Hairstylist raises her prices from $300 to $500 for highlights and a haircut, blindsighting her loyal customer of 10+ years: 'I was completely shocked. A 20% tip on that would be $100 on top of that massive amount.'

If there's anyone who knows about wasting money for extravagant hair purposes, it's me. I've spent the past 4 years throwing money into the furnace that is being bleach blonde. I think it's worth every penny, mainly because I do it on a budget. Every hairstylist I've ever met wants you to dye your blonde roots every 4-6 weeks, and by that, they mean every 4 weeks. There's no way I can justify spending $250 a month on just staying blonde, so I let my roots grow out and spend that every 2 months. I had to leave my last hairstylist, whom I was loyal to for over a year because she wouldn't stop insisting I get my hair done monthly without even considering what that would do to me financially. So many hairstylists are clueless about how much an average person who is not Christy Turlington is willing to spend on an unnecessary luxury service.

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$I said goodbye to her and went to pay. That's when the receptionist told me my total was $500 for my usual highlight and cut. I was completely shocked. I discreetly did the math on my phone and saw a 20% tip on that would be $100 on top of that massive amount. I was panicking$

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$$10,000+ a week before tips. And she has an assistant now, meaning she's probably doing even more clients while paying someone a fraction of what she makes. She's not scraping by—she's raking it in. 5. The Industry Relies on Emotional Guilt-Tripping Why do hairstylists expect 20% no matter what? Why do you owe her an extra $100 just because she charged you an insane base price? At some point, the cost of the service should include good pay for the stylist. Otherwise, what the h_T is that $500 ac$

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If this stylist is working for a salon, 65-70% of the cost of your service is going to the salon, not the hairdresser. $500 is exorbitantly expensive, but unless she's doing house calls, she's not getting all that money. That's why hairstyling is a profession that is commonly tipped in the United States.
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Hairstylist raises her prices from $300 to $500 for highlights and a haircut, blindsighting her loyal customer of 10+ years: 'I was completely shocked. A 20% tip on that would be $100 on top of that massive amount.'

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