Ding Shi Foot Spa Massage — Local services in Philadelphia

One of the strangest massages I ever received... and I've received a LOT of them from all over the world.

The Good: The place is clean, has decent lighting, is far quieter than some places I've visited, and is in a strip mall with decent parking.

As to the massage - it literally was one of the best BACK massages I've ever had!

The masseuse used plenty of oil on my back and really found all the spots that were bothering me and worked them out. With a Passion! She was FIERCE and unforgiving but it was really fantastic. If you're looking for a deep tissue BACK massage then this is the place to go!

Again... let me reiterate the BACK part because the rest of the massage was very odd.

Now on to the Not So Good... The tables are not the worst but they are not too comfortable either. They could use some new padding and more comfortable face rests.

Also the shoulders and arms massage was firm but not really great. Far too much time was spent on forearms, hands, and my head (yes... the back of my head). With a deep tissue massage most people want these to be an afterthought - not main parts.

Lastly the weird... In all of the places I've ever been I've never had a therapist have me roll over onto my back and cover me with a full length scratchy towel. Sheets - absolutely - but never a towel. I explained the towel was uncomfortable and scratchy and she acknowledged my concern but did nothing about it.

Note: I never go full nude in new places either - so I did have boxers on. Can't imagine what that towel would have been like on the nether region!! OUCH

This also happened to be when the time ran out on a 60 minute massage. (see above - too much time spent on arms, hands, and head).

So... here we are - a 60 minute massage with absolutely ZERO front work done. No front shoulders, neck, pecks, and worst of all no quad work. All were completely ignored. Times up - that's it mister! Never in any visit to MANY other massage therapists - has this happened. It was a total shock to me!

When I asked about about front work the therapist said time was up and more time is extra cost. I asked if I bought more time if she would work on my quads, since they were really tight from working out 6 days a week, and she said yes.

I agreed to 30 more minutes... and here's the strangest thing... she never uncovered my quads! She rubbed my quads, knees, and calves through the scratchy towel that I had already told her was uncomfortable and itchy. I explained this and she said that they don't use oils, or uncover the legs, on the front of anyone... at all.

I explained my displeasure at this and ended our massage at 7 minutes into the 30. I paid for 10 minutes extra (thankfully she didn't rake me over the coals on that!) and left a small tip (for the back work!).

My Overall Rating: 3 Stars- ALL of them for the back massage part only.

Owner/Manager: If the front areas had been addressed with as much enthusiasm and gusto that she had put into my back, maybe using some of that time spent on arms, hands, and head - then this would have EASILY been a 5 Star Rating!

So there's my genuine review of this place. Hope you enjoyed...

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