Posted by Dinah on August 18, 2004, at 10:24:41
In reply to Re: salons » Dinah, posted by tabitha on August 17, 2004, at 23:33:37
Yeah, that's how I feel about them too.
Plus they're just confusing places. I go to a very large salon with an excellent reputation. But it's a bustling place, I always have to give my shampoo lady a tip right after my shampoo because I'll never figure out who she is again. Tipping as a whole, in anything but restaurants, intimidates me. In restaurants, you just add it to the bill. Everywhere else, cash must change hands. :( I have the feeling my stylist, while perfectly polite, doesn't think much of me. I'm not sure I think much of her after hearing her use racial epithets last time. I really like a smaller salon.
After last time with the bad haircolor, the uneven ends to my hair, and the racial epithets I promised myself that I wouldn't go back there. But I want two inches off my hair, and guess where I'm going. :(
The idea of finding a new salon is just too overwhelming. Someone at the office gave me the name of her place, but it's her sister. What if I don't like it? Then I'll be insulting her sister by not going back. A relative cuts my family's hair, but they have this huge embarassment around tipping and don't feel right about *not* tipping, and that's even worse - plus what if I don't like them?
Sigh. The best person I ever found was by asking a complete stranger on the street. I stayed with him till he retired. But I'm not sure I'm up to asking perfect strangers.
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