Brunhilda, the Evil Mistress

Talk to any girl who has gotten a bikini wax and she will say the results (and sweet, delicate pain) are worth it. I am one to stand tall and proud with these women. Today involved a slight twist. Today, I also got my legs waxed (half leg).
Let me start by saying, my waxer for the day was not named Brunhilda, she was not evil at all (quite nice) and she could be someone's mistress but we didn't get into sordid details. We started with a bikini wax and that went over as usual. While she was using some of the "sensitive" skin wax (what else to call it, crotch hair-removing pomade?), she decided to transition to the thigh with the normal wax. She placed the cloth strip on my leg and pulled. SWEET LORD JESUS, I was not ready for that pain.
I thought, what have I gotten myself into... that was only one strip of one leg. She went back to the bikini area and who really believes that this was relief to me but oh, was it ever! She proceeded to go back and forth between both areas and types of wax. The saddest part of this ordeal was when she was done with the bikini wax but only half of my leg work was done. There was no going back on this. I had to grind my teeth as she finished each leg.
Once it was time for her to turn around so I could review the job she had done with my own two eyes (and why the modesty at this time, wasn't she JUST in my crotch with wax, oil and lotion?!?!), I thought to myself "why would I point out any imperfections? That would mean that she would have to keep going" She then asked and for no apparent reason at all, I proceeded to point out 2 spots she missed. What a masochist!
In the end, she tells me that my legs won't be silky, smooth as I had imagined. It may take a few waxings to get to that effect. Will I ever go through this again? I am leaning more towards no. After all that, my legs were really no better off than if I had shaved them. Shaving probably would have done the trick just fine.
My question to all of you now is what do you think? This pain, not exquisite pain, must be endured a few more times to get the result we are all looking for. Has anyone else been told this or am I a sucker? Either way, don't think I'll do that again. Thank goodness it all ended with a facial and a full body massage!