To think hair salons are extortionate?

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I haven’t been to the hairdressers since the last lockdown, instead using box dyes. We have a hairdresser in the family so they don’t mind giving the occasional trim every six months.

I’d love to go back to a really nice hair salon, but a basic colour and cut starts from £85-£120, and balayage would be anywhere from £110-170!

AIBU to think this is really extortionate? Theoretically I have the money and could pay but wow, I just think it’s excessive and so so much. I want to treat myself and feel good about my hair. I know costs of everything have gone up and that a good stylist deserves paying well for their time and effort, I would never want to underpay someone. I just can’t believe it’s so much! Up north and not looking at city centre salons either.

I would but I'm nervous, in 2015 for my prom I had a bad experience as well, I went to a local salon to get my hair done and said I wanted an ash balayage done and curling and setting on the day, we went through colours hair tests etc for days. My hair came out orange and they did nothing to fix it, even with both my aunts suggesting they just cover it, then on the day the lady who was supposed to style it wasn't there, I cried so much about it and still hate my prom photos to this day.
PS- Yes they did the tests and said it was completely doable, hair hadn't been touched before etc. The colours she seemed to use were entirely different to the colour on the tests.

I try to avoid going into a hair salon as much as I can. As a beautician, I've worked with them several times over the years and 95% of them are vile, bitching, greedy (in every sense) see you next Tuesdays! They are unprofessional, very little hygiene, their kitchens make me want to throw up. Their swearing was always so embarrassing in front of my clients. They charge ridiculous amounts of money for your hair to look stunning for a day and ok for a few weeks. Most of them are coked up every Saturday night. 100% of them bitch about their clients and they all nicked my products 😡 put me off for life!