To have been annoyed in the hairdressers?

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I had a hair appointment today. I turned up at 12 really looking forward to having my hair done and reading while my colour was put on. My hair takes 4 hours to do and I enjoy having a few coffees, reading and chatting to the hairdresser. I turned up and noticed the pram then the toddler running around while the hairdressers were trying their best to dodge her.

After being sat next to the parent I asked to be moved to another chair. The baby was 5 months old (mum repeated this numerous times), then there was the "Do you need your lunch, can you remove my gown otherwise he'll suffocate when I feed him and we don't want that do we?" "Oh look here's Sophie giraffe" then fucking Sophie giraffe was squeaked."My nipples must be elastic as you're just chewing on them." Then to the toddler "oh look at what that lady is having done, look over there that lady is having her hair washed, oh look that lady is having purple in her hair"

She was there 3 and a half hours. The above went on for the whole time mum was there then a hairdresser was asked to hold the baby while she had her hair rinsed.

I appreciate people need their hair done but FFS some of us want to relax and have our hair done in peace.

There should be child-free spaces. That’s why when I book a spa day I book an actual child-free spa and not a child-full hotel. Totally with the OP on this.

I used a mobile hairdresser when DS was that young - it's not appropriate.

Annoying yes but mum's need to get their hair done too. I would find someone to watch the kids but may be she didn't have that option and was probably talking so much to try and distract the kids

I think what this thread shows is that some people have a very hard time imagining that different people have different priorities (not to mention different hair). For SalemBlackCat her priority is saving money - so any marginal (or even in her case non-existent) improvement in colour depth and hair texture (both of which get trashed for me if I use box dye) isn’t worth what she sees as the inconvenience of having to sit in a hairdresser for a few hours. For me, my priority is richly coloured multi-tonal hair that is super glossy and swishy, plus the what for me is an incredibly relaxing experience of time out from a highly stressed life for a few hours every few weeks. I’m always gobsmacked that people think others are “fools” for having different priorities!

Can't see how the lady could ever think a toddler running wild in a hairdresser would ever be appropriate. Chemicals, scissors, straighteners, hot drinks, SLIPPERY floors... she needs a sitter or a mobile hairdresser.

That is an awful long time to expect a toddler to be entertained by what's going on in a hairdresser. The baby, well probably would have a sleep after feeding, hopefully. Just never thought of taking tribe of 3 under 3 years to hairdresser with me no matter how much I wanted hair done. Amazed hairdresser didnt quote health and safety eg sharp implements, chemicals being handled. What would it be like if another customer turned up with a toddler left to roam, there would be bedlam.Sounds like another of the "me, me, me" brigade. I enjoy children but that would be too much for me. Perhaps hairdresser should have a notice "all children to be supervised at all times:I

@pink, agreed in that the free biscuits are nice

I agree that the lady getting her hair done shouldn't have brought the toddler, if she has the kind that tends to run around and not listen but as for the rest of it, I think yab completely u.

I've never been to a hairdressers where children aren't allowed. It's pretty normal to see kids waiting for their parents to get hair cuts. I wouldn't even think of asking a hairdresser if I was allowed to bring my kids

Are we moving towards a world where children are only allowed to be in places specifically designed for children? Doesn't that a) fail to teach children to behave in public spaces, b) breed intolerance and c) isolate women of young kids?

If you really don't want to be around children when getting your haircut OP, then then why don't YOU book a mobile hairdresser?

Sorry but this thread really struck a chord with me. When I was suffering with PND and struggling to leave the house, getting my haircut was one of the few things that I could do for me. To make myself feel better, to interact with the world.

Whilst I feel sorry for her lack of support, I would also find this annoying. It has nothing at all to do with not liking children or being around them. It has everything to do with the experience that I pay good money for - a relaxing time with grown-up conversation and pampering - a rare treat.

I've seen people with children and babies in nail salons also, and TBH question why you would want to take your child into such a potentially hazardous environment.

Chwaraeteg I don't think hairdressers should be a child free zone at all - I take my DD with me every few visits so she can get a haircut as well. I do think you need to supervise your child, and for really long appointments, probably accept that it isn't going to practical to do that and find a different solution (I grew my hair really long when DD was very small simply because it meant I only had to have my hair cut every 4 or 5 months)