Knowing their reputation for being hip, stylish, bascially THE place to go for a good haircut, etc. I called the Redmond salon. When I was asked who I wanted to book a haircut appointment with, I said I had never been in before so I didn't know any of the stylist. The very young-sounding appintment maker then asked me, "WELL, HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT TO PAY? I was momentarily stunned by the bad taste. Then I was overcome with a deisre to say something snotty like, "oh..$7.50". I reined in my disgust and said $40. I was given an appointment. Long story short, I went to this person about three times and quit. She was adequate but everything about the salon and staff smacked of "how much do you want to pay?". Tacky, tacky, tacky.
Pros: good parking, on-time appointments
Cons: assembly-line feel, impersonal
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