Way Back Wednesday

Bad hair pictures
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OK, I must tell the story first.
You think you're cheap?
I can beat you! I ALWAYS try to save a buck, which in turn usually makes me have to spend double the money because whatever I tried to save money on usually goes bad.
Imagine my excitement when I was driving down the road and I hear, "FREE highlights with haircut! Offer expires SOON, so make your appt today!"
WOW! I call and schedule my appt. I didn't think it was normal that the receptionist really had a hard time deciding who could do my hair seeing it was only on the phone, but I still couldn't beat that deal!
I get there, and it was just a tiny salon.
I get called back and as I was walking I started small talk. My stylist only smiled back, no comment. Weird I thought.
Then, the receptionist came up and said, "I'll have to translate for her, as she only speaks a little English"
Yes, little flashing lightbulbs SHOULD have gone off, but I thought, ok...so you don't have to speak English to do highlights and a haircut. I brought a picture! PLUS, it doesn't take rocket science to put in highlights...
um...
yeah...
SO...
The 'translation' was only English, but LOUDER.
Picture it,
me: "I'd like my hair cut like this picture"
receptionist: pointing at the picture "THIS! CUT THIS! LIKE THIS!"
me: thinking, hmmm....but the DEAL! I can't miss this DEAL
stylist: "ok"
receptionist "HIGHLIGHTS! BLOND HIGHLIGHTS!"
stylist smiling and nodding: "ok...o...k...."
and they walk away.
There is NO ONE ELSE in the salon.

Sure, I'm a bit nervous, but what they hell, right? I mean, it's not like she is going to completely ruin my hair.
This is what I left looking like. A redheaded skunk.




Yes, I cried on the way home. Yes, I called back and talked to the owner who yes, spoke English. He told me that they could fix it, but I would have to pay the $5 color fee. I thought to myself, 'if I have to go somewhere else to fix it it will cost a TON of money' "DEAL!" I said. (yes, I'm SOOOOOOOO cheap!)
He had me come in, non English speaking woman called me back again and I told her translator (the owner who actually DID speak Spanish) that I'd just like my hair colored back to as close as I could.

Yes, then I dealt with overprocessed dry brittle hair forEVER after that!

Now, I just pay the big bucks for the haircut (wishing I could cut my OWN friggin hair) and skip the highlights!