Transgender Electrolysis at e3000
Let me begin with the statement that I can give no higher endorsement than e3000 (formerly e2000) in Dallas and their beautiful staff. I base this on what I've read, and what I've experienced in the last few years. And I've done it all, from laser to 75 hours of needle electrolysis at a local provider to now this, the world renowned e3000 Electrolysis facility in Carrollton, Texas.
- The famous door
The one thing that preceded this trip was lack of information especially on the Internet about what to expect on this trip. The most detailed review of e3000 comes from Suzanne Clayton which I highly recommend taking a look at because she's posted pictures of her face- something, I will not do. Why? Because I look like I went 10 rounds with Rocky Balboa, and unfortunately unlike Suzanne I don't have the self-confidence to post it on the Internet. I can assure you though Suzanne's pictures don't do my face justice at this moment. I am considerably more black and blue, more swollen, and all around generally look like a blow fish.
Rather than detail my experiences like previous people, I'd rather share with you my interpretations of how, what & why to get to Dallas, get to e3000, and get home with considerable ease. This is something no one else has posted.
- How to do Dallas like Debbie (I mean Liv)
- ...but there's nothing about stealing the toilet seat.
- Stay away from the Nissan Sentra.... I hated the brakes on the thing.
- Sticky Fingers.... Yum
- What a lovely view from the balcony at e3000!
1) Call them and book a date. Coordinate this with your favorite airline, mine is American Airlines. (Super friendly staff, and patriotic to boot!) If you live in North Carolina there is a direct flight from Greensboro's PTI airport which generally can be had for as little as $200.00. I booked this flight as an award ticket which cost me $50 fee each way. Remember it's always cheaper to fly midweek (Tues or Wens) and remember E3000 has various hours throughout the week, some days (Thurs & Friday) being shorter. I was lucky enough to book a Thurs and Friday, and flew in on Wednesday, and out on Saturday. Doing this meant flying knackered but I preferred it to staying locked up in a hotel like other reviewers have as I'm a very active person and sitting around isn't my forte. Whats more is you look like crap but who cares? You'll never see any one at the airport again and it's so darn nice just to get home... "Man up Woman" as they say and get in, get done, and get out.
On a side note, once you book you'll be required to give a deposit. It's $150 per operator per day. Mine was $600 for the two days. This ensures that you show up and don't flake at the last moment because you read my review last moment and chickened out.
2) Prepare. Get one of those luggage back packs. Wal-Mart $35, and pack comfy clothes, and some jeans and t-shirts. Don't do checked baggage cause that's so 2009! Pack a good GPS unit or enable it on your cell phone or reserve a car with Sat Nav in your car rental. Oh yeah, book your car rental (Go Enterprise as Dollar almost left me stranded) and some hotels. What ever you do, do not go to Dallas without a GPS... if you do and you end up as some cowboy's wife married to Bucky Don Silver, don't blame me.
On hotels, Hotwire is great. I ended up staying at both the Hilton (about $100 a night and a 10 mile drive to e3000) and at Holiday Inn Express (about $39 dollars a night and about 2 miles from e3000). To be honest, I thought the Holiday Inn Express was actually nicer. They have a workout room, jacuzzi, in-room Internet, continental breakfast, business center (to print out airline tickets), and free cookies at check-in (Yum). Best of all their rooms have couches, microwaves & fridges... and though I didn't go there, there's a tantalizing London restaurant a few feet away. Since Hotwire of course doesn't show you the name of the hotel in advance I can only suggest that their titles remains the same and tell you the one to book is called "Dallas North - Galleria area Hotel" which is a 3 star and at the time of this posting says $39. There's a similarly titled hotel for about $59 which is a 4 star that is the Hilton. But distance-wise and all that, take the Holiday Inn.... (If you don't expect another $12 parking fee at the Hilton) The other nice thing about the Holiday Inn is that it's on Midway Drive which is where e3000 electrolysis is. You simply pull out of the parking lot and 2 minutes later you're at e3000. You could probably even walk it if you're up to it. I chose to be a fatty and plop my rear in the rented Nissan and drive.
3) Food. Let's talk about where to eat. Mr Jim's Pizza puts out an amazing pizza, (touted as the best in Texas) wings and salad. They deliver to the Holiday Inn, (there's a placard in the room) and is perfect at the end of the day when you want to hide out in the hotel. I would suggest hitting Walgreens (use your GPS- there is one about 4 miles from the hotel) for drinks, microwavable brownies, and Flaming Hot Cheetos too. (Oh yeah and a big bottle of ibuprofen) If you choose the vending machines, they're $1.50 for each drink. The second night I got a bag of Krystal burgers and brought them back to the room. There's a Krystals located in the same block of e3000. I recommend the "Bag of Burgers Combo". It's made for two but ensures you've got nibbles throughout your evening hibernation.
Lunch. You'll be taking them each day around noon. I highly recommend Burger Street which is walkable, or can be drived-thru in the car. Amazing Burgers, amazing fries, it's a MUST when you visit Dallas. Taco Bueno is next door to the Burger Street, and has decent fast food Mexican too. I also hit Jack N Box while there (not near e3000). Sadly we don't have in my part of NC, but I use to love when we lived in CA. If you're not familiar with them grab some of their deep fried tacos, jalapeno bites, and Monterrey Jack Burger... it's out of this world. I also looked up, but didn't make it too Miami Subs & Grill which my GPS said Dallas had. They have amazing Steak & Cheese and most locations are drive-thru so you can grab and go back to your blow-fish cavern at the Holiday Inn.
4) Go and Feel the pain. I think I worried more about the pain due to all the reviews out there than I should have. You ask yourself. Can I really survive having lidocaine shoved into my upper lip, ripping the flesh from the muscle? The answer is yes, I survived. You can too. Doing so, I promised I would NOT write about how painful it is like other reviews, and decided to just let it be a surprise. So no it doesn't hurt at all. It's completely pain free. I found the fetal position while clutching the metal arms on the chair sufficiently allowed me to enter a state of zen that prevented me from turning green and rampaging through the city like the Hulk. That said, you can be sure that the room you're in has had many, many other people sit right where you sat and survived. What's more is once the lidocaine kicks in you'll have absolutely no indication that your two electrologist are re-arranging your face to appear like you just experienced spousal abuse by your 500lb inmate husband now out on parole.
5) Experience it. The days go faster than you think and the staff is super pleasant. From the moment you walk in it feels like a family run business and they do all they can to make you feel like you're apart of their family. It's a well run business with talented operators who could remove hair blind-folded if they had to. They know what they're doing. To quote Top Gun, "they're the best of the best."
6) The Day. Basically you show up the first day, and they make you sign some papers and a few disclaimers. They talk you through what the procedure is like, what you'll experience and all that and set you at ease with their medical safety, etc. Then it's lidocaine time. Tell them to "Bring it" and they do. Next thing you know you're hearing pop, pop, tweeze, pop, crack. They insert the electrology tip in both sides of the follicle, remove it, and then zap the base one more time. They do this so fast that this is when you realize how slow your normal electrolysis operator at home is, and begin to come to the epiphany that this place is worth every dime.
7) Lunchtime. After eating something... I would do a few laps walking around the building. Helped get the blood circulating and kept me calmer sitting in the chair.
8) Days end. You'll want to do nothing but get back to your room. So go where you need to go and go rest. Get food and supplies and go back to the hotel. I'll forewarn that it will be rush hour, and Dallas traffic is almost as painful as your face looks. To top it all off, all the streets are divided by medians making them generally one way, requiring u-turns. Dallas is known for their road-rage, and oh yeah, everyone carries a gun... so try not piss anyone off. It is however a wonderful, beautiful city, and everyone is super nice. But there is a lot of birds, though I don't know why.
9) So back at the hotel, you've ordered you pizza (I recommend the "Sticky Fingers"), and you've got drinks (you're going to be super thirsty from the lidocaine and the carbs). You'll find absolutely nothing on TV unless you fly in on a Tuesday and LOST is on. I broke out the web-browser on the cell phone and tweeted some of my adventures. Watched a little Holmes on Homes on HGTV, and then ate till I vomited once the food arrived. Then it's off to the shower where you'll wash the scabs off your face and ooze goo from your pores. Jump back in bed, turned on MSNBC and watched Rachel Maddow. Called home, took sleeping pills and set the alarm.
10) Ground hog day. Do it all over again. Basically the only thing you've got to look forward to is lunch and the fact that at some point you'll be done. Since you look like a great giant chipmunk it's fun to go through the drive thru and order with the voice like one. At days end, you check out and pay. Triple digits go from my account to their's and I'm grateful for it. I was really impressed with their work. Although I'm not rich I wanted to do something nice, so I handed them a $20, and said "have lunch on me." While I couldn't book my next appointment quite yet due to time and money, my experience had left me certain that I would return, and I determined that I would recommend e3000 to everyone because hands down it's the best bang for the buck in electrolysis.
11) Getting back to DFW airport. My flight was out at 8:30 AM on Saturday. I was swollen like the Goodyear blimp, but I didn't care because I was going home. I had everything packed the night before and the car was all fueled up. Though I did refuel about a gallon as there is a gas station at the rental car return entrance after you enter the airport too and didn't want to be charged. I took a shower before I left, but my face continued to ooze and scab. Leaving at about 5:15 AM, it took me about 45 minutes to make it too the airport via GPS. This was with no traffic. If you're flying out at rush-hour, I suspect a much longer drive. Dropping the car off is simple and then I hit the bathroom before getting on the bus to the airport. Since there are separate buses for each terminal it's not bad, and it is only about a 10 minute ride. Then on through security where no one dares looks at you because they all think "she's special." and onward into the terminal. I was at my gate with American Eagle at 7:15. The stores are just opening up, and if you're so inclined, there's a McDonald's serving breakfast. I don't eat generally when I fly, so I had a breakfast of about 8 ibuprofens. An hour later I was boarded and sitting in seat 1A bound for home. Had a lovely chat with a flight attendant on board all the while explaining I'm not really special needs, and that my face usually doesn't require an additional seat to fly.
So that's it. All in all, I spent about $1700 with e3000 on two of their short days. This included their special they're currently running which gives e3000 virgins 15% off. I spent about $215 on the hotels which would have been closer to $150 if I hadn't spent the first night at the Hilton. I spent $180 on the car rental, and $200 on incidentals. My flight cost me $100 because it was an award ticket, but expect as much as $500 unless you get a bargain rate. So grand total for me was about $2400.00 which isn't too bad. I spend about a $100 a week locally at an electrolysis, so this represents about 6 months worth of work. Based on their (e3000's) estimations and from what I've seen and heard of others, the fact that their kill-rate is 30%-40% of all hairs, I'd say this is a bargain. I've spent a year getting electrolysis locally and had approximately only a 10% kill of hairs. This is also all over, meaning much more is done.... and again, getting back to what I was saying earlier.... The e3000 girls just know what they're doing. They've done it a million times, it's a tried and true method, and it just works. That my friends is priceless and why I recommend e3000 a million times over.
- e3000 Electrolysis
2650 Midway Road
Carrollton, TX 75006
(972) 713-6799
e3kgirls@yahoo.com
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- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Dallas - Addison
4355 Beltway Drive,
Addison,TX,75001
(972) 503-7800
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(Just a note of warning my Virgin Mobile GPS sent me left on Beltway Drive when it was right.)
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