Ultimate Exposure

Thanks for closing this location right after I purchased a Groupon that stupid Palm Beach Tan won’t honor.

They only have Mystic Tan! And it’s hella expensive — what a rip off. With all the new sunless tanning options, why can’t they upgrade?!
Go to LA tan instead up the street for spray tans!

I love UE. You need to make sure you’re asking the right questions when signing up so you know what you’re getting in too. You need 30 days notice to freeze or cancel your membership. If it’s a medical reason or you’re moving talk to them and ask them to ask corporate if they can waive that 30 days thing. Corporate is helpful. The staff gets trained at corporate so they know what they’re doing.
To the girl who mentioned that the tanning lotion is cheaper on amazon, DO NOT BUY TANNING LOTION ON AMAZON, EBAY, ETC. It’s cheaper bc they’re not using the same ingredients and getting away with it bc ppl think they’re getting a deal. You pay for what you get. If you’re not getting tan and either not using lotion or using a $ 40 bottle and tanning in the ultra beds then that is your problem. Not that the bulbs are too weak. Get yourself a $ 60-​$ 120 bottle of lotion, and a separate one for your face (try honey face facts) and tan in the monster bronzer at first and then move up to the s class and sun board. Then buy tax extender lotion to keep that going. C’mon people!

Tanned here for a month– Going nearly everyday and using a top-​rated $ 120 lotion there was barely a change. After the month, my mom (who bought the package as a gift for my birthday), questioned if I even used the package because my ghost whiteness. It was off-​putting, I get crazy tan being part Native American and all but it was true from my moms POV.
I was on the level 1 beds, but upgraded many times to higher beds with the same results. None of the beds allowed my body to lay right either. I’m a little over 5 foot, 100 lbs, thats a first for me. For the price of the package, I said no to signing on full-time.Also, the lotions at UE can be found on Amazon for ¹⁄₈ the price in some cases. Just a heads up!
This isn’t a promo but…
I go to Planet Fitness– Avondale now. Drive about 15 – 20 minutes down Belmont or take the 77 west about 30 – 40 minutes and have a great 2 – 3 hours getting my fitness on. It’s $ 20 a month for tanning, redlight therapy, massages, haircuts, a personal trainer, and the gym. Hard to beat, especially when one time in their beds I had better color than an entire month at Ultimate Exposure… for waaayyyy cheaper.

This location is clean, though I could really do without the hard sell they do on their lotions and stuff. I understand and appreciate the push for the sale, but I just want to tan. They really need trash cans and a stool or chair to place personal items on.

I have chosen to go to this location as it is the closest to home, but have been time after time disappointed with it. I was a gold member for many years before I moved to SF, and now that I am back in Chicago, I thought I might as well give it another chance. The service with the male workers is always dynamic and fun, but the lack of personality and service with the female staff is truly disappointing.
After walking in today and bothering the female working from continuing her text message only to be sent to a bed that when I laid down on it, felt filthy and grimy where my hands lay, I had to write this review…
I am surly disappointed in my membership and should have sought out a different tanning company.

I’m kinda surprised to see such negativity here. I just moved to the area, and after being utterly spoiled by a much cheaper membership, for brand spanking new tanning beds, at a salon in the burbs that unfortunately closed way before it should have, I wound up at Ultimate Exposure. I’ll admit, I was a little apprehensive.
Yes, the beds are kinda dated — well, the stand-​up is dated, and that’s all I use, so –1 star for that only — but so are lots of other places I’ve seen for what I’m looking to spend (LA Tan, I’m looking at you, gurl…), but I made the conscious decision to sign up for a membership so I’m owning up to that. I also actually READ my contract. And, I asked how to get out of it in case I had to, BEFORE I signed my life away. Despite my interrogation, the girl who signed me up had no problems with any of my questions, and was so friendly (and not pushy in the least, which I of course expected), it was amazing.
So I signed up for the $ 29/​month package, all I’ve ever used is the first-​level little stand-​up capsule type deal, and to be honest I was a little less than thrilled that I could only go for 10 minutes at a time. My pale, Irish ass was surprised at that, yes.
Fast forward to today. I’ve lived walking distance from this place for just about a month now, I have gone maybe 8ish times total, and I’m seeing some serious tannage going on here already. I will also say that the employees I’ve talked to have been nothing less than stellar, every time I’ve gone in there. (I’d like to call special attention to the fact that tonight, specifically, I was the asshole that walked in less than 15 minutes before close, and was SO pleasantly greeted by Krista, as though it was mid-​day. I felt bad for coming in so late because I’ve worked retail, I know how annoying that stuff is, and she was so accommodating, regardless. THAT, friends, is amazing customer service, especially in Lakeview.)
I can’t speak to others’ negative experiences, but I can say with confidence that mine have only been awesome so far. Thanks, ladies!

So I read how the beds are weak not sure why people are not getting the results they want. I go into the S-​Class and I only tan like every other week. I am always asked how I stay so tan. I have always gotten color easy maybe that plays a factor. I will say some locations are better then others and that goes for the beds as well. As for for the staff never I personally never had a problem with any location I have been to.

This company has unethical business practices and unprofessional employees who use their seeming lack of customer service to keep from disclosing these practices. They require a 30 day notice to pause a membership, as well as cancel it. This is not emphasized in the sign-​up paperwork; and when I went to the salon to cancel the membership, the staff member said, «No problem, just sign here.» Now I will be charged for more than one month without possibly being able to use their service, as I am moving out of the state.
The prices are very high and the quality of the facilities (beds and rooms) is very low. These facts alone should keep anyone from doing business here. However, I will be contacting the Better Business Bureau about their cancellation policy and its implementation by the staff.

Weak tanning beds. as in if I went everyday for 2 weeks for the full time I wouldnt get any color. Dirty Beds… as in hair and old lotion from the person before me still on the bed. Yup Def cancelled my membership.

Ah. Ultimate Exposure. What can I say?
Rude staff. Deplorable business practices. And, as Josh pointed out, very weak tanning beds.
If you want to waste money, come here… or just throw it out of your window. Same difference.

I’m posting this for my roommate because she isnt’ on Unilocal!yet. This place is terrible and the price that you pay for the lack of service is just plain wrong. You have to buy your eyewear and you have show your eyewear every time you walk in. The rooms are so SMALL, you have to use the full 7 minutes to figure out how to juggle undressing and getting into the bed. The staff is young and rude, just not professional and dont’ seem to know anything about tanning. I CAN’T WARN YOU ENOUGH ABOUT THIS PLACE — DONT GO!

Here is my biggest qualm with Chicago, tanning beds. (Michigander originally)
Ok, I can understand the 24 hour wait period, I can understand the non-​multiple tanning, but what I don’t understand is putting in these low voltage beds! What a GD waste. In Michigan if we go in a basic bed more then 15 min to begin with, your ass is toast. Here I do 20 min and feel luke warm.
I have upgraded to multiple «higher-​output» beds and found yes intially I get that toasty look, but quickly it fades… I really feel as though the Silver Bullet should be the basic bed, but alas UET is $$$ hungry.
Last note… I love SOME of the staff, they are curtious and remember your name, which I can imagine is difficult considering the the foot traffic through there. BUT god UET please quit hiring some of these twinked, crack heads to work at your salons, they totally freak me out.
Its close, so therefore convenient, nothing to rave about.

Eh, what can you expect from an Ultimate Exposure, I guess? Consider yourself lucky if you are put into a bed with ALL of the bulbs working here. I was told that it’s perfectly fine unless more than 6 of the bulbs are out. False. Worked at a tanning salon for 8 years. Whatever, I somewhat ignored the response and politely asked if I could wait for a bed with all of the bulbs working. Waited 5 minutes and the next one had 7 out. Waited another 8 minutes and this one had 3 out. She finally gave me a free upgrade to the monster booth, or whatever silly name they have for their strongest bed.
Did I mention the first bed was dirty and I had to ask for cleaner so I could wipe it down? Oh well, like I said, what else can you expect from an Ultimate Exposure…