Hair let-down

Well, I tried Riaro, another local salon, and the guy who came in is actually the husband/boyfriend of the assistant to the guy who did the updo at Azur. She had mentioned me to him the day I came in, along with one of the nifty tricks he'd used.

I felt so bad for this guy today, because he favors a soft, natural look (as opposed to the slick, pulled-back look of the other guy or what I manage to do on my own). He trimmed some of my hair, which was just fine, but in the end, I just had too much of the wrong kind of hair for him to do something he and I were both truly happy with.

It was teased and curling-ironed, with a retro shape, and put up with bobby pins. It looked okay, but it definitely didn't translate into a good set of photos.

He recommended I consult with one of his coworkers, so I made an appointment for this Saturday.

I was also really let down at the optometrist's in the village, because even after I'd made the appointment with their staff for a glasses exam, the doc "assumed" I'd want a contact lens fitting, too. So once I clarified the discussion, they "only" charged me the lesser of their two options. The clerk tried to comfort me by saying that my plan had given me 20% off...so my bill only had an extra $30 on it.

I had to explain that despite the discount off $38 or whatever, it was money I never wanted to pay in the first place, for services I (1) didn't ask for and (2) clarified that I didn't want as soon as I realized it. (Which was after I'd opened the first contact lens packet but hadn't put it in my eye: "Doctor, is this really part of a glasses exam?")

Nuts.