Pedicure... Relaxing or Just Horrible?

It's been a while since I vented last on my blog... So, here goes!

Yesterday I was so excited to go get a pedicure. I had a gift card to the Spectrum and thought how wonderful it would be, all day. (All week for that matter). As soon as the clock struck 4:45 I was out of the office. Drove the 30 seconds across the street and pulled in the parking lot. I checked in at the salon and waited. And waited, and waited, and waited. At 5:30 (which felt like much later) my pedicure friend came out and greeted me (and no, I had never met this woman before). She apologized for running so late, I assured her I was in no hurry and was fine with it. I got to the chair, she put my feet in, grabbed the latest Lucky magazine, and left me to finish the client she was running 30 minutes behind on! Whatever, I was there to relax! I flipped through the magazine, trying to get the chair perfectly set for me and then she finally came back about fifteen minutes later, no biggie. So now, I had been there 45 minutes, still no spa pedicure.

The anonymous woman started working on my feet. I know this is a daunting task, but she started off by letting me know my homemade rock star toes were a real pain in her a$$ to take off. Oops! She scrubbed the paint off my nails and my poor toe skin was bright red too, ouch! This was only the beginning, I should have known. We got through the paint, pushing the cuticles, shaping the nails, etc. only to have her telling me her whole life story, and when I say whole life story, i mean WHOLE LIFE STORY. She checked her forty-something self out in the mirror about 10 times while talking about her house, kids, friends, clients, co-workers that were inappropriate, poodles, rock star nails, etc.......... Finally the scrubbing of my calices came (this is my least favorite part). And, boy was is horrible. Skin was flying off everywhere as I wiggled and squirmed trying to pry my foot out of her hand. OUCH! I finally told her! It hurt so bad! She thought I was laughing and ticklish but it was quite the opposite! I luckily made it past that part, I really wasn't sure if I would! She then rinsed my feet and legs since skin was flying and landing here and there.
After drying my legs, it was time for the massage, oh yay. This was the roughest massage I have ever gotten, not bad, just extremely rough, I am surprised she wasn't a body builder in another life, she had some serious muscle behind those hands. We discovered I have some serious knots in my feet (who woulda thought?)
I am really exhausted by this point from sitting for so long, clenching everything in my body while she worked on me, scrubbed me, and massaged me, I really didn't have much left. But really the story gets to the best part now. She confirmed I wanted blue nail polish, which I did, and put the toe separators on my toes. Then she grabbed my flip flops and placed the left shoe on the right foot and the right shoe on the left foot. WRONG FEET!!!!!!!!!!! How many pedicures has she given? So, I can't be out of my mind, right? This is what she does on everyone? Maybe the sandals act as a pedestal for the toes? So, I don't say anything and let her continue painting my nails. Which can I say, was the worst professional nail painting I have ever seen! Yikes! So, she finished up, started to clean her station and told me we were done, but that I was more then welcome to sit and relax if I wanted... I told her, I was ready (and boy was I!) but I needed to change my shoes before I could get up. She asked, "Oh, you have another pair of shoes to put on?" "NO! MY SHOES ARE ON THE WRONG FEET!!!" She was a little embarrassed after that, but I was so annoyed I didn't care. I paid as fast as I could and got the hell out of there! I finally checked my clock when I got in the car, 6:45!!! I was there for almost 2 hours, for a pedicure! The worst, most unrelaxing pedicure of my life!!!!
Looks like I will continue getting my $25 pedicures, at least it is enjoyable. : )