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louxnoelle
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Bobbypins = Updo?
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I just booked my hair and makeup appointments for my engagement shoot (yay!), but the receptionist said something on the phone that I found really interesting.
She was very pleasant and attentive, so no complaints on the customer service side of things, but she asked if I was looking for an updo and I said that I just needed a blowout for volume, maybe some soft curls for a little bit of body. She said, "Okay, great! I'll put you down for a blowout, but just so you know, if they use any bobby pins at all, they'll charge you for an updo, even if it's just your bangs."
I lamely replied that that was fine because I don't have bangs, and we hung up.
That policy seems a little cray to me. I'm sure it comes from clients booking less-expensive services and then kind of cajoling the stylist into pinning their hair up or something, but you're telling me you would charge me an extra $30 for pinning my nonexistent bangs back?
In my experience, updo prices are determined by how long the style takes, to avoid charging too little for a more elaborate style or too much for something simpler. Why would a 2-minute bang poof cost $30?!
I appreciate the receptionist being upfront about it, and I don't expect it to affect me, but is that as weird as I think it is?
She was very pleasant and attentive, so no complaints on the customer service side of things, but she asked if I was looking for an updo and I said that I just needed a blowout for volume, maybe some soft curls for a little bit of body. She said, "Okay, great! I'll put you down for a blowout, but just so you know, if they use any bobby pins at all, they'll charge you for an updo, even if it's just your bangs."
I lamely replied that that was fine because I don't have bangs, and we hung up.
That policy seems a little cray to me. I'm sure it comes from clients booking less-expensive services and then kind of cajoling the stylist into pinning their hair up or something, but you're telling me you would charge me an extra $30 for pinning my nonexistent bangs back?
In my experience, updo prices are determined by how long the style takes, to avoid charging too little for a more elaborate style or too much for something simpler. Why would a 2-minute bang poof cost $30?!
I appreciate the receptionist being upfront about it, and I don't expect it to affect me, but is that as weird as I think it is?
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Re: Bobbypins = Updo?
That is the rule at my salon.
They have to draw the line somewhere
ETA: sneaky, or ignorant as to what constitutes an updo
Actually in my experience salons have set prices for full updos and half up/half down dos and for wedding dos. If the hairstylist wants to make a lot of money then he/she needs to be able to manage their time and not take forever on a hairstyle. For example my hairstylist will schedule a quick hair cut for a man while in the middle of my cut and highlight. So while I am under the dryer she will quickly cut the guys hair.
The bolded has been my experience too. Pinning one chunk into a swoop to the side is not even close to an updo. I get needing to draw the line somewhere but... this is not where it should be drawn.
Beware the bobbypins, knotties.