Pibbs PS93 Footsie Pedicure Spa Review 2024

No matter the industry, one thing is always true of start-ups. Money is always tight in the beginning. If you’re interested in opening a spa or salon and don’t want to tie up most of your precious capital in equipment, you’ll be looking for a decent pedicure chair with the basics covered and doesn’t cost much money.

Pibbs has the answer. They’re a prominent player in the industry, and most of their products are aimed at the value segment of the market. The Pibbs PS93 offers exceptional value for the money and is a superb choice for the cost-conscious, as are other Pibbs chairs.

In the following sections, we’ll outline everything this well-priced gem can do and tell you about its limitations. It has them, but that’s what you expect in the value-priced market segment.

Let’s jump right in and see what this chair can do!

Key Features of the Pibbs PS93 Pedicure Chair

Footprint and Aesthetic

The first thing you’ll notice about the PS93 is that it’s a relatively small chair, measuring just 33” x 32” x 35” and weighing in at a modest 125 pounds. Its design is relatively Spartan, not to say it’s unattractive; it’s just basic. Function over form. If you’re looking for something elegant, this isn’t the chair you want, but if basic functionality is what you’re looking for, then the PS93 has you covered.

You won’t get any customization options because it’s a value-priced chair. What you see is what you get. The chair is basic black, and the base has a wood-grain finish, so it should fit nicely with whatever aesthetic you have in your shop.

Technician-Centered Features

The Pibbs PS93 pedicure chair offers two features aimed at making the lives of your technicians easier. The footrest is adjustable, which should minimize back strain, and there is a modest amount of built-in storage, cleverly hidden under the foot bath.

The footbath rests in a drawer that pulls out from beneath the chair, and the storage space is just beneath it. There’s no room for many supplies, but we regard it as a solid win, given that many higher-priced models offer no storage space.

The footrest adjustment is purely manual but relatively painless in a value-priced chair. It cannot be performed via remote control.

One final thing to note in this section is that this model is entirely plumbing-free, so the foot bath must be manually filled and emptied. That creates more work for your techs but offers the advantage of making the chair exceedingly simple to set up, and you can put it anywhere you have some free space. If you use liners in the foot bath, cleanup is even easier. There’s just not much to do to prepare the chair for your next client.

Client-Centered Features

Even though the PS93 is a modestly-priced chair, it offers a trio of client-centric benefits, one minor and two quite good. These are:

There’s not much to say about the cupholder, but the heated footbath is an unexpected delight on such a low-priced model, and the massage function is even better. True, it’s “just” a vibration-style massage using stationary massage heads, but since most pedicure chairs don’t offer massage in any form, it’s fantastic to see it here on a chair with such a modest price tag.

There aren’t many massage options, but again, at this price point, it would be unreasonable to expect them. The upside is that the remote that your clients can use to control the massage is a lesson in simplicity.

Pros and Cons of Pibbs PS93 Footsie Pedicure Spa Chair

Any complaint we could issue about this or that feature not being as strongly implemented as we’d like is offset by the understanding that this is a budget-priced chair. As such, it’s expected and understandable that it won’t offer cutting-edge features or implementations.

It’s not fair to call those kinds of things cons, though. That’s an intentional design decision made to keep the chair’s cost low. Anything we’d recommend that would improve or enhance the design would also raise the price, so we’re happy with just the way it is.

Conclusion for the Pibbs PS93 Review

There are no two ways about it; the Pibbs PS93 pedicure chair isn’t for everyone. Some of its features are implemented using low-tech solutions (no plumbing, manual adjustment of the footrest, etc.), which does add work for your techs.

On the other hand, you’ll be hard-pressed to find another pedicure chair anywhere near the PS93’s price point that offers a better feature set. With that in mind, we highly recommend it to anyone on a budget. It’s a great chair and a real workhorse. You won’t be disappointed.

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References & Resources

• Pibbs Spa Chair, Official Brand Website.
• The Health Benefits of Massage, Paleo Leap.
• What’s the Difference Between All These Types of Massages?, Life Hacker.
• The Science and Application of Vibration Training and Therapy, Simpli Faster.