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To expect hair appointment to begin promptly?

31 replies

kirkland1 · 21/08/2024 08:17

Salon always cuts my hair well, although is expensive, but it drives me mad that at every appointment I’m left sitting for a minimum of 15 minutes before the hair cut actually starts. Sometimes longer! I wouldn’t mind occasionally - can understand that perhaps some clients hair has taken longer than expected etc. but every time just seems like poor management.

I also had an appt cancelled due to illness when I’d already arrived at the salon, they were apologetic but no offer of any compensation or for someone else to step in. I’d taken annual leave from work and travelled a fair distance, and had to rebook at an inconvenient new time to get a new appt (having waited months for the cancelled one!) and take more leave.

Is this a bit poor, or am I being unreasonable?

OP posts:
Mushroo · 21/08/2024 08:24

This used to drive me insane (and also had experiences of cuts being cancelled the day before due to ‘staff availability’.

I voted with my feet and love my current hairdresser. It’s expensive but they are always bang on time, provide nice coffee and chocolate.

The one time they were running 10 mins behind they gave me free shampoo and conditioner to say sorry which was incredible compared to experiences elsewhere!

Dinosweetpea · 21/08/2024 08:22

If you had cancelled on the day you would have been charged at my hairdresser so pretty poor of them. Definitely time to find a new one, it's hard but they are out there!

IsawwhatIsaw · 21/08/2024 08:19

I had similar with repeated late appts and once turned up and was told I couldn’t be seen. I stayed at the same salon but changed the hairdresser. It’s unprofessional behaviour.

Ghostface333 · 21/08/2024 08:19

Sounds disorganised, I’d try somewhere else!

LordEmsworth · 21/08/2024 08:19

Why are you still going after the cancellation? Hairdressers are 10 a penny, I agree it's a slog to find a good one, but I would have voted with my feet before now

UCDLA · 21/08/2024 08:19

Drives me mad too! At my salon the usual lady who does mine is always running at least 15 mins late and never apologises. I stopped tipping for this reason, so maybe now she doesn't prioritise me for that. So it's a vicious circle! If I get one of the juniors they are usually on time but never do it quite right. If it's cancelled though they do always ring ahead, so that's poor OP.