Has anyone left a hairdresser because they talk too much?

[Hillbeans]

Interesting, I just read a small article in Glamour magazine about how to approach a (great) hairdresser about the fact they talk too much. I just found out today that the hairdresser whom I used to see left the salon I go to. She talked so much and because of her talking ran 20-25 minutes late each appointment that I started using someone else in the salon and never went back to her. She was aware she ran late, knew she talked too much, but it didn't stop her from doing it and she lost quite a few clients because of it.

Has anyone ever flat out told their hairdresser to stop talking or put in their ipod earphones? (as suggested by the article in Glamour)???? I can't really imagine that conversation going very well, but i'm curious if anyone has ever told their hairdresser they just want an hour of quiet? That just seems rude to the other extreme....

 

[cats7494]

I have left a hairdresser because she talked too much. I honestly do not have the guts or rudeness factor to actually tell her to stop talking - so instead I just went elsewhere.
I don't mind some talking - but I don't want to know her life story!

 

[Kim&Chris]

Not a hairdresser, but a nail technician. Years ago, I used to have my nails done by a Russian woman who spent each entire session on the phone, yelling at either her son or her mother, entirely in Russian. It was so incredibly rude. This went on, literally, for two years. One day, I had enough and got up & left.

 

[snoopy]

I left my pedicurist because she talked too much, which wouldn't have been so bad if everything that came out of her mouth wasn't negative. And I do mean everything. She whined about the owner of the shop, she whined about her husband, her minor health issues, you name it, she whined. She gave amazing pedicures too, but I had to look elsewhere. The new lady who does it isnt as good as the old, but it makes for a more pleasant experience.

 

[ducklite]

I left a dentist for this reason. His political rants finally made say--"Bye Bye".

Anne

 

[Pam]

I've left because the hair stylist talked too much - about other clients! I figured if she could gossip so freely about the other people, imagine what she was saying about ME!!

 

[Melissa M]

I had to leave a hairdresser when she went through her divorce. She spent so much time venting about her ex that she wasn't paying much attention to what she was doing. She took her anger out on my hair a couple of times before I decided I just couldn't go back.

 

[meandtheguys2]

DH left his barber. Barber Gene could not keep quiet, wouldn't listen to another opinion, and kept DH captive in the chair for the entire 20 minutes even when he was done. Sadly, Barber Gene also did the best job on his hair!

 

[kasar]

My hairdresser moved to a new shop and I'm so glad to make the break - I'm a wimp and never changed, just complained!

Not only did she talk too much but she just didn't pay attention to what she was doing. When she was cutting my hair I could tell that she was looking at herself in the mirror and checking out who was coming in and out of the shop. She ordered lunch in the middle of my cut one time and another time she sprayed me with the hose because she wasn't even looking where she was spraying. She talked and talked about the wierdest subjects too. Jeez, now that I think about it, I should have changed a long time ago. Old habits are hard to break, I guess.

 

[LindaG4458]

I had to leave a hairdresser when she went through her divorce. She spent so much time venting about her ex that she wasn't paying much attention to what she was doing. She took her anger out on my hair a couple of times before I decided I just couldn't go back.

I'm on the verge of doing this now. Last appointment the cut wasn't up to par because she was so depressed she was on the verge of tears and wasn't paying attention. Unfortunately she does the best color job in the area.

 

[mousey]

I switched from a lady who did it out of her house and was constantly interrupted by the phone, her husband, her kids, anybody who stopped at the house, etc. etc. etc... She was also always selling stuff on the side (non beauty) and made you feel obligated to buy something.

 

[Laurajean1014]

I've been going to the same hairdresser for about 8 years now. She is fabulous. If you speak, she does, if you're not in the mood, she's okay with that. She is an exceptional hairdresser and a great person.

We have a very nice relationship!

 

[cepmom]

I recently left my hairdresser not because she talked to much, but because she was getting weirder and weirder every time I saw her. I started with her at my friend's SIL's salon. She left after a falling out with another hairdresser there and the owner (crazy story about how she was telling the other hairdressers that if a child dies it always the mother's fault??). I didn't want any hard feelings over leaving the salon since I was friendly with the owner, but since I liked the way she did my hair, I reluctantly followed her to the new place.

I had to hear all about her boyfriend, his ex and their child, her health issues (many numerous complaints that got more and more strange), her newly found church, she started bad mouthing my friend's SIL even though she knew we were friendly, you name it.

The new salon was really run down and owned by an older man. She was the only female hairdresser there and the men that worked there were so creepy. Constantly making sexual remarks to my hairdresser in front of her clients. It got to the point that I couldn't take it any longer and went back to the original salon.

Dh still goes to see her, and said she was practically in tears when she realized I went back to the old place. My new haridresser said several other clients came back with the same complaints as me.

 

[clarabelle]

I have recently been shopping around for a new stylists and frankly I was suprised at how completely unprofessional some were. I am not trying to put down the stylists out there- but for some reason I kept finding the ones who would talk on the phone the entire time or act distracted. I also had one guy who was terribly catty and would talk about other people in the salon.

 

[Hillbeans]

Wow - so many of us out there with the same issues!

My hairdresser would also talk about all sorts of personal problems, and I'd often try and change the subject or just close my eyes and zone out and not respond. I'm friendly with the owner and she knew what the issues were with this person but I guess she brought a lot of business into the salon so the owner would never get rid of her.

Kim and Chris, I don't think that anyone who is doing nails, hair or whatever should be on cell phones while working on clients- that's terribly unprofessional.

 

[Jack Splat]

Wow - so many of us out there with the same issues!

No Kidding. It's not just with women either. About 10 years ago I stopped going to my barber of about 3 years because he would rattle on and on about things and take forever. It got to a point where he would want me to go and check to see if his wife was home. After he asked me to do that, that was the last time I ever got my haircut from him. It's too bad too because even to this day, I've found very few barbers who cut hair as well as he did. Plus, he would always complain about how life hadn't dealt him a good hand too.