Angela K

Review of Teknik Salon and Spa

Based on the great reviews here, I went ahead and ...

Based on the great reviews here, I went ahead and booked an appointment for a haircut at Teknik. My hairdresser was somebody named Joe. The moment I sat in the chair, he started praising himself and his amazing abilities in a very cocky manner. His inflated ego was enough for me to want to get up and walk away. He seemed to have a God s complex and being the down to earth person that I am, I get highly disturbed by people like him. I wanted to trust my instincts and leave but since I m a polite person (and also needed a haircut badly), I decided to just put up with his disgusting attitude and hope his haircutting skills will not disappoint me as much as his personality. The haircut I wanted was very simple. I just needed a trim and a straight line haircut.
The main reason why I m writing this post is not to bash him about his personality, because we meet jerks everywhere, that s life. The reason why I m posting this is because they are scammers. Being an old haircutter, I guess he charges more than other stylists. I was quoted $75 over the phone (which is ridiculous already for a trim) which I once again confirmed before sitting in the chair at the salon. It took him less than 30 minutes to cut my hair and blow dry it. As I am ready to pay, this old lady receptionist with overly done plastic face and overly exposed chest is like, so it will be $120 for today . I was told $75+HST but was charged extra $30 for unknown reasons. She assumed it was because I have long hair. Even if that was the reason, shouldn t they have the decency to mention that to me before they begin to cut? Especially if I asked twice, once on the phone and once in person.
Oh and one more thing. He really tries hard to sell his keratin treatment which he quoted over $1200 LOL. He s like, I m the best of the best and guess what? I won t be doing the work. My girls will be doing all of it. I m just going to tell them what to do, I just stand there close by, because it makes the customer feel good . LOL. Those are the exact words he said. I think he got offended when I told him, ..but..but it s just hair, not surgery LOL.
Oh and be careful when you re filling out the form they give you. They ask what your profession is. Which is pretty fishy if you ask me. It s none of your business what I do in the first place. I think they guess how rich you are so they can scam you and hope that you won t mind giving them some extra dollars since you got plenty to spare. Yes, I have money and I work hard for it. But I won t throw it away like that, especially on cocky arrogant sneaky people.
I never ever write reviews, let alone bad reviews, but I feel it s important to call them out on their fraudulent activities and not let them get away and infest society with their filthy ways.