Highlighting hell!

Early this past summer, I went to a salon I had never been to before because I wanted to get my hair re-highlighted. I was too impatient to wait for my appointment at a salon I frequented that was later in the week. Instead of foiling like I requested, the stylist pulled ALL my hair through a cap, insisting it was the same as foiling (which it`s not), despite the fact I questioned her several times. I ended up with a horrible head of WAY too light yellow-blonde pineapple-colored hair, with slight roots, and even more at my neck because of the cap (I still cringe when i think of what it looked like). Being nice, I told the stylist I liked it (she said it looked great), and, still in shock, I tried to convince myself I just needed to get used to it. I called the salon later that night because I realized I hated it (it looked terrible), and they were very rude to me, telling me that I had said I liked it there, so why didn`t I like it later that night? I ended up going back and talking to a manager, who said she could fix the color if I wanted, but she could not give me a refund. No way was I going to let them touch my hair again, so I ended up going to another salon (twice) in order to get lowlights to cover up and blend in most of the color. THEY didn`t do that great of a job either, although at the time I was thrilled not to have pineapple-colored hair. I spent over $200 on my hair within a week or so, just because I could not wait to get it colored at a place I trusted. The moral of this story: NEVER, EVER get your hair done, especially colored, at a place you aren`t familiar with. And NEVER, EVER let the stylist do something you know isn`t right, and ask lots of questions to make sure they know what they`re doing. The only people I trust with my hair are a few at a good salon in the town where I go to school. Great hairstylists truly are one in a hundred, so when you find one you really like, stick with them because it`s hard to find another.