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| - I spent the better part of my afternoon today searching Yelp for a good nail salon. Summer has arrived in Phoenix, so naturally, I'll be wearing flip-flops and open-toed shoes more often, and my feet were in serious need of a pedicure. After finally settling on V-K Elle based on the great recommendations, I headed over without an appointment.
Upon arrival, I was greeted by a friendly male nail tech. He asked what I wanted and then asked me to pick a color. Once I did, he asked me to take a seat in the first pedicure chair. I waited a good fifteen minutes before a tech became available, and it was around that same time they turned on the water and allowed me to soak my feet. Tina was assigned to me. Though her English was pretty poor, she was friendly and reserved. She asked if I wanted my toenails trimmed then went to work. The only other question she asked was whether I wanted to pay an extra $5 for the callus remover treatment, to which I said yes. She scrubbed the hell out of my feet, which they desperately needed, and shaped my toenails nicely. After she rubbed my feet and legs with a scrub of some sort, she spent quite a while massaging lotion and oil into them. It was nice; I'm not a fan of really deep massage on my shins, and she didn't go overboard. I could have done with a deeper massage on my calves and feet, but I could have spoken up about that.
Once she was done, she rinsed me off and applied the color I'd chosen (a gorgeous, deep, red OPI which had, unfortunately, lost its label). After she slipped a pair of disposable flip-flops on my feet, I paid her ($25 before tip, which included the callus remover treatment and polish) and waited a few minutes for the polish to dry. As I was waiting, the same man who had greeted me came by, thanked me for my visit, asked my name, and asked me to please return. I definitely will!
A few things to note:
Pro: Tina and the male tech apologized a few times for my having to wait so long. That was considerate of them.
Con: While I was still on the chair with my feet resting on the bench waiting for the polish to dry, Tina tried to clean the tub while my feet were still up. She looked at me like wasn't sure what to do, so I offered to get down and instead sit on the manicure chair beside me. There wasn't anyone waiting behind me, so she could have waited the extra five minutes I was there to clean her station.
Con: There's a tacky sign on the wall which encourages customers to pay their tips in cash. This isn't a forced policy, thankfully, but it made me roll my eyes a bit.
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