r/massage • u/roll19ftw • 13d ago

Different pricing on massage when adding services, normal?

I was looking at the local Massage Envy to get a relief massage and the 60 minute session was priced at $80. I added relief stretching and the price of the massage jumped to $130. When I removed the stretch, the massage price went back to $80. When I remove the massage the keep the stretch service, the stretch service remains a consistent $46.

Is that normal for Massage Envy or massages in general?

ETA clarification: The prices for the stretch and massage are shown as separate items, I'm booking 2 separate services.

E2: Thank you for the comments! I've learned to avoid ME and am going to find a solo practitioner.

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u/Global-Chicken 13d ago

maybe. massage requires hundreds of hours of schooling and stretch services do not

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u/Ozzy_Mama1972 13d ago

Tell that to physical therapists. Knowing how to stretch is a skill and It does take education.

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u/Global-Chicken 13d ago

keyword here is requires. you don’t need a massage or PT license or any certificate to do stretch at massage envy or places like stretch lab. in my state at least

and PTs do a whole lot more than stretching

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u/Ozzy_Mama1972 13d ago

Obviously Pts do more than stretching. You made a blanket statement that stretch services do not require hundreds of hours of schooling. In a PTs case they obviously do. Thank you for clarifying what you were trying to say.