Have prices gone up everywhere?

[FozzyTheBear]

Last month, found out my old fave place U-Spa (Westhiemer/Dairy Ashford) went to a more standard $60/$90. Today Imperial (Gessner/Harwin) jumped up to $60/$80.

I know prices have to go up but the quirky spots lose their appeal when the prices are the same as the known quantity places. Any places still have a $50 or less 60 min. sessions? I almost pulled into Haiyu but I couldnt make a left turn on Bellaire that late in the afternoon today.

[derrick2580]

6. + 10. is the new standard for 1hr now I assume (at least for blalock places)

[pkh]

F that. I’m going to go back to a HARD 40 tip if HF goes to 60.

[GasMonkey]

Yes, the prices are going up. Stopped in today at 8 Massage and the price list showed $60...the only one available was the old lady—-I had to pass. LZ is still at $50, for now.
I never minded tipping $50 for a good HJ when the HF was $50, but now it’ll be a hard $40 like PK said.

[FozzyTheBear]

My go-to is to purchase 90 min. sessions so I would normally have a solid 60 minutes of real massage with time to enjoy a value add.

U-Spa was $60 for 90 min. for the longest time. which allowed me to drop 5 Hamiltons for service and tip and stroll out without the headache of finding change or rifling through the wallet with the provider looking over my shoulder.

I don't mind tipping more for exceptional attention but I do mind paying more for mediocre service.

[Mejia1974houston]

Originally Posted by FozzyTheBear

My go-to is to purchase 90 min. sessions so I would normally have a solid 60 minutes of real massage with time to enjoy a value add.

U-Spa was $60 for 90 min. for the longest time. which allowed me to drop 5 Hamiltons for service and tip and stroll out without the headache of finding change or rifling through the wallet with the provider looking over my shoulder.

I don't mind tipping more for exceptional attention but I do mind paying more for mediocre service.

I agree with you a 100% but the skills are getting harder and harder to find. Not the same like it was maybe 20 years ago. In my opinion.

[ea6b]

Prices DONT have to go up they are just charging more and i refuse to pay it and will walk out. Asians refuse to bargain until your in your car driving away and being chased down like i have a dozen times getting what i want for far less

[r8ed]

Wait I thought U-SPA was massage only

[Oreo72]

Hello pkh, I thought I knew all the terminology and analogies on here haha, but HF has me and google stumped? Unless it's having fun? I hate asking these questions but now I'm just plain curious.

[tyboy1]

House fee

[Oreo72]

Ty boy1, I was not grasping the context at all, haha, and now I feel really stupid as I thought I would. Oh well, ty again

[Slimphat]

Prices always go up. They never go down. Even during the worst of covid everyone expected the independents to lower their prices but they pretty much held firm.

[FozzyTheBear]

It is. And the massages were always top-notch with great prices. And with no option for a +1 service, I could relax instead of wonder the whole time if anything more interesting would happen. And with the price so cheap, I could then hop over to a + location for a quick half-hour dessert experience.

Over the years, some of the U-Spa gals could become more friendly than others (and I did see one a few times offsite for personal shenanigans).

[aznlvr11]

i have noticed the the 1 hour bargain prices are vanishing and are up to 60 almost everywhere. some are even higher.

[Owj]

Even the places on Bellaire that used to be 40 for the hour have gone to 45 or 50 with some up to 60 now