[Shenzhen][Nanshan] Secret FS spa - almost lost 50k RMB
I wanted to visit one of those 'secret' Dongguan ISO-style spas in Shenzhen for quite some time, and couldn't have been more disappointed. For those who are not familiar, these spas offer FS but only to people who are invited or old customers. I managed to secure an invite through an agent for this spa, which is located at Nanshan Book Mall metro station D exit (don't bother going there, they won't let you through the door without an invite).
So I walked through the door and my initial experience was very positive. The staff was very friendly and the place brand new. A lady takes me to a smaller room and offers tea and slippers. After that she takes me upstairs to my room. The room is a normal massage room, but again nicely decorated. Then that the massage lady who gives veggie massages came in and leads me to the shower.
After showering I go back to the room for the veggie massage. The veggie massage is quite good and comfortable, but not the massage I came for. However I figured as with some other places they first offer a veggie massage before moving on to the fun part.
Sure enough after approximately 1 hour the masseuse leaves the room and the lady from earlier comes in, who turns out to be the mamasan. She starts a whole lengthy presentation of the services they offer, while teasing my nipples and LB. As explained by the agent before, they offer different kinds of rooms (Japanese, European etc.) as well as different levels of WGs (models etc.) Then she says newcomers can normally not enjoy any special services, however if I would apply for a VIP card with them, which requires you to charge at least 50,000(!) RMB the boss would allow for an exception. No way I'm paying 50k RMB to a place that could be shut down by LE any day. I told her that there was no way I would apply for a VIP card, however if I was satisfied with the service I would be a repeat customer.
I persisted that a VIP card was not an option. The agent originally mentioned 1200 RMB for FS and I was even thinking if it's a couple of hundred more without VIP card it wouldn't be an issue. Then the mamasan offers a special 'newcomer experience package' to me, which would allow for FS without VIP card, but only the first two times. 5000 RMB for one time! Now I was really getting pissed. I made it clear to her that I was expecting 1200 RMB for Dongguan ISO-style. Finally she makes an offer of 4000 RMB. Enough is enough and I get up from the massage table.
I start looking for my clothes. Where are my clothes?! I had my valuables so I was ready to leave wearing the establishment's pajamas if I had to. Turns out they were just inside the cabinet. The mamasan seems a bit surprised by my reaction, especially because I just shamelessly change my clothes with everything for her to see. I can imagine a lot of bros falling for this rip off because of the teasing and guilting techniques the mamasan uses. Now the mamasan says I need to pay for the veggie massage. I tell her I can pay a fair price for it. She says over 1k RMB. Whatever.
The mamasan takes me to a waiting room and then goes to get my shoes. There's a pricelist on the table, and I start looking at it. Moments later the mamasan arrived with my shoes and POS machine. She saw I was looking at the pricelist, which said 580 RMB for the massage. I guess she had no choice but to enter 580 RMB into the POS machine. Even now the mamasan still tries to convince me. After paying I got up and left straight for the exit.
I feel this place would really have offered FS if I had paid the 4000 RMB, so I'm reluctant to call it a complete scam. Nonetheless, if you say 1.2k, don't expect me to pay 4 or even 50. | |
