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[ljtan]

OK, I have a chance to pick up a barely used one locally for cheap.
( out of business ) word is very mixed on these. The worst is there's
just not enough lamps for 12 min. Best is some salons love them.
If you have one what's your thoughts so far, Thanks

[kookyguy]

I have never seen so many (almost new) units hit the market as I have with this unit.

It's only been out a short time and I have seen so many for sale already, I think that speaks volumes about the Beauty Angel.

[ljtan]

I agree and I'm glad I never spent 18,000 on one. This is a bit gimmicky for me but
I know salons still using body-wraps from 20 years ago and still have daily customers. I would do it as a add on service, included in a $99.00/mo EFT
You can find them now for under 10,000. Still 10,000 today may be worth ZERO
next year.

[Parrot Head]

I wouldn't pay shipping on one if I got it free. It costs about $700 to relamp a bed that maybe just sits, not being used much. But, I'd think twice about taking that uv bed out of service for red light. Red light is a gimmick and doesn't work; It'll take months to get your $700 back. Ergoline knows they screwed up with the Beauty Angel. Another gimmick is that vibrating floor--what a joke.

[BIG AL]

Personally, I would never buy a red light bed without converting one of my base beds first. You can convert a bed for less than a grand. Why buy an 18k red light bed and not even know if it will work in your area. If it does not, then you are going to take it in the shorts, because red light is all that bed can do. You can not convert it to a tanning bed but if you convert a tanning bed to a red light bed, you can always go back if it does not work out.

[Le]

Originally Posted by Parrot Head

Red light is a gimmick and doesn't work

I have over a hundred B&A photos that prove otherwise.

Not with tubes, with LEDs.

[kookyguy]

Ergoline took their base stand up, put new graphics on the front and red light lamps in it and sold it for 4-8k more than they would have gotten for the same stand up.

Have to give them a ton of credit here, they are great at marketing!

[esun]

Originally Posted by ljtan

OK, I have a chance to pick up a barely used one locally for cheap.
( out of business ) word is very mixed on these. The worst is there's
just not enough lamps for 12 min. Best is some salons love them.
If you have one what's your thoughts so far, Thanks

one solution.
You could put UV lamps in and take out the red lamps.

[BIG AL]

Originally Posted by esun

one solution.
You could put UV lamps in and take out the red lamps.

I don't think you can. It was never certified as a tanning bed. It would not pass inspection in my state.

[kbutler]

nor be insured..