I moved to the Pittsburgh region to go to graduate school at Pitt. I was living in shadyside and looked online for a place that did balayage style highlights in the Pittsburgh region. There were a couple that came up but this one seemed to have really good reviews.
I am a natural blonde ,but over the years my hair has become darker with age. I decided to try this salon because it was close within walking distance and in my budget (since I am in college). I by no means am cheap when it comes to my hair but I cannot afford to spend 200$ every 8 weeks. After taking the time to call and confirm their price quote of 65$, which is stated online, I scheduled an appointment.
Upon arriving I checked in and waited for a girl named Amanda. After waiting 20 minutes I was finally greated by a friendly girl and we went to discuss what I wanted done with my hair. She recommended that I get some type of highlight and also a base lift to get my roots lighter. I was also planning on getting a haircut. I then asked if what she suggested was going to cost more. It then came out that her highlights were actually going to be 95$, 20$ for this base lift treatment plus the haircut of 51$ plus tip. If I wasn't getting the base lift my roots were going to be dark which was exactly what I was trying to avoid. The total would come to around 170$ before tip. She also informed me that she was one of the lowest in price in the salon. I was very appalled that I was quoted a price and that I was not honored that price upon arriving. A 50$ difference in price is a lot of money to me when I can only work part time.
I ended up leaving as soon as she quoted me the correct price. I felt bad that I took up Amanda's time in her schedule since she wasn't going to be making any money , but I just could not afford to do that. They might do very good work on hair, I cannot speak on that front since I left ,but I have an issue with businesses falsely advertising prices. I wasted an hour of my day to not have anything done to my hair. Thankfully I asked before getting my hair done. Be warned that you should get a correct price quote before getting anything done to your hair here. I doubt I will be giving them a second chance and I will make sure to warn people I am friends with and new to the area to not go here as well.