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Fish Pedicure

alanalea
alanalea Posts: 1,284 Forumite
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So, what do you buy the male that has everything? I'm thinking of a fish pedicure.

Has anyone had one? Are they really that good? And can anyone recommend a fish pedicure bar in or around London?

Thank you :D
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  • Penny-Pincher!!
    Penny-Pincher!! Posts: 8,325 Forumite
    I was recomended this to increase circulation in my feet and legs and TBH, I wasnt that impressed by it! They don't have teeth but they nibble off dead skin. It was a nice feeling...like champagne on your feet but didnt really do much IYKWIM. Also supposed to be good for skin conditions.

    Cost was £20 for 15 minutes.

    HTH

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  • adminannie
    adminannie Posts: 183 Forumite
    Hi I tried it while on holiday in Tenerife. I liked it and feet felt very clean. It was only 6E for 15 mins so not to expensive if I didnt like it

    Annie
  • bylromarha
    bylromarha Posts: 10,085 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Our local shopping centre has a few tanks on one of the landings.

    I could think of nothing worse than having shoppers walking past while I'm having a foot nibble...

    ...scrap that, the worse bit is BEING the shopper walking past having to see other people having a fish foot nibble.

    Sorry OP, no help, but when you select a place, make sure it's behind closed doors please!
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  • peppa-pig
    peppa-pig Posts: 429 Forumite
    poor fish!
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  • iamana1ias
    iamana1ias Posts: 3,777 Forumite
    peppa-pig wrote: »
    poor fish!

    Eh??! It's a specific breed of fish that eats dead skin. I believe they rather enjoy it!
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  • Errata
    Errata Posts: 38,230 Forumite
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    iamana1ias wrote: »
    Eh??! It's a specific breed of fish that eats dead skin. I believe they rather enjoy it!

    So what happens when the little fishes have a full tummy? Is it a new and hungry gang of fish for every customer?
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  • delain
    delain Posts: 7,700 Forumite
    A what?!

    Now I've heard everything:rotfl:
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  • PolishBigSpender
    PolishBigSpender Posts: 3,771 Forumite
    Wasn't there a fuss a while ago about diseases being transferred by those fish? I find the concept of using the fish after some stranger pretty disgusting.
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    delain wrote: »
    A what?!

    Now I've heard everything:rotfl:

    This is what I thought.

    I first I was thinking...but fish don't have nails so how can you give them a pedicure?
  • youluckypanda
    youluckypanda Posts: 134 Forumite
    I tried this last week, very peculiar feeling! The place I went to had a mixture of the smaller fish and some larger ones, the larger ones you could really feel! Not painful or anything but just an odd sensation. I paid £10 for 20mins but it was more like 30mins because the woman forgot about us. Not as good as a spa pedicure in terms of getting rid of dead skin, they only take off 1 and a 1/2 layers in a session apparently. I'm not sure if I would go back for that reason, but my OH really liked it and said he'd probably be back.
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