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!!

She was obviously trying to make herself look good to her friends. But at her daughter's expense.

The way she went about it was wrong and devious, as she was trying to spring it on you.

Well done for standing your ground.

Unreal! Completely agree with the post from ShiningExample

Well done you for not caving in.

When your dear mother shows up with whatever friend she is bringing at that stage, does she think that the others wouldn't have already been in touch with each other and say "Oh, KungFu's daughter is sick, are you sure you want to go around, it might be a vomiting bug" or whatever?

She is a very strange woman who would throw her daughter under the bus instead of owning up and telling her friends that she made a mistake.

I just thought it was shitty of her, even though it's not hundreds she was trying to short change me it's still something to contribute, Me and DH are hardly rolling around in money.
I did actually think that, how will her and one friend explain their styled hairs. DH has just said though are you sure she isn't going to turn up with all 4 friends she has got a history of doing that. I'll be bloody slamming the door in her face if she does that.

Oh I know - if she does turn up with more than the one friend, just say "Oh I'm sorry, baby has just started throwing up everywhere, I wouldn't want you to catch it, so won't be doing ANYONE's hair now" - smile sweetly and shut the door. Hoist by her own petard then!

How's she going to hush up the friend that's with her?

That is terrible. I would do as others have suggested (text back clearly with the correct prices) and say if they have changed their mind then you will just do your mum's, no hard feelings

Next time say NO. It's a liberty if you ask me!

it's very manipulative to try and put you on the spot like that and also insulting to expect you to do a professional job for a token amount of money

Well done for standing your ground - she was already getting a favour and so were her mates!

Presumably the baby looks super healthy so I'd make sure this friend knew what was going on so you don't get the blame behind your back.

Everything else aside; it's really shitty to lie about a sick child in order to look good to your friends. She's got some cheek!

Well done for not rolling over.

I'd do what Thumbwitch said. It'll serve her right.

Good on you for standing your ground, KungFu
If the guilt-tripping continues after your mum arrives; just pat or rub your baby bump and bat your eyelids

Freebies are lovely to give to family members but you are on maternity leave and your mum is taking advantage.
A £10 - £15 charge is very generous and you've done well to not back down.

Ooops you've already had your baby (duh). I re read about your baby apparently being poorly (shame on your mum....she will have some explaining to do if she shows off her hairdo to her friends!)

For the 4 people being charged the most it would be is £60.

If she doesn't want to say anything, did it not occur to her to take their £30 & give you the rest??

Jeez, it would be £30 at most to "save face".

Whatever you do would cost more than that at a salon!!

Oh dear! Can't believe your mum wouldn't just pay the difference to save face! I would cancel on your mum if you've still got time!

Don't slam the door in their faces. Just ask for the £15 each up front and if they baulk say I've only just reconfirmed this with DM, sorry she has mislead you.

So how much does the friend that she is bringing think that she'll have to pay??

It's always the piss-takers who, when they've got a good deal that really puts the other person out, just has to take it a step further and shit all over the person doing them the favour a little bit more!

Sometimes I am gobsmacked by the audacity of poster's relations on Mumsnet. Tightness is probably my pet hate. To be tight towards your own daughter !!! My dparents and inlaws are never tight, thank goodness.

Did you say your mum went to university? And her friends too...so surely they'll appreciate you are being used here.

Very very low to make up a sick child as an excuse. I wouldn't be doing anyone's hair now TBH.

How cheeky can you get!!!

sat anxiously waiting for the door to go. Im sure a major guilt trip experience will be awaiting

diddl good question. I will be telling the friend the price when I ask her what she wants doing.

Hope it goes OK

Be strong

You are in the right

I hope her friend asks you how your baby is. She will be very confused when you say the baby is fine!