Maybe you could tell her that you are now charging EVERYONE for nail art. She doesn't need to know if you are or are NOT charging anyone else. I'm right there with you though...you start offering and then it gets into more and more and before you know it, you're going above and beyond and it takes tons more time and no compensation. I need to practice what I preach. ;)
Michele On Oct 29, 2010, at 11:53 PM, [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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
