I have been a customer since this business opened as Main Street Nails. Several months ago I witnessed a customer complain about her pedicure. With her toes still with wet polish, she showed the man... Read More
I have been a customer since this business opened as Main Street Nails. Several months ago I witnessed a customer complain about her pedicure. With her toes still with wet polish, she showed the manager, Sonny, that her feet were never scrubbed--and her black flip flop marks were still visible on the bottom of her feet. They required her to pay full price and offer ZERO apology or resolution. The woman said she was going to post a negative review on Facebook. Out of curiosity, I checked the Main Street Nails website and saw her review--a 1 star--with a long explanation that was in-line with what I had witnessed.
I continued to go back for acrylic nails and had a terrible experience with the mother-in-law of Sonny. In an attempt to remove a broken portion of my acrylic nail, she used a plastic fingernail tip to wedge under the piece and pry it up. It hurt immediately and I asked her to stop. Throughout the rest of the appointment, she was rude and deliberately rough with the buffer--leaving my cuticle sore and scratch marks on my knuckle. After paying, I asked to speak with Sonny and told him I was upset about the quality of service I received. No offer of customer service was offered and I didn't ask for compensation or refund. I went to a different nail salon for the duration of the summer and had recently decided to forego acrylics in favor of Shellac on my natural nails, so I returned to Kim's Nails on 10/28/16 (the salon changed their name and owner--although Sonny still "manaqes" the business). The young man who did my manicure did not speak to me. After appropriately soaking the gel polish with acetone wraps, he proceeded to use his long thumbnail to scratch off the gel polish from my nails. I asked him to stop and use an orange stick or cuticle pusher--and he did quickly spoke to another nail technician who came by to assess my request. That nail technician explained that he was doing the "safest and most natural" treatment to my nails. Since my technician had not washed his hands and under his nails before beginning my service--and was not using latex gloves--I felt uneasy. After multiple minutes of negotiation, they showed me multiple tools--cuticle nippers, nail file, buffer, and a plastic cuticle tool--and asked me to choose which I wanted. I chose the plastic cuticle tool. He was rougher than necessary, but I desperately needed a polish change, so I stayed. Over the weekend, the shellac on one nail began to peel--something that should NOT happen. So, I went in today, 10-31-16 at 3:30 to get it re-polished. I had already soaked off the remaining shellac and they merely needed to clean and lightly prep the nail and re-polish. However, the same young man that I had on Friday, began to use a buffer. I allowed this for a moment, but he persisted buffing my nail with a course block. I asked that he stop--since my nail is sensitive and thin from the recent removal of my acrylic nails. He continued to buff. I asked him to PLEASE stop and explained by pointing to the issue. The manager, Sonny was applying acrylic nails at the table behind me--and well within earshot of the issue. He did nothing. A young woman who is new--and was training with Sonny, came to my table and asked to see my nail. She said that he was attempting to file out a split in my natural nail. I asked her to show me the area of concern--she pointed vaguely to the side of my nail. I closely inspected the nail and saw no evidence of a split. I inquired AGAIN--about the location of the split. She told me, "nevermind." The nail technician completed the 2 coats of shellac and a top coat. As I was paying, I asked Sonny if he was still the manager--his response was, "sort of...not really...it's complicated." I had two "frequent customer" cards filled from my previous visits. I put them in front of Sonny--along with my $5 for a single shellac nail polish fix. I will not be back. The salon is pretty and new--but after 3 strikes--you're OUT! Read Less