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AIBU to be angry my hairdresser took so long?

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Porridgeaddiction · 03/09/2022 20:10

I just need to vent. I'm just feeling really frustrated.

Went to get my hair cut this morning, It was a half head of highlights and a trim. My hair is fine and shoulder length, so definitely not a lot of it.

My appointment was at 11, the girl took until 12 to do a half head of foils, then said she'd leave it in 45 minutes and went to do her next client. Over an hour later she came to check on my foils, got the Saturday girl to wash it (another 5 minutes later) then I was sat for another 20 minutes before she came to do the cut. I asked her not to blow dry it as I said that my parking ticket was due to expire and left. At this point it was 2 o clock.

By this time I was so hungry and just angry that I had been sat without any attention for so long during the appointment. I have a young baby, so it's rare that I get out on my own to do appointments like this and the way I'm feeling now I don't want to ever get my hair cut again. I just feel like my whole day was ruined.

Am I being silly?!

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WeAreAllLionesses · 03/09/2022 20:22

My last appointment took two hours and I read loads of my book during the waiting bits - so for me, I would have enjoyed all the quiet time.

Also for an appointment at 11, I'd have assumed it was going across lunch.

But I suppose it depends how long you expected to be there?

Lambembert · 03/09/2022 20:22

My trim and highlights usually take around 3 hours. I thought that was about normal?

Tierne · 03/09/2022 20:24

YANBU it's the reason I stopped going to the hairdresser. This shit takes way too long

WombatStewForTea · 03/09/2022 20:24

I have a toddler now, but when she was younger three hours of peace and a few brews would have been bliss

Hopeandlove · 03/09/2022 20:26

It used to take me 3 hours - but now I go to a hairdresser at her house. A full set of highlight and 2 kids down in 1 hour and 30 minutes 😘looking bloody fab as well

Andromachehadabadday · 03/09/2022 20:26

A bit annoying, I understand.

To be angry, especially hours later and think it ruined your whole day does seem a bit unreasonable.

Numbat2022 · 03/09/2022 20:27

Sounds like bliss, especially with a young baby at home - no demands on you, no need to be anywhere or do anything other than sit and read/scroll/people watch. Absolute heaven.

Ohsugarhoneyicetea · 03/09/2022 20:29

Not unreasonable at all, I stopped going to the hairdresser for anything more than a basic cut partly for this reason. I find it so cheeky to waste my time like that, fitting in multiple clients to the same time slot and expecting us all to sit around and waste hours of our time.

Sunnyqueen · 03/09/2022 20:29

Could you possibly be a teeny bit hormonal? I only ask because I tend do things like vow to NEVER ever do xyz again and its ruined everything!! Then the next day I come on and suddenly whatever it was doesn't seem nearly as bad anymore 😂

Flowerytoe · 03/09/2022 20:31

It seems like you got hangry. Next time bring something to read and a snack or eat before you go. That way you'll enjoy the extra child free time.

ByeByeMr · 03/09/2022 20:32

YANBU I had the same appointment recently for half head highlights and a trim and the whole appointment took 2 hours.

Bagzzz · 03/09/2022 20:36

i hate this because I can’t see properly and can’t wear my glasses (no contact lenses) during most of it. That strains my eyes unless I sit eyes closed for ages. . I have mentioned this on booking but it doesn’t change much.

I understand that it is a way they stay in business though so on the fence on reasonable or not. Maybe when booking they need to be really clear on lemgth of appointment

Hugasauras · 03/09/2022 20:37

God I would have loved that! Just reading my Kindle for three hours and no kids.

ElsieMc · 03/09/2022 20:38

Yes, exactly why I stopped getting my hair coloured at the salon locally. Charging director prices (their words not mine) and letting a young girl do it. Then blaming poor girl for my having ginger roots when it should have at the very least been overseen by the owner. This meant my having to go back and do it all again as a correction. Just get a packet of Excellence creme now at £5.50. Not better than proper highlights of course, but as good as an all over salon colour. Saves time and money on pretentious overpriced "directors" of hair.

Hugasauras · 03/09/2022 20:39

And I don't think that's massively unusual. Hairdressers are usually working on more than one customer at a time (or it would be way more expensive) so there is sometimes some waiting while they finish doing something on another client.

WaveyHair · 03/09/2022 20:39

I have ditched many a hairdresser for poor timekeeping, either when I arrive and they are still chatting to their last client (for 30 mins once) or overlapping appointments. It is very frustrating.

Currently have one who can manage this and is always on time, to the minute.

Frazzled2207 · 03/09/2022 20:39

Is a bit annoying but 3h is normal
for cut and colour surely. If
an appointment was at 11 I’d have taken sandwiches!

scooble · 03/09/2022 20:41

ruined your whole day? really? Hmm

littlebirdieblu · 03/09/2022 20:41

3 hours for what you had done is normal. My hairdresser takes that long to do mine too.

Soproudoflionesses · 03/09/2022 20:41

Tierne · 03/09/2022 20:24

YANBU it's the reason I stopped going to the hairdresser. This shit takes way too long

Same here....just haven't got the time or patience to have highlights any more

luxxlisbon · 03/09/2022 20:42

The whole day was ruined because you spent 3 hours in the hairdressers? Jesus lighten up.

You clearly don’t get regular colour because this is not abnormal for highlights.

Mummyoflittledragon · 03/09/2022 20:45

Yanbu
My hairdresser is very experienced and knows my shoulder length hair. I have a half head of foils, cut and blow dry and it takes about an hour and 20 mins as the foils don’t stay on long at all.

If it were a first appointment I would need more time to choose colour, then if the foils needed to stay on for 45 mins, I’d expect my appointment to last about 2 hours including cutting and styling. I understand someone could be running late or something could happen so would probably allow 2.5 hours.

I had this once actually when I lived abroad and having a full head of highlights. The woman took so long she had to rinse the first half off and do the second lot separately. I was there for hours and hours.

Seeline · 03/09/2022 20:46

My hair is like yours. Half head and cut and blow dry always takes 3 hrs. I take my kindle, have a great read (I always put my glasses back on after the foils are in). If it's over lunchtime I take a sandwich and am given loads of cups of tea. It's great!

Coastalcreeksider · 03/09/2022 20:47

Tierne · 03/09/2022 20:24

YANBU it's the reason I stopped going to the hairdresser. This shit takes way too long

Me too. I always got there about 10 minutes early, had to wait for client to be finished so around 15 minutes before I got my bum on the chair.

Cut and colour used to be 3 hours plus every time, it became really annoying so I now have a mobile hairdresser and it's two hours tops for the same procedures.

So much better.

NancyJoan · 03/09/2022 20:49

I would expect it to take at least 2.5hrs, tbh. Possibly longer on a Saturday, when more people want to be seen so they have to fit clients around each other, do another cut while your colour lifts etc.

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