I adored my Aveda salon and hair stylist back in Indiana. One of the hardest parts about moving is finding that special someone who doesn’t talk too much while cutting and coloring my hair, has readily available Saturday appointments, and doesn’t charge one MEELION dollars for the service.
I had a hair appointment this past Saturday at one of the local Aveda salons with a stylist I’ll call Felecia (because that’s her name.)
Let’s start with the positives about Felecia.
1. She knew that I part my hair to the right without having to ask me.
Now let’s move on to the negatives about Felecia.
1. When I first sat down in her chair to discuss what I needed done, she asked me if I was there to get the gray covered up. THE GRAY COVERED UP. (For the record, I have no gray hair.)
2. She sneered and crinkled her nose and was exasperated by my answers to all of my questions about my hair.
“Well I just DON’T understand why they did this to your hair?? ”
“How long ago did they do this to your hair??” (Heavy on the “THEY.”)
“I’m just trying to give you all of your options.”
“You’ll probably want to just go with a root touch-up, you probably want to save money.” (She wasn’t giving me the money saving option out of the goodness of her heart, she thought I looked like I couldn’t afford to be in the salon.)
3. She didn’t talk to me at all other than to ridicule my hair. Sure I don’t want a stylist that never stops jabbering, but not to talk to me at all?? Instead she was badmouthing one of her coworkers to her assistant.
4. While she was cutting my hair, she kept saying, “Oh my. The back of your hair is so messed up and jagged. I just DON’T UNDERSTAND what THEY did to you.”
5. When she was done, she said, “It looks pretty good. Well as good as it could look with what I had to work with. At least the color looks good.”
Yeah. I know!
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Julie D.
November 26, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Oh ya, that’s the way to keep a new customer.
what a beotch,
MadWomanMeg
November 26, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Oh no she di’int!! OMG. What a wretched woman! I avoid hair salons like the plague whenever possible because of people like her.
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Christina
November 26, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Wow, open mouth, insert foot. She needs to work on her customer banter, I think. Or at least work on not insulting people.
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BedsideTalesMan
November 26, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Can’t say that I feel your pain…but if in the service industry…GIVE SERVICE!
I love your blog and will be back.
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Anita Kaiser
November 27, 2008 at 8:15 am
That does not sound like a pampering experience! Here’s hoping you have WAY better luck next time!
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amy
November 27, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Oy, nothing worse than a rude, clueless stylist! That sux. Good luck finding the right fit!~ You will!
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falanfanny
November 28, 2008 at 6:26 am
Nice post.Its interesting to know about your funny experiences.Thanks for sharing the information.
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Jamie
November 28, 2008 at 1:51 pm
OK what a beotch. This is why I will drive to another county to get my hair done if needed.
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magpie
November 28, 2008 at 10:22 pm
It is such a fine line – they’re terrible with the hair but they keep their mouths shut, they do a good job on the hair but you can’t stand to be near them.
Madness
November 29, 2008 at 5:53 pm
I just want the phone number to the salon because I have a NEED to sy all the things to her that you didnt . AND THEM SOME.
ptoall
November 30, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Your hair is adorable! What a witch!
Keep shopping for a hair stylist. That one is just not gonna be THE ONE.