Tanning Bed Accidents? - Page 3 - tanTALK

chopper · 03-24-2005, 04:43 PM

I HEARD ABOUT SOMEONE FALLING ASLEEP.EMPLOYEE LOCKED UP FOR THE NIGHT. THE PERSON WOKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. GOOD THING SHE HAD A CELL PHONE.

engfant · 03-24-2005, 04:52 PM

when I worked at market basket someone took a crap in the toilet paper isle.

Tan Talker · 03-25-2005, 08:54 AM

I saw a lizard once.

crzytanner · 03-25-2005, 11:45 PM

yes!! this happened last year, the acrylic fell out of a montego bay that we have, we heard a whomp and the woman came out looking real frazzled, we asked are you okay? she said i had to crawl out from under that glass in there!! then she started laughing, it was quite funny, nobody was hurt and the acrylic withstood the incident.

wyocoalminergurl · 03-26-2005, 12:37 AM

I'm fairly new to tanning... So I was wondering is there stuff I should be looking for when I get into a bed so that stuff doesn't happen to me? Cuz ya'll are creepin me out!

Jamie21 · 03-26-2005, 11:30 PM

well i tan at the gym i go to and i noticed that the screws holding the top acyrlic are LOOSE EEEEEK!!! AND I noticed a small crack at the head of the bed..UGh makes me nervous i know it's an accident waiting to happen maybe if it happens to me ill get free tans? lmao...I want to talk to the owner but he's hardly around. and the gym girls probably wouldent give it a second glance.. i need to find a new place to tan..it's hard though when no salons are open after 5pm

Jamie21 · 03-26-2005, 11:31 PM

well i tan at the gym i go to and i noticed that the screws holding the top acyrlic are LOOSE EEEEEK!!! AND I noticed a small crack at the head of the bed..UGh makes me nervous i know it's an accident waiting to happen maybe if it happens to me ill get free tans? lmao...I want to talk to the owner but he's hardly around. and the gym girls probably wouldent give it a second glance.. i need to find a new place to tan..it's hard though when no salons are open after 5pm

dittogirl · 03-28-2005, 11:02 AM

okay thank god this was at my home tanning bed..lol. I had just drove 3 hours to purchase my new tanning bed. I was so excited to have one at home. To make a long story short....I got in and was all relaxed...smelled smoke...opened my eyes and the tanning bed was on fire at the end where my head was! I jumped out screaming ..thank god i wasnt hurt at all...but i went screaming for my husband...he was outside...the worst of all i ran outside streak naked! screaming for him that the tanning bed was on fire!
I took the tanning bed back and they gave me a new one that was even much better in price.

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TotalEclipse · 03-29-2005, 09:10 AM

To those of you asking what to look for when you get into a tanning bed.....

Any crack in the acrylic (what you lay on), no matter how small, is not somthing you want to lay on. It may be a tiny crack right now, but once the acrylic heats up, and body weight/pressure is applied, it could get bigger, and that is what causes the pinching and cracking people are posting about.

As far as the top acrylics falling out....thank goodness it's never happened here, but for those of you that read that and may be scared to tan now....don't worry...it's a very rare happening, I'm sure...and if it's not, then I would certainly look a little more in depth at the facility it happens at. Like people have mentioned...there's screws, click strips, etc holding these things in place, so unless they're not properly maintained, they really should never fall out.

zvhawkins · 03-29-2005, 03:26 PM

A few years ago I was tanning at a salon in Tallahassee....Got into one of the superbeds that I normally tanned in and about halfway through the session, I HEARD a crack and started to feel it spreading down my back. Needless to say, I got out of that bed ASAP, totally freaked out! When I told the employees up front they told me they were so sorry and would give me a month of free tans. They never did, and I never went back. Ever since that incident I inspect each bed before I get in (and I stick mostly to stand-ups now, anyway)!!!

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03-24-2005, 04:43 PM	#21 (permalink)
chopper Waiting Confirmation Join Date: Jan 14 2005 Posts: 52 Rep Power: 0	I HEARD ABOUT SOMEONE FALLING ASLEEP.EMPLOYEE LOCKED UP FOR THE NIGHT. THE PERSON WOKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. GOOD THING SHE HAD A CELL PHONE.

03-24-2005, 04:52 PM	#22 (permalink)
engfant Join Date: May 20 2003 Posts: 9,252 Rep Power: 18	when I worked at market basket someone took a crap in the toilet paper isle.

03-25-2005, 08:54 AM	#23 (permalink)
Tan Talker Join Date: Jan 18 2002 Location: Lake Mary, Florida Posts: 1,273 Rep Power: 12	I saw a lizard once.

03-25-2005, 11:45 PM	#24 (permalink)
crzytanner Join Date: Mar 16 2005 Location: muscle shoals, al Age: 43 Posts: 590 Rep Power: 9	yes!! this happened last year, the acrylic fell out of a montego bay that we have, we heard a whomp and the woman came out looking real frazzled, we asked are you okay? she said i had to crawl out from under that glass in there!! then she started laughing, it was quite funny, nobody was hurt and the acrylic withstood the incident.

03-26-2005, 12:37 AM	#25 (permalink)
wyocoalminergurl Join Date: Mar 12 2005 Posts: 40 Rep Power: 0	I'm fairly new to tanning... So I was wondering is there stuff I should be looking for when I get into a bed so that stuff doesn't happen to me? Cuz ya'll are creepin me out!

03-26-2005, 11:30 PM	#26 (permalink)
Jamie21 Join Date: Mar 10 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 52 Rep Power: 0	well i tan at the gym i go to and i noticed that the screws holding the top acyrlic are LOOSE EEEEEK!!! AND I noticed a small crack at the head of the bed..UGh makes me nervous i know it's an accident waiting to happen maybe if it happens to me ill get free tans? lmao...I want to talk to the owner but he's hardly around. and the gym girls probably wouldent give it a second glance.. i need to find a new place to tan..it's hard though when no salons are open after 5pm

03-26-2005, 11:31 PM	#27 (permalink)
Jamie21 Join Date: Mar 10 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 52 Rep Power: 0	well i tan at the gym i go to and i noticed that the screws holding the top acyrlic are LOOSE EEEEEK!!! AND I noticed a small crack at the head of the bed..UGh makes me nervous i know it's an accident waiting to happen maybe if it happens to me ill get free tans? lmao...I want to talk to the owner but he's hardly around. and the gym girls probably wouldent give it a second glance.. i need to find a new place to tan..it's hard though when no salons are open after 5pm

03-28-2005, 11:02 AM	#28 (permalink)
dittogirl Join Date: Mar 22 2005 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	okay thank god this was at my home tanning bed..lol. I had just drove 3 hours to purchase my new tanning bed. I was so excited to have one at home. To make a long story short....I got in and was all relaxed...smelled smoke...opened my eyes and the tanning bed was on fire at the end where my head was! I jumped out screaming ..thank god i wasnt hurt at all...but i went screaming for my husband...he was outside...the worst of all i ran outside streak naked! screaming for him that the tanning bed was on fire! I took the tanning bed back and they gave me a new one that was even much better in price. _________________ [ This Message was edited by: dittogirl on 2005-03-28 11:04 ]

03-29-2005, 09:10 AM	#29 (permalink)
TotalEclipse Join Date: Dec 24 2004 Location: Dallas Age: 36 Posts: 370 Rep Power: 9	To those of you asking what to look for when you get into a tanning bed..... Any crack in the acrylic (what you lay on), no matter how small, is not somthing you want to lay on. It may be a tiny crack right now, but once the acrylic heats up, and body weight/pressure is applied, it could get bigger, and that is what causes the pinching and cracking people are posting about. As far as the top acrylics falling out....thank goodness it's never happened here, but for those of you that read that and may be scared to tan now....don't worry...it's a very rare happening, I'm sure...and if it's not, then I would certainly look a little more in depth at the facility it happens at. Like people have mentioned...there's screws, click strips, etc holding these things in place, so unless they're not properly maintained, they really should never fall out.

03-29-2005, 03:26 PM	#30 (permalink)
zvhawkins Join Date: Mar 21 2005 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	A few years ago I was tanning at a salon in Tallahassee....Got into one of the superbeds that I normally tanned in and about halfway through the session, I HEARD a crack and started to feel it spreading down my back. Needless to say, I got out of that bed ASAP, totally freaked out! When I told the employees up front they told me they were so sorry and would give me a month of free tans. They never did, and I never went back. Ever since that incident I inspect each bed before I get in (and I stick mostly to stand-ups now, anyway)!!!

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