At my last hair salon appointment they recently changed to "gratuity-free" but it cost $60 for the cheapest haircut, and $300/hr for dye jobs and the stylist absolutely just ran up the clock while I was there. And then she still gave me guff when I didn't tip.
I decided to try bleaching and dyeing my hair myself for the first time after that experience and I'm honestly much happier with the result. I was at the salon for 8 hours and paid $2500 whereas at home it took maybe 2 hours and cost around $60. And I still have product leftover for touchups. It's also held much better and the color is far more vibrant. I am all about paying people for services I can't or won't do myself but that particular stylist/salon really went for my wallet.
I’ve been bleaching and toning my hair at home for like 2 decades or so but once in a while as a little treat I’ll go to a teaching school and get it dyed by a student. Usually runs under a hundred. Mixed bag results wise, sometimes they nail it and it’s absolutely amazing, sometimes I’d have been better off doing it myself.
I like going to the salon as a treat for myself but I haven't been since the fiasco. Haha
I'll still get my cuts done by someone else and happily pay and if I want a more complex dye job I'll consider going to a salon again but I had to scrape my jaw off the floor last time. She told me her rate at the consult but she DRASTICALLY underestimated the time it would take. Or, as I'm prone to believe on occasion, she decided to drag it out for one reason or another. Because I was sitting in the chair with dye on my head for way longer than was needed. And the dye pretty quickly fell out too. 🫠
You straight up got scammed. No one’s hair should ever take 8 hours and cost $2500. The person who does my girls hair does an excellent job with very vibrant colors and she only charges $300 for it. $2500 is an absolute scam.
Her rate is $300/hr for vivid colors and I also got a cut that was $60. The hourly rate is higher than some in my area (near Seattle, WA, USA) but I figured it was because it was gratuity-free so they sorta built the tip in. My usual stylist has a much smaller operation and charged $200/hr for vivids (she was out for wrist surgery) so I tried to measure against that pricing. She initially said 3-4 hours in the consultation, 5 hours max. That was pricier than usual for me but she was highly reviewed and recommended. I later found out she was going through a divorce so I'm pretty sure she was just trying to squeeze some extra money out of me. I was exhausted and frustrated by the end of the appointment so I just paid and went home.
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u/Erin_Derrick_Art 6h ago
At my last hair salon appointment they recently changed to "gratuity-free" but it cost $60 for the cheapest haircut, and $300/hr for dye jobs and the stylist absolutely just ran up the clock while I was there. And then she still gave me guff when I didn't tip.