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More Info on the Acutouch 9500 Massage Chair by Human Touch

Monday, August 9th, 2010

I saw a short review video from zedomax.com this week on the Acutouch 9500 massage chair by Human Touch. I have talked about this new model from Human Touch a few times on this blog. So far we know that:

1.) it’s MSRP will be $5999
2.) the 9500 will be an upgraded model of the popular HT-1650 massage chair by Human Touch, which has since been discontinued preparatory to the release of the Acutouch 9500.
3.) the 9500 will be released some time in the fall of 2010, perhaps as early as September.
4.) the chair look is like the HT-1650, but with a different stitching on the leather upholstery.
5.) the ottoman is supposed to lift off the floor, unlike the HT-1650, which sits on the floor in full position.

Well, I have included the video from zedomax.com for your perusal. It goes over the iPad/iTouch/iPhone interactivity with the chair, called HT-Connectivity. It has standard programs, but has also added programs designed specifically by certain professionals who have had input on the programs available through the HT-connectivity feature. I really like the feature where the user can pick three areas of focus and emphasis and the chair will work on those three areas, specifically.

Here is another video, this one created by Human Touch, which shows how to use the iPhone to control the massage:

Very cool! I will like this chair. We, at Massage Chair Relief, already loved the HT-1650 so we can’t wait for the Acutouch 9500 to hit the market.

Hhhhmmm, I wonder what percent of the population have iPhones/iTouch/iPads?

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

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New Inada Sogno Massage Chair Video

Friday, July 16th, 2010

I just realized that it’s been a couple of weeks since my last blog entry. You are probably chomping at the bit for more massage chair info, aren’t you! :) Well, nothing too terribly exciting to report. We are still waiting on the new Acutouch 9500 massage chair by Human Touch; Inada will be introducing a new color for the Sogno in a few weeks; we will finally be getting one of the new Omega zero gravity massage chairs in our showroom, now that we have sold the Montage floor model.

I also have another video to share with you of the Inada Sogno massage chair. We get asked all the time if we will make videos of other chairs. YES, we will. I am just too dang busy or lazy to get them done. But, we will be doing them later this summer on other models.

This video introduces the headpiece function of the Inada Sogno, which is very unique. It is the only chair that has a headpiece like this. Check it out…

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4084978/inada_sogno_headpiece_functions/

Enjoy!
Dr. Alan Weidner
www.massage-chair-relief.com

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Now the HT-1650 massage chair is being discontinued

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Dr. Weidner asleep on massage chair

I just heard this week that Human Touch plans to discontinue the popular HT-1650 massage chair once their stock of black models is gone. They figure another week or two and the chairs will be gone. Apparently, Huma

n Touch will replace the HT-1650 with the new Acutouch 9500 which won’t be out until summertime. I’ve not heard of anyone who has actually sat on the Acutouch 9500 massage chair, but I have heard that it looks a lot like the HT-1650. I was told by Human Touch yesterday that the ottoman will raise off the ground, which the ottoman did not do with the HT-1650. It is also supposed to be higher priced than the HT-1650.

Human Touch has told us that the new 9500 will not be sold through the usual distribution channels; it will be sold exclusively through one of their large chain retailers. Not sure who, but maybe Costco or someone like that. Hopefully we at Massage Chair Relief will be able to sell it as the HT-1650 was one of our most popular massage chairs.

You’d think that since my office is in back of the Massage Chair Relief showroom, I would be sitting on massage chairs all day long. Well, think again! I rarely sit on them because I am so busy at my desk. But, the other day I went onto one of the chairs, to do some work reading. I fell asleep and later, after I had woken up, I found a picture of me sleeping on the massage chair on my cell phone. Thanks, Steffanie! Dang, they feel so good but, man…I look like a corpse!

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

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Sanyo 6700 Massage Chair Discontinued!

Monday, May 24th, 2010

I just found out today that the Sanyo 6700 zero gravity massage chair has been discontinued. Although we never carried it, they also discontinued the Sanyo 3700 massage chair. The only chairs to pick from now, from Sanyo, are the Sanyo 7700 and the new Sanyo 8700. Both great chairs. Both zero gravity massage chair recliners.

Remember that all of the Sanyo chairs only come in black color. The Sanyo 7700 massage chair goes for $4999 and the Sanyo 8700 massage chair goes for $5999. Also remember that we have a 110% low price match guarantee should you find either chair for less.

The Sanyo chairs also come with a 1 year comprehensive/3 year limited warranty. Good warranty…not the best…but a good warranty.

Call us if you have any questions about any of the models. The Sanyo 6700 will be coming down off our website as soon as I finish this blog post.

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

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Massage Chairs in the Mall! Yuck!

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

You see it, an oasis in a sea of skin care stands and faux hair pieces…a coin-operated massage chair!  You have been walking around the mall for hours, your back hurts, your feet hurt, and frankly you just want to sit for a minute.  Visions of massage rollers working, kneading, percussing your muscles start dancing in your head!  You have to wipe the drool from your mouth as you anticipate the relaxation you are about to receive…or so you think.  After you frantically flatten that wrinkled dollar bill in your pocket and submit it into the pay slot, you sit back in blissful anticipation!

The rude awakening comes when some very aggressive and not very comfortable balls start clumsily digging at your back.  It feels as if it is searching for your spleen or some other organ that lays deep, deep within.  The tears that come to your eyes are not the tears of joy that you had been hoping for.  Or perhaps you have the experience of such a light massage that it could have been butterfly wings gently and daintily fleeting this way and that across your back.  Either way, it’s a big disappointment! Nothing can be adjusted…you got what you paid for.

The massage chairs sold at Massage Chair Relief are very different than those you may have experienced in the mall.  Please don’t judge all massage chairs by the coin-op chairs in the mall or airport. Real massage chairs are so much more.

They have highly sophisticated roller mechanisms and scanning features so that these chairs “learn” your body and are truly able to create the exact massage chair experience that you have been looking for. The experience is really quite dreamy. And, if one chair doesn’t do it for you, we have over 25 models to pick from and try out. We have the largest selection of massage chairs under one roof so you can have one as basic as you want or one that will work the full body and cook you breakfast after!

So, next time you go to reach for that wrinkled dollar bill in your pocket when you’re at the mall, go home and put it in a jar to save up for a REAL therapeutic massage chair!

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

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Just In…Dark Chocolate (Cognac) HT-1650 Discontinued!

Friday, April 30th, 2010

I just got a call from Human Touch and they tell me that the last of the Dark Chocolate (Cognac) HT-1650 massage chairs have been shipped. They are not making any more of this chair in this color. The Black is still available, so the chair can still be purchased, but in black only. Also, I have been told that the new 9500 Human Touch massage chair will not be out until the summer time. I know there is a lot of chatter about this chair on the internet, but for now it is an unknown commodity. No one that I know at Human Touch has actually sat on one yet. It looks like an HT-1650 and it’s colors will probably be black and espresso, but other than that no one really knows much about it. Of course it has iphone app capabilities for programming it. Looking forward to checking it out.

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

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Massage Chairs Back-Ordered…And A Warning

Friday, April 30th, 2010

There seems to be a lot of the popular massage chairs back ordered right now. I figured it might help some of you who are buying to know which models are back ordered right now and when you can expect to see them back in stock at the manufacturer’s warehouses. So, here is the scoop:

Panasonic 30007 massage chair
Just heard today that this chair, which has already been on back order for over a month, should arrive between May 12-16. We get calls on this chair all the time and it is very frustrating that the inventory management is so poor that we have to go for 2 months before a chair model is available.

Human Touch HT-1650 massage chair
This chair is a very popular model and the dark chocolate (cognac) color is back ordered until this week. I was told two days ago that the shipment should be in “any day now”. So, we expect to see this chair early next week at our showroom. We sold our floor model and have a list of folks who are waiting for it come in so that they can sit on it and try it out.

Inada Sogno massage chair
This chair is on back-order based on color. According to an email I received yesterday from Inada USA President, Cliff Levin, the chocolate is back-ordered until June 1st; the creme color is back-ordered until May 17th; the bright red color is back-ordered until May 10.

I should warn everyone who reads this post that if you want one of these models DO NOT wait until those dates to order your new chair!! The demand is high and if you wait until then, you may not get them because the folks who have already ordered will be in the queue to get a chair from those shipments long before you get your order in on those dates. Does that make sense? So, bottom line is that if you want one of these chairs, ORDER NOW and don’t wait until the dates I just gave you, cause you just might be too late.

Feel free to call us anytime if you have any questions or to place your order. We are always at your disposal.

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

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Massage Chairs Help Relieve Stress!

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

You might be thinking, “Duh…of course massage chairs relieve stress”, especially those of you who own one already. Folks get massage chairs for different reasons, most of which have to do with back and neck pain, but it may surprise you to know that a massage chair can also help with some other health issues as well. From our experience, here are some other benefits of massage chair “therapy”:

1. increased arm and leg blood and lymph circulation

2. improved posture

3. easier deep breathing

4. increase flexibility/range of motion

5. general sense of well-being

6. better night’s sleep

7. some folks notice a change in neurological sensation in the legs and feet (this was quite an extraordinary and unexpected benefit that we began to see two years ago when we used to display our chairs at the home shows here in Utah. It surprised us, to say the least!)

8. immune system boost

9. and, of course, stress relief.

I got a tweet from Human Touch, one of our manufacturers, last week which talked about an article on stress benefits of massage. Stress, particularly evident in our fast-paced western culture, can lead to many health conditions, i.e. heart problems, unhealthy coping behaviors like overeating and inactivity, headaches, muscle tightness/spasm, sleeplessness, etc. etc.

So, the long and short of it all is massage, in the form of a massage chair, can help you battle the stress of human living each and every day within the walls of your own home.

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

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Aren’t We The Popular Ones!!

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

We just received another phone call from a massage chair owner who purchased his massage chair from another online website store. We get these calls all the time and you’d be surprised to know that they call us for customer support. Why, you ask? Because they can’t get a response from the online store they bought the chair from. They said that they had no trouble getting support when they wanted to buy the chair, but were having a “dickens of a time” (is there such a phrase!?!?) getting a hold of someone at their online store of choice when they had an after-purchase problem or wanted to get some help with the chair they purchased.

We get these calls all the time…and I am not exaggerating! Steffanie handles most of the website and showroom calls and she gets calls like this almost weekly. We find ourselves explaining things about the massage chair to the client that they didn’t know and couldn’t find answers to. We find ourselves referring clients to the manufacturers for warranty help. We find ourselves getting calls like this all the time. Now…don’t be me wrong. I don’t mind! But it concerns me, and it should concern you, the prospective massage chair buyer, that customer support AFTER the sale is often so weak.

We have certainly taken this lesson to heart and do what we can to reassure you that you are making a good decision when you buy from Massage-Chair-Relief.com. We will even give you our personal cell numbers at the time of the sale so that you can always get a hold of someone should you have a concern. We want you to have complete peace of mind when you spend this much money on an online product. I know a lot of folks are hesitant, at best, buying a product of this high a price online. Many of you have heard horror stories of online fraud and rip-offs. Well, I have personally been ripped off online, and the taste of those experiences linger in my mouth and gut for a long time. So we, as a company, are bound and determined to make sure that your buying experience is phenomenal. And, should you ever bump into a problem we will take care of it ASAP.

Feel free to call me or Steffanie, my showroom manager, if you have any questions or inquiries. My personal cell number is 801-651-2026. Steffanie’s is 801-680-4229. We are always at your disposal.

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

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Hey…I Know That Guy!…Plus new Sogno massage chair video

Friday, February 26th, 2010

I see our friend and Inada USA President, Cliff Levin, is in the news again, this time promoting the new Inada Cube massage chair. Check out this article in the New York Times:

www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/garden/25qna.html

I love the picture of Cliff standing next to a “stack” of Inada Cube’s. I don’t think I’d ever imagine a stack of any massage chairs prior to the introduction of the Cube. I have the Cube in my showroom and it actually has quite a remarkably strong and firm massage in the legs and even in the butt and low back. This thing actually looks like a cooler. You can fold it up and pull it on the wheels. Very cool!

I also have put up a couple of new Inada Sogno massage chair videos on the website. One is the calf and foot massage feature and the other highlights the full arm massage feature.

I hope you enjoy the videos. You can check out all the videos for this massage chair at http://www.massage-chair-relief.com/sogno_plus_massage_chair.html. Just click on the “Video” tab.

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

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