Rdrama is so white that we got scooped on this issue by fricking NBC News.
Joanna Georges, 22, of New Jersey, was excited to get her hair done. She had contacted Alexis Antoine on social media to get box braids, and paid the $100 deposit to secure her 6 a.m. spot on Antoine's schedule for Sept. 2. But the night before, Georges said, Antoine pushed her appointment, first to 8 a.m, then 9 a.m., then to 10 a.m.
βI had a feeling after waking up and seeing my appointment was pushed back that it just wasn't going to work out,β Georges told NBC News. Still, she said she made the 20-minute walk to Antoine's home for the appointment, only to get no response from the stylist.
βI'm just waiting outside her house for an hour,β she recalled. βI finally made my way home and she texted me, like, βI'm so sorry. I fell asleep.'β
The botched appointment set off a monthslong ordeal, with Georges urging Antoine on social media to return her security deposit. Georges said Antoine repeatedly gave excuses for not sending back the money and continued to put it off. Unsuccessful, Georges ultimately decided to sue Antoine in small claims court in Hudson County's Superior Court of New Jersey.
I figured there's got to be more so I searched "stylist" on /r/blackladies. And holy shit this is a hilarious cottage industry of random trashy bitches scamming people with their shitty dubiously licensed "small business" and I had no idea it was this bad.
I have been looking to get my ends trimmed by one of the natural stylists. I dont wear my hair straight so I dont want to get it flat ironed for a trim plus it messes with the shape of the hair. All the places are $200. I have 2 inches of hair in the longest spots. I'm happy there are people offering the service and the knowledge is there but why dont any of these places have a middle ground.
I figured out why black women are poor
black hair stylist / braiders need to realize that their services are a LUXURY not a necessity because why am i being charged an extra $25 for being 5 minutes late?
these same stylist will be 10-20 minutes late to their appointments because they can't manage time and then charge the customer for being late. these stylists need to recognize that this is not a necessity. Even the necessary appointments give us a grace period, for FREE. the lack of customer service offered from a SERVICE is baffling to me. Plus, why is the cost for knotless braids like $200+ up now?
If it's not a necessity than surely you can stop paying for it, right? (pretend this is a demand curve)
There's a lot of reasons why I turned to YouTube University School of Cosmetology.
Incidentally this is the same school the stylist went to.
On the app some stylist don't release the location of their shop until 24-48 hrs before the appt so the day before I realized I still didn't know where the shop was.
I'm not on enough levels of racism to understand why this could be !chuds any ideas?
I booked a fulani braid for juneteenth two years ago on style seat. I live in phoenix az. It was 120 degrees outside she was an hour late because she was moving from her apartment. When she finally got there and Im boiling alive in my car, she says she needs lunch. WHY BOOK ME IF YOURE BUSY???
dude I'm busy lmao
Booked the appointment and sent her a message asking if I could book a blow out as well. She said yes but it would have to be a silk press. Fine, whatever. Booked the silk press ($125) in addition to the take down ($175). Then she messaged me asking if I wanted an Olaplex treatment and trim (extra $70+). I said no thank you, I just had a trim before I had my braids put in.
She continued to try and sell me on it as being healthy for my hair, and I just said thanks again, but I'm only interested in the take down and silk press.
Then she said, "As a healthy hair stylist, that doesn't work for me. I'm cancelling both of your appointments". I asked her if she would just do the braid take down and she said no.
https://old.reddit.com/r/blackladies/comments/16f7pj4/these_hair_stylists_are_nuts/
$300 deposit
Apparently these people do house calls:
We had an appointment yesterday for 9am and she texted me that she had arrived at 9:03 and there was no parking. I responded βno worries, take your time and hopefully something open up soonβ
About 15 minutes later, I receive this text along with her leaving and me scrambling to find another braider:
βI've realized over the past year of service you in your home. There has been a lack of care for me as your stylist having proper parking. It would have been helpful as my client to make sure parking is available when I arrive to start in a timely manner. Unfortunately, I can't continue to service you anymore. I wish you the best in your future. God Bless. β
https://old.reddit.com/r/blackladies/comments/19bik98/hair_stylists_again/
My appointment was for 8:30 [...] By 8:50am -9am, a woman shows up, opens the salon, shes not my stylist.
I introduce my self, sit on the couch and she tells me to sit in the salon chair so she can start my hair. I dont even know who she is and if she is able to even do my hair. So I comply because im desperate. Turns out to be my stylists cousin.
Then my stylist rolls in at 9:30 am, and AFTER eating, starts doing my hair around 9:50~ along with their cousin.
We really need a black
I've never had a hair appointment start on time. Like you, I usually book the earliest appointment available. That way if I'm meant to be in the chair at 9:00 a.m. I know I'll at least get started by 10:30. It's an unfortunate part of the experience.
It truly is. I didnt eat breakfast, have coffee or even have water because I was running late. I know for next time.
This is how it would feel if you didn't eat breakfast.
Would you be offended if your stylist was on the phone the whole time they were doing your hair? I think maybe a 5 or 10 minute conversation but the whole time strikes me as unprofessional and not relaxing.
i prefer it, less time i have to speak to them
They may be black women but they're still redditors
There's no non-racist way to ask this but why don't they just do whatever they did back in slavery days
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If only there was an invention to condition the air in your car tailored to your needs.
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Poor people can't afford that extra gas
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Or cars with air conditioner
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growing up we usually had no ac in the car so mom gave us ice waters
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Actually she was driving a Porsche 911 GT3RS with the AC delete option to save weight
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I think we're thinking the same thing
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