Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I was not in the market for a massage chair, they seemed like a silly novelty to me. A month ago i was in a local store that had a display with several massage chairs from another company. Really, just to kill a bit of time while my wife was looking at some theater chairs I decided to have a sit. Within 10 minutes I decided that i had to have one. I am 58 years old and have had some lower and upper back issues along with a terrible case of plantar fasciitis that was especially bothersome in my arches. The back rollers along with the airbags and heat felt really good. After the rollers in the feet were activated I knew that a massage chair was a must for me. I decided to do some homework because I thought that the info the salespeople had was lacking and I didn't see a real connection between he manufacturer and the store. I investigated for two weeks literally looking at every chair out there through the internet the best I could. It isn't easy because there aren't many within a 50 mile radius that you can actually sit in. So i reviewed chairs on the web through a couple of dealers and online stores. I was willing to go as high as $3500 if I felt that I was somehow able to determine the best chair for my needs. Foot rollers, anti gravity, L Tracking, were some of the attributes that I was looking for. When I came upon the Relaxon chairs on Amazon I felt that I had found more bang for the buck. I actually didn't see this model and decided on the Relaxon MK II Plus. I decided to sleep on it and the next day just did some final investigating and came upon the Relaxon Classic. It seemed to be a new model with only one review thus far. After looking at the features, I decided on the newer model for the extra $300. It's basically a crap shoot since I couldn't actually sit in any of them so i decided to purchase through Amazon figuring that if I struck out at least I would have some recourse that i trusted. The chair was delivered. All I had to do was strip away the box and packaging and plug it in. The fact that there was nothing to put together was a huge plus. I sat in the chair and started to play. I immediately felt relieved that I had made a good decision. I did have a couple of questions about some of the controls, you have to kind of try things because the manual is a bit light in details. I actually called customer support with a couple of questions. I spoke to Steven at Relaxon and he was very helpful, easy to talk, to and my faith in the company went up a couple of notches. I trust this company from our conversations and I believe Steven to be a stand up guy. The chair is a winner! The rollers do their thing (actually several things) from my neck all the way down to my thighs. The modes are all quite nice from the Stretch and the Yoga, which massages and stretches your back and legs by basically pinning you down with the airbags and adjusting your positions while the rollers do their thing. to the Relief, Sleep and Full Body modes. The PSI for the airbags has 3 pressure adjustments as do the speed of the rollers. The leg and feet massages are a game changer. Tough to even describe until you actually take a spin. I'm 5 ft 9 and 180, my wife is 5 ft 2, and 125, everything seems to adjust well. I have had friends stop in that are let's just say, larger, well over 6 ft 2 and hefty, literally no issues. Bottom line, I feel like I made the right decision. We use the chair every day, i especially enjoy it after a round of golf. It feels great and has eliminated discomfort in my back and worked absolute wonders on my feet. I can't be certain what one may find in higher priced chairs like the ones Costco had on display that were $6000, I can say that for almost half of what I was willing to spend this chair had everything the $3000-$3500 chairs that I sat in locally had. If you are considering a massage chair, my suggestion would be to try to find one locally to sit in that has similar bells and whistles, and then take a really hard look at the Relaxon chair. Some friends chuckled at the thought of me buying one of these, then after they sit in it for 10 minutes they tell me "worth every cent!". I purchase often from Amazon, I rarely take the time to review products. I thought I may be able to help others that are interested in a massage chair so for what it is worth I couldn't be happier with my purchase.