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Is £40 to put a child's hair in a bun too expensive?

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sweetkitty · 12/04/2013 16:11

I asked my regular hairdresser if she could do DD1s hair for her 1st communion, we have to be at the church for 9am so I asked her if she could come round at 8am to give her enough time etc she said 8.30 but I thought this would be pushing it a bit. She said that's fine and it would be £40 and is that ok with me?

I was thinking £25-30 max £40 seems a bit expensive but what do I do?

Say oh that's a bit expensive and risk her saying well that's the cost and her not do it or just pay it

For comparison last time she charged me £50 to cut my long hair and the 4 DCs hair.

I like the idea of having her hair professionally done and having someone cone to the house to do it.

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Fillyjonk75 · 12/04/2013 16:13

I think it's loads! It would only take her 5-10 minutes. Get yourself some bun pins, a bobble, hairspray and a brush and watch how to do it on YouTube.

Trills · 12/04/2013 16:13

£40 to do a house visit is not an unreasonable thing for a hairdresser to ask.

Paying £40 (or anything really) to have a child's hair put into a bun is quite possibly a bit unreasonable.

TheYoniOfYawn · 12/04/2013 16:13

I put my daughters hair into a bun for ballet exams. It is very easy to do yourself.

NatashaBee · 12/04/2013 16:13

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SanityClause · 12/04/2013 16:13

D'you mean 8:00 on a Sunday morning?

In which case, it's cheap, IMO.

Celestia · 12/04/2013 16:14

£40?! Yanbu!

To be fair to the hairdresser, it sounds like you need her before her usual 'opening time' so I guess that's what you're paying for.

CocacolaMum · 12/04/2013 16:14

My hairdresser charged me £40 for my hair and my daughters for my wedding!! Do your daughters hair yourself - if the style you want is a simple one then learn it and spend the £40 on a day out for your family!

CunfuddledAlways · 12/04/2013 16:14

can't you do a bun yourself??

MrsLettuce · 12/04/2013 16:15

I was going to say YAblantentlyNBU but with it being 'antisocial hours' and a home visit (assuming she's normally salon based) it's probably more or less reasonable.

YwouldnotBU to shop around.

EmpireBiscuit · 12/04/2013 16:15

I pay £50 for a full head of highlights and a trim at home. £40 for a basic put up is loads.

Original poster
sweetkitty · 12/04/2013 16:15

I can do buns but they are never perfect, I've done them for ballet shows but they never look right IYSWIM, if you go to a hairdressers for your own hair to be put up its about £30 is it not?

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MintyyAeroEgg · 12/04/2013 16:15

I think she doesn't really want to do it and that's why she's priced it so high.

TigOldBitties · 12/04/2013 16:17

At 8:00am on a Sunday I'd say fair bump in price.

KatoPotato · 12/04/2013 16:17

With a bun donut you can do it yourself so easy! - high pony, pop a £1 donut from primark over, split the hair over, secure with a second bobble and wrap/tuck the ends under.

BackforGood · 12/04/2013 16:17

Extortionate amount! Shock but what I guess she's charging for is a) travelling to you, ans b) anti-social hours.
A bun really is easy to do, so there's no way I'd waste £40 on that.

pippibluestocking · 12/04/2013 16:17

It's easy to do a bun yourself. Gather up hair into a high pony tail, twist it and wrap it around on itself, put a bun net over it, maybe wrapping it over twice if the bun is small, p

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sweetkitty · 12/04/2013 16:18

She's a mobile hairdresser not salon based, yes it's 8am on a Sat morning so I'm guessing that's why it's so costly.

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currentbuns · 12/04/2013 16:19

I'll wager there's a YouTube step-by-step tutorial out there somewhere showing you exactly how to do it yourself.

SqueakyCleanNameChange · 12/04/2013 16:19

If you wanted me to give up my only lie in of the week and get up at stupid o clock on a Sunday I'd probably charge through the nose too. Try YouTube.

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sweetkitty · 12/04/2013 16:19

Mintyaeroegg - I've thought that myself that she doesn't want to do it. She lives about 3 miles away too

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EchoBitch · 12/04/2013 16:20

I don't think it's alot,she'll have to be up and out at 7.30am on a Saturday.
I'd do it myself it it were me,but i'm rubbish at hair so i'd have to pay the going rate too.

tiggytape · 12/04/2013 16:21

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Original poster
sweetkitty · 12/04/2013 16:21

It's a Saturday morning not a Sunday and I know she's always busy on a Sat she says she doesn't do wedding hair unless its for an existing client.

The communion is at 10am (you have to be there for 9am) everywhere else is 12 midday Hmm

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Tortington · 12/04/2013 16:21

at that time on a sunday morning - i think fair enough.

but a bun is a bun is a bun

i have long hair - its not hard.

the trick is leave one long strand at the back of the head out of the bun,

do the bun by twirtling hair and securing with a covered elastic,

then comes the magic

wrap the spare strand round where the elastic is so it covers it, and secure in place with a pin

AIBU to ask is she not having a veil? and if so - wont that hide slight imperfections

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