I think I might have seen Bria somewhere else but I didn't see her. So that leaves 3 that it could have been. Maybe I'll ask for a name next time.
I'm led into a room. It's nicely dimmed. The place looks renovated. I'm asked what I would like. I mention the ad on CL. Thinking back to the posts here it was inconclusive as to what the room fee actually includes. Well I'm about to find out. I ask for the body shampoo and pay the door fee mentioning that a quick shampoo would suffice. She takes the money and tells me to get undressed. I could have opted for the massage first. Nope. It's all about the suds.
I hop in the shower area. I'm waiting for the steam. No steam. That's odd. What kind of name is Steamsations without the steam?
No steam for you!!
Whatever. I'm there for the tugs. So the water gets turned on and I get rinsed off. A sudsing here and some sudsing there. I'm liking this. After about 2 minutes I'm asked what else I would like. At this point I'm thinking that the rate is inclusive. Sweet! She then asks how much I would like to tip.
Wat.
Wat.
That was kind of quick. I ask if that was all inclusive? She laughs and I counter by mentioning that other MP's are having all inclusive pricing. I drop Sweet Spa as an example has a 15 min/$70 rate. She mentions that will never happen here and that I should go to Sweet Spa. My thought bubble in my head said "Fine. I will." She asks if I was expecting to pay another $20 on top of the door fee and have a HJ. I again mention other places have that in effect. Not quite sure what she said after but the shampoo just ended. Great. Not even 8 minutes into the session and it's already took a dump.
Part of me wanted to just leave. I was sensing something but being the trooper that I am felt I was entitled to the finishing of the massage portion. I hopped on the table and was given a light to medium massage for about 10 minutes. Was hoping for some teasing to help me justify a last minute tip. Nope. Wasn't happening. For the $60 it was going to cost me on top of the already paid $50 it was going to be $110 all in. I could just get dressed and head on to Sweet Spa and get somebody hopefully younger for only $10 more.
I get dressed and we say our sweet goodbyes and I'm cast back into the darkness. The darkness that is my life. Well ok. It wasn't that gloomy. Things were looking up. It was only a bus ride and a transfer and I would be at Sweet Spa getting my $70 massage and tug all inclusive
So there you have it.
The $50 door fee is just that. A door fee. The rooms were clean. Place is newer. It's up to you to decide if that fee is acceptable. I enjoy the shampoo but I think that I would pass on repeating.
Tipping started at $60 for just a tug. Door fee is separate and on top of the tip.
I Am.
SteamShady.