Expectations

Why expect the world when you're not paying a price for it? I went for a free facial this morning and while I wasn't expecting a 5-star treatment, the experience wasn't at all very "soothing" (I can't think of a better word at this point so pardon me).

It was located along a dodgy little lane at Carpenter Street. The interior/decor appeared dodgy and I had to remove my shoes in exchange for their rubber soles. Having walked a slight distance from Clarke Quay MRT to their place, I was looking forward to chilling under the aircon but boy was I wrong. Stepping in, the entire place just didn't feel welcoming or cooling, for that matter. I was told to fill up a form (usual practice) and then told to go sit on a couch to wait for my turn. The waiting area was so dim I would have mistaken it to be a whorehouse (half-kidding). The tv was turned on but without volume so again, nothing was very entertaining (and I was still feeling very warm at this point in time).

5min later and I was told to go lie down on a bed. The walls are totally not soundproof so you could actually hear everybody's conversations!

"I can feel a burning sensation on my thighs! waaah, it's very painful!"

"You'll have to bear with the pain if you want to get rid of your cellulite. Do you want to take
the package for thigh and tummy trimming?"

"That's expensive leh... I think I'll go with the tummy trim first... then see the results..."

"...But if you do that, your thighs will still be big when your tummy is trimmed! I recommend
you treat both at the same time"

Ah well, you get the gist of it... I came outta the 45min experience, feeling like I should have just slept in this morning!

(Oh, they did attempt to get me to pay $80 on top of my free facial, for some whitening serum treatment which I politely declined.)

But having said all that, I'm still a sucker for freebies (spa and facials that is).