I charge basically a $1 a minute. Simple one nail $3, two nails $5, all nails anywhere from $10-20. Stand your ground honey, rhinestones aren't cheap and they are a PITA to pick up and place in and EXACT spot.
R On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 2:53 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > How much do you charge for simple nail art? > > I have a client (A), she is a sweetheart, but I am feeling like she is > taking advantage of my generosity. The client before her (B), I have been > doing simple rhinestones, stripes, a flower sticker or dot flower on a > couple of nails each week (she has been a client for 12 years). This client > (B) is, as well a sweetheart, and somewhat of a lonely heart, so it makes me > feel good to make her feel special with my simple nail art. (B) always lets > me do whatever I am in the mood to do, whether it be simple or elaborate. > (A) saw the nail art I did on (B) about 2 months ago and I told her that I > would not charge for simple rhinestones, a dot flower on a couple of nails. > She comes in ever other week for a mani and the opposite week for a polish > change. Well, about a month ago (A) started to give me direct orders as to > where to place certain "art" on her nails and wanted art on all of her > nails. Nice me, NO CHARGE. > > Last week (A) came in for her polish change, directed to me what she wanted > a Halloween french, orange nail bed, black tip with a strip across the color > change and rhinestones on all 10 nails..... Ok...well this 15 min polish > change ended up being a 35 minute service......as expected NO CHARGE, the > check was already written out for a polish change NO CHARGE for the nail > art. > > Today, she comes in, sees (B)'s nails and says...oh that is cute...but I > want blah blah blah blah blah.....I looked at her, I guess stunned, and her > response is well....that is what I want. I went off and told her that if > she was planning on dictating to me what art I was to do on her nails, I > would have to start charging her because, I am intimidated by "specifics" > when it comes to nail art and if she wants "specifics", it definitely will > take me longer and that would warrant an additional charge (I was planning > on talking to her during her appointment about how a rhinestone or two, no > big deal, but when you start dictating to me what you want, takes more time, > more supplies to complete, I would have to charge for the art). > "But you don't charge (B)" WHAT!!!!! (B) doesn't dictate to me what to > do, I do what I want, she is happy, NO CHARGE. > > Sorry for the long rant, but now.....back to the original ?.....how much do > you charge for nail art??? > Thank you for your input! > > Mary Jo Zwirowski > Tipz n Toez, Ltd. ~ www.tipzntoezltd.com > Naperville, IL > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nailtech%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
