Hey ladies, just wanted to say that there are some black owned alternatives for weaves.
1) Arijuni. It's a little expensive and has a few bad reviews but the lady who owns it is a black lawyer (Janice Wilson) and she even lived in Cambodia to set up the team that harvests the hair so it's totally black owned through and through. http://www.youtube.com/user/ArjuniLounge#p/u/16/ER6itmPVeTc
http://arjuni.com/shop/custom-orders/pricing-chart/
2) ONYC is also black owned (Thelma Okoro) but I'm not sure how they get their hair. This is also a little expensive and has great reviews. https://www.onychair.com/ http://blog.fabmagazineonline.com/?p=10938
If you guys know of any more (maybe they do on the other forum) and we can add to the list and hopefully do some organizing. We can have the black BSSs and the weave company owners work together. They both win with more revenue and expanding their respective companies and consumer bases.
Maybe we can reach out to these companies and see if they are interested in expanding to a lower tier/ bss quality sub-brand. They can sell to the black owned BSSs (maybe at a better price). If the black customers buy exclusively from those BSSs because of their better prices, then BAM! We lock out the non-black BSSs. Beat them at their own game.
"Sorry Mr. Kim, I can't give you my money anymore...."
A funny acronym for KBSS popped into my head as I was reading this thread but it's soooooooo inappropriate.....
Over the years, I have not bought much from BSS. I mostly get lacefront there and other products I can't fine anywhere else. The BSS I go to don't look like they are own by Koreans. But I still reduce my spending.
Today yall got me spending $7.29 for some NTM lotion at walgreens. I really wanted that Haiwain silk 14 in 1. I'm going to have to break down and get that. That's all I need.
I been stopped shopping at KBSS. I remember one time at a KBSS in Houston the moment I walked in the store with a small bag in my hand from Big Lots the first thing the man that works there told me was that he would have to hold my bag. I gave it to him but I told him not to steal my ****. I told him just like he don't trust me I don't trust him. A minute later I told him to give me my bag and I bounced. They always thinking black people want to steal their old expired stuff. So ladies, does this ban apply to the Arabs? I hope not cause Im real cool with some locals that own a BSS. They actually about to put the Koreans out of business. 1 store down and 2 to go.
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