Hmmm. Does this strike anyone else as a sort of bizarre marriage of item and retailer? We were looking through the PB holiday catalog, and, just past all the ornaments and gifty decor, on a full page of prime glossy real estate sat this $499 portable massage table...
It says "perfect for professionals", but somehow it seems unlikely that pro masseuses would think to shop at Pottery Barn for their equipment.
Perhaps it is supposed to be a gift item? While we know plenty of people who would like a gift certificate to a spa for a massage as a gift, we can't think of a soul who would want this table hanging around their home.
Huh...now we just saw that JC Penney sells them as well.
Is there an portable massage table craze sweeping the nation? Now we're curious...AT readers, do you own a massage table?
If I was super rich and had a masseuse that would come to my house, say, every day, I'd want my own table. But I don't know if I'd be shopping in Pottery Barn then. I'd also need a closet devoted to storing it-it looks huge!
view pelicolina's profile
This creeps me out.
view NashvilleJen's profile
Haha, this is so deliciously random. What the hell, Pottery Barn. what. the. hell.
view mmadden's profile
My aunt has a table at her house, but she is a masseuse.
view sarahduckie's profile
That is just bizarre!!!!
But they do fold down into manageable sizes, the table folds in half. No huge extra closet needed!
view katie's profile
Our Urban Lotus Collapsible Massage Table is well-suited to rooms where relaxing and entertaining demand equal time. This piece features sleek clear-laquered hardwood rails and feet and a corded welt finish along each seam. Let your onsite masseuse tend to your knots without missing the party. Repositionable conversation mirror is a tempting add-on.
Made in the USA.
view stonelake's profile
Seriously, who has an on site masseuse? I'm still trying to grab free meals over at my parents a couple times a week.
view Julia at Living Luxely's profile
Maybe they meant a different kind of "professional".
view SpaceMonkeyX's profile
The trick is to make friends with one and hope they give you a friends discount!!
view katie's profile
So pottery barn is imitating skymall?
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I have one, but I was in training to be a massage therapist till I realized I'd have to take a lot better care of myself before I could handle the work (still on my mind for someday). My hubby and I occasionally get it out of the closet and give each other massages, but it takes up a lot of space, even folded up.
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This IS weird....but a lot of (over-educated children of the white middle and upper class) people I know are taking massage classes with or without their partners. So maybe it's for them? I would never own one, though, sheesh...
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