To tell my mum she's taking the piss?

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I'm a hairdresser who is currently on Mat leave. My mum meets up with her old university friends a couple of times a year and makes a night of it. She asked at the weekend could I do her hair and four of her friends hair for Tonight. I told her no problem but I will charge her friends but not salon price ( I always do my mums for free) she asked me do I know how much it would cost. I told her without exactly knowing what they want doing I wouldn't be able to give a price. She said she thinks majority will have a wash,cut and blow and maybe an updo. I told her call it £15.00 each then if they don't have updo £10. She said that's brilliant.
Now ive just recieved a text off my mum saying how excited her and her girls are to have a "pampering" with me and such a bargain for only £30.
I am so annoyed that my mums pulled this stunt. But now she's told her friends it's £30 collectively so I'm going to look a massive twat saying no it's £15 each if you have an updo!
Would IBU to tell her to piss off
She's due at 3 o'clock and I'm half tempted not too answer the door!!

So Kungfu - did your mum ring up for her blow-dry this weekend? What did you say if she did?

Wow! Missed this until today.

Your DH sounds like a star. And how lovely that your dad "got" it.

If you usually do her hair once a week she must be really missing it by now.

I normal pay about £50 - 79 for colour, cut (trim) and blow dry. Depends on salon and what stylist I'm lucky to get sometimes at short notice. Has been over £90 when my hair was longer. I Think your mum should be more appreciative of you doing her hair. And also not think that you'll cut/style groups for next to nothing. If she really wanted to Do her friends a favour or save face in front of them, then she could have paid the extra. Hardly excessive for 5 people....where do the friends normally get their hairs done for less ?? Also if you had done their hair, next time it would be a group of 10.... avoided a major firework there methinks 😊

One thing your mum hasn't thought of is how you would manage on your feet for so long. You're on maternity leave because you need rest and not to overdo things .
Apart from the money she sounds dreadfully thoughtless

Depends entirely how much your mum does for you. My mum has helped me out numerous times with the kids, has travelled to stay at mine to stay when the kids were sick and I needed to work etc etc. so I would do it as a gift to my mum. If you don't feel the need to because your mum doesn't give anything of herself then don't. However think carefully because I think you could end up with ill feeling that could have an impact on your relationship otherwise.

Rather wondering if OP's mum has shown up acting like nothing was wrong and wanting her hair done for free. And rather OP laughed in her face and showed her the door while handing her a list of local salons.

Once you have done their hair they will surely ask how much do I owe you, at which point you give them the correct price.
Maybe they think because your on mat leave you shouldn't be charging that much? Very cheeky of them!
They'll maybe give you more anyway.

Read the full thread!!!!

Op - how are things?

Just wondering if your Mum has been back in touch yet for her regular do?