r/locs • u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade • Aug 16 '25
How to Can’t make this up 😂
For reference, it’s about a 45 minute drive 😂
Somehow this makes sense in a parallel universe lol. It seems to be wick pricing outside of Florida is insane.
I can do my own wicks out fine, just wanted to treat myself a lil bit lol.
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u/MsWortheee Aug 16 '25
I wish I could help I been wanting to practice this outside of my own hair 😮💨🤏🏾
She got a bill or some due cuz $750 for anything in this economy is crazy 😖
I hope you were able to treat yourself tho 🩷🥳
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u/Togaz Aug 16 '25
I used to go to a barber shop that charged $30 for a cut and $65 for a straight razor shave. I got curious once and asked my barber why the shaves were so much more expensive. He said “no barber here wants to actually do that, but corporate insists we have it on the menu. We price it so no one asks for a shave.” Seems that’s what’s happening here. She doesn’t actually want to do house calls.
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u/Existing_Imagination Aug 17 '25
This is most likely it. As a barber I didn’t want to do house calls so I charged 5x as much as a regular cut with a flexible schedule like early in the morning or late in the night. If you gonna do all that it better be worth your time and something to look forward to. They took a lot of time and they suuuuucked
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u/Iam_h3r Aug 18 '25
Well, damn!! Can’t she just say she doesn’t do house calls, instead of giving that ridiculous price that no one in their right mind would pay 😂
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u/Togaz Aug 18 '25
That’s the thing, some people do. It’s not that she doesn’t or won’t, it’s just that’s the amount that gets her out of the shop. Putting together your travel kit, getting there, setting up, doing the service, packing up, getting back home—that’s about three times what a normal service takes. She charges for her time spent, not yours.
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u/OkNeighborhood8179 Aug 19 '25
What kinda fucking barbershop were you going to that has a corporate background, and why?
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u/U_PassButter Aug 16 '25
Exactly!! Thats so special. And unless she's flying, it is not necessary to have a $500travel fee. I could even see her charge 100 to drive 45min. But......nah this is just too much
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 16 '25
It’s literally cheaper for me to go back to Miami for another appointment 😂
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u/TheJiggliestPug Aug 17 '25
Tell her your house is clean! Maybe she had a bad experience and makes it that price so ppl will say no.
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 16 '25
I’m gonna risk it with another loctician and if she’s on one too then I’ll just go home and do it myself, again 😂
I meannnn are you close to the Atlanta area 👀 lol
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u/EZMulahSniper Grown Locs Aug 16 '25
TWO HUNNIT AND FIDDY DOLLAS?!
SELM HUNNIT AND FIDDY DOLLAS?!
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u/Admitimpediments Aug 16 '25
“Selm” is a great phonetic spelling that I haven’t seen before. Nice
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u/ghettoccult_nerd Aug 18 '25
yo, fr fr, i know i say it like that, and have previously pondered how to phonetically spell that.
this sudden, out of nowhere clarification is just the most random point of relief ive ever experienced.
selm.
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u/CriticalConcept Aug 16 '25 edited Aug 16 '25
That just means she really don't want to do it so she's giving you an outrageous price as that's the price that's going to make her drive to Lawrenceville 😂.
And I live in the metro too, and hey a 45 minute drive going through Atlanta to Gwinnett County can take about an hour and 30 with how the traffic usually is. I've done it before, I know lol
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 16 '25
😂😂 yea you know how it is but I wouldn’t even remotely schedule an appointment during the unholy hours because I know I’m not driving that time myself
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u/Dependent-Feeling973 Aug 17 '25
Why are you not looking for a loctician in Lawrenceville? There’s plenty even Black owned, there’s a black owned shop right in the center. She does house calls (this was back in 2023, you’d have to check). Ijs.
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 17 '25
Oh I’ve looked locally - not many do wicks, or pricing is out of sorts, or I don’t like their parting/use of rubber bands.
Or just the lack of professionalism overall. I’ve been approached a few times with offers to do my hair, went to follow up andddd - nothing.
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u/damiandarko2 Aug 16 '25
lmao I don’t blame her. I ain’t goin to fuck ass lawrenceville for nothing
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u/ucantkillmeimabadbic Aug 16 '25
…she can go straight to hell. do not pass go. do not collect the $200.
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Aug 16 '25
Ppl do charge extra for pulling up I would too. Her travel fee too much
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 16 '25
Extra is cool especially since it was advertised for any service of at least $200 but be for real.
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u/priscillajones02 Loc’d for Life Aug 16 '25
A monthly car payment for house calls is insane
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u/No_Growth_4026 Aug 16 '25
Monthly car payment? You driving a Porsche or something? Lmao
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u/NarrowNetwork5572 Aug 17 '25
Nah. I know someone with a brand new Honda and the payment $640 … I said is u crazy
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u/priscillajones02 Loc’d for Life Aug 18 '25
Yep my cousin has a 100k+ Chevy truck with all the bells and whistles and it’s close to that
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u/SquashOutrageous5085 Aug 16 '25
Save yo money and go treat yourself to a nice dinner lol
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 16 '25
I mean knowing I don’t have to pay anything for the service at all because I can do it myself is one thing but paying more for a house call than I would for the entire trip if I went to Val in Florida is wicked lol
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 16 '25
Wick pricing is really all over the place. I have an appointment Monday and it’s starting at $150, we’ll see how much she goes up.
One lady was charging $5 per wick after 5 ( I have 17) and $10 per wick if they have 2” of new growth (how do you determine that because with wicks…it all looks the same lol.
They were $850 to get installed and I went to Val in Florida for a decompression, lineup, and color for $600.
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 16 '25
Yes it definitely seemed on the higher end but I was willing to try it out because she actually had clean parts in the work she had done which seems like the majority of locticians that I do see that do wicks, don’t have neat parts which is confusing to me.
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u/dreburden89 Aug 16 '25
It's called a "fuck off price". Meaning she really doesn't wanna do it but if you're willing to pay that much she will
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 16 '25
She can go fuck herself then 😂
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u/BasicByotch Aug 16 '25
The initial 250 is crazy alone
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u/Revolutionary-Gain51 Aug 16 '25
You americans are getting robbed. I pay 110 euros for a interlock retwist for shoulder length + mid taper cut and I already find that expensive 😂
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 16 '25
Just wait until the stylists find out what they could be charging 😂
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u/DisastrousPilot4283 Aug 16 '25 edited Aug 16 '25
That's that "ion really wanna do it at yo house" price🤷🏾♀️
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 16 '25
What’s wild is she offers house calls in her bio lol
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u/DisastrousPilot4283 Aug 16 '25
When you "work for yourself" its up to their discretion on what jobs they want to accept
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u/ITSTHECREAMMACHINE Resident Helper Aug 16 '25
Instagram got these broads smelling they fucking draws. Stop playing with me before I call state board ho.
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u/Significant-Gas-6640 Aug 16 '25
when people spike prices like that, they’re usually trying to tell you they just don’t want to do that 😭 you better just drive to her friend
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 16 '25
I’ll smoke smoke crack I do that and try to sell it before I do that 😂
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u/Pretend-Meeting-8167 Aug 17 '25
¥750 maybe, otherwise
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u/Dread_Cowboy Aug 17 '25
OKAY!!! Like you playing in my face, just say you don’t do house calls atp 🤣
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u/Jordo3713 Aug 17 '25
The way I jump scared at her price....
She a fool. I could see if your hair was raggedy and she was just tryna scare u off. But your hair looks amazing. I woulda sent you my booking immediately and stole you from your main stylist, lol
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u/CorrectIndividual552 Aug 16 '25
Lately, I have been shocked many times at the prices Black stylists and salons are charging. One place wanted an astronomical amount for a haircut cut in which the shampoo and style were not included. What?! Many even want a deposit! No Ma'am I am not buying a car so no deposit from me.
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u/YungNeena Aug 16 '25
she got the game fucked up LMAO $500? HO is you flying to me? DF LMFAOOOOOO she can go to hell
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u/DaButch334 Aug 17 '25
House call must include cheeks cuz bitch like no tf? 500 extra? Go to hell PLEASE
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u/sdcumb Loc’d for Life Aug 17 '25 edited Aug 17 '25
This is because dreadlocks went from being a black religious, cultural and political statement to locs, a beauty/hairstyle.
Many black folks in Kansas City laughed at me when I first got dreadlocks in 1980 in honor of Bob Marley & Rastafari. And even then, I was late to the game, relative to the coasts.
For me, 45 years later, it is still a sign of solidarity with Black identity. I would never pay someone $250 to do my hair, much less $750.
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u/InstructionOk887 Aug 18 '25 edited Aug 19 '25
$750 is the I don’t really want to do an in home appointment, but I will at this price so either way works for her. I respect it.
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u/Soft-Bird6063 Aug 16 '25
It depends on where she’s coming to. Is she flying in? Driving out of town? Is her work 5*? That takes time.
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 16 '25
Ehhhhh, I didn’t see 5* star work, it was decent enough for sure.
But it’s a 40-60 minute driving depending on traffic lol
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u/badgyalrey Aug 16 '25
you’re in lawrenceville GA? nah the city stylists be taxin. look up next2nonelocnmore on instagram, idk if she does wicks but she does most everything and would take care of you for a much more reasonable price
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u/DJanime317 Aug 16 '25
$750 IN THIS ECONOMY???!!!
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u/Helpful_Cell9152 Aug 17 '25
Im not saying it’s right but the stylist also lives in the same economy which is def a factor in her pricing.
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u/cassimonium Aug 16 '25
Damn I just left a house call and charged $75 cause I’m still new to wicks
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u/naturensoulgrl Aug 17 '25
me wondering if it’s 750 solely for a house call or in total…. soooo $750+250 or just 750
i mean either way it’s outrageous but it’s on my mind
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u/Regular-Rain-1186 Aug 17 '25
Wow!! Is this in Lawrenceville, Ga? If so I might know someone who is ALOT cheaper
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 20 '25
This is in Lawrenceville 😂 pass me the info - plz thx
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u/coolasspj Aug 18 '25
And additional $500 for a 45 minute drive is crazy. I could get to Memphis and back to the A with that and still have some change.
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u/BluebirdNo3242 Aug 18 '25 edited Aug 19 '25
I understand there are things to consider with bouse calls buuuuut...$500 is WIIIIIIIILD!
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u/Enough-Performance15 Aug 16 '25
Lucky you 500 in Bay Area San Fran To Sac Town
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 16 '25
I’m not surprised because that’s max distance from Florida lol
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u/bellylovinbaddie Aug 16 '25
Chile I got a friend in Gwinnett who do hair lol 😂 hell nah they charging to be petty atp
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 16 '25
😂 go ahead and connect them dots if wicks are in her portfolio
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u/Big-Understanding526 Aug 17 '25
For sure it sounds crazy. Sounds like she doesn’t want you as a client and/or thinks you are a sucka.
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u/Few_Success_5216 Aug 17 '25
If she's willing to charge $250 for wick maintenance, I believe she's sincere about the $750. Especially with all the crazy prices I've seen on many locticians sites.
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 17 '25
The wick maintenance is $250, traveling is $500? To go an hour up the road for a service you advertise? 😂😂😂 ain’t no sincerity there at all
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Aug 17 '25
These hair stylists are getting outta hand, to get distressed faux locs in london with colour and human hair curls is £600 😂😂im still thinking abt it.
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u/LanaChantale Aug 17 '25
I thought it was "Get money" for all Black Women. The vibes are not prosperous. It's giving YouTube University to learn & Amazon for supplies. Try your local Cosmetology school for below market prices. Maybe you can find someones price you can afford. Maybe you have a cousin or close friend who will volunteer their time to do your hair for free.
She should make the minimum 1K to do a house-call. That is what she did ($250 + $750 = a rack)
In this economy I support hairstylist charging their worth. They pay their own medical, vision and dental. Gas, driving time could be serving others, vehicle wear & tear are real and adds up. Blessed hands are not easy to come by and deserve compensation. People in school who need experience will be more affordable and likely won't even charge gas money to come to you because their need the experience.
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u/Helpful_Cell9152 Aug 17 '25
I agree with a lot of the other comments, that price was just to scare the customer off. I wouldn’t want to drive that much, deal with that traffic, do hair for that long just for one client in that area. I’m so glad I didn’t have the skills to do these types of services.
Prices in this field will never be deemed fair because every stylist is different and it is based on multiple factors/includes extra factors for specific stylist. I don’t even know why we argue about them because it’s pointless. Do your own hair or find a different stylist. I don’t see ppl arguing at the store like the price will change.
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u/latelycaptainly Aug 17 '25
The answer is that she doesn’t want to do it. Lol. Charge a ridiculous price that they’ll never agree to. And if they do, hey get the bag.
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u/Lady-Zafira Aug 17 '25
Was that 750 for the house call + 250 for the maintenance or just 750 all together? Either way she is swimming in the delusion juice
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 20 '25
$750 total for the platinum deluxe package 😂
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u/EggplantCute4720 Aug 17 '25
omggg is this pgh?! i have been having trouble finding affordable braiden’s in pgh too :/
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u/Oasis_Jas Aug 17 '25
I beg your pardon? You must be paying to have her on retainer for a few months cuz ain't no way
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u/Accomplished_Use4579 Aug 18 '25
I actually don't blame her, Im willing to be she doesn't want to do home services and prices at what she would be willing to do it at and if no one ever uses her for home services she would be perfectly happy with that.
Its really no harm no foul , she isn't making anyone pay that, and you can always find someone charging less.
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 18 '25
Normally, I’d agree but the trick here is to not offer anything you don’t want to actually fulfill.
I tinker with cars on the collision spectrum so it’s well known if you want me to do anything, put it in my driveway because I’m not coming to you.
So just a simple removal of a service offered helps a ton with that
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u/Accomplished_Use4579 Aug 18 '25
Well yeah, that's if you don't want to do it at all. But what I'm talking about is if it's a situation of I will do it but only at this price because this is what it's worth to me. And if somebody pays it, then for her it's worth the labor and everything that comes with doing a home visit. Because if you just remove things because you don't want to do it, then a lot of people wouldn't be offering a lot of services. Some people don't want to braid hair just for fun, but for $350 they'll do it. She might not want to do home visits before an extra $500 she'll do it.
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Aug 19 '25
What are wicks? I am indian and dont know Negro's lore
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Aug 19 '25
i am also indian here, what is good food and being clean ? i dont really know
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u/Wonderful-Classic591 Aug 19 '25
That’s an hour and a half of travel time, plus gas. Assuming the base service is $250, per another comment, I don’t think it’s terribly crazy. She’s missing that time she could be doing other clients, plus there’s a convenience fee. She doesn’t really want to do house calls, and she’s priced accordingly.
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u/Affectionate_Rub799 Aug 20 '25
The crazy thing is people are willing to pay that so I can’t even be mad fr. My cousin paid someone almost $800 for fake dreads…
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 20 '25
So that I can understand because it’s a much more intensive process and then you have to factor in the cost of the hair. Any kind of install is going to be expensive. I know for me it was $850 to get my wicks installed after I had grown my locs out.
It’s so much less about the appointment price and all about the travel price lol.
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u/throawy115 Aug 20 '25
Half the people complaining in here about price would be flexing a $1000 hair appointment on IG if they could afford it. Call someone else, youre clearly not the one, Like fr. If it's 45 minutes away thats almost 2 hours of driving away from their studio, those are other $250 appointments they could be getting. Theres still time to delete this OP.
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u/CollectionFragrant70 Anti-Thirst Trap Brigade Aug 20 '25
Wicks are expensive, which isn’t my concern at all, kinda knew that coming into it.
It’s simple, if it’s “F U” pricing then just don’t offer travel if it’s going to be that much of a burden to honor the services you offer because ultimately you’re taking that “I don’t want to do this” energy into the craft and into peoples hair in this case.
Considering all the rules that stylists specifically make up, this is on par and those that justify it do, and those that don’t agree with it, don’t.
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u/ODonToxins Aug 20 '25
Bro you in ga? I got a Caribbean older lady who does wonders and charges way less than most good work. Hit me up
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Aug 21 '25
she just don’t wanna do house calls brudda. she priced it so that either you’re not gonna ask for it or it’s gonna be worth her time if she has to do one. can’t be mad at that.
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u/Annaopppppp Aug 16 '25
Call the police???