Take Holiday ‘Me’ Time with Duke Discounts
From massages to Broadway, save with Duke employee discounts
Whether it’s enjoying date night, getting a new hairstyle or relaxing on a massage table, pamper yourself and others this holiday season while saving money with Duke employee discounts.Benefit from Healing Hands
Kim Turk, lead massage therapist at Duke Integrative Medicine, has witnessed firsthand how the healing properties of massage can change lives.Turk was told in 1986 after a car accident that she would never walk well again. After attending massage therapy, she walked down stairs and stopped taking medication. She now works with clients who have sports-related injuries, have been in accidents, or have neck and shoulder pain. “They can tell us their story, what they’ve been through, how their body feels, and we can decide together what we’re going to work on,” Turk said.Duke employees receive 20 percent off all massage and bodywork services at Duke Integrative Medicine. Services include integrative massage, which incorporates Swedish, deep tissue and other techniques, and trigger point therapy massage that relieves muscle spasms. Maintain that Mane
140 Salon and Dry Bar in Durham offers Duke employees 20 percent off a single hair or wax service on Wednesdays and Sundays. On other days, the discount is 10 percent.Project coordinator Scarlett Oakley with the Duke Fuqua School of Business Career Management Center said she and her family go to 140 Salon and Dry Bar for haircuts, hair color and to buy hair products. “I never hesitate sending someone there,” Oakley said.Take a Spa DayThe Duke employee discount program includes more than 10 spa and massage locations. This includes Massage Heights at Southpoint, which gives employees $5 off the price of a one-hour massage. For a discounted $84.99, Duke employees receive a 90-minute massage, free aromatherapy and choice of hot stones, foot scrub or face massage. At The Retreat at Brightleaf, employees receive 10 percent off all massage and aesthetic services. A Night at the Theater
Duke staff assistant Debbie Gressel’s first show at the Durham Performing Arts Center was The Lion King.
“The music, the costumes, and the actors and actresses did an amazing job,” said Gressel, who works in the Duke Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery. “I was in awe the entire night.”
Since then, Gressel has saved on tickets to productions of Jersey Boys and Dirty Dancing using the employee discount at DPAC in downtown Durham.
During the 2014-15 season, employees can save an average of 10 percent on tickets to Annie, Motown: The Musical, Kinky Boots and other shows.