Street Battle Erupts In Nakhon Pathom Over 140K Baht Haircut

[Justfine]

Story is hard to believe.

[observer90210]

Many specialised hair dressing saloons in Bangkok, have obviously been trained abroad and are now trying to cheat customers in applying the same prices as in foreign countries.

 

Not thhe first time I hear of this new cheating trend.

 

This is just another cheating issue..the Bangkok hair saloons not only cheat the Thai's but naturally also double cheat the farang customers.

 

So if you can, just get all your hair treatments done abroad and for the basic haircut, chose the saloon wisely when in Bangkok.

 

Another issue of greedy service providers in Thailand who will ultimately just loose customers and their business.

[Ulic]

Real hair extensions with quality human hair (Indian hair) is incredibly expensive.

Watch the Chris Rock documentary, Good Hair. African American women are furious

that he exposed their secret. It really is well worth the watch.

[Justfine]

2 minutes ago, observer90210 said:

Many specialised hair dressing saloons in Bangkok, have obviously been trained abroad and are now trying to cheat customers in applying the same prices as in foreign countries.

 

Not thhe first time I hear of this new cheating trend.

 

This is just another cheating issue..the Bangkok hair saloons not only cheat the Thai's but naturally also double cheat the farang customers.

 

So if you can, just get all your hair treatments done abroad and for the basic haircut, chose the saloon wisely when in Bangkok.

 

Another issue of greedy service providers in Thailand who will ultimately just loose customers and their business.

Ask the price upfront

Common sense

[Kinnock]

2 hours ago, impulse said:

 

She should count herself lucky.

 

My scalp hair hasn't extended in over 30 years.  And a lot of the Thai women I see are getting pretty thin in a lot of spots.  Seems to be more prevalent in Thailand than in China, or back home.  Is that a real thing? Or am I imagining that more Thai women lose a lot of their hair?

 

I think you are right ...... I see amazing hair in India, but less so in Thailand.  Lucky for me my Thai partner is 25% Indian by origin.

[impulse]

1 hour ago, Justfine said:

Ask the price upfront

Common sense

 

Sounds simple, doesn't it? 

 

What if the price is 10 baht per strand, 100 baht per hour, plus the cost of any product used in the process?  And, we'll keep adding strands and weaving them in until you say you're satisfied...

 

You won't know whether the cost is going to be 1,000 baht or 500,000 baht.  And that's not accidental.

 

[lamyai3]

11 hours ago, Ulic said:

Real hair extensions with quality human hair (Indian hair) is incredibly expensive.

Watch the Chris Rock documentary, Good Hair. African American women are furious

that he exposed their secret. It really is well worth the watch.

Ironically it's widely available locally in India, for next to nothing in comparison. 

[Justfine]

10 hours ago, impulse said:

 

Sounds simple, doesn't it? 

 

What if the price is 10 baht per strand, 100 baht per hour, plus the cost of any product used in the process?  And, we'll keep adding strands and weaving them in until you say you're satisfied...

 

You won't know whether the cost is going to be 1,000 baht or 500,000 baht.  And that's not accidental.

 

Well you ask for full price just like you would if hiring a builder. You don't hire a builder without asking the cost upfront.

 

Is that too hard? 5555

[Justfine]

"You won't know whether the cost is going to be 1,000 baht or 500,000 baht."

 

Absolute nonsense. If someone can't price a job for you they are incompetent and should not be used.

 

If they say 30,000 to 50,000 baht and you accept the range then you are prepared for the max.

 

 

 

 

[Kerryd]

According to the news article, she had "short" hair before going to the salon. Doesn't say why it was short but she obviously wanted longer hair and didn't want to wait for it to grow (would take a couple years probably to get to that length and she obviously didn't want to wait that long for whatever reason).

A wig would have been the smarter choice as Vacuum mentioned. Also note that she waited a month before going back to the shop (and apparently had removed all the extensions as they were "too uncomfortable").

And yet some people would rather watch the fake drama on "reality" shows like the Kardashians.

 

[impulse]

8 hours ago, Justfine said:

Well you ask for full price just like you would if hiring a builder. You don't hire a builder without asking the cost upfront.

 

Is that too hard? 5555

 

Funny you should ask that question, because I spent the weekend with an Aussie guy who does contract work for the government.  He told me he always bids low, and exactly to spec.  Then he makes his profit on the inevitable change orders when they figure out the published spec was inadequate, or they add features during construction. 

 

Not unlike upselling at a hair salon.  Go in for a trim, and walk out with a perm, some tinted highlights, a manicure, and 3 or 4 bottles of "product".

 

The trim, BTW is listed at $12.00.  So you know it up front.

 

 

Edited June 21, 2018 by impulse

[toofarnorth]

On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 4:03 PM, sammieuk1 said:

She must have had the sack back and crack bejazzeler for 140 large.

She must of had the sack ........................Are you suggesting this lady is in fact a ladyboy ?

[Justfine]

33 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

Funny you should ask that question, because I spent the weekend with an Aussie guy who does contract work for the government.  He told me he always bids low, and exactly to spec.  Then he makes his profit on the inevitable change orders when they figure out the published spec was inadequate, or they add features during construction. 

 

Not unlike upselling at a hair salon.  Go in for a trim, and walk out with a perm, some tinted highlights, a manicure, and 3 or 4 bottles of "product".

 

The trim, BTW is listed at $12.00.  So you know it up front.

 

 

How's your perm?

[lamyai3]

On 6/21/2018 at 3:41 PM, impulse said:

Go in for a trim, and walk out with a perm, some tinted highlights

I remember when this was a serious risk too, back in around 1983

[Expatthailover]

On 6/19/2018 at 3:29 PM, worgeordie said:

Wonder how much the Farang price would be ?

regards Worgeordie

Would depend upon the attitude of the farang.

I have never been overcharged for anything in any thai shop/ business.

Then again I am polite, well mannered and respectful

[impulse]

56 minutes ago, lamyai3 said:

I remember when this was a serious risk too, back in around 1983

 

The offerings change, but the concept of upselling goes on...

[worgeordie]

57 minutes ago, Expatthailover said:

Would depend upon the attitude of the farang.

I have never been overcharged for anything in any thai shop/ business.

Then again I am polite, well mannered and respectful

Been on holiday ?, there's been no one on the forum defending

Thai's, lately,what you say is B/S, nothing to do with attitude,its

what they can get away with,and in the case of the hairdresser,

scam their own people,just like everyone else in the World,really.

regards Worgeordie

[anon789561]

4 hours ago, Expatthailover said:

Would depend upon the attitude of the farang.

I have never been overcharged for anything in any thai shop/ business.

Then again I am polite, well mannered and respectful

can i ask you a serious question. is your only agenda in life to pick through every comment looking for anything that might be even slightly anti thai to run to their defence as if they can't defend themselves. don't get me wrong i love it here have had a thai family for a few decades, have spent most of my life here and will probably never leave because i like it. but i have to say i do find your whole defensive comments and often in the wrong when someone wasn't even being anti thai a little weird. do you wear an amulet by any chance 555