I have been here several times over the course of two years so I would like to start by saying what I liked before what I don't anymore.
Like:
Johnny is kind and relatable. He's funny and talks and includes everyone in conversation. He happily speaks English to the guests and his staff and on occasion, he speaks his other language with his staff. This ability to speak English naturally creates trust with me. If I don't know what you're saying but I give you my money, you could be saying bad things about me and I would never know which would be malicious and evil.
Dislikes:
1 -- The nail sets are kind of nice initially but look warped or chunky as you inspect it later.
2 -- Some other staff including Sylvia speak their main language and because of their body language when you address an issue with them along with the other language they are speaking, it makes me feel uncomfortable and as if I am being insulted. If you rather insult me BUT yet see my money as worth taking, I rather not give you my money or time. Horrible business practice!
3 -- When the nail techs rush, acrylic and or debris will be all over your fingers and skin and you will have to peel and scrub that stuff off. I have paid over $70 and more with tip but have to peel off mess? That's unacceptable.
4 -- The salon unclean, dusty and unsanitary. Clients come sit down talk with or without masks and get up and leave. There's no proper distance between clients nor are there people disinfecting the spaces as clients rotate in and out. Just disgusting!
5 -- The prices for nail designs and services are unclear and purposely not visible on the walls. The price of your individual service is up to them which makes sense to a certain degree but there's no transparency. If pictures and prices were given for guidance, that would've been nice so there's no surprise price at the end.
I have a story to go with this price issue-- I made an appointment online with Sylvia for a $55 white and pink new acrylic nails set. I had to wait a bit but then I sat down in her chair, told her I had an appointment with her and said it was the pink and white set. I guessed she saw her appointment book and saw the type of nails I wanted so she gathered her materials and began. Overall, I liked my nails! When the nail appointment is done, the techs usually give clients a ticket with the price but she didn't give me one since I was her last client. So, I went to check out and she asked for the form of payment. I told her debit and gave her my card. She ran it and to my surprise the amount was $70 instead of $55. I asked her why and she said there's a difference of what I have on my hands from the $55 pink and white nail set I made the appointment for. I would have never known there was a difference if she didn't tell me before she began. If I made an appointment online for one price, why didn't she tell me what she decided to put on me instead? I had to further conversation about my appointment, I simply sat down and she got her tools and started. She decided to style my nails the $70 set instead of the $55 set. That was her choice not mine but yet I had to pay for her decision without us discussing the price and style difference. To me, there is no difference. I have had the pink and white set before and it always cost the same until that day. I thought it was predatory, malicious and money hungry of her to do that instead of talk to me ahead of time. I'm the customer who thinks I am getting one service but you decide the service I want will cost more? If that's the case, give me the options to choose between which service and price point I want. Of course she had an attitude and began speaking to other coworkers in her language which I don't appreciate. It's not the first time she's caused an issue instead of helped bring a customer servicing solution to me. And the point is not that I am cheap or refused to pay the difference. I would gladly pay $100+ IF it were my choice of nails, I knew ahead of time what the price was, the nail tech communicated thoroughly and made me feel comfortable and knowledgeable and I was treated like a valued client.
I will no longer go there and I am on the hunt for another salon. read more