I waited over a year and a half to leave a review so I could speak to my full experience of being a founding member.
I became a founding club member in April 2024 when they first opened this location, with my focus on their beard trim and pedicure services. The subscription service gave me a limited amount of credits per month, which would cover usually 1 basic and 1 premium service. I would also be permitted a free drink when I came in for a service at a cost of $88 per month, not including tips.
It all seemed fairly easy to book and the free drink perk was nice at first, although I was disappointed to learn that it was per visit not per service, so if I booked two services I was required to pay for my second beverage.
The first beard trim service I received was from someone who was not experienced in beard trims at all. She was very nice and the conversation was great, but the result was just okay and i would always end up cleaning it up at home myself. After a few months it just seemed like I was never really happy with it so I shifted focus to only pedicures.
At the time the pedicures were great, but when the service provider left hammer and nails and I found the same service was delivered differently based on who provided the service. Very inconsistent and the quality never seemed to meet the initial level of service received.
I then decided to give beard trims a try again and noticed the woman I normally went to was no longer there, so I gave a new service provider a try only to receive a similar outcome resulting in me cleaning it up when I got home. The only difference was this service provider did zero talking everytime she saw me..... it felt a bit awkward and I stopped once and for all attempting to get a good beard trim there.
Overall the service always seemed inconsistent and the environment was never exactly as advertised. With all of the above I would've rated it 3 stars based on quality of service for the price. I wouldn't consider it a luxury experience, but some may find value in it if they want premium drinks, i typically stuck to a coffee or coke.. The reason why I dropped it to 2 stars is the offloading experience.
A few months ago I informed them in person that I wanted to cancel my membership, mainly due to not wanting to continue to drive that far for the service - I was still getting adequate pedicure services there, but had been meaning to cancel for months before finally pulling the trigger. Of course they said no problem as it was a month from my next charge. They did inform me that I would be allowed to access my credits for a period of time after cancelation, so I didn't lose them - sounded perfect.
A month passed and I received a notification my credit card was billed for the membership. When I called to asked them about the charge they confirmed my cancelation was in the system and advised they would leave a note to the manager to refund me for the erroneous charge and make sure I dont get charged again. I waited weeks and hadn't received my credit. Then at the following monthly billing cycle they attempted to charge me again. Luckily I had just advised my credit card company to block any charges from them a two days prior as I anticipated another erroneous charge.
I called them again today and the conversation went just as the last - they confirmed I canceled my membership months ago and will let the manager know, and I should be getting a refund for the last successful erroneous charge but this time noted I should receive it by the end of the week. Fingers crossed. read more