Made an appointment for their signature manicure - $25. When I made the appointment, not asked any questions about what state my nails were in or if anything was on them, just scheduled my time. I sit... Read More
Made an appointment for their signature manicure - $25. When I made the appointment, not asked any questions about what state my nails were in or if anything was on them, just scheduled my time. I sit down and the nail tech realized I had gel polish on that needed to me removed and she said, "You were just booked for a basic manicure." I said I didn't know it was an additional service. No one had said anything to me and I just thought, if I come in for a manicure part of the service was to remove the polish on there. She was very nice about it and said "oh its not. It just takes a bit more time because you have to soak and they didn't schedule that time in." I apologized that I didn't know. No further mention of it. Then, manicure over...not he best I've ever had. Color came out really streaky and I had been eyeing it while she was doing it but just thought she would fix it in the end. Nope but hey...gift card so whatever. Let it go. Then I realize...wait. She didn't even put any lotion on my hands. Not a drop. Weird but maybe that was their basic manicure...nail shaping and polish only. Go to the counter and, while I am waiting to pay, read their description of the service and was supposed to get lotion. So I asked why I didn't. The receptionist said, "well since she had to soak your nails she had to shave time off your manicure to stay on time." Umm...so you cut my service but still charged me the same? What? Oh no? You're charging me $5 more for the gel removal. I thought she said it wasn't a separate service but...okay. So you charged full price for both "services" but I didn't get full service. So you can cut my time and service but not consider it a swap with the gel removal and the lotion? Then, the receptionist said, "it's really important you tell the scheduler that you have gel polish on because they have to build removal in to the appointment." My response? "Well no one mentioned that to me so how am I supposed to that? You're the ones providing the service so my expectation would be that you mention that. And no one did."I understand that there were multiple factors in play here and it can be boiled down to a lack of communication. However, if one is in a service industry, one needs to be aware of the effect customer service has on the overall experience. I could have and would have looked past the streaky polish and the lack of lotion...if a simple service gesture had been made. "Apologies for the misunderstanding. But since we had to remove gel polish, we have to cut out the moisturizing component of your manicure. But since we're cutting that, we won't charge you for the gel removal. We'll consider it a swap." They stay on time. I get a fully rounded, well communicated experience and can understand that accommodations had to be made. Simple service gesture. Oh, and I could've done with less "you're dumb and should've known what we didn't tell you" attitude from the receptionist. In the end, no matter how well the actual service could have turned out...if a business has such basic poor customer service, I won't return. So, the gift card gave them a chance to gain a new customer but they won't be. Two stars simply because my nail tech was so nice and pleasant. Read Less