DEGRADING TO CUSTOMERS
I am not one to write reviews, since I work in the customer service industry and know that many only write reviews when they are angry, but my experience at this salon this weekend warrants it. I had been going to this salon for over a year, since I moved to the area. Their late hours, and being open on sundays was a huge benefit to me with my work schedule. The first few times I was there service was excellent, but it only got worse from there.
A few months ago I had brought my friend in for a pedicure with me. I was raving about their great deal for $20 that includes a leg massage, its fantastic. We get there and the girl uses dirty tools on BOTH of us! I was shocked, no mortified, because that has never happened. Not only that, I asked for a specific pedicure, she tried to upsell me to some stupid rose pedicure which is a ridiculously priced $50, and I politely decline. SHE GOES AHEAD WITH THIS PEDICURE ANYWAYS AND CONTINUES even after I ask what it is she is doing. Of course, they proceeded to charge me the $50 even though I never wanted it.
I figured the girl must have been new so I went in 2 weeks ago for just a gel fill in. What I liked was that they guarantee their fills for 2 weeks with the permanent French. Well 12 days into my fill, one of them breaks. I rush in on Saturday (literally 14 days from the date I got mine done) explaining that I would like my one nail redone since it broke 12 days into it. The owner, Anna, who is literally useless because she actually SLEEPS AND SNORES in the waxing rooms, looks at me, looks at my nail and tells me I will need a whole new set. Granted, after 2 weeks you are supposed to, but my nails don't grow that fast and I'm on a budget so no, I just needed the one nail re-done. After I explain this to her, her next excuse is the 2 week guarantee is really only 13 days, on the 14th day it is no longer valid. EXCUSE ME?! What kind of guarantee is that then? I tell her that it broke Thursday night but today was the only day I could get in and I apologized.
The place is empty, theres 6 people sitting at their stations listening to music on their phones, and Anna then tells me to SIT AND WAIT, because no one is available. Then she tells me in order to get my nail done I "better have my membership card with the date from my last visit". ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
I used to be one of those people who felt bad for nail ttechnicians. I have seen the way some people speak to them, and even have stood up for some of the girls here, but being treated like I'm a criminal after over a year of dedicated service to them was it, the last straw.
If I could give them a no-star rating I would. You're better off paying 5 dollars more for a clean, professional place not run by a bitch of an owner, and leave feeling better about yourself, not like a degraded human being. read more