Spa receptionist pushed a three-day juice detox I never asked for — polite no or am I missing a real deal?
Booked a single massage. Desk kept pitching a juice cleanse package with weigh-ins and no solid food. Felt salesy, not medical. This is not a five-day Ayurveda clinic stay — just a beach spa. How do you decline without a lecture, and is the detox usually a real program or an upsell?
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A hard pitch for a multi-day juice detox after you booked one massage is usually an upsell, not something you are medically obliged to join. Smile, say you only want the massage you booked, and stop engaging the package thread. Reputable places accept a clear no. If they imply you are unhealthy for refusing juice, that is sales pressure — walk or stick to your single treatment. I will not invent package prices. Detox marketing is common on the coast; your booking scope is your boundary.
Said no twice, got the massage, left a tip for the therapist not the sales desk. Fine.
Repeating one sentence: only the massage today. If they push again I will leave.
Anything that sounds medical should come from your own clinician, not a spa receptionist script.
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