I have been to many nail salons, both upscale and around-the-way, and this was the worst experience I've had. Where do I even begin. When booking my appointment, their employee said 6:30 was fine when... Read More
I have been to many nail salons, both upscale and around-the-way, and this was the worst experience I've had. Where do I even begin. When booking my appointment, their employee said 6:30 was fine when I asked how late I could I come on a Thursday (because of work). Today I called to confirm my appointment and the person who answered encouraged me to come earlier because they close at 7pm and she wanted me to be relaxed. I appreciated her thoughtfulness as I was expecting "the works"! Not the case.For one, the man who worked on my pedicure lacked any emotion. In fact the whole staff seemed to lack genuine human emotion or the geniality I'm accustomed to at even the hoodest salons. This is on the Main Line! Do better! And then came the moment where my nail tech "reprimanded" me basically for not letting him know a few of my toenails were close to the skin when clipping them. HE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BLEED and told me, not once, but three times: "You need to tell me next time. It's skin under your nail" You don't say? After a point I said. "OK, OK. Got it," because he just kept saying it. How about just being observant when clipping my toenails? I never had anyone have an issue clipping my nails ever. Am I supposed to be observing my toenails everyday to come into your salon and tell you how to clip them!? Just be an expert in what you do and not cut my skin. Don't blame the client.He buffed and filed in the most gentle manner. Barely even did it. The only redeeming aspect of this pedi was the massage and the fact that I got to leave quickly because it didn't last long. Which leads me to my other gripe. I now suspect that lady didn't care if I was relaxed, she just wanted to leave as soon as possible! Sometimes shops will accommodate people who come later in the evening but her insistence that I come early was clearly to get me in and out. Perhaps that was why the man who did my toes was just phoning it in, but regardless of the time, show emotion, be welcoming.No surprise, about 5 minutes after I pulled out of the parking lot and BEFORE 7PM, I saw the staff leaving in my rearview. I might as well have had a robot do my nails. I bought two Groupons and refunded one because I wouldn't dream of coming back here. Read Less