Hi all. Boy it's been a while since I've been on but I def need to make the board regular reading. I was getting pretty complacent with everything..care, maintenance, wearing, everything.
Anyway the girl I've been going to for 3 years left my salon, so I was motivated to try to find a new place and low and behold there was something right near where I work that I'd never known about, instead of 90 minutes away like currently. I started out going every 3 weeks for cleaning, cut, and replacing the system about every 3 months. So ~ 4 systems a year. Today the lady I met with suggested a poly base with a bit of lace in the front. She told me I'd get 10 months out of one system. And I just pay the salon as I need as opposed to a contract monthly payment like I'm doing now.
My question is just about the base and if that 10 months of wear sounds right? This place has been around for a long long time and plenty of guys go to this lady, I've read very good things. Just kind of nervous about going with a base change and just leery about relying on the 10 month estimate. Like now, if something happened or I slacked on maintainence, I knew every few months I'd be getting a brand new one. Locking in for basically 1 system per year feels risky if something happens. I'm going to give them a shot, as that would save me a decent chunk of money than what I'm doing now. And since its pay as you go, she said if I just need it cleaned or just need a cut, I'm not paying for extra services each month that I may not need at the time.
I've read enough of the board that I know many of you get that much life out of your systems, but just from what I'm accustomed too it's hard to picture.
Anyway the girl I've been going to for 3 years left my salon, so I was motivated to try to find a new place and low and behold there was something right near where I work that I'd never known about, instead of 90 minutes away like currently. I started out going every 3 weeks for cleaning, cut, and replacing the system about every 3 months. So ~ 4 systems a year. Today the lady I met with suggested a poly base with a bit of lace in the front. She told me I'd get 10 months out of one system. And I just pay the salon as I need as opposed to a contract monthly payment like I'm doing now.
My question is just about the base and if that 10 months of wear sounds right? This place has been around for a long long time and plenty of guys go to this lady, I've read very good things. Just kind of nervous about going with a base change and just leery about relying on the 10 month estimate. Like now, if something happened or I slacked on maintainence, I knew every few months I'd be getting a brand new one. Locking in for basically 1 system per year feels risky if something happens. I'm going to give them a shot, as that would save me a decent chunk of money than what I'm doing now. And since its pay as you go, she said if I just need it cleaned or just need a cut, I'm not paying for extra services each month that I may not need at the time.
I've read enough of the board that I know many of you get that much life out of your systems, but just from what I'm accustomed too it's hard to picture.