Archive for May, 2009

Massage Chair Relief Showroom 1 Year Anniversary!

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

It just dawned on us, here at the Massage Chair Relief showroom, that our store in Utah has been open for 1 year! Although we have been online for 4 years now, the brick and mortar store that many of you Massage Chair Relief showroomhave visited, is now a year old. It has been a great year. We have put out some wonderful television commercials, we have been in all kinds of trade shows and golf tournaments, and we have made many, many friends in the community and around the country.

The massage chair business has been more than I could ever have imagined. We have met so many wonderful people and helped so many folks, like you, to feel better. This has been a business that many members of my family have become involved with, including my sweet wife, Mona.  We absolutely love doing what we are doing….and we absolutely love that we have met so many great clients who came into our our store.

What can we expect for the next year? Well, I’m not sure, but I have a couple of ideas I plan on looking into. For example, we are seriously looking into opening another store. One thing I have learned over this last year is that there are not enough massage chairs on display around the country for people to try out. We get so many calls from shoppers just wanting to experience a massage chair before committing to buying it. A showroom is the way to do that.

I am also considering moving to a location where we have more walk-by traffic. We are in a good location, but our walk by traffic is virtually non-existent. Everyone comes in from finding us on the web or by seeing our commercial or through a friend’s referral. We just need to get more butts into our massage chair, and a busier store front would help. But, I sure don’t want to overextend us with an expensive space. Leasing can be very, very expensive. But, we’ll keep you posted!

Thank you for your fantastic patronage and support over the last 4 years. We love what we do and we truly appreciate our clients and visitors.

Hey, I just had a brilliant idea!! I should have some sort of an anniversary special. Since I can’t advertise any price discounts (the manufacturers don’t like that too much!), why don’t you send me an email to my personal email address, alan@massage-chair-relief.com, and put the words “anniversary special” in the subject line and I will send you special offer on massage chairs. How does that sound? You can even leave your phone number in the email and I will call you and give you the info over the phone if that is what you want. But, send the email and I will have something special for my blog readers.

Thanks, again.

Dr. Alan Weidner
President
www.massage-chair-relief.com

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A Raving Review About The Sogno PLUS Massage Chair

Monday, May 11th, 2009

I was thrilled to get this email from Jun Roxas, a new client who purchased a brand new Sogno PLUS massage chair by Inada. I thought I would share it with you before I put it on the website, in our testimonial department…

Dr. Weidner,

Received my chair on Friday. It’s AWESOME!!!! It did take some adjusting to get it just right but the more I used it and explored, the more comfortable I got with it. Inada Sogno PLUS massage chair

A few observations:

1) Holding the control is a bit awkward, I might install it on a gooseneck (like the Panasonic chair) so I can see it while reclined and have easy access to it.

2) The chair does so much more than the instructions, the combinations are endless.

3) It can be reclined to the Zero Gravity position yet they don’t advertise this.

Over the weekend, I had to walk away from it or I would have had too many massages!

Thanks again for the great service. You have a customer and reference for life.

Best of regards,

Jun Roxas

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Thanks, Jun. We are so glad that you are happy with this awesome massage chair.

Dr. Alan Weidner

President

www.massage-chair-relief.com

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Check Out The New Generation of Massage Chair!!

Friday, May 8th, 2009

I found this story on the web while doing a little massage chair homework. Take a look at this picture. It is of a 78 year old Chinese man, Lin Shuseng, and his home-made massage chair. It is made from Home Made Massage Chairaccumulated scrap and created as a labor of love for his ailing wife. He says it is a work in progress, future additions to include a heating pot to go under the seat to warm the buttock and thighs. It has taken him 8 years to create this masterpiece.

The things that I’d like to try out include the massaging mechanism over the stomach. When I was in clinical practice I met folks all the time who had had massage to the viscera with great results. I suppose it is just a matter of time before massage chairs come out with a frontal massage mechanism.

I also am very interested in what the eye massage mechanism does. I imagine that it doesn’t really “massage” the eyes. The thought of someone massaging my eyes makes me feel almost nauseous! But, perhaps a vibration with heat/cold accessory would work. I have seen those ice packs designed for the eyes for relieving headaches. Maybe that is what he has got going on with that set up.

It looks like he has a scalp massage behind the head. What a great idea! People love scalp massages. As a matter of fact, one of my favorite things about getting my haircut is getting the shampoo job cause it feels so dang good to have someone massage my scalp.

I sure wish I could see this chair up close. I’ll bet that he will get enough press over this massage chair that some manufacturer in China (since that is where most of the chairs are made!) will buy his idea, modify it, and sell it around the world.

Have a great weekend!

Dr. Alan Weidner
President
www.massage-chair-relief.com

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Panasonic 30006 vs. Panasonic 30007 Massage Chairs

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

We get calls all the time asking about the difference between the Panasonic 30006 and 30007 massage chair models. They both come from the same 30000 series that Panasonic began a year or so ago withPanasonic 30007 massage chair the 30003. The design is the same, but there are a few subtle differences amongst all the 30000 series chairs…mostly with the number or airbags. Now, the differences between the 30006 and 30007 are as follows:

1.  same number of airbags; same appearance.

2. price difference. We sell the 30007 at $4499 and the 30006 at $3400. We do not have the 30006 on our website, but we do sell it.

3. the 30007 massage chair has wooden armrests; the 30006 has the faux leather material armrests.

4. the 30006 is manufactured in China; the 30007 is manufactured in Japan.

So, basically, what I am telling you is that the two models are pretty much exactly the same except for the material on the armrests and the fact that one is manufactured in China and one in Japan. Of course, there is a price difference. Some folks really appreciate the Japanese quality and will pay extra for it.

I hope this helps!

Dr. Alan Weidner
President
www.massage-chair-relief.com

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Massage Chairs On Fire…Literally!

Friday, May 1st, 2009

And now for something completely different…

No one was hurt from this experience, so I feel OK talking and laughing about it here. But, I found this story from 2007 about 68,000 massage chairs being recalled because two of them caught on fire! Bummer for a manufacturer. I have not heard of this happening before, but I guess there is always a first.  I remember driving down the street when I was an 18 year old in my 1967 Mustang, when suddenly flames started roaring up from under the dashboard. It scared the beejeebies out of me and I pulled over to the side of the street and frantically worked to put out the flames. Well, I couldn’t help but imagine sitting comfortably in a massage chair watching my Edmonton Oilers go down in flames playing against the Calgary Flames, when suddenly I see flames coming up on either side of the armrests in the middle of my family room. Nightmarish, really.  Well, here is the story synopsis…

Massage chairs in the hot seat

January 31, 2007 03:33pm

JAPANESE electronics giant Matsushita is recalling more than 68,000 massage chairs after two reports that they caught fire.

Matsushita, best known for the Panasonic brand, will recall 68,762 massage chairs produced in Japan and sold under the National brand since June 2005, a company spokesman said.

The company heard of two cases in which the chairs caught on fire after the power wire for the internal motor burnt out, he said.

The chairs, produced by Matsushita Electric Works Ltd, were partly damaged but there were no injuries, he said.

There will be a hot time in the old town tonight! Have a great weekend.

Dr. Alan Weidner
President
www.massage-chair-relief.com

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