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To not want to get hair cut every 8 weeks?

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ForOliveMember · 21/04/2025 12:46

My hair salon used to charge me £40 for a wash, cut and blow dry providing you didn't go more than 12 weeks between visits. If you decided to leave it longer than 12 weeks they would charge you £10 extra, so £50. To be honest sometimes I didn't need or want my hair done every 12 weeks. After giving birth for example I was a month late and my hairdresser rang me to tell me I would have to pay the extra as it had been over 12 weeks. I did, but I thought it was a bit off.

Anyway, I went to book in for cut and they have changed the time limit to 8 weeks and also upped the prices. So now it's going to cost me £55 for the same wash, cut and blow dry.

I understand the longer people leave it between cuts then the more they will have to cut off but I always get the same cut, 2 inches off and layers trimmed. I am always out the door within 40 mins of arriving no matter how much I've had cut off. The blow dry takes the longest and usually I will tell them just to dry it however it's quickest for them.

Do all salons do this? Is this normal?

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Silvers11 · 21/04/2025 13:26

Not the norm at my hairdressers. I get a wash, cut and blow dry for around £30 and a wash cut, colour and blow dry for £67

No difference to the cost no matter how frequently or infrequently I go. They have a price list and that's what they use

I'd find another Salon if I were you!

theunbreakablecleopatrajones · 21/04/2025 13:25

I’ve never heard of this!

Eight weeks, unless you have v short hair or a very complex cut, is excessive

I’d change salons

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ForOliveMember · 21/04/2025 13:24

Natsku · 21/04/2025 13:14

If you have your hair cut less often it'll all balance out anyway despite the higher price.

No way would I get my hair cut every 8 weeks, it's more like every 8 months for me!

Yes I think it would balance out, but I can't help but feel annoyed paying £15 extra for the same service just a few weeks later.

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Loopytiles · 21/04/2025 13:24

YANBU to change hairdresser due to price if you can find another good one for less money.

But they’re not ‘adding extra on top’.

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ForOliveMember · 21/04/2025 13:22

They also have another option called "redesign" which is for people wanting a change of style, which is another £10 extra.

I've booked in with another salon to see how it goes.

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DUsername · 21/04/2025 13:19

Never heard of this. Mine certainly don't do it - they do have different prices for short hair and long for some services though.

lunaemma · 21/04/2025 13:17

I go every 9-12 months for mine and pay exactly the same price as anyone else! My hairdresser even says don’t come back before 6 months as it’s not worth it for my hair

Ellie1015 · 21/04/2025 13:16

If they cut 2 inches or 12 inches it is the same job. I could understand different price for restyle compared to a trim or some cuts may be more complicated than others. I would move to another hairdresser rather than pay a different price if over 8 weeks.

Vaxtable · 21/04/2025 13:16

Mine doesn’t do this. Never heard of it and I would be changing hairdressers

Natsku · 21/04/2025 13:14

If you have your hair cut less often it'll all balance out anyway despite the higher price.

No way would I get my hair cut every 8 weeks, it's more like every 8 months for me!

AprilBunny · 21/04/2025 13:14

ForOliveMember · 21/04/2025 13:11

Yes I'm aware they can charge whatever they want. It's not so much about the price, it's adding extra on top for no justifiable reason.

Getting a hair cut every 8 weeks or less isn't really needed by most people. I'm still a regular repeat customer (over 5 years) I just don't want to get it cut every 8 weeks.

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I’m an every seven week person since pricing structure would suit me.

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ForOliveMember · 21/04/2025 13:11

BethDuttonYeHaw · 21/04/2025 12:56

They can charge whatever they want.

they are offering a discount for regular customers.

you can chose to pay or go elsewhere

Yes I'm aware they can charge whatever they want. It's not so much about the price, it's adding extra on top for no justifiable reason.

Getting a hair cut every 8 weeks or less isn't really needed by most people. I'm still a regular repeat customer (over 5 years) I just don't want to get it cut every 8 weeks.

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AprilBunny · 21/04/2025 13:10

Look on it as £50 every four months or whatever and forget about the £40 price (as long as you are happy with the salon).

minnienono · 21/04/2025 13:06

Ridiculous though I suppose it is a regular customer discount rather than surcharge really.

find an independent, mine worked from her spare bedroom, £30 a cut

PandaCwtch · 21/04/2025 13:06

Augustus40 · 21/04/2025 13:01

I hate paying for my hair to be washed. Dry cut all the way for me.

If I were rich, I'd pay for someone to wash my hair on a regular basis. I find it really relaxing.

PandaCwtch · 21/04/2025 13:04

Sounds like your hairdresser has made a marketing/PR mistake by not saying the standard prince is £55, reduced to £40 for frequent customers (or perhaps they are and you've framed it the other way for your post).

They are entitled to charge however they wish, as long as they are up front about it. It clearly doesn't suit you, so you need to find somewhere else.

Augustus40 · 21/04/2025 13:01

I hate paying for my hair to be washed. Dry cut all the way for me.

blueleavesgreensky · 21/04/2025 12:58

Thirteenblackcat · 21/04/2025 12:53

I’d be looking for a new salon. You are a loyal customer and they are penalising you for not needing a haircut within a certain time frame

No they are giving a discount for frequent users. People who go very frequently probably like feeling like they are getting bonus prices.

it’s strange how people look at things differently. Like glass half full vs half empty.

the prices seem very low to me so it all sounds a bargain anyway

Katemax82 · 21/04/2025 12:57

That's ridiculous, I just get my hair cut at mastercutters once a year or so, the price is the same regardless

BethDuttonYeHaw · 21/04/2025 12:56

They can charge whatever they want.

they are offering a discount for regular customers.

you can chose to pay or go elsewhere

ThinWomansBrain · 21/04/2025 12:55

that's weird and grabby - find a new salon, tell the old one why

I agree with PPs perspective of viewing it as a frequent customer discount - maybe the salon should think about their marketing!

EmeraldShamrock000 · 21/04/2025 12:55

No, that's ridiculous. Find another hairdresser.

stripedrollerskates · 21/04/2025 12:55

Find another salon?!

AcquadiP · 21/04/2025 12:54

My hair is coloured and it's thick so 12 weeks is far too long for me. I used to have a cut and colour every 6 weeks but this became too expensive. Now I have a dry cut at 4 weeks and a cut, colour, blow dry and straighten at 8 weeks. My hairdresser doesn't charge me extra, I find it cheeky that yours does.

Sonolanona · 21/04/2025 12:54

That's nuts. Hair grows at approximately 1/2 inch a month (except a few exceptions) so they are charging you an extra £10 for half an inch more hair which doesn't take more skill or time to cut?!
I'd be changing salons!
I go when I feel like it; might be 3 months or 6 if I decide to grow it, I don't get charged a penny more!