"OOOOH I have this new relaxer that I can give you...."

[Lucky's Mom]

Here we go.............

I asked a stylist in my nearby fancy BSS about doing cornrows.. He immediately started telling me about a relaxer he could give me.....

What? I asked you about cornrows!!!


These people will never ever learn that some folks like natural hair.....

 

[Aviah]

Jeez... Is that all some of these stylists know?

 

[MontegoBayBaby]

Whoah! The audacity! If you wanted a relaxer you would have asked for one.

 

[guyanesesista]

And just like that he loses a potential customer. Dumbass!!

 

[cocoaluv]

Thats how they do. I saw a little girl at the dominican salon a few months back being told she needs a perm ( 4A mbl hair) and it wont be a "real" perm because they will put lots of conditioner in it..........riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

 

[darlingdiva]

Jeez... Is that all some of these stylists know?

Unfortunately, yes.

1. The one and only time I went to the Dominican salon, the first question that the shampoo guy asked me was, "When is the last time you had a perm?"

2. A few months before my wedding, I went to the salon to get a weave. I had washed & put oil on my hair before I came. When I pulled off my hat, the stylist looked at my hair and, in a less than pleasant tone, said to another stylist, "Oh, she's natural."

 

[Kranbery]

Unfortunately, yes.

1. The one and only time I went to the Dominican salon, the first question that the shampoo guy asked me was, "When is the last time you had a perm?"

2. A few months before my wedding, I went to the salon to get a weave. I had washed & put oil on my hair before I came. When I pulled off my hat, the stylist looked at my hair and, in a less than pleasant tone, said to another stylist, "Oh, she's natural."

Wow what a jerk! Did he still do it? Did it turn out well?

 

[Crackers Phinn]

The margin is in the relaxer. If they buy in bulk, it's less than $10 per application and they can charge you $60+ for it so stylists will stay pushing relaxers.

But I agree with the OP's sentiment, I dislike it when people try to upsell me when I ask for a specific service.

 

[darlingdiva]

Wow what a jerk! Did he still do it? Did it turn out well?

She still did my hair & the style turned out nice. I took it out four days later because I was allergic to the extension hair (which she took from her drawer) that she braided into my hair.

 

[MonPetite]

It gets tiresome, but some people prefer to stay in one mindset, without appreciating others can exist without threatening their own.

 

[isabella09]

That's so cheeky!

 

[soulie]

Well, it's possible the stylist knows nothing about cornrows and was attempting to divert you. Watch for the "Car Fox" Carfax commercial; you'll see what I mean

 

[beans4reezy]

I'm relaxed, but I do understand the frustration. God forbird you don't relax at 4 weeks and you have to keep answering the same stupid questions from family: "When you are getting a perm?"

It still astounds me that people seem to think that the only thing you can do for black hair is to relax it.