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Originally Posted by nono1973
Thats the problem with groupons/deals.com deals. They coordinate with the massage places,the massage girls and boys worked hard in large quantity w/o quality,and yes...they earned more in a way but with that quantity of customers,they will have the tendency to skip part of a process of a properly-done massage. And they will also be more tired.
S$10 extra for an hour massage a good deal? Hehehe...not for me when in Batam. Its meant for the lesser intelligent Sillyporean, hehehe...
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Another massage house that tied up with tour agency during that time was Go Massage. Go Massage was cleaned, they changed bedsheet and pillow case and pull the bedsheet in tension like army style albeit you can see some stains that cannot be completely washed off but you know it was considered clean. The therapists were good with good massage technique.
The weird things was the receptionist/counter staff serving ginger tea to walk-in customers only. That means she will asked you to sit down and brings tea to you whereas those came from tour group, the recept/counter staff will point to you where you can serve yourself tea. If the group was large, you queue for your own tea. Kind of strange that I felt, isn't those from tour group also call Customers. hehehe ....
S$10/- for 1 hour massage is really something for Singaporean when compared to Singapore massage house for per hour massage. Now, If you go to Bridge Massage, you can get S$8 for 1 hour body massage or S$7 for 1 hour foot massage. However, tour guide will never bring tourists to these places otherwise they have nothing for themselves. It is only people who been to Batam and knows where and how to go will have better bargain.
So, with this Batam thread running as it is, it is going to help many people, if they bother to read.