I hate to give a bad review but I guess I owe it to consumers to be honest.
I went to Angel Spa 6 months ago for my first ever pedicure and the guy was precise and gentle and fixed my toes with no problem.
Last week I had a foot doctor appointment coming up so I went back to this place to get my toes in good shape for the doc. It was a different guy doing the pedicure this time and he was not gentle or precise and sliced into the meat of my big toe next to nail. It hurt like heck but I thought maybe that's just something that happens sometimes during pedicure. But then it wouldn't stop bleeding and then poured acetone on it, and 3 employees came to look at it and discussed but I don't know what they said. Finally they bandaged it up with a big ball of cotton and it stopped bleeding.
The pedicure was supposed to cost $40 and I have no idea if that's a reasonable price. I gave the guy a $15 tip, and again I have no idea if that's the right amount. I gave him a tip because I thought maybe it was just a mistake and I didn't realize this was going to turn into a big thing. Also I tip out of guilt for some reason and I have to stop doing that. The tech said sorry and he said it was a good thing he cleared the dead skin. But if I'm being honest, I think something more than clearing dead skin happened that day. Anyway, the employees talked in a language I couldn't understand, and when I went to pay the cashier she charged me $25. So, I think basically they discounted the cost by the amount of the tip. I'm curious whether the technician kept the $15 of if he had to give it back to the store owner.
Anyway... after a few hours it wasn't very painful anymore but it was all scabbed up.
So I went to the foot doctor two days later and underneath the toenail the skin was dark blue. The nurse warned me I need to soak in Epsom salt 3 times and day and pour iodine on it, otherwise it will turn into a big mess.
Well, I did that, but now it's a week later and the nurse was right... I have a big mess. My big toe won't bend because it's all swollen up and presumably infected and it hurts like heck. The first appointment available at Kaiser is 2 months from now. But Kaiser does have an option where you can see a nurse practitioner in a local Target store. That would've worked except the first appointment available at Target is 3 weeks from now. I guess I'm headed off to hang out with a room full of sick people for 4 hours at Kaiser urgent care clinic.
I like to support small/local business and I feel bad giving a 1-star review, but this really is alot more time and trouble than it's worth. I kind of like the idea of going to a pro and getting things done right, but it turns out I will have to manage my own toes from now on because I don't have confidence in the professionals. read more