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I'm thinking of getting one because it sounds so good; helpful for my back pain. The company that sells them is first street. I talked with a rep today & it is expensive, $2198.00, $1,999+198 shipping. Medicare may pick up part of the cost but even if they didn't, anything to help the pain would be appreciated. I still can't go without pain pills & that can't be good for my stomach.
Of course I didn't think to call Medicare, the shock of the price made me not think I suppose. But, I should be getting the remainder of the monies from my lawyer this next week & although I will be investing most of it, I do want to make sure I use some of it to relieve the pain. I will be calling Medicare Monday because the customer service rep said they had a contract with them, but wondered if anyone had one or knew of someone who had one.
It has massagers & heat & reclines to numerous positions, including zero gravity. Anyone know anything about these chairs?
for $ 2,200 you could get 40 massages (at about $55 each)
or you could get 35 sessions of accupuncture and Chinese herbs from a doctor of Oriental medicine (at about $60 each)
or you could get 30 sessions with a naturopath (at about $70 each)
i guess I wonder why you would get an electrical gadget, instead of natural safe medical care from any of the above licensed health care professionals, who would be more effective in diagnosing and treating and eradicating the underlying cause of the pain, instead of just temporary surface treatment of pain.
or you could spend only about $350, and try 6 visits (2 each of massage, accupuncture, and naturopath) and see what sort of improvement you have in your pain
I bet Medicare pays for the "lift" part of the chair like they do the recliners that lift you to a standing position.
I like the delivery and set up but I wonder how you send it back if you return it. Recliners never fit me because I have a short torso and long legs, but I love my zero gravity lounge chair. It really takes the strain off back and hips.
I would choose the microfiber. Why would I choose a chair over "natural" therapy? I have been through so much therapy, an operation & dealing with pain pills, the chair is guaranteed for 10 years & would probably last a lot longer. My mom's has. So it would be a better value in the end.
New computer, I do a lot of shopping online as it's so much easier on my back. When they say you can send it back, they provide the service. It is a good question to bring up if I decide to buy it.
It is a lot of money for a chair & this is with $500 off, but it would be so worth it if I could be comfortable & quit hurting so much.
New computer, I do a lot of shopping online as it's so much easier on my back. When they say you can send it back, they provide the service. It is a good question to bring up if I decide to buy it.
It is a lot of money for a chair & this is with $500 off, but it would be so worth it if I could be comfortable & quit hurting so much.
I read the ad again and they do say they will "come back and get it", That would be worth the 20% restocking fee to me. When I look at chairs online, many deliver to the door and require some assembly.
I have been looking for something similar. I spend a lot of time reading on the deck in my zero gravity lounge chair. It is very comfortable.
When they say they'll come and get it, do they mean it? Quite often, companies that sell expensive products to older people promise that you can return the product if you're not happy with it, but they make it very very difficult for you to return it.
Case in point is the Scooter Store. My late husband ordered a motorized wheelchair from them, and when it arrived he hated it. They had promised we could return it, but they made it so difficult for us to do so. It was paid for by Medicare, so the Scooter Store had already gotten their money, and our returning the wheelchair would mean they'd have to pay Medicare back, which obviously they didn't want to do.
We called them numerous times and each time we were assured that someone would be calling us to come by and pick up the chair. Meanwhile the great hulking thing sat in our small house taking up space. It took a very long time before someone finally came and took the thing away.
I know nothing about the company that you're thinking of buying this recliner from. But if I were you I'd try to find reviews online from people who have bought the chair. It's an awful lot of money to spend on a chair.
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