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Hello!I've been posting to this board for several months now, and I have always been rather verbose on the subject of getting what you want from your stylist.I have a slightly different problem. My colorist/stylist does a phenomenal job, gives me the attention I require, etc. Sometimes she's strong-willed and pushy, but I can handle it. I consider it an acceptable trade-off because she is so talented.The problem is this: She is a single mother who is experiencing financial difficulty. Every time I go to see her now, she very aggressively pushes extra products and services on me. She urges me to buy new shampoo and conditioner even though I tell her I have plenty. She keeps adding to the list of products I "should be using." She keeps pressuring me to make an appointment to come in and have my hair elaborately styled with jeweled clips, etc., even though I have no formal events coming up--"just to see what it looks like." When I murmur "Maybe" and try to change the subject, she whips out her appointment book and tries to get me to make a date. She also insists I should be having my hair trimmed monthly instead of every three months. (She never used to say that.)Her prices are inconsistent and subtly jacked up lately--so I never pay the same fee twice.How do I handle this without going elsewhere? I feel anxious whenever I go in, fearing that perhaps (as Gigi pointed out) that she will do a bad job to help prove her "point" that I'm not spending enough money on hair. But I doubt anyone else could mix my color so perfectly....Stymied,Ally
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