I have been a loyal customer for more than 6 years at Elon, but after service yesterday, no more! Don't trust the cashier (young girl with no apparent morals) with tip money for the stylist and assistant! Sad to have to report this: When I paid for services at the cashier counter, the cashier added figures incorrectly in her head with overcharge; then, once the figure was corrected plus adding a $30 tip for the sylist and assistant, she did not give me the cash! About 15 minutes after I left the salon, I called to be sure the cashier gave the $30 to the stylist and she actually stunned me by lying, saying she gave me the money! I was in my car and my wallet was empty! I am a doctor and know for a fact the young girl lied and did not give me ANY cash but instead handed me my bag of shampoo and conditioner. I asked to speak with the manager and was told they were not there. I insisted that the $30 be given to the stylist and the receptionist said they would count the drawer money later to determine if the $30 was there. Interestingly, I called back in the morning and asked to speak to the manager and was again refused. I wanted to ask if the $30 was given to the stylist and was angrily told by the receptionist that they found the $30 in an envelope in the smock hamper with the stylist's name written on the envelope. The receptionist further stated that they had me on tape receiving the money and tossing it in the hamper! Well, now that is a bold faced set of lies! When you actually think you can convince someone they not only received the money but forgot and now also forgot they put it in an envelope, forgot they wrote someone's name on it and also forgot they went into a room where smock hampers are when I NEVER went into that room after paying for services.....well, the lies are really adding up! The young girl clearly wanted to cover her tracks by hiding money in the hamper and pretending I left it there. I was again stunned by the angry receptionist's comments that I would no longer be allowed to book appointments because I accused their staff of taking the money. Really? For telling the absolute GOD's truth, they prefer to believe the young girl cashier over a doctor who has absolutely NO REASON to lie! So......final note here......as a well trained professional with immaculate attention to detail and absolutely no reason to play games or not pay someone.......it's very sad to have to report these facts so anyone else can make an informed decision and protect themselves from similar incidents likely to happen again with the cashier at Elon! Past behaviors and performance are a very good predictor of future performance! Beware and make sure you handle tip money yourself and give directly to stylist. Don't trust Elon cashier! YIKES!!!!!!!!
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