This makes no sense? Hairdresser rip off?

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Not having the best week health wise so thought a nice treat to the hairdressers.
I normally get my roots done plus full head highlights and toner (including blow dry ) £80
I couldn't afford that this month so just got the roots plus toner and the blow dry.
Got to the till £75
So only £5 cheaper.
I don't understand
Is this a bit of a rip off?

It is a bit. Maybe there’s a discount if you get several things done as a package? You should have checked the price before going ahead though!

I think your normal deal is v good, so maybe that’s why this seems expensive?

Do you have a block colour on your roots or a t-section highlights? You'd need to check the price list, but at the salon I go to there's not a great difference between them.

If in doubt ask beforehand. I learned that when I went to a salon where everything was an extra, the initial (already expensive) price nearly doubled!

Alot of the time the more you get the cheaper each service is.

Or it's based on time.

I don't really what you mean by roots and full head highlights? Or a root and toner

Did they have to seperate the highlights to do the roots of the rest of the hair and then put toner in the highlights?

It's more like balayage really than highlights.
My top section is dark brown
I just get my roots done to cover the greys
They put the toner on the bottom section that's blonde

I went to have my hair curled to go out, it’s thick and due to shoulder problems I couldn’t reach that day. Asked how much? £13. Ace. Sit down, and she asks loose or tight curls? I said I don’t want it really tight however as my hair is thick and heavy I don’t want anything to drop by that evening. She said it’s best to be done with the GHD’s then. Went to pay- that’s £28 please. I was that shocked i paid without arguing!! Normally I’m the first to kick up a fuss if something’s wrong, but I was 😮

Op if you usually have a balayage then what you had today isn't that much different, the small price difference will be that they are using slightly less product than usual.

It's because the cost is based on time taken. The cost of the products used is minimal.

So the ends were still had toner on the roots coloured?

Its not really that much different then.

The only thing the OP didn't have this time was a bit of bleach to bring the roots closer to the scalp.

At my hairdressers a balayage is £90 and that's for anything I want both colour and cut wise.
I am there for 3 hours and costed into that service is tea/coffee, consultation, products, water, electricity/gas, chair rent and the value of the stylists time and skill.

Personally I think I get a bargain!