webfact Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 A customer’s shocked post on social media about a hair salon’s inflated price has drawn the attention and criticism of netizens. Today (November 14), the disgruntled customer took to social media to express her surprise at a hair treatment bill of 7,000 baht (US$195), which was significantly higher than the salon’s advertised prices. The customer posted a picture and wrote that she didn’t understand why the price at the time of payment was drastically different from the advertised price. All she had done was straighten and colour her hair, without any additional treatments as reported by Khao Sod. The final bill of 7,000 baht left her in shock as she had never encountered such a high price for a hair salon service. She questioned what made the services so expensive, especially since no bleaching was involved. by Nattapong Westwood Photo courtesy of Khao Sod Full story: The Thaiger 2023-11-14 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post connda Posted November 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2023 Does Thailand even have a functioning Consumer's Protection agency? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Where is the Photo? or is that her hiding behind the motorbike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 I'd have done it for 500 baht - maybe less dependent on photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 35 minutes ago, connda said: Does Thailand even have a functioning Consumer's Protection agency? Yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryman Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Always ask the price first , before committing to anything 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 A lot of times when I hear a justification for a higher price. the vendor says it's made in Japan, I guess so was the hair dye called "The Politician's Choice", Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoguy21 Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 So what did the customer do? Did she pay the bill, point out their pricing, what exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PremiumLane Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, connda said: Does Thailand even have a functioning Consumer's Protection agency? Yes, you can register a complaint online and they will deal with it. I had an issue with Lazada refusing to refund for goods sent back in time and in good condition. They contacted Lazada and told them to refund me, which they did. Edited November 14, 2023 by PremiumLane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE1 Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 40 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said: So what did the customer do? Did she pay the bill, point out their pricing, what exactly? If she had any sense she would have paid the advertised price . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoguy21 Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, NE1 said: If she had any sense she would have paid the advertised price . Exactly. At the very least pointed out the price advertised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwill Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Looks like for a perm and coloring the price should have been between 1,600 to 3,000 baht based on the prices on the door shown. Of course they may have asked her if she wanted them to use premium products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidneyw Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Is she a falang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbko Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Many years back when I was learning the Thai language, I went to a barber shop just as he was finishing up cutting a Thai man's hair, in Thai the customer asked how much (Taoli khap), the reply was "Jet sip", I was next in line and just to test the waters, I asked in English "How much?' the barber replied in English "One hundred baht", I laughed a little and in Thai replied "Mai ow khap" and left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ54 Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Maybe it was a special color,. Like Trump Glowing orange … in that case there’s an idiot I charge fee… 555 joking folks don’t get overly excited…. 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter zwart Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 10 hours ago, connda said: Does Thailand even have a functioning Consumer's Protection agency? Does Thailand have anything functioning???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still kicking Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 11 hours ago, connda said: Does Thailand even have a functioning Consumer's Protection agency? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABloke Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Well, as far as I can tell, she didn't pay 7,000 - she was just "shocked". So perhaps, just perhaps, there was a typo as the clerk typed in 7000 instead of 700 on the POS machine. Or perhaps there was some other credible mistake that occurred. Normally when a shop is responsible in these stories there's some form of argument reported etc. This seems like a nothing story to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlkik Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 7 hours ago, bbko said: Many years back when I was learning the Thai language, I went to a barber shop just as he was finishing up cutting a Thai man's hair, in Thai the customer asked how much (Taoli khap), the reply was "Jet sip", I was next in line and just to test the waters, I asked in English "How much?' the barber replied in English "One hundred baht", I laughed a little and in Thai replied "Mai ow khap" and left. As A Thai speaker myself I would have said that the last bloke paid ฿70 and that is the price I will pay you. Chances are he would have smiled and agreed. What is the point of learning Thai if you are not going to use it to your advantage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 This is one of the rare occasion when i'm glad that I'm bold... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 18 hours ago, brianthainess said: Where is the Photo? or is that her hiding behind the motorbike I understand the "hair-raising" bit now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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