My hair salon put the following on their Facebook page on Wednesday:
"Models required for the 17th March from 10am .
Short / pixie haircuts
Curly blowdry
All cuts and blow drys will be free of charge
Contact us for more information and to get booked in!"
They then tagged the Instagram of the salon apprentice.
I haven't had my hair cut since last May so it desperately needs doing but due to the cost of living and the fact I'm majorly struggling financially (I'm self employed and have lost a couple of clients in the last few months due to them either not needing my services anymore, or them having to cut costs in their business) I've not been able to spare the money, so the thought of a free haircut is very appealing!
I didn't see the FB post until quite a few hours after it was originally posted so I messaged them to ask if they still needed people for short haircuts on 17th March. They responded that they did and asked if I was interested. I said I was and they sent me the appointment times available. I asked for the one I wanted and they responded to say it was booked in.
I was very excited at the thought of a free haircut (I normally have very short hair so my hair growing out to this length is driving me crazy) however my friend said that I've misunderstood what they have asked for. She said that they wanted people WITH short hair for a haircut, not that they want people to have their hair cut short. She also said that as they mentioned the blow dry for curly hair but not for the short/pixie haircuts that it wouldn't be free. She also wasn't sure if they would understand from my message that my message was referencing their FB post and that they would charge me the normal rate for whoever was cutting the hair.
I'm now paranoid that I'm going to go for the haircut and end up getting charged, which I really can't afford (not even the apprentice rates). I assumed they would realise that I was referencing their post but now it's made me question whether she is right that they want people with short hair (mine is shoulder length ish) and that I'll end up having to pay, or that they do think it's just a normal haircut and I'll have to pay - either way, I can't spare the money! I've never booked through a FB message before as I normally book online via their website, but I would assume that if they thought I was just booking a normal appointment, they would ask if I wanted an appointment with someone in particular.
Anyway, as she's now got me worried that I'm going to end up having to pay, I thought I'd see what other people think. Have I misunderstood what the salon was offering or has my friend misunderstood?