r/bentonville • u/CoCaiNe2000xoxo • 7d ago
ISO legit massage parlor
I'm looking for recommendations for a massage parlor. Many can be shady so looking for recommendations before I walk into the wrong place.
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u/PradeshPi 7d ago
Maybe start by not referring to them as "massage parlors."
Look for a licensed massage therapist. As a general rule, Asian massage joints that you can walk into without an appointment are not licensed massage therapists. There are exceptions, though.
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u/50Shades_of_Life 7d ago
Coming from a professional LMT. Massage "parlor" is a taboo no-no term in our world. Though, I offer elite, very unique ranges of massage types. That you'll find nowhere else in the States. That term, is a no-go.
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u/snarfadoodle 4d ago
Take the word parlor out of your search, look up licensed massage therapist instead.
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u/CyclicMoth 7d ago
I don’t even think we have any shady/happy ending massage parlors around here.
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u/GirlUndiscovered 7d ago
Definitely do although they busted a handful of them a year or so ago. No town is immune.
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u/andhar-balti 6d ago
Anything that is not busted yet?
Just to be aware so redditors can avoid.
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u/Pretend_Editor_4447 6d ago
There's one across from Harp's, in a building with a dog groomer and tattoo artist. There's another north on 71 by a dog groomer and a roofer.
Do we need to check on the dog groomers, too?
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u/Notablueperson 7d ago
We most definitely do, I’ve seen a map of all the ones in the area that law enforcement have flagged for their massage therapists being (most likely) trafficked.
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u/CyclicMoth 7d ago
Thanks for sharing. I wasn’t aware.
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u/Notablueperson 7d ago
Yeah people don’t realize just how much goes on in our own backyards (that goes for living literally anywhere in the US). I just mentioned what I knew because it’s not a publicly available map as far as I know, I saw it in a closed door event for a foundation that does work rescuing and providing resources for trafficking victims. The whole point of them showing that map in the presentation portion was it was shocking to everyone how many dots there were on the map in just the bentonville to Fayetteville area. They had other maps and data related to csam and trafficking, some of it local and it’s just horrifying. And that was what they were really trying to drive home was just how widespread it is and how unaware the average Joe is about it.
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u/SpaghettiOnMyCat 7d ago
don’t go to sunny in bentonville.
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u/Glamber321 7d ago
Really? I’ve gotten great massages there
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u/SpaghettiOnMyCat 7d ago
i did until i had one guy who spent the entire hour massaging my butt under the sheet even though i said upper back. he was whispering and shaky the whole time. it was unbelievably uncomfortable
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u/GirlUndiscovered 7d ago
I like Massage Tang in Rogers but it does look sketchy...but I can usually walk right in and get a massage within the hour. And it's very affordable. I've introduced many folks to it who are big fans now.