I tried Vera's because a good friend of mine recommended the place and was pleased with their service. I went in for a fill and pedicure. The nail tech was very nice, but there were issues. First, she filed the side of one of my nails so hard it cut the skin, when I said "ouch!" she quickly put nail glue on it. So I had raw skin with nail glue attached. I explained it hurt and she tried to fix it, but damage done. Too many layers of gel were also placed on my nails. My usual place does two coats and 60 secs under the UV light. This tech kept asking me to put my nails under the light 4 and 5 times. Way to excessive! My nails are not as thinly painted as I'd like. The pedi was okay, but I was burnt with first the hot rocks then the hot towel. A lot of pain associated with this visit - I will not be back! The total time for both services was also 1 hour 45 minutes. My other place can do both in 1 hour. I just don't have the time, nor patience for discomfort when getting nails done.