Massage Chairs - are they worth the money?

chichi on 24/10/2018 - 09:44

Flicking through the channels last night and ended up watching part of a segment on the "Super Deluxe Massage Chair" on TVSN. The price was $1199 plus shipping (around $60 from memory). Of course the 2 guys presenting the show were raving about it but it made me wonder if there were some decent chairs out there for a reasonable price.

Google search showed a huge number of massage chairs for sale with varied prices up to around $6000. There was one on Catch - also $1199 and apparently has a discount of $3800 (Livemor).

Anyone own a massage chair? What brand is it and how much did you pay? Do you use it often and do you feel it was money well spent?

Any suggestions on how to pick a good one?

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Comments

  • haemolysis on 24/10/2018 - 10:15
    +1

    I haven't a clue how to pick a good one, but they do vary significantly. Have you ever sat in one of the DeRucci things? Good lord, didn't know what a massage was until I tried.

    • CyberMurning on 24/10/2018 - 10:32

      where did you try derucci?

      • haemolysis on 24/10/2018 - 10:35

        I tried it at an actual ReRucci outlet I believe in Auburn, Sydney. (They're extremely expensive though and hardly an ozbargain.)

    • ozbjunkie on 25/10/2018 - 18:16

      Is that the Chinese shop with the strange old man on the banner pretending to be Italian designed furniture?

      Edit - yep https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2162064

  • Diji1 on 24/10/2018 - 10:29
    -1

    Seems like a waste of money to me as in it does nothing.

    • HighAndDry on 24/10/2018 - 17:05
      +2

      Did you try turning it off and on again?

  • [Deactivated] on 24/10/2018 - 10:33
    -1

    They're novelty. Massage in general is novelty. They're as relaxing as you perceive it to be.

    If you want to undo muscle knots and "increase" mobility (fitness buzz words… Yuck), get some foam rollers. $300 and you have a variety of rollers that works much better.

    • Diji1 on 24/10/2018 - 10:46
      +4

      Massage in general is novelty

      Human massage works. That's why athletes use human masseuses and don't sit in massage chairs.

      • [Deactivated] on 24/10/2018 - 11:35

        Human massage works.

        Depends on what you mean by works. Enjoyable? Of course. Deactivate after intensive session? Of course. Compared to other methods, it's very inefficient.

        For recovery, electric muscle stimulation. Deep tissue massage, dry needling works better.

        So in general, I'd see a masseuse to relax and (no hanky nor panky) but for rehabilitation or remedy, I'd look elsewhere. Hence novelty.

  • 87percent on 24/10/2018 - 10:42

    the OSIM massage chairs are great, but they can be quite a snug fit for some people

    • chichi on 24/10/2018 - 11:28

      Thanks. Are they mainly sold online?

      • 87percent on 24/10/2018 - 15:42

        OSIM are at a lot of major shopping centres (at least in Melbourne). I've seen them at Chadstone, Doncaster off the top of my head

        • chichi on 24/10/2018 - 21:50

          I've seen those at a few places - good to know the brand.

  • BuyoTheCat on 24/10/2018 - 11:29
    +1

    I tried one in Japan. It was soooooooo gooooood. It really felt like a real person kneading my shoulders.

    I did turn around to make sure that there was no human there doing it.

  • frondono on 24/10/2018 - 11:31
    +1

    Look at Panasonic & Osim, also secondhand models.

  • tsunamisurfer on 24/10/2018 - 12:19

    I stayed at a house with a pretty good one, I don't know the model as it was always covered in a sheet / towel.

    I tried it a few times but I found it painful rather than relaxing but you can set where you want to be massaged, I just let it run a standard run.

  • Quantumcat on 24/10/2018 - 12:31
    +1

    Not worth it. The one my parents had would rub onto your bones and hurt. It is fun to use for about 3 or 4 times then the novelty wears off. Better and cheaper to just get a once a month real massage.

  • cktftw on 24/10/2018 - 14:18

    I really want to get one as well. OSIM ones are popular in Asia but so expensive here.
    Any good tested alternatvies?

  • Hiroko on 24/10/2018 - 16:46
    +1

    I bought a Panasonic when HN in Moore Park Sydney used to stock them (10 years ago).
    The retail on it was $7500 though I got em down to $6000 delivered - it was the flagship model made in Japan.
    My advice to you would be try to find something made in Japan that would last a long time to maximise your ROI.
    Based on an average hourly rate of $60 for a masseus, i’d say i’ve easily enjoyed more than 100 hours on the chair in the 10 years i’ve owned it… and it still works like the day i got it.

  • [Deactivated] on 25/10/2018 - 06:34

    watching part of a segment on the "Super Deluxe Massage Chair" on TVSN. The price was $1199 plus shipping… are they worth it ??

    Anything on TVSN or any telemarketing, DEFINITELY NOT WORTH IT!!

    I have massage thing that fits over top of regular chair it does work quite well, similar to human massage IMO. I notice an itching with good human massage (I was told this is cos the muscles are healing) and I have similar sensation from massage chair.
    was approx $150, from the shaver shop, on sale, half price They regularly go half price at The Shaver Shop. I think brand is Homedics.
    I don't use it much at all; but it is helpful when I am very tight in shoulders and back. Mine stopped working after non-use, but Googled the fix, and now I just thwack it every time, and motors start turning for that 1 session lol.

  • JIMB0 on 25/10/2018 - 10:24

    I've never seen a massage chair that gives a happy ending.

    • Plug on 25/10/2018 - 12:08

      You could just sit on an old washing machine

  • Plug on 25/10/2018 - 12:08

    Depends if they massage the part you want massaged. Adjustable vibrations could be, err, useful as well.

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