My experience at this location was a nightmare. First, the man who did my pedicure didn't clip my nails properly, and rushed my pedicure. My pedicure lasted about 10 minutes. My pedicure looked bad. The total charge for my pedicure was going to be $55. I complained to the owner who agreed the job was not done well. The owner also volunteered to redo my pedicure after completing my manicure.
While working on my manicure the owner continued stepping away from the table to attend other customers who also had complaints about the customer service being provided to them. Then, while shaping my nails, The owner became sarcastic with me just because I wanted to verify he understood how I want my nails shaped.
After clarifying to the owner how I wanted my nails to be painted, he refused to paint my nails the way I wanted it because he said no one would be able to see the color. Even though he was going against my request, I allowed for the owner to paint my nails the way he wanted. After the first coat of paint I verified the nail polish color was blue because it seemed more purple to me. Once the owner told me the color was not blue, I apprised him of me wanting my nails to be painted blue.
The owner then got very upset and threw the nail color display book at ME, not at the table, at ME! He then said, "when you know what color you want you let me know", before storming off to attend another customer. At that point I was very upset because the display book hit me. It's hard plastic and from the angle he was standing, it hit my hand hard. I got upset and attempted to remove myself from the situation because I am a disabled Veteran who struggles with anxiety and PTSD. I didn't want to lose my temper or create a scene.
Not only was my pedicure improperly done, but I was assaulted with the nail color display book. While attempting to gather my things, the owner approached me and acted as if he did nothing wrong. When I explain to him what he did and how upset it made me for him to throw the color display book at me his response was, "so what you want to call the cops on me?" I even demanded for him to look at the camera footage because where I was sitting, the cameras were able to catch what happened. Because I also hold a law enforcement background, I took it upon myself to call the authorities.
When the police officer arrived I explained my side of the story. The man who messed up my pedicure got in my face and started yelling at me. The police officer requested for him to move himself away from me. the man then told the officer that I was only unhappy because I didn't have my calluses removed. He also told the police officer that I was trying to run out so that I didn't have to pay my bill. I made it clear to the officer that I was not trying to run out on my bill, but that I was very upset because I was assaulted by the owner.
The police officer inquired with the owner on what he wanted to do to settle the dispute so that the customers can return to their day without having to witness what was going on. The owner requested for me to pay the $55 for my pedicure. After showing the police officer what my complaint was with my pedicure, i agreed to only pay the base pay because my pedicure was not done properly. The owner agreed and we settled with me paying $30. The owner then tried being nice to me, telling me to have a good day.
As I turned to leave the establishment the man once again approached me aggressively, attempting to clip my nails. He told the police officer that my nails needed to be clipped because they completed my manicure. Not only was my manicure not completed, but the audacity of this young man to attempt to put his hands on me after the owner had already threw something at me. At that point the police officer not only requested for the young man to calm down and lower his voice but ordered him not to put his hands on me.
Another customer had to intervene and say, "no they settled on $30, that's it." The police officer then escorted me outside, apologized to me for the situation, and even added that many complaints have come from customers coming to this establishment. The officer then inquired if I wanted to file charges against the owner for assault. I told him that I was not going to file charges because I was on my way to New York for a wedding and did not have the time. The weather was already very bad. I did however apprise him of me never returning to this establishment again and that I was going to write a review on them.
Regardless of the difference in culture you do not mistreat your customers nor do you take it upon yourself to disrespect them in any way. It was not OK, what was done to me. I will never return to that establishment again nor do I recommend anybody entering that establishment. read more