whitedaisez
Active Member
This is a continuation of my HORRIBLE Dominican Salon experience!
Please see Part 1 for initial story before jumping to conclusions:
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=469502&highlight=dominican
So I went for a blowout and didnt get a roller set or any hair stretching technique on my hair prior to my blow drying. The blow dry was extremely painful, uncomfortable, unprofessional and almost resulted in a fight. So I didn't let them finish, as in, I did not get it flat ironed.
Before & After pics:
BEFORE; when I usually blow dry my hair myself
AFTER; it was blow dried at the Dominican salon
erplexed
See-through
My hair looked sooo thinned out especially in the back. It had no body, it didn't bounce or shine, nothing. Because of this, I trimmed it.
I was afraid it might have been heat damaged because when I pressed against it, it gleamed bright brown under the light. I freaked out and just washed it out. But FIRST;
This is how my natural shrinkage looked BEFORE the Dominican Blowout
This is NOW how my SHRINKAGE looks AFTER the blowout!!!!!
Can I sue in small claims court for something like this?? How do I go about it like, what do I sue for, how much, etc? I went back to the salon to confront them, once alone and again with my dad. They said there was nothing they could do about it. I am soo depressed right now, I don't know what to do. I live in MD. If anyone knows the steps to take in filing a law suit in MD, please let me know, I'm serious *tears*
*UPDATE*
I don't understand why some pple are saying I don't have a case because of "i took the risk"
Ok they are TRAINED to avoid those risks! I know they are not supposed to be perfect but if the damage was minor, hardly noticeable, I wouldn't be complaining. But this was MAJOR damage and when i went back, they refused to take responsibility! Just because there is a risk doesn't allow them to be negligent!! As a professional, you cannot advertise and PROMISE something and expect not be liable!
If a dentist told you he has 20 years experience in oral surgery, that you will have no infection risks, and u get surgery done by him and get a mouth tumor, will you just say, oh i cant sue because "i took the risk"?? The manager yelled at me over and over again that it was gonna be impossible for her to give me heat damage, that she has 20 years experience in natural hair and that I needed to stop arguing with her about heat damage (I don't even think she knew what that was!).
I kept threatening to leave MANY times but I couldnt cuz ma mom was there also getting her hair done and was supporting the stylist, and thought i was being extremely rude and disrespectful; also the stylist kept dragging me down the chair, preventing me from leaving and telling my mom, dang your daughter is too hard headed, etc. Well I don't know about you guys saying oh you shoulda just walked out but YES I TRIED TO numerous times. But I was raised in an extremely strict home, you cannot just walk out of your parent like that.
My mom was extremely embarrassed by my behavior so some of you keep not understanding the fact that I was really quite stuck on that day. When I went home she yelled at me; it was my birthday and she wanted me to do my hair and she thought I was being ungrateful and not appreciating the stylist by "not letting her do her job". When I told her my hair is severely damaged and the stylist is a crook, she yelled at me viciously and told me I was such a stuck up child! Why do you think when I went back the next day to confront the woman about the damages, I went with MY DAD??
Those of you who think I just sat there and did nothing, are mistaken. I think the manager was thrown aback by the love i displayed for my hair (I don't hate my "bush" & she wouldn't stop saying everything bad about it), intimidated by the knowledge I had over the health of my hair and threatened by the confidence I had over what I wanted for my hair. So she decided to shut me down and boast about all these things she couldn't do so she would feel "big" in her salon. I spoke up, she didn't like that, now look at my hair...
Please see Part 1 for initial story before jumping to conclusions:
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=469502&highlight=dominican
So I went for a blowout and didnt get a roller set or any hair stretching technique on my hair prior to my blow drying. The blow dry was extremely painful, uncomfortable, unprofessional and almost resulted in a fight. So I didn't let them finish, as in, I did not get it flat ironed.
Before & After pics:
BEFORE; when I usually blow dry my hair myself
AFTER; it was blow dried at the Dominican salon
erplexed
See-through
My hair looked sooo thinned out especially in the back. It had no body, it didn't bounce or shine, nothing. Because of this, I trimmed it.
I was afraid it might have been heat damaged because when I pressed against it, it gleamed bright brown under the light. I freaked out and just washed it out. But FIRST;
This is how my natural shrinkage looked BEFORE the Dominican Blowout
This is NOW how my SHRINKAGE looks AFTER the blowout!!!!!
Can I sue in small claims court for something like this?? How do I go about it like, what do I sue for, how much, etc? I went back to the salon to confront them, once alone and again with my dad. They said there was nothing they could do about it. I am soo depressed right now, I don't know what to do.
I live in MD. If anyone knows the steps to take in filing a law suit in MD, please let me know, I'm serious *tears**UPDATE*
I don't understand why some pple are saying I don't have a case because of "i took the risk"
Ok they are TRAINED to avoid those risks! I know they are not supposed to be perfect but if the damage was minor, hardly noticeable, I wouldn't be complaining. But this was MAJOR damage and when i went back, they refused to take responsibility! Just because there is a risk doesn't allow them to be negligent!! As a professional, you cannot advertise and PROMISE something and expect not be liable!
If a dentist told you he has 20 years experience in oral surgery, that you will have no infection risks, and u get surgery done by him and get a mouth tumor, will you just say, oh i cant sue because "i took the risk"?? The manager yelled at me over and over again that it was gonna be impossible for her to give me heat damage, that she has 20 years experience in natural hair and that I needed to stop arguing with her about heat damage (I don't even think she knew what that was!).
I kept threatening to leave MANY times but I couldnt cuz ma mom was there also getting her hair done and was supporting the stylist, and thought i was being extremely rude and disrespectful; also the stylist kept dragging me down the chair, preventing me from leaving and telling my mom, dang your daughter is too hard headed, etc. Well I don't know about you guys saying oh you shoulda just walked out but YES I TRIED TO numerous times. But I was raised in an extremely strict home, you cannot just walk out of your parent like that.
My mom was extremely embarrassed by my behavior so some of you keep not understanding the fact that I was really quite stuck on that day. When I went home she yelled at me; it was my birthday and she wanted me to do my hair and she thought I was being ungrateful and not appreciating the stylist by "not letting her do her job". When I told her my hair is severely damaged and the stylist is a crook, she yelled at me viciously and told me I was such a stuck up child! Why do you think when I went back the next day to confront the woman about the damages, I went with MY DAD??
Those of you who think I just sat there and did nothing, are mistaken. I think the manager was thrown aback by the love i displayed for my hair (I don't hate my "bush" & she wouldn't stop saying everything bad about it), intimidated by the knowledge I had over the health of my hair and threatened by the confidence I had over what I wanted for my hair. So she decided to shut me down and boast about all these things she couldn't do so she would feel "big" in her salon. I spoke up, she didn't like that, now look at my hair...
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sorry this happened to you
Do you have an Indian store in your area? You may want to try using Amla powder to see if that helps bring the curls back. I would definetely try to sue them, especially since they refuse to try to fix the damage.
