Mani & Pedi

[DianeD]

I scheduled a mani & pedi at a new frou frou spa last night. I had received an intro offer through the mail and wanted to check it out. I should have suspected something was wrong when the girl was "filing" my nails and didn't know how to "hold" my fingers or the emery board! :blink:

After the polish was applied to toes & fingers (rather sloppily too) I find out she is one of the hairdressers! :yell: :censor: Now I know what it means when people say their blood was boiling! Am I overreacting? Total cost was $50 - not that cheap for a choppy job :mad:

[freckles]

...I would have made her take the :censor: polish off and walked out without paying...no need to pay for a service you didn't receive :finger:

[ladypilot]

I have always been meticulous about my finger nails. I've been doing them since my mother started letting me wear nail polish in 2nd grade. I got a manicure once in my life and will never do it again. The woman did an OK job, but I do a much better job. She didn't buff my nails to get the little ridges out, so the nail polish looked smeared. She also didn't trim my cuticles at all. I was so disappointed. I went home and redid the whole thing. I wish that I would have complained, but maybe compared to how well other people do their own nails, she probably did a good job.

Same thing for the only pedicure I got. The girl soaked my foot in soap and water and scrubbed the dead skin off, then painted my nails. I said to her that they look no different than when I do it myself! Complete waste of money.

[PerfectAnjail]

You definitely should have to take the polish off and refused to pay. And besides what kind of "offer" is $50?

I have only had one bad experience with a manicurist and I just never went to her again.

Ladypilot, there are actually some places that no longer cut cuticles due to the infection problem salons were having a few years ago. As for not filing your nails... :blink:

I would actually almost agree that pedicures are a waste of money. IF you get one and they don't give your calves/feet a good massage...that's the only reason I even get a pedi. Because you're right, the polish looks the same as when I do it myself. (not true of the mani, since my left hand is apparently retarded)

[JillD]

That is RIDICULOUS!!! You should not have had to pay for that. Something similar happened to me when I got a pedi and the girl had no idea how to do it...I just got up and left. It sucks when you're really looking forward to it too. :mad:

[MarciaF]

That type of crap pisses me off. I went for a massage 3 weeks ago and hated every minute of it. It was WAY too light, too gentle. I kept thinking, he'll get more rigorous in a minute, he's just warming up. NOPE! I still had to pay the $80. It royally ruined my day! :scratch:

[Leah]

I'd be pissed...it's like getting a bad haircut...it takes so long for it to grow back and look good :dry:

[freckles]

...talking about bad hair-cuts - I once literally grabbed a comb out of a hairdressers hand and threw it at the mirror, all the while screaming at the girl, "What the :censor: did you do to my hair...I can't go outside looking like this." She had quite seriously cut all my bangs down to my scalp (I had short hair). I looked like I belonged in some sort of cult. The next day at work, everyone was like, "Do you like your hair?" :blink: I didn't pay... in fact the salon gave me free cuts for the next several visits (different stylist). The salon should have paid for all the new scarves I had to buy to cover my bald spot :lol:

[Leah]

Originally posted by freckles@Jun 8 2006, 08:07 PM
...talking about bad hair-cuts - I once literally grabbed a comb out of a hairdressers hand and threw it at the mirror, all the while screaming at the girl, "What the :censor: did you do to my hair...I can't go outside looking like this." She had quite seriously cut all my bangs down to my scalp (I had short hair). I looked like I belonged in some sort of cult. The next day at work, everyone was like, "Do you like your hair?" :blink: I didn't pay... in fact the salon gave me free cuts for the next several visits (different stylist). The salon should have paid for all the new scarves I had to buy to cover my bald spot :lol:
I've had one bad cut after another :sad:

[DAS]

That would have made me really mad too! $50 is a lot of money!

[colo1278]

go back, get your money back and threaten to report them to the better business bureau or even the State board for licensing if they won't refund.

[Eegor]

i just know in venezuela it costs 2 dollars for a great pedi :)

[DianeD]

Originally posted by colo1278@Jun 9 2006, 12:08 AM
go back, get your money back and threaten to report them to the better business bureau or even the State board for licensing if they won't refund.
I really should. The salon is a 2 minute walk from my house. Am I wrong assuming that anyone doing nails as a public service should hold a license? :blink:
I get mad all over again at the thought :curse:

[poke]

Originally posted by Whoamama@Jun 9 2006, 09:46 PM
Am I wrong assuming that anyone doing nails as a public service should hold a license?
No, you are 100% correct.

If they won't refund you, tell them next time you want a happy ending. That is the level of legitimacy of their operation. :dry:

[DianeD]

Originally posted by poke@Jun 9 2006, 10:26 AM
No, you are 100% correct.

If they won't refund you, tell them next time you want a happy ending. That is the level of legitimacy of their operation. :dry:
Update:

I called the salon 1 day after i got the lousy mani & pedi. After speaking to the owner for about 15 min all she said was "sorry you had a bad experience, thank you for calling"! No offer was made to redo my nails or a refund. :curse: :censor:

After I told the owner that the "manicurist" failed to trim my cuticles and buff my nails she responded..."well. I wasn't there so I don't know if she did that or not"

Me: "well I was there and I am telling you that she DID NOT trim my cuticles or buff my nails"!!! :blink:

Needless to say, I called my credit card company and disputed the charges and claimed that the services I thought I was to get were not rendered! :cool:

Take That Bitches!

[lckychrms]

makes you wonder what's happening to customer service... :blink: The least they could have done was offer to redo the mani/pedi.

[DianeD]

Originally posted by lckychrms@Jul 2 2006, 03:18 PM
makes you wonder what's happening to customer service... :blink: The least they could have done was offer to redo the mani/pedi.
I found out the salon has only been there for a few months. The owner is very young (not that it matters, but...) and not really "seasoned" in customer service. I predict the salon will not be in business for very long. Serves her right :mad:

[northernstar]

Originally posted by Whoamama@Jul 2 2006, 02:29 PM
I found out the salon has only been there for a few months. The owner is very young (not that it matters, but...) and not really "seasoned" in customer service. I predict the salon will not be in business for very long. Serves her right :mad:
With customer service skills like that, you're probably right.

The night before my prom, I got my nails done and eyebrows waxed. She got nail polish all over the place and smudged it, and nearly waxed my eyebrows off. I looked like a freak with barely any eyebrows and I had to redo my nails at home. I walked home in tears.