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I have posted about my bad salon experiences on here in the past and needed to share what I did today. For the last several months I have been going to a new place....I see the owner as my stylist. I like the color they do on my roots....and every few months (4 or so) I get a partial highlight done.

For some reason the lady is always behind. Today I waited 40mins before she began putting on my dye....last time I was her 1st appt at noon that day....she didn't come to work until 12:30pm. I have tried being the 1st appt on her early days...same thing...most always 30mins and more before she begins. Today was just awful....40mins...I am still not even beginning the process....I almost left but I needed it done so badly and have special occassions coming up (23wedding anniversay....b-day + the dread photo for drivers license) So I stuck it out.

I do not know WHAT or WHO (a spirit from far away maybe) came over me....I blurted out "your really running late today" then "I hate to give you negative feedback but I feel I must" then I told her what I am saying here...that I almost always wait 30mins or more and I would have appreciated a call telling me to not show up until after 4pm for my appt instead of 3:30...I also told her I have been on the fence about returning here due to this and tried all different times for appts with her with no such luck at not waiting a long time before we begin. I also said....I understand every once in a long while this can happen...but this is nearly each time I come in. She agreed that's it happened before and apologized. Well that doesn't give me back all the time I sat there does it? No I didn't say that....I didn't say that's ok either though....cause it is not ok.

I told her that I was considering having her assistant do my color but was concerned she would be offended. She said she wouldn't and that her assistant was normally more on top of her appts. I could see that and wondered WHY the assistant today didn't just slap on my dye but instead they let me sit in the chair all that time. The owner took her sweet old time with a older lady (I have seen this one in here before (unfortunately) and she treats it as a social call....talking and talking and on on on) I cringed when I saw her today and thought OH NO! I understand these folks have nothing better to do and love yapping endlessly for hours but the owner was well aware of her appts/schedule and should have cut her off IMO...so I really can't fault a little old lady.

I felt like something came over me....a backbone? a spine? I normally sit and let this stuff happen and never say anything....then after a few more times I just never go back. I figure it this way...these are long term ingrained HABITS...and as we all know...the longer one has a bad habit the more difficult it is to change it.

I was planning on going back next week for my haircut/highlight....today I only did my roots as I can't handle on my scalp doing both processes together as the one requires sitting under a dryer to make the bleach highlights come up. So when it's this time I have double duty.

Today all I did was dye my hair/roots....wash out and leave with a wet head as I can't afford to pay for a blow dry I don't like and the TIME I can't handle it.

I was in there for 1hr 45mins....I could see if I had a cut and dry to but WOW you gotta be kidding me!? As I checked out she said something about it to receptionist and I just said yes a phone call saying X is running 30-40mins behind is always appreciated....10mins for waiting no problem....30mins or more is not right.

A alien must of possessed me....I come home and am always upset thinking I HATE that I must color my hair!!! It's such a PITA...and costs WAY to much....now I am thinking my hair w/o a cut or highlights doesn't look all that bad....I may just cancel that other appt.

Sorry this got long....I am so surprised at myself....it has taken me a long time to learn to speak up....it's hard...I don't enjoy it at all....and I wish people would just provide a good fair service in a timely manner is all.

I wish I wasn't the type of personality I am....my Mom isn't like that...she'd be YELLING/talking loudly (to wake the dead and all others) saying all kinds of stuff. I have never been one to say boo....I just split and never am to be seen again LOL.

I am just so tired of being a DOORMAT.....maybe I just snapped....I have been doing this the last yr....I simply can't take it any longer....I don't know what's happening to meand here I am going on and on....like I killed someone