Business
The BIG debate
Should children and babies be allowed in the salon? Should little ones be let loose in the salon? Two owners share their point of view
Yes
No
I can count on one hand how I don’t believe the salon is a good many children have actually environment for children and been unruly in the salon. The especially babies. It’s only natural average parent that brings that baby’s needs come first. That their kids in has either no other means if parents need to change option, or the kids are well behaved. them or stop for a feed, it makes work I remember reading an article about difficult for the hairdresser. a woman breastfeeding in a hair salon These eventualities can interrupt our who was given half work at a potentially crucial time – when “When clients a haircut and then colour is due to be washed off, or your refused her service next client is coming in shortly after. Our have supported when she started columns are run with military precision at our business, why breastfeeding her busy times of the year, so this can disrupt should we abandon five-month-old. your schedule, which has a knock-on Unfortunately, this effect for all guests. them when they is not an isolated At Roar we pride ourselves on creating have children?” incident – even a relaxing atmosphere and experience though it is illegal. for all of our guests. We want them to Having a baby have a luxurious pamper session and is such a difficult time – you can encourage them to switch off from daily experience post-natal depression, stresses. Babies are of course adorable lose your identity, and feel incredibly and warm our hearts. However, when lonely. When clients have supported you are trying to relax – as the parent or our business for many years, why another guest – it can be difficult when should we abandon them? A trip to babies are crying the salon makes parents feel great and “I don’t believe the nearby. for someone whose life has changed With that in salon is a good mind, I believe dramatically it is some much needed environment for it’s not the duty normality. Is it fair to deprive a client of this just because they need to feed an children and babies” of our team to infant or cannot get childcare? look after our Understandably, there is a genuine guests’ children concern when it comes to young during their appointment either. We children negatively affecting other offer Roar Cub Cut for children in the guests, but I do not believe the answer salon, however we request that their is to simply dismiss all parents with young parent must be present during the entire children. Whether they be offered the appointment. Not only does this make last appointment of the day, or a set our job easier and allows us to focus on day a month just for them, I believe it is doing their hair, it ensures the children important that we don’t push away our are at ease too. clients when they need us the most.
HEFFY WHEELER, HX HAIR
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LEO MCCALLUM,ROAR HAIR AND BEAUTY
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