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I haven’t done a thread in a while.. so let me tell you about the time I wasted about £75 on sunbeds when I was younger
So was in sixth form and e dry one started going out out.. a few of the boys started to use sunbeds to give them that natural glow. Some of them were pulling girls left right and centre. I had to climb on board.
So around the corner from mother & father bear was their salon which had a stand up sunbed. All the boys opted for lay downs, I went stand up because I was so very edgy.
So been a little nervous I was like yeah I know how it works etc. Walked in there. Clothes on the peg. 8 minutes & timers done. Flying through
Been a naturally dark person. A few minutes every couple of weeks really enhanced my glow. I remember at one point I literally thought I was Gerard Butler
The sunbeds were working... I had a little glow on my cheeks and everyone used to ask if I had been away on holiday. I couldn’t pull enough birds. I was literally the guy from the stories Jay in the inbetweeners used to talk about.
During one cold December afternoon .. a few days before Christmas I decided to top the tan up. The Salon was packed full of women getting haircuts and blow drys
Tina the owner told me to be careful as there was a new bulbs in the sunbed.. so don’t get too burnt.
So as I enter the stand up sunbed. The room is dark. I was like wtf is this, these cannot be new bulbs it’s completely black.. I walked out in my boxers and was like TINA WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BULBS
Tina walks into the pod where I normally stands. And opens a magical door I have no fucking idea about. She opened the door to where the sunbed was. For the last 4 months I’ve been standing naked underneath a changing room lightbulb.
I was so puzzled and told Tina I have had over 10 sessions where I have just stood naked underneath the changing room light and had no idea about the actual sunbed. She immediately ran onto the salon floor and announced it to a packed room. She was fighting back the tears.
I finally had my first sunbed. I came away so red faced. Not because of the new bulbs in the actual sunbed, but from the embarrassment of spending that much money like a star fish under a lightbulb. To this day I haven’t returned to the salon.
