Tanning

So we finally did it.  We bought tanning minutes.  After talking about it all winter we decided to purchase some once Spring arrived (we believe it's here).  We will each tell you about our first tanning session at the new salon in Timberlea.

Twin 2:

After work last Wednesday Twin 2 picked up Twin 1 and went to purchase tanning minutes/sessions.  When we walked in there was a guy sitting at the reception desk.  We both thought that was weird as we have never seen a male employee at a tanning salon.  Tanning yes, an employee no.  So we go in and pick out which package we want and then have to sign a waiver and fill out our name, address, age, etc., etc.  As the employee is entering my (Twin 2's) info into the computer he looks up at me, looks back down, up at the computer, back and me and says "Ummm...did you just move about 3 months ago?" I looked very strangely at him and am a little creeped out by this question and say "Yes?".  Then he says "You bought my house".  We chatted for a bit and then I asked him if he was still in the Timberlea area.  He says "Yes, I moved to such and such a subdivision" and Twin 1 says "That's where I live".  Small world. 

So I decide to tan for 6 minutes in a lay down bed.  I was excited about this because a friend had told us that they have a chocolate waiting for you on your bed.  I thought to myself that I had better get a pic for the blog.  So I go into the room and see what was waiting for me.  Perfect.  They give you 4 minutes to get ready for your tan before the lights turn on and your tan starts.  I asked before I went in if it starts automatically or if you have to press the button (issue with another salon last year).  I was told it started automatically after the 4 minutes were up but if I was ready before hand I could just press the start button.  Ok.  Sounds good.

When I get in the room I look for the timer.  Now all the other beds I have tanned in either have the timer on the side or the inside of the bed so you can start it when you are all ready to go.  I didn't see one.  So I'm looking around the bed everywhere and can't find one.  I stand there and just look around the room and finally see a blue box on the wall with the number 3 (3 minutes left before the tan starts).  Ok great.  If I am ready early I need to press the button then get into the bed.  Weird, but whatevs.  So I get ready and get my lotion on, etc. and now notice a "2".  Ok, I have time for a pic of the chocolate.  So I'm searching for my phone which is under the heap of my clothes, jacket, etc on the floor.  I get it out start fumbling with it trying to get the camera on.  I look at the wall and notice the timer flashing "1".  Agh!  Get in the bed, get in the bed.  So I drop my phone and get in the bed.  I'm laying here and thinking I'm forgetting something and I can't for the life of me remember what it is ... GOGGLES!  I NEED GOGGLES!  So I climb out and search in my purse for them and then quickly climb back in the bed mere seconds before my tan starts.  Finally I can relax.    

Twin 1:

I didn't tan the night we purchased minutes so I went on Thursday after work.  I walked in and the male employee (whom we met the night before) said that there was about a 20 min wait for a lay down bed but the stand up bed was available.  Did I want that? Sure.  I found it strange that the stand up bed was available and not the lay downs as I assumed most people would want the stand up because the bulbs are higher intensity and therefore a shorter tan.  Anyway in I went.

I looked for buttons on the wall thinking it would be the same as the lay down beds but there were none. Ok, no problem.  I got ready and I looked inside the bed and saw a clock on the machine but it wasn’t counting down the normal 4 minutes before the lights come on or telling me how many minutes were entered into the system.  I then assumed the minutes would show when I pressed the start button so I pressed it and checked to see if said 5 min. (I asked for 5 as it was my first time tanning since last year).  The clock read 10:00 when I pressed start.  10 MIN!!! I’M GONNA BURN, DID HE NOT SET THE TIME???!!!

Anyway instead of getting dressed and checking with him I got in and said I’ll just stand in here for a bit until I think 5 min is up so I kept hopping in and out to look at the time. It was easy to hop in and out as I had NO idea how to close the doors as all the other stand up ones I have been in before had a handle on the inside of the door for you to open and shut it from the inside.  I closed them as much as I could reaching around to the outside but they were still open.
 

When the 10 min were up I got dressed and left.  The employee wasn't at the desk when I came out of the room so I’m wondering if he noticed he forgot to set my time and didn’t want to be there when I came out in case I stayed in there for 10 min and came out as a lobster ….. AND I didn't get a chocolate :(

We have both gone tanning a second time and those sessions were easy peasy.  Everything worked as it should have.