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I have been coming here for over a year, and I’m very happy. Yes the pricing is a bit expensive but I’m happy with the results. The nurses are very proffessiona, and the receptionist are very friendly. I got face, full legs and Brazilian treatment done. I’m happy, specially about my legs.

Stopped in earlier this week to get a tour of the facility and to get costs for having laser hair removal for both legs (full leg including upper thigh), my bikini and bum bum area, and my armpits.
I started off by being greeted by Christine — one of the salespeople there — she was very personal and friendly. I immediately liked her and felt at ease. The inside lobby/​waiting area is nice and very modern and clean. They have a nice drink area with a coffee machine and other options while you wait.
I was taken to one of the rooms where the hair removal would take place and shown the laser machine and walked briefly through how it would work. After showing her my legs and discussing my specific needs we moved to her office to discuss business.
I filled out some paperwork and was given price information. Which I will share below — but I want to stress — this is only for an example because prices shift and change here constantly as far as I can tell — and the sales tactics they use ensure that the prices are variable.
$ 15,000 was the price with the «usual» 45% off. I was quoted around $ 11,000 and some change with their 60% off 13 year sale and was told if I paid immediately, like that day — I would save another 10% off and it would be around $ 8300 or so.
Then the probing questions began about how I would pay if I paid today — would I need their in-​house financing approval — could I phone my boyfriend (who kindly offered to pay for this for me since I’ve had some health issues and shaving my legs is a stressor of the condition) and get him to agree to pay today to get the 70% off deal which was ONLY for today — and only if I paid by 9pm… etc.
Now, I have been thinking about doing laser hair removal for a good long time — I hate shaving and I have hair that grows pretty fast — I also figured it would be around $ 10,000 or so on the high end. So the prices weren’t all that shocking to me really…
What I absolutely did not like were the aggressive sales tactics and the feeling that if I didn’t make this HUGE purchase today I was going to miss out on $ 3,000 worth of savings like that. If the price is $ 8300 today — I don’t see what would justify it being $ 11,000 tomorrow. Not really something that makes me want to hand that kind of money over. Also — I don’t like the idea that it’s a favor to me to pay someone nearly $ 10,000.
Now, the gal I spoke to was very friendly, don’t get me wrong. Personable in a well-​practiced friendly yet detached and pushy salesman kind’of way. But it was pushy to say the least and I only wanted to get an idea of the cost to discuss if this was the right option for me with my boyfriend without the added pressure of paying immediately to get a reasonable deal… no thanks.
The location was fairly good — near town center in VAB — the inside was immaculately kept and clean and modern. The equipment I saw looked new also — but another thing that rubbed me wrong was the sales gal I spoke to was not the one who would actually do the procedure on me and since I had a rather serious skin infection on my legs — I had some questions about that as the skin healing over my infection is still thin and very discolored (as if I’d been burned and it’s been over a year). I wanted someone with medical knowledge to look this over and give their option. The gal I spoke to was of a mind I should go ahead and pay, and on the day of my treatment, meeting me for the first time, the nurses or laser techs would assess my legs and go from there… so it’s all about getting my money and worrying about health issues later.
Nah — not for $ 10,000.