I don't know if it is the quality of the gel polish brands they're using, but I've been getting gel done on my nails for well over 5 years and I've never had a worse experience. The application was sloppy, the blue gel never set right (felt like silicone rather than the usual hard finish). It chipped and peeled the very first day - that's never happened to me before.
I returned the next day and they reapplied with a different brand, this time the pink took two days to chip up. I genuinely felt bad because the nail tech tried so hard, but they clearly have some subpar products.