the name "Shellac" is like "Kleenex" or "Chap Stick". I rarely hear "tissue" or "lip balm". Props to CND for good marketing. It's not my favorite gel polish either. But smat marketing made it a household name so to speak.
Cira On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Patricia Arsenault <[email protected]>wrote: > I'm an employee!! Getting 55% commision and having to pay a product fee. > If I was a boothrenter I would charge accordingly. They say they are not > comfortable raising the prices right now. So....... I bring all my > products in and try to give my clients all the information and knowledge > they need but I'm still getting screwed no matter what I use. Shellac > costs me $4 out of every service. My own product I buy, so do I really > win?????? > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Sherri Evans <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, November 17, 2011 9:57 AM > *Subject:* Re: NailTech:: Shellac Brainwashed > > *Are you an independent contractor or an employee?? If you are an > employee, talk to your owner about raising the price of Shellac ( and all > of your gel polish) service to eliminate the service charge to you. > Frankly, as a former owner, that is what I would do.* > * > * > *If you are a booth renter, you can raise the price of the service > yourself to off set the product charge you are being charged or you can > choose no to use the Shellac.* > * > **Sherri* > > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 7:53 AM, Laura Merzetti <[email protected]>wrote: > > I use several different lines (Shellac is one of them) – all > successfully. My clients tend to pick based on colour, not brand. Once > they choose, I will explain how the process works with that product, what > they can expect from it, how it will be removed, and what they need to do > once they leave my salon. I do agree that most of them think of > “Shellac” as the only product out there, let’s face it, that’s the one that > draws them in, and we as salon professionals are benefitting from CND’s > massive advertising campaign. **** > ** ** > There is a place for all of the products that you would like to use. If > you don’t want to use Shellac because it’s costing you more per service, > then don’t. Just make sure you have a good choice of colours for your > clients and it should all work out fine J**** > ** ** > Laura **** > ** ** > ** ** > ** ** > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Patricia Arsenault > *Sent:* November-17-11 7:03 AM > *To:* Nail Tech Message Board > *Subject:* NailTech:: Shellac Brainwashed**** > ** ** > Hi,**** > I work at a salon that uses Shellac but I get charged a product charge > everytime I use it. Honestly, I don't find it my favorite gel polish so I > usually will try and use Gelish or Geleration on them that I bring in. > No product charge for me and better colors and wearability for the client. > This is only my opinion mind you.**** > I have been finding that the general public is BRAINWASHED into > thinking that Shellac is the only and best thing for them to use. I don't > know a simple solution to this problem but there has to be one. Anyone > that can shed some light please let me know.**** > Trish**** > -- > 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.**** > -- > 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. > > > -- > 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. > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
