I heard all about the goings on at my hairdresser's Christmas do last year. It was fascinating. one of them got really drunk and obnoxious apparently. Brought my work days flooding back...

Funny but not fair!

You're right your HD probably doesn;t care where you go on holiday but its a conversation opener and I made friends with many of my clients when I was hairdressing and it all started with something stupid like where are you going for your holiday?

Monday and Tuesday (just about)- did you have a good weekend?
Thursday (just about) and Friday - what are you doing this weekend>
Saturday - are you doing anything tonight?

Weds was tough!!!!

Christmas, holidays, halloween, easter etc were also quite easy!

However you couldn;t ask the same question to the same client everytime, they'd think you were mad!!

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Yes, the chat. 'So... Going somewhere nice on holiday this year?'

Don't ask me, you are not interested. And when I reply that we are going to a villa in the South of France, you are thinking 'God, how boooooring' while you reply, 'Sounds lovely.'

They always seem to hold it up for you to put on with the ties at the back, which I can never understand as they backwash, and all the hair is at the back so that's where it should be gapless.

There was the time I complained because the arrogant b*stard was showing off and hurting me by trying to 'chop' into my fringe, he was at being embarrassed, though I only said 'erm, ouch' very meekly

the other time I asked for something that would go with the wave in my hair as it 'went a bit curly' when wet...they washed it, it did not go curly AT ALL for the only time in my life <'you are deluded, madam, or perhaps are thinking of someone else's hair?'>

Is there a way to avoid the 'chat' entirely? please, anyone?

You need to go to a posher hairdresser - mine hold it out and say "Just slip this on like a jacket".

Either it's because they're posh or they think I'm senile...

God this thread makes me shudder at horrible memories of hairdressing appointments when you just feel so STUPID and ridiculous

You know when you are supposed to chat and you are so nervous you end up saying something extremely inappropriate ...can't give you examples, I have blocked it all out, it was so awful...but EVERY time, seriously, every time I have 5 minutes of 'normal' chatter before the hairdresser gets the look and says nothing more.

It's me, I know it is, I only wanted my hair cut and instead I come out with a complex.

Never going again, sorry hairdressers, I can't take it any more...<screams>

Plus WHY the black gowns? Do they make everyone look like a ghost or just me?

I went to a really posh hairdresser a while ago and they had proper spa robes rather than gowns.

Did nothing for me though, I looked like a bag of tatties.

PyrotechnicToadstool -No, they do put it on me but they sort of stand there holding it out and its up to me to put my arms through therefore up to me to decide which way I'm putting it on IYSWIM.

If they did anymore than that they would be dressing me like you would dress a small child

Huh? Am I the only person who has the gown put on me by the hairdresser?