. "2"^^ . "2"^^ . "2"^^ . "1"^^ . "I was desperate for a pedicure today and did a walk-in at Nikky's Nails. Since it was 4 p.m. on a Sunday I was surprised they were even open. \n\nMy technician did a good job with cutting my nails and polishing the toes. I requested a callus remover on my heels, like I always do, but it was really bad and kinda gross. She used a very dirty and worn pumice which did an awful job of removing the calluses even with the chemical treatment. My heels are still rough and dry which has never been the case with a decent pedicure at other salons. \n\nA huge turn off is that the salon itself was very dirty. It made me concerned about getting a fungus since I was unsure if the basin and tools were sanitized properly. \n\nI had also requested a manicure but then changed my mind when they wanted to charge me $3 extra to buff my nails instead of polish them. I never get nail polish on my fingernails since it peels off within a day so I always request a buffing instead of a polish. This was the first place that has ever wanted to charge more. It was surprising since they actually have to do less work to buff than polish. So based upon that I decided not to even get a manicure. \n\nThe pedicure with the callus remover was $28 and they wanted $20 for the manicure. This runs a little more (about $3-5 each) than other places I've gone for the same service. Not worth it, in my opinion.\n\nOverall, they were less than good but not horrible. My pedi's usually last about 4 weeks if they are done right but start chipping in less than a week if the product is poor quality or the tech does a bad job. My main concern with them is cleanliness. Go if you're desperate like I was, but if you're not you should forget it and find someplace better."^^ . . "2010-01-11T00:00:00"^^ . .