I get it done. It's not much cheaper to do it yourself and it takes much less time (which equals less pain). I've been fortunate enough to find the cleanest wax place imaginable, and my esthetician is very, very quick and gentle.
There is a new place in my town that provides a shot of whiskey before each wax -
http://www.waxon.com . I realize that you don't leave anywhere near me, but I thought you might get a kick out of some of the salon's slogans ;-)
Wait - updated - they're a little raunchy. Don't look at the ads page if you're extremely conservative!