I am worth more than $5.99

Here I go. This is my right to be a bitch, because this is my blog and I choose to. Recently someone mentioned that they go to Super Cuts, and get a $5.99 haircut, and she tips $6.00. Hmm. First off, she rants and raves about how great her stylist is. FABULOUS. Good for him! How awesome that his client rants and raves about him .... however. I attribute Super Cuts to... Food Depot. I guess...

Listen... in order to work in a place where you charge $5.99, you are not only a hair factory (slave labor, anyone?) but, you can technically work there without any experience. I'm talking BEAUTY SCHOOL GRADUATES.... I went to one of the BEST schools in Atlanta (and believe me Sallie Mae loves that interest they earn on my debt) and after being in the industry now for almost 5 years, I realize.. I didn't know anything about cutting hair straight out of beauty school. What I do every single day is create beauty. I work with fabric (hair) and use it to accentuate your best features. I am a chemist; a mathematician; a psychologist. I look at angles, and I use my brain to create something beautiful. You wear your hair every single day... and my BIGGEST pet peeve is to hear someone say "I used to pay $$$ and that was just TOO expensive. They can't be any better than anyone else." Actually.... Yes, they can. How dare anyone downsize something that I do? Something that I am talented at and was born to do. I have been to COUNTLESS hours of continuing education by some of the top stylists in the WORLD, and I still feel like a pea compared to the hair industry. Why are people willing to pay thousands for a purse, or some shoes, etc... but want to skimp on something that people see EVERY single day; Something that can have the biggest influence on how you feel about yourself, and how you represent yourself to others? FYI-- I hold more than one degree. I am tired of people looking at me like "You weren't good in school, so you do hair" AHEM. (time to float one's boat) I graduated from COLLEGE Valedictorian. SUMMA cum laude.

And I still chose to hair, because its freakin amazing. My clients give me more than I give them.

I'm sorry honey, but that is worth more than $5.99. I am worth more than $5.99