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So - do you tell a stranger her tracks are showing?

  • Of course I'd tell her!

    Votes: 37 10.3%

  • Nope, nope, nope, not even going there.

    Votes: 300 83.6%

  • Shoot, I'd whip out a comb and fix it for her.

    Votes: 6 1.7%

  • The always required 'other' option

    Votes: 16 4.5%
  • Total voters
    359
  • Poll closed .
I see tracks all the time...ALL THE TIME!!! There are a lot of tacky weaves out there. I don't know how many times I've seen the top track...the one right at the crown :look:

No I don't tell...everybody should know the mirror trick where you can see the back of your head, and any other angle you need to see.

Now if a track was falling out, yes I'd tell.
 
JustKiya said:
:lachen: Yeah, it was the 'weft' - the top of the track, where all the hair is 'sewn in' to keep it together? It wasn't hanging- it was still tight up against her head, but her curls were parted/arranged badly, so the part that was sewn (or glued, actually, as it looked like it was glued) to her scalp/head/hair was exposed.

It wasn't even a lump or hanging, it was just a track, in all it's glory. :lol:

*cracks up at Ms. Nina* Right? She must live in a weave loving area! :lol:
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see, i had to go google cuz i still don't understand. i googeld "weave track" and got this picture
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Did it look like that? for some reason this picture is creeping me the $#@! out. I know it's not right, it's just because this is the first time I'm really seeing something like this. The red background makes it look like an open head wound. :perplexed I should stop, because this picture is from this site, a tutorial looks like. Or maybe it looked like this?

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My answer is still no, though.
 
*cracks up* It was just like the blond's hair messup, yup, yup. Just a bad part, not a bad weave...

I don't know what that red stuff is..... :look:
 
Ok heck yeah! You know me.. Its all about tact. I have been respectfully told that my weft was waving to erbody and I said thank you and kept it moving. I feel like if i can do something about it.... I will. If she was in my reach, I would have stopped her and complimented her on the curls, but tried to cover it up for her...
 
C.Nicole said:
Ok heck yeah! You know me.. Its all about tact. I have been respectfully told that my weft was waving to erbody and I said thank you and kept it moving. I feel like if i can do something about it.... I will. If she was in my reach, I would have stopped her and complimented her on the curls, but tried to cover it up for her...
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Yes! I used to wear a weave in high school and one of the nice janitor ladies came up to me while I was with some friends and she started complimenting my hair while rearranging it and just kept talking to us but then under her breath said to me "your weave is showing honey" and then kept right on talking. I was :blush: but I was so happy at the same time!

JustKiya, thanks for cracking me up today with this thread girl. :lachen: [pun intended].
 
DanaDane said:
:lachen:at "the cool breeze"

I would probably try to say something, but be as discreet as possible if it's in public/in front of others . . .otherwise, who knows what kind of attitude they might catch?
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Same here. There was this lady who worked across from me a couple of years ago and she had on a half wig or something and it wasn't on right. I told the lady next to me who I've known since high school that I was going to tell her that she needed to fix it. Her eyes bugged out and then she told me not to while she was cracking up laughing. I told a buddy of mine that I'd fixed her(high school) weave before.:lachen:
 
THIS JUST HAPPENED TO ME TODAY!:spinning:

OK...I was a business networking luncheon and one of the only other black women there had her track showing at the top of her head.

Now, we know each other professional, but we are not "work friends"....meaning we've never done lunch, she doesn't knows personal stuff about me or I don't know personal stuff about her.

All of the white folks kept telling her how great she looked because she always worn a "anita baker" type cut and now was sporting a collarbone length bob.

It was attractive and she looked good....so I did not want to be the only NAY SAYER by bringing this to her attention.

I would guess that most white folks would not understand what they were seeing if they noticed the track (just another mystery of black hair)- so I did not want to be the WEAVE POLICE!

I kept my mouth closed and guess she will notice if she checks out her hair in a mirror!

Plus, I think some WEAVE CLEAVAGE is on purpose or just plain laziness....which is different than getting caught in a strong wind. :ohwell:
 
I wouldn't tell a stranger. Telling someone they missed a button or their shoe is untied is totally different than telling someone something about their hair.

We know how it is. Look at some of the posts on here. Women go crazy when someone even looks at their hair funny.
 
Hmmmm. Nope, not telling unless it's family, a friend or maybe a friendly neighbor. I can't even imagine the reaction from a stranger.

I see tacky weaves all the time....especially since a shop near me has a $65 full weave special on Mon - Wed. It's that china doll weave with the crown exposed to cover the tracks. 100% of the weaves that I've seen coming out of the shop were obvious....even to DH. I would NEVER venture to tell any of those women that a track was showing.
 
I'd tell her if she looked like a nice person. Nah I changed my mind, the thought of doing that scares me. LOL change my vote to NO.
 
Some folks don't mind if their tracks are showing. I would only say something to folks I am close with.

No need to get all snarky if your track from the yellow and blue hair is showing, folks know it aint real anyway.
 
Hell No! I live in NYC, somebody would be ready to :boxing: and I think it's rude (unless you know the person)

I just keep it moving :nono:
 
Lol this reminds me of something that happened a few months back in my HS. I was making a line to enter the school because my school had metal detectors lol. There was this girl, well i already knew she had a weave because it looked really busted and like her real hair was popping out in the front. The relax hair and the weave hair were two different types and it didn't blend in well and i was kind of sleepy and wondering how the hell did she had the nerves to walk out of her house with a mess on her head and then i saw like 3 tracks showing...NO LIED. The worst part of everything is that the nylon used to sewn in the tracks was a BRIGHT PURPLE!!! WTF!!

Did i tell the girl something? NO WAY MAN... WHy? Because i live in NYC and people don't play that hahaha.
 
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LadyKaypnyc said:
Hell No! I live in NYC, somebody would be ready to :boxing: and I think it's rude (unless you know the person)

I just keep it moving :nono:
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WORD ME TOO!!! I wouldn't dare tell no one anything lol. We are from the city that if you give me a certain look in 3 seconds and i don't like it...WE HAVE A PROBLEM!!!
 
omg, a teenage-looking girl was just sitting next to me on the subway today and at first I thought, "wow, her hair is pretty!" Then I saw about 5 tracks showing! I minded my business and turned back to my book..
 
*dying*

:rofl: :rofl3: :lachen:

I can't believe all these track sighting stories!!!! DH is looking at me like I'm crazy - I'm real mad about the purple thread though. I have to ask - :look: - did it match her outfit, at least? :lachen:
 
I'd just pull her to the side and 1.) tell her then 2.) fix it for her ( if she let me).....thats just me.....
 
I would be polite and act nonchalant about it. I wouldn't want to use a tone or body language that would make her feel embarressed.
 
That was a funny story...but I voted "other" because it would depend on the person. If they seem "approachable", and I'm in the mood, yes, I'll tell that person. But if they've been acting they poo smells like perfume, then NO! I won't say a word. :nono:....I'll just be laughing to myself:lachen:
 
It depends on the situation. If the girl is wearing a beautiful Wet and Wavy or Perm Straight weave where I knew that an exposed track was NOT intended, I'd whisper it to her. BUT... I've seen the girls who have the track exposed and had FULL KNOWLEDGE of exposure when installing said track!!! Take for example the coloured bang? If I had a dollar for every time I saw a girl with a red/purple/blue/green/orange bang and the BLACK track (AND GLUE) exposed at the root because there is NOT way they can blend their hair into that weave. Heck no, I am NOT going to tell her her track is showing because she was well aware of its visibility the moment she left the house... all I would get from her would be attitude.:rolleyes:

JustKiya said:
.... your track is showing. :lol:

Okay. So, I'm in the post office this morning, eyeballing heads as I always do when I'm in a line. The lady in front of me had a cute red color in her hair, and I was eyeing it, trying to figure out if it was hers, or a weave. Then, she turns to walk to the counter, and I see a whole track, just waving hi to the world, exposed by how her curls were arranged in the back.

That got me to wondering..... is it ever okay to tell someone - esp. a stranger - that their tracks are showing? I mean, is that sisterly courtesy like letting someone know a button on their shirt is unbuttoned, or their slip is hanging? Or do you just keep your mouth shut, and hope she feels the cool breeze brushing against her scalp eventually?
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I would tell her only because if my track was showing, I would want someone to come tell me so I can fix it.. but then again I do have those good weaves....:lachen:
 
I would say something to the person, I would simply make a motion for her to fix her hair , without making a scene.:yep:
 
I always tell but I dont YELL IT OUTLOUD...I say hey sorry finger comb your hair in the back the track is out. I never got cussed out or anythign I think its the way its said and if you yell it or try to embarass someone.
 
Eisani said:
Slightly OT, but how do you tell someone it's time for them to change their deodorant? :perplexed:lachen:
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Giiirrrll,
A few weeks ago I was in a hotbox bar. I noticed a bit of B.O. and hunched my nose up. Tell me why a little while later a lady came up to me and gently suggested that I change my deodorant then walked away. I was horrified! Mortified!! I ran to the restroom but just like I already knew, it wasn't me!! But the lady was gone! I told my friends and they cracked the hell up. They assured me that they smelled it too but they agreed it wasn't me.

I've been looking for that lady ever since, but I know there's no use. She's never going to believe me.:rolleyes:
 
Here's my weave experience....

Saturday night I was hanging out with my girls and a couple of their *fringe* friends. One chickie had been bourgie and rude the entire evening. She had WL hair and I found myself looking upside her head to try to decide if it was real. After a particularly snarky comment, she and I ended up at the club's restroom sinks at the same time. She started combing that mess out and it was like snow falling all over the bathroom sink. She didn't seem to notice and I admit that I took a certain bit of pleasure in *not* telling her that her ratty weave was shedding all over the place and leaving a trail behind her like Hansel and Gretel.:lachen:
 
AlkalineSteam said:
Giiirrrll,
A few weeks ago I was in a hotbox bar. I noticed a bit of B.O. and hunched my nose up. Tell me why a little while later a lady came up to me and gently suggested that I change my deodorant then walked away. I was horrified! Mortified!! I ran to the restroom but just like I already knew, it wasn't me!! But the lady was gone! I told my friends and they cracked the hell up. They assured me that they smelled it too but they agreed it wasn't me.

I've been looking for that lady ever since, but I know there's no use. She's never going to believe me.:rolleyes:
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:lachen: I promise, it wasn't me! Something like that happened to me in Chicago some years back. The guy from Israel SWORE my friends and I were the most beautiful women he'd ever seen and wanted to take a pic w/us. He was beyond funky and came and put his arm around my neck. I had on a sleeveless top. He left his must on my shoulder. Mad. Walking back to the hotel I kept saying "it's not me, I swear." I understand u wanting to find that lady lmao. I bet he went back home and told his friends we were street walkers :lachen:
 
I wouldn't say anything. I think it could be misinterpreted too many ways...she may think I was hating and staring hard enough to find a flaw or there are many trifling women out there who wear visible tracks and just don't care.
 
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