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"Miss Livvy" <Xeveryidiwantistak...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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before I left and I have not looked back. She was late, made me late,
spent time making personal calls and I could go on and on. She was good
but you know, not that good. Six months ago I began getting my pedicures
once a month by a lady a good friend recommended. She is calm and
quiet. Today I even read while she did my pedicure. Since January I
have been having her do my acrylics and she does a great job. Also she
is on time, I am on time. I am even out of there quickly if I am a few
minutes late. It is a pleasure and best of all, she works on Monday when
few work and the salon is quiet.
Audrey
"ahmward" <nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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in to a nail salon to have her acrylics removed.(for those of you who are
local, it's the place upstairs near Foleys) The older Asian man working
there had a client who disappeared out back to wash her hands. In the
meantime he took a phone call and sat there picking his noce while he
chatted on the phone. When his client came back he went on doing her
nails––without washing or sanitising his hands in any way. Fungi happens I
guess.
"Miss Livvy" <Xeveryidiwantistak...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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service is not always so good. They frequently have much more business than
they know what to do with. It doesn't seem to bother the chains to lose
business because they know there's more.
I wore acrylics for about 8 months after my second son was born. I'm not a
lifer but felt better that my nails would continually look nice when I
didn't have time. I found a regular full–service salon to frequent but
could not, for the life of me, get appointments to have nails fixed easily.
I had to visit a chain nail salon and was most disappointed. The nails were
thicker; they did not follow the natural shape of my nails; my nail beds
were filed too deeply; and the white part of the french manicure extended
WAY too far up my nail. I never went back and just suffered with my
original salon. Better the devil you know...... At least I knew that
when I did get in, the work would be good.
I suggest you find a home salon and stick with it. That 's your only hope
for good service. The better you're known, the better the service. Even
so, it was hard for me to sometimes get appointments to fit my schedule
(which only entails waiting until DH gets home from work at 4:30; the salon
is 3 minutes away!)
Good luck!
Jamie
P.S. Remember, too, that as you develop preferences on the way your nails
should be done, you should remind your technician each and every time, even
if they insist they remember. I don't know how many times I've been
disappointed because my nails have been shaped too differently (hard to
correct) or have been left thicker than I wanted.
"Jamie" <zuschlag–sequ...@tds.net> wrote in message
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"Miss Livvy" <Xeveryidiwantistak...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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My experience has been that as long as nail salons are a dime–a–dozen,
service is not always so good. They frequently have much more
business than they know what to do with. It doesn't seem to bother
the chains to lose business because they know there's more.
I wore acrylics for about 8 months after my second son was born. I'm
not a lifer but felt better that my nails would continually look nice
when I didn't have time. I found a regular full–service salon to
frequent but could not, for the life of me, get appointments to have
nails fixed easily. I had to visit a chain nail salon and was most
disappointed. The nails were thicker; they did not follow the natural
shape of my nails; my nail beds were filed too deeply; and the white
part of the french manicure extended WAY too far up my nail. I never
went back and just suffered with my original salon. Better the devil
you know...... At least I knew that when I did get in, the work
would be good.
I suggest you find a home salon and stick with it. That 's your only
hope for good service. The better you're known, the better the
service. Even so, it was hard for me to sometimes get appointments to
fit my schedule (which only entails waiting until DH gets home from
work at 4:30; the salon is 3 minutes away!)
Good luck!
Jamie
P.S. Remember, too, that as you develop preferences on the way your
nails should be done, you should remind your technician each and every
time, even if they insist they remember. I don't know how many times
I've been disappointed because my nails have been shaped too
differently (hard to correct) or have been left thicker than I wanted.
Jamie, I actually have my nail appointments booked through October. It
is just easier to have them on the books than to schedule them at the
last minute.
"Jennifer Dellapina" <dellap...@netscape.net> wrote in message
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weekend temp (she was an old, good friend of the owner's and she was always
in and out of jobs, in and out of relationships with boyfriends, etc., etc.,
so the owner was trying to give her a little extra money and hours) who was
sweeping prior to my coloring appt. say "If you were here earlier, Laura
could've done your brows. They could use a higher arch; less of that dark,
mysterious Arabesque or Cleopatra look."
I felt like saying to her "Yeah, and you know what? If you'd arrived earlier
this morning she could have given you microdermabrasion since you have a
worse complexion than my great aunt had at 89 on her deathbed. It's just
horrible. Have you smoked cigarettes since you were seven or something?",
however I just kept my mouth shut since I knew I'd wind up having to see her
again and Laura had *already* had enough problems with this chick over the
years, but for some odd reason always felt the need to come to her rescue.
I just felt like she should keep her nosy opinions to herself. My eyebrows
*are* arched and slightly tapered at the ends, both of them do match, I
receive plenty of compliments on them throughout the year, I rarely use a
pencil on them because my eyes are medium brown and my brows are black, so I
don't want my brows to look too heavy or painted with a pencil line.
Just because they're not pencil thin and they're more pronounced like
Brooke Sheilds's or Sandra Bullock's (that's who men I've known have said
they're shaped like even though the rest of me doesn't look anything like
either one of them AFAIC, LOL), I don't need the commentary, thanks, so I
hear you on that note, Jen! Sometimes I just don't know WHICH end is up with
the help at some salons, really, especially the help on the weekends!!!!
JN
"Wendy" <wendyandbr...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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were probably not in a service oriented business. There is no training
to teach new business owners how to treat customers, or how to respect
female clients. It's usually the same formula of the man who owns and
runs the shop and several young women who work for him. I noticed it at
the Asian bakery I went to yesterday. I could see the kitchen where one
man was yelling out orders and all of the bakers were female. The wife
looked at her husband but in her culture it is not proper for her to
correct him. It takes a lot of training to "soften" a man and make him
more cognizant of a woman's feelings. You knew you needed to stay to
make them dry before you left. He didn't understand that.
"Wendy" <wendyandbr...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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Thailand so I've had a lot of time to observe these business practices.
OT: A funny story is that a lady who cleaned for me several years ago
wanted her children to be very American so she named them Honda and
Toyota. After more years in the States she changed their names to
Jennifer and Matthew. It took almost ten years for her and her husband
to begin to work toward the American dream even though they came from
very good families in Thailand and were educated. It was so difficult
for them to learn English well and to understand how to achieve their
dreams.
Impolite Nail Technicians
"Miss Livvy" <Xeveryidiwantistak...@yahoo.com>
2/7/2006 4:17:21 AM
I posted a few days ago when I was thinking of getting acrylic nails put on.
Well I decided to do it. I am really liking them but I had a bad experience
with the tech and I wanted to see if others have had similar experiences.
In my quest for a salon, I first went back to the place I used to go when I
had acrylics several years ago. I was looking for the lady who used to do
them for me because I liked the work she did. When I walked in I did not see
Lee at her station. I politely asked if she still worked there and was told
she did not. So I asked that same technician if there was someone else
available and she barked at me "I am busy!" which startled me because I was
mainly just asking for an appointment. At any rate, I left there and after a
little searching I found another salon that could take my appointment. The
lady there did a nice job and I tipped her $5 (the charge full set was $21).
About 30 minutes after leaving the salon, I accidentally got some permanent
magic marker on my thumb. So I went back to the salon and asked if they
could fix it for me (perfectly willing to pay for it, BTW). She said of
course she would fix it. But I went to the rack of polish, the color I had
mine done in WAS NOT THERE. There were similar colors, but the exact color
definately was not among them –– I know because I knew the name of the color
and it was made by OPI. The technician started aguing with me, pulling out
similar colors and and insisting that was the rigth color. I was being
really polite but firm that the color was not the right one. Then she
started speaking in a foreign language in an angry tone to the other nail
techs. I am not an idiot, I know she is bitching about me, right? In the end
I said, don't worry about it, I'll just live with it, and I left.
I've had experiences like this a lot at nails salons. I frequently find
techs to be rude and impatient. Do others have this experience and if so, do
you just grin and bear it? Right now I really don't feel like going back to
the salon I went to yesterday, but at the same time, I don't find better
service at other places ...
Well I decided to do it. I am really liking them but I had a bad experience
with the tech and I wanted to see if others have had similar experiences.
In my quest for a salon, I first went back to the place I used to go when I
had acrylics several years ago. I was looking for the lady who used to do
them for me because I liked the work she did. When I walked in I did not see
Lee at her station. I politely asked if she still worked there and was told
she did not. So I asked that same technician if there was someone else
available and she barked at me "I am busy!" which startled me because I was
mainly just asking for an appointment. At any rate, I left there and after a
little searching I found another salon that could take my appointment. The
lady there did a nice job and I tipped her $5 (the charge full set was $21).
About 30 minutes after leaving the salon, I accidentally got some permanent
magic marker on my thumb. So I went back to the salon and asked if they
could fix it for me (perfectly willing to pay for it, BTW). She said of
course she would fix it. But I went to the rack of polish, the color I had
mine done in WAS NOT THERE. There were similar colors, but the exact color
definately was not among them –– I know because I knew the name of the color
and it was made by OPI. The technician started aguing with me, pulling out
similar colors and and insisting that was the rigth color. I was being
really polite but firm that the color was not the right one. Then she
started speaking in a foreign language in an angry tone to the other nail
techs. I am not an idiot, I know she is bitching about me, right? In the end
I said, don't worry about it, I'll just live with it, and I left.
I've had experiences like this a lot at nails salons. I frequently find
techs to be rude and impatient. Do others have this experience and if so, do
you just grin and bear it? Right now I really don't feel like going back to
the salon I went to yesterday, but at the same time, I don't find better
service at other places ...
"ahmward" <nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com>
2/6/2006 8:25:51 PM
"Miss Livvy" <Xeveryidiwantistak...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I posted a few days ago when I was thinking of getting acrylic nails
put on.
Well I decided to do it. I am really liking them but I had a bad
experience
with the tech and I wanted to see if others have had similar
experiences.
In my quest for a salon, I first went back to the place I used to go
when I
had acrylics several years ago. I was looking for the lady who used to
do
them for me because I liked the work she did. When I walked in I did
not see
Lee at her station. I politely asked if she still worked there and was
told
she did not. So I asked that same technician if there was someone else
available and she barked at me "I am busy!" which startled me because
I was
mainly just asking for an appointment. At any rate, I left there and
after a
little searching I found another salon that could take my appointment.
The
lady there did a nice job and I tipped her $5 (the charge full set was
$21).
About 30 minutes after leaving the salon, I accidentally got some
permanent
magic marker on my thumb. So I went back to the salon and asked if
they
could fix it for me (perfectly willing to pay for it, BTW). She said
of
course she would fix it. But I went to the rack of polish, the color I
had
mine done in WAS NOT THERE. There were similar colors, but the exact
color
definately was not among them –– I know because I knew the name of the
color
and it was made by OPI. The technician started aguing with me, pulling
out
similar colors and and insisting that was the rigth color. I was being
really polite but firm that the color was not the right one. Then she
started speaking in a foreign language in an angry tone to the other
nail
techs. I am not an idiot, I know she is bitching about me, right? In
the end
I said, don't worry about it, I'll just live with it, and I left.
I've had experiences like this a lot at nails salons. I frequently
find
techs to be rude and impatient. Do others have this experience and if
so, do
you just grin and bear it? Right now I really don't feel like going
back to
the salon I went to yesterday, but at the same time, I don't find
better
service at other places ...
Livvy, keep looking. I put up with crap from a manicurist for 12 years put on.
Well I decided to do it. I am really liking them but I had a bad
experience
with the tech and I wanted to see if others have had similar
experiences.
In my quest for a salon, I first went back to the place I used to go
when I
had acrylics several years ago. I was looking for the lady who used to
do
them for me because I liked the work she did. When I walked in I did
not see
Lee at her station. I politely asked if she still worked there and was
told
she did not. So I asked that same technician if there was someone else
available and she barked at me "I am busy!" which startled me because
I was
mainly just asking for an appointment. At any rate, I left there and
after a
little searching I found another salon that could take my appointment.
The
lady there did a nice job and I tipped her $5 (the charge full set was
$21).
About 30 minutes after leaving the salon, I accidentally got some
permanent
magic marker on my thumb. So I went back to the salon and asked if
they
could fix it for me (perfectly willing to pay for it, BTW). She said
of
course she would fix it. But I went to the rack of polish, the color I
had
mine done in WAS NOT THERE. There were similar colors, but the exact
color
definately was not among them –– I know because I knew the name of the
color
and it was made by OPI. The technician started aguing with me, pulling
out
similar colors and and insisting that was the rigth color. I was being
really polite but firm that the color was not the right one. Then she
started speaking in a foreign language in an angry tone to the other
nail
techs. I am not an idiot, I know she is bitching about me, right? In
the end
I said, don't worry about it, I'll just live with it, and I left.
I've had experiences like this a lot at nails salons. I frequently
find
techs to be rude and impatient. Do others have this experience and if
so, do
you just grin and bear it? Right now I really don't feel like going
back to
the salon I went to yesterday, but at the same time, I don't find
better
service at other places ...
before I left and I have not looked back. She was late, made me late,
spent time making personal calls and I could go on and on. She was good
but you know, not that good. Six months ago I began getting my pedicures
once a month by a lady a good friend recommended. She is calm and
quiet. Today I even read while she did my pedicure. Since January I
have been having her do my acrylics and she does a great job. Also she
is on time, I am on time. I am even out of there quickly if I am a few
minutes late. It is a pleasure and best of all, she works on Monday when
few work and the salon is quiet.
Audrey
"KarenCannoli" <XFra...@cannolicast.net>
2/6/2006 8:50:42 PM
I must be really lucky because I have had good experiences with
my gals. I have only been to nail places in the SF Bay Area and
in NYC, but they are always warm and friendly. There are so
many places around, nobody's going to put up with crap, or
at least *I* won't.
Karen
Whatever happened to mohair? Lenny Briscoe
my gals. I have only been to nail places in the SF Bay Area and
in NYC, but they are always warm and friendly. There are so
many places around, nobody's going to put up with crap, or
at least *I* won't.
Karen
Whatever happened to mohair? Lenny Briscoe
"Foxglove" <ihateflo...@gmail.com>
2/7/2006 9:54:15 AM
"ahmward" <nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Livvy, keep looking. I put up with crap from a manicurist for 12 years
before I left and I have not looked back. She was late, made me late,
spent time making personal calls and I could go on and on. She was good
but you know, not that good. Six months ago I began getting my pedicures
once a month by a lady a good friend recommended. She is calm and
quiet. Today I even read while she did my pedicure. Since January I
have been having her do my acrylics and she does a great job. Also she
is on time, I am on time. I am even out of there quickly if I am a few
minutes late. It is a pleasure and best of all, she works on Monday when
few work and the salon is quiet.
Audrey
Recently I was up at Rolling Oaks mall in San Antonio with a friend who went before I left and I have not looked back. She was late, made me late,
spent time making personal calls and I could go on and on. She was good
but you know, not that good. Six months ago I began getting my pedicures
once a month by a lady a good friend recommended. She is calm and
quiet. Today I even read while she did my pedicure. Since January I
have been having her do my acrylics and she does a great job. Also she
is on time, I am on time. I am even out of there quickly if I am a few
minutes late. It is a pleasure and best of all, she works on Monday when
few work and the salon is quiet.
Audrey
in to a nail salon to have her acrylics removed.(for those of you who are
local, it's the place upstairs near Foleys) The older Asian man working
there had a client who disappeared out back to wash her hands. In the
meantime he took a phone call and sat there picking his noce while he
chatted on the phone. When his client came back he went on doing her
nails––without washing or sanitising his hands in any way. Fungi happens I
guess.
wendyandbr...@webtv.net (Wendy)
2/16/2006 6:19:59 PM
Wow, interesting insight. I guess that does make a lot of sense but they
still lost a customer over it and I still ruined my $40 manicure. I had
never thought ot the incident in that light and while it doesn't really
change my feelings about it, it is still interesting nonetheless.
Wendy
still lost a customer over it and I still ruined my $40 manicure. I had
never thought ot the incident in that light and while it doesn't really
change my feelings about it, it is still interesting nonetheless.
Wendy
"Jamie" <zuschlag–sequ...@tds.net>
2/6/2006 11:32:46 PM
"Miss Livvy" <Xeveryidiwantistak...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I've had experiences like this a lot at nails salons. I frequently find
techs to be rude and impatient. Do others have this experience and if so,
do
you just grin and bear it? Right now I really don't feel like going back
to
the salon I went to yesterday, but at the same time, I don't find better
service at other places ...
My experience has been that as long as nail salons are a dime–a–dozen, techs to be rude and impatient. Do others have this experience and if so,
do
you just grin and bear it? Right now I really don't feel like going back
to
the salon I went to yesterday, but at the same time, I don't find better
service at other places ...
service is not always so good. They frequently have much more business than
they know what to do with. It doesn't seem to bother the chains to lose
business because they know there's more.
I wore acrylics for about 8 months after my second son was born. I'm not a
lifer but felt better that my nails would continually look nice when I
didn't have time. I found a regular full–service salon to frequent but
could not, for the life of me, get appointments to have nails fixed easily.
I had to visit a chain nail salon and was most disappointed. The nails were
thicker; they did not follow the natural shape of my nails; my nail beds
were filed too deeply; and the white part of the french manicure extended
WAY too far up my nail. I never went back and just suffered with my
original salon. Better the devil you know...... At least I knew that
when I did get in, the work would be good.
I suggest you find a home salon and stick with it. That 's your only hope
for good service. The better you're known, the better the service. Even
so, it was hard for me to sometimes get appointments to fit my schedule
(which only entails waiting until DH gets home from work at 4:30; the salon
is 3 minutes away!)
Good luck!
Jamie
P.S. Remember, too, that as you develop preferences on the way your nails
should be done, you should remind your technician each and every time, even
if they insist they remember. I don't know how many times I've been
disappointed because my nails have been shaped too differently (hard to
correct) or have been left thicker than I wanted.
"ahmward" <nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com>
2/6/2006 10:13:10 PM
"Jamie" <zuschlag–sequ...@tds.net> wrote in message
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"Miss Livvy" <Xeveryidiwantistak...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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My experience has been that as long as nail salons are a dime–a–dozen,
service is not always so good. They frequently have much more
business than they know what to do with. It doesn't seem to bother
the chains to lose business because they know there's more.
I wore acrylics for about 8 months after my second son was born. I'm
not a lifer but felt better that my nails would continually look nice
when I didn't have time. I found a regular full–service salon to
frequent but could not, for the life of me, get appointments to have
nails fixed easily. I had to visit a chain nail salon and was most
disappointed. The nails were thicker; they did not follow the natural
shape of my nails; my nail beds were filed too deeply; and the white
part of the french manicure extended WAY too far up my nail. I never
went back and just suffered with my original salon. Better the devil
you know...... At least I knew that when I did get in, the work
would be good.
I suggest you find a home salon and stick with it. That 's your only
hope for good service. The better you're known, the better the
service. Even so, it was hard for me to sometimes get appointments to
fit my schedule (which only entails waiting until DH gets home from
work at 4:30; the salon is 3 minutes away!)
Good luck!
Jamie
P.S. Remember, too, that as you develop preferences on the way your
nails should be done, you should remind your technician each and every
time, even if they insist they remember. I don't know how many times
I've been disappointed because my nails have been shaped too
differently (hard to correct) or have been left thicker than I wanted.
is just easier to have them on the books than to schedule them at the
last minute.
CarolC...@aol.com
2/7/2006 6:01:39 AM
I have a great gal also, Karen. Her name is Susie and she is just a
doll. I hope she never leaves this spa/salon that is close to my home,
for I shall have to hunt her down and threaten her! She gave me a
nice tin of cookies at Christmas and I gave her extra cash because she
is planning her wedding and I felt that could come in handy. We talk
weddings and have such fun!
Carol
doll. I hope she never leaves this spa/salon that is close to my home,
for I shall have to hunt her down and threaten her! She gave me a
nice tin of cookies at Christmas and I gave her extra cash because she
is planning her wedding and I felt that could come in handy. We talk
weddings and have such fun!
Carol
Jennifer Dellapina <dellap...@netscape.net>
2/10/2006 5:22:58 AM
On 2/6/06 8:17 PM, in article
lbVFf.10862$1n4.5...@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net, "Miss Livvy"
<Xeveryidiwantistak...@yahoo.com> wrote:
every time I go in there, I see them act rudely to others. Most frequently,
someone walks in and asks for an appointment, and they all just ignore her.
Once though, I was so shocked –– a woman came in and asked for a nail
appointment, and my nail tech said yes and added "and we'll wax your
eyebrows too." The woman was very gracious and just said no thanks. Crazy!
Dellapina
lbVFf.10862$1n4.5...@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net, "Miss Livvy"
<Xeveryidiwantistak...@yahoo.com> wrote:
I've had experiences like this a lot at nails salons. I frequently find
techs to be rude and impatient. Do others have this experience and if so, do
you just grin and bear it? Right now I really don't feel like going back to
the salon I went to yesterday, but at the same time, I don't find better
service at other places ...
Pretty much, yeah. The women at my salon are nice to me, but just about techs to be rude and impatient. Do others have this experience and if so, do
you just grin and bear it? Right now I really don't feel like going back to
the salon I went to yesterday, but at the same time, I don't find better
service at other places ...
every time I go in there, I see them act rudely to others. Most frequently,
someone walks in and asks for an appointment, and they all just ignore her.
Once though, I was so shocked –– a woman came in and asked for a nail
appointment, and my nail tech said yes and added "and we'll wax your
eyebrows too." The woman was very gracious and just said no thanks. Crazy!
Dellapina
wac...@AOL.com
2/10/2006 6:31:07 AM
I've had experiences like this a lot at nails salons. I frequently find
techs to be rude and impatient. Do others have this experience and if
so, do
you just grin and bear it? Right now I really don't feel like going
back to
the salon I went to yesterday, but at the same time, I don't find
better
service at other places ...
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Yes, I have and eventually those salons go out of business soon enough.
People can put up with only so much abuse (common in nail salons for
some reason) and, since there's one on every corner (at least where I
live), I just move on to another salon......oh, and I also NEVER leave
anyone a tip who has been rude to me.
Susan
http://susansspa.blogspot.com/
techs to be rude and impatient. Do others have this experience and if
so, do
you just grin and bear it? Right now I really don't feel like going
back to
the salon I went to yesterday, but at the same time, I don't find
better
service at other places ...
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Yes, I have and eventually those salons go out of business soon enough.
People can put up with only so much abuse (common in nail salons for
some reason) and, since there's one on every corner (at least where I
live), I just move on to another salon......oh, and I also NEVER leave
anyone a tip who has been rude to me.
Susan
http://susansspa.blogspot.com/
"val189" <gwehr...@bellsouth.net>
2/10/2006 7:36:30 AM
The few times I inquired about a nail appt, I got that two–heads look.
Often, the salon receptionist would give me the bit about not booking
the tech's appts, she's an independent, didn't know her hours or days
– you'd think she was operating from the moon rather than in the same
room.
They may know about nails, but running a simple business seems to be
beyond some of 'em. I had to almost beg for her card – no one was
about to offer it. Made me wonder what the deal was between salon and
tech.
I have also peered thru the window at some nail salons and saw scissors
at work on cuticles – aagh–– cross THAT one off.
Often, the salon receptionist would give me the bit about not booking
the tech's appts, she's an independent, didn't know her hours or days
– you'd think she was operating from the moon rather than in the same
room.
They may know about nails, but running a simple business seems to be
beyond some of 'em. I had to almost beg for her card – no one was
about to offer it. Made me wonder what the deal was between salon and
tech.
I have also peered thru the window at some nail salons and saw scissors
at work on cuticles – aagh–– cross THAT one off.
"Spanglerella Man" <spangle_...@hotmail.com>
2/10/2006 10:24:09 PM
"Jennifer Dellapina" <dellap...@netscape.net> wrote in message
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On 2/6/06 8:17 PM, in article
lbVFf.10862$1n4.5...@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net, "Miss Livvy"
<Xeveryidiwantistak...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Pretty much, yeah. The women at my salon are nice to me, but just about
every time I go in there, I see them act rudely to others. Most
frequently,
someone walks in and asks for an appointment, and they all just ignore
her.
Once though, I was so shocked –– a woman came in and asked for a nail
appointment, and my nail tech said yes and added "and we'll wax your
eyebrows too." The woman was very gracious and just said no thanks.
Crazy!
Dellapina
That's just bull, I agree. Very rude. I had somebody who was working as a lbVFf.10862$1n4.5...@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net, "Miss Livvy"
<Xeveryidiwantistak...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Pretty much, yeah. The women at my salon are nice to me, but just about
every time I go in there, I see them act rudely to others. Most
frequently,
someone walks in and asks for an appointment, and they all just ignore
her.
Once though, I was so shocked –– a woman came in and asked for a nail
appointment, and my nail tech said yes and added "and we'll wax your
eyebrows too." The woman was very gracious and just said no thanks.
Crazy!
Dellapina
weekend temp (she was an old, good friend of the owner's and she was always
in and out of jobs, in and out of relationships with boyfriends, etc., etc.,
so the owner was trying to give her a little extra money and hours) who was
sweeping prior to my coloring appt. say "If you were here earlier, Laura
could've done your brows. They could use a higher arch; less of that dark,
mysterious Arabesque or Cleopatra look."
I felt like saying to her "Yeah, and you know what? If you'd arrived earlier
this morning she could have given you microdermabrasion since you have a
worse complexion than my great aunt had at 89 on her deathbed. It's just
horrible. Have you smoked cigarettes since you were seven or something?",
however I just kept my mouth shut since I knew I'd wind up having to see her
again and Laura had *already* had enough problems with this chick over the
years, but for some odd reason always felt the need to come to her rescue.
I just felt like she should keep her nosy opinions to herself. My eyebrows
*are* arched and slightly tapered at the ends, both of them do match, I
receive plenty of compliments on them throughout the year, I rarely use a
pencil on them because my eyes are medium brown and my brows are black, so I
don't want my brows to look too heavy or painted with a pencil line.
Just because they're not pencil thin and they're more pronounced like
Brooke Sheilds's or Sandra Bullock's (that's who men I've known have said
they're shaped like even though the rest of me doesn't look anything like
either one of them AFAIC, LOL), I don't need the commentary, thanks, so I
hear you on that note, Jen! Sometimes I just don't know WHICH end is up with
the help at some salons, really, especially the help on the weekends!!!!
JN
goldmanekin...@hotmail.com
2/11/2006 4:46:53 PM
ahmward wrote:
to an off day. I have a great Asian salon down the street from where I
live. It is clean, the prices are great, and the service is terrific.
Hair salons have been another matter for me. For a while, I went to
Elizabeth Arden, until I realized that I was paying heaps of money for
haircuts that I really didn't like all that much better than what I
could get at a cheaper salon. I was also a patron of Vidal Sassoon for
a couple of years, too. Finally I got tired of paying $100 for having
a stylist who was so caught up in her personal dramas that she couldn't
get simple instructions like "no layers, please" right.
I switched to a cheaper salon, and I have my cut and color done for the
same price as what my haircuts cost at VS. The truly funny thing was
when I told my stylist that I wanted to go blonde (I'm a natural
brunette with golden highlights). Her answer was, "sure, no problem,"
and an hour later, voila! I was blonde. Contrast this with the line
of hooey I was fed at Sassoon, that "the change" would take several
treatments and run into the hundreds of dollars.
Livvy, keep looking. I put up with crap from a manicurist for 12 years
before I left and I have not looked back. She was late, made me late,
spent time making personal calls and I could go on and on. She was good
but you know, not that good. Six months ago I began getting my pedicures
once a month by a lady a good friend recommended. She is calm and
quiet. Today I even read while she did my pedicure. Since January I
have been having her do my acrylics and she does a great job. Also she
is on time, I am on time. I am even out of there quickly if I am a few
minutes late. It is a pleasure and best of all, she works on Monday when
few work and the salon is quiet.
12 years is a long time. I give it three visits: everyone is entitled before I left and I have not looked back. She was late, made me late,
spent time making personal calls and I could go on and on. She was good
but you know, not that good. Six months ago I began getting my pedicures
once a month by a lady a good friend recommended. She is calm and
quiet. Today I even read while she did my pedicure. Since January I
have been having her do my acrylics and she does a great job. Also she
is on time, I am on time. I am even out of there quickly if I am a few
minutes late. It is a pleasure and best of all, she works on Monday when
few work and the salon is quiet.
to an off day. I have a great Asian salon down the street from where I
live. It is clean, the prices are great, and the service is terrific.
Hair salons have been another matter for me. For a while, I went to
Elizabeth Arden, until I realized that I was paying heaps of money for
haircuts that I really didn't like all that much better than what I
could get at a cheaper salon. I was also a patron of Vidal Sassoon for
a couple of years, too. Finally I got tired of paying $100 for having
a stylist who was so caught up in her personal dramas that she couldn't
get simple instructions like "no layers, please" right.
I switched to a cheaper salon, and I have my cut and color done for the
same price as what my haircuts cost at VS. The truly funny thing was
when I told my stylist that I wanted to go blonde (I'm a natural
brunette with golden highlights). Her answer was, "sure, no problem,"
and an hour later, voila! I was blonde. Contrast this with the line
of hooey I was fed at Sassoon, that "the change" would take several
treatments and run into the hundreds of dollars.
wendyandbr...@webtv.net (Wendy)
2/16/2006 11:29:47 AM
Oh yes, I know about rude nail techs. The last time I ever had my
acrylics done was when the owner of the salon barked at me "you can go
now" as I sat with my nails under the drying lights for about, two
minutes. Even his wife (who usually did my nails, and was quite nice)
looked at him like 'what is wrong with you?'.
Of course, I left with half–wet nails and nicked them when I opened my
car door, when I shut my car door, etc., etc. : P
This asian family owns several nail salons in town so maybe between the
two or three salons they can afford to be rude.
Wendy
acrylics done was when the owner of the salon barked at me "you can go
now" as I sat with my nails under the drying lights for about, two
minutes. Even his wife (who usually did my nails, and was quite nice)
looked at him like 'what is wrong with you?'.
Of course, I left with half–wet nails and nicked them when I opened my
car door, when I shut my car door, etc., etc. : P
This asian family owns several nail salons in town so maybe between the
two or three salons they can afford to be rude.
Wendy
"ahmward" <nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com>
2/16/2006 12:12:34 PM
"Wendy" <wendyandbr...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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Oh yes, I know about rude nail techs. The last time I ever had my
acrylics done was when the owner of the salon barked at me "you can go
now" as I sat with my nails under the drying lights for about, two
minutes. Even his wife (who usually did my nails, and was quite nice)
looked at him like 'what is wrong with you?'.
Of course, I left with half–wet nails and nicked them when I opened my
car door, when I shut my car door, etc., etc. : P
This asian family owns several nail salons in town so maybe between
the
two or three salons they can afford to be rude.
Wendy
In Thailand, Vietnam or wherever these families originated from they acrylics done was when the owner of the salon barked at me "you can go
now" as I sat with my nails under the drying lights for about, two
minutes. Even his wife (who usually did my nails, and was quite nice)
looked at him like 'what is wrong with you?'.
Of course, I left with half–wet nails and nicked them when I opened my
car door, when I shut my car door, etc., etc. : P
This asian family owns several nail salons in town so maybe between
the
two or three salons they can afford to be rude.
Wendy
were probably not in a service oriented business. There is no training
to teach new business owners how to treat customers, or how to respect
female clients. It's usually the same formula of the man who owns and
runs the shop and several young women who work for him. I noticed it at
the Asian bakery I went to yesterday. I could see the kitchen where one
man was yelling out orders and all of the bakers were female. The wife
looked at her husband but in her culture it is not proper for her to
correct him. It takes a lot of training to "soften" a man and make him
more cognizant of a woman's feelings. You knew you needed to stay to
make them dry before you left. He didn't understand that.
"ahmward" <nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com>
2/16/2006 5:33:50 PM
"Wendy" <wendyandbr...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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Wow, interesting insight. I guess that does make a lot of sense but
they
still lost a customer over it and I still ruined my $40 manicure. I
had
never thought ot the incident in that light and while it doesn't
really
change my feelings about it, it is still interesting nonetheless.
Wendy
I live in an area with the largest southeast Asian population outside of they
still lost a customer over it and I still ruined my $40 manicure. I
had
never thought ot the incident in that light and while it doesn't
really
change my feelings about it, it is still interesting nonetheless.
Wendy
Thailand so I've had a lot of time to observe these business practices.
OT: A funny story is that a lady who cleaned for me several years ago
wanted her children to be very American so she named them Honda and
Toyota. After more years in the States she changed their names to
Jennifer and Matthew. It took almost ten years for her and her husband
to begin to work toward the American dream even though they came from
very good families in Thailand and were educated. It was so difficult
for them to learn English well and to understand how to achieve their
dreams.
wendyandbr...@webtv.net (Wendy)
2/19/2006 3:33:00 PM
You have GOT to be kidding! They actually named their kids that? Wow, it
really is amazing how brave many of these people are to come here and
try to make it on their own. I can't imagine myself just packing up
tomorrow and moving to Thailand and trying to start my own business. Our
culture must seem so weird to them. (maybe likewise also)
Wendy
really is amazing how brave many of these people are to come here and
try to make it on their own. I can't imagine myself just packing up
tomorrow and moving to Thailand and trying to start my own business. Our
culture must seem so weird to them. (maybe likewise also)
Wendy
iwantthisn...@gmail.com
2/16/2006 12:25:28 PM
Miss Livvy wrote:
place, where I wont go anywhere else, very sweet ladies, ALWAYS
remember my name when I walk in the
door even after many months And no I would not put up with being rude
to you
I posted a few days ago when I was thinking of getting acrylic nails put on.
Well I decided to do it. I am really liking them but I had a bad experience
with the tech and I wanted to see if others have had similar experiences.
In my quest for a salon, I first went back to the place I used to go when I
had acrylics several years ago. I was looking for the lady who used to do
them for me because I liked the work she did. When I walked in I did not see
Lee at her station. I politely asked if she still worked there and was told
she did not. So I asked that same technician if there was someone else
available and she barked at me "I am busy!" which startled me because I was
mainly just asking for an appointment. At any rate, I left there and after a
little searching I found another salon that could take my appointment. The
lady there did a nice job and I tipped her $5 (the charge full set was $21).
About 30 minutes after leaving the salon, I accidentally got some permanent
magic marker on my thumb. So I went back to the salon and asked if they
could fix it for me (perfectly willing to pay for it, BTW). She said of
course she would fix it. But I went to the rack of polish, the color I had
mine done in WAS NOT THERE. There were similar colors, but the exact color
definately was not among them –– I know because I knew the name of the color
and it was made by OPI. The technician started aguing with me, pulling out
similar colors and and insisting that was the rigth color. I was being
really polite but firm that the color was not the right one. Then she
started speaking in a foreign language in an angry tone to the other nail
techs. I am not an idiot, I know she is bitching about me, right? In the end
I said, don't worry about it, I'll just live with it, and I left.
I've had experiences like this a lot at nails salons. I frequently find
techs to be rude and impatient. Do others have this experience and if so, do
you just grin and bear it? Right now I really don't feel like going back to
the salon I went to yesterday, but at the same time, I don't find better
service at other places ...
Keep trying, I just kinda did that for over a year till I found a Well I decided to do it. I am really liking them but I had a bad experience
with the tech and I wanted to see if others have had similar experiences.
In my quest for a salon, I first went back to the place I used to go when I
had acrylics several years ago. I was looking for the lady who used to do
them for me because I liked the work she did. When I walked in I did not see
Lee at her station. I politely asked if she still worked there and was told
she did not. So I asked that same technician if there was someone else
available and she barked at me "I am busy!" which startled me because I was
mainly just asking for an appointment. At any rate, I left there and after a
little searching I found another salon that could take my appointment. The
lady there did a nice job and I tipped her $5 (the charge full set was $21).
About 30 minutes after leaving the salon, I accidentally got some permanent
magic marker on my thumb. So I went back to the salon and asked if they
could fix it for me (perfectly willing to pay for it, BTW). She said of
course she would fix it. But I went to the rack of polish, the color I had
mine done in WAS NOT THERE. There were similar colors, but the exact color
definately was not among them –– I know because I knew the name of the color
and it was made by OPI. The technician started aguing with me, pulling out
similar colors and and insisting that was the rigth color. I was being
really polite but firm that the color was not the right one. Then she
started speaking in a foreign language in an angry tone to the other nail
techs. I am not an idiot, I know she is bitching about me, right? In the end
I said, don't worry about it, I'll just live with it, and I left.
I've had experiences like this a lot at nails salons. I frequently find
techs to be rude and impatient. Do others have this experience and if so, do
you just grin and bear it? Right now I really don't feel like going back to
the salon I went to yesterday, but at the same time, I don't find better
service at other places ...
place, where I wont go anywhere else, very sweet ladies, ALWAYS
remember my name when I walk in the
door even after many months And no I would not put up with being rude
to you