to think that I have just been robbed blind?

[thisthreadwilloutme]

Popped into a little dingy hairdressers to get the kids holiday haircuts. dd(4) had two inches taken off the bottom and the hairdresser put plaits in without asking me. DS (2) had 1 inch taken off all over.

It cost me thirty pounds! Is it just me or is that excessive?

Sounds a lot, I pay £5 for Ds to have his hair cut

You were robbed! I usually get charged £3-£4 per child!

You were totally robbed! I pay £2 a child!

Aaargh I knew it! both kids going to unisex barber next time

Yes, you were robbed! Take mine to my hairdressers and they charge me £5 per child.

£10.50 for a kid's cut here.

£30 hell's teeth yes you were!What was your face like when she told you how much you owed, I would have screeched "how much!" with a face.

But tbf who goes into a hairdresser's without checking the prices first?

You were robbed! costs £4 to have my ds s hair cut and he has shoulder length hair and a fringe (he's 4) and I'm in London!!

i would have taken the plat out of your dd's hair and ask "NOW how much does it cost".

Didn't you question it at the time?

*plait

I was too shocked to question it, I had a list of things to do a mile long and figured it was too late as they already cut the hair. Lesson learnt. Ask first!

Just called them to ask how much for a childs cut and it is 14.50 for a dry cut, so at least they are consistently robbing people. I bet they make a fortune off passing trade like me

I pay £5 or £6 for my DS who's in that age range so yes, you have been fleeced. Now you know to ask the price at the start!

YIKES!! I don't pay that much to get my own hair cut!

Exactly Glamrock, annoyed at myself but mostly at them

Yep £6 here. They should've been wearing stripy shirts & carrying a swag bag!

That is daylight robbery. I thought there was a law saying they had to display their prices. Couldn't be sure though.

no, you weren't robbed.

you should have asked the price before having it done.

don't worry I will do next time thisisyesterday

I tried to find out some information about this. Hairdressers don't apparently have to display their prices. But under the Sale of Goods Act they must charge a reasonable price and declare any extras. Don't think this was a reasonable price.

Are you in London? That is what I pay for my DD. my hairdresser said they would charge hairdresser's normal rate as she would be spending her time and unable to cut an adult's hair.

Neither do I, but I think I'm going to have to chalk this one down to experience. Like the time I had my hair cut at SAKs when I was a student many moons ago and it cost me over a hundred pounds. You would think I would have learnt by now.

Not in London - I'm in the north west.