One of my big treats was to get a new hair cut and color this past Mon, to get ready to go back to work on Wed.

Went to the beauty parlor, and sure enough a skinny minnie hair dresser worked on me. (Like a dummy) I blabbed about my surgery. She regarded me with a thin veil of contempt.

When I got out to the car, to my horror, my hair was a completely different color than I had requested (it must be most dimly lit beauty salon in Chicagoland), and I had a blotch of mismatched color by my left temple.

I went back in to complain, the manager was in a meeting offsite, so the receptionist begrudgingly took a message

Hours and several phone calls later, the manager *still* hadn't gotten back to me, so I went back to the salon in person.

I raised particular hell about the lousy hair color, and the poor customer service on top of it. I demanded my money back, and got it - but the rub was the snotty receptionist acting contemptuous of me, too.

At the risk of sounding paranoid, I can't help but think if I was a skinny minnie like them, they would have been a lot more apologetic about my hair. When you're overweight, you're a throw-away person in society. You can just read their thoughts.

Chalk up another reason to do the Lap-Band. Still smarting, gotta get over it ...

I'm so sorry to hear about your bad experiene. I too went and got my hair, nails, and toenails done before surgery. I'm getting banded on the 15th (6 more days). YAY ME! Thankfully I did not have the terrible experience you had. I have been there though. The ladies that do my hair and nails know me very well, I've been a regular there for over a year. Nails every two weeks, hair every six to eight. I keep very short and punky so it takes a lot of hair cuts. Looks awesome though. Again, sorry for your terrible experience and I hope it works out better for you. You're much prettier and smarter than them anyway. Without your lap band. I'd go back after a while and see if they treat you differently, then tell them to stuff it, a la Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman.

Good for you! Wish I could have been there to see you in action!

Good luck back at work today, hope you're feeling better! -BG

Way to go for demanding your money back. You go girl! I hope you have an excellent day at work!

Way to stand up for yourself. That's how I felt last week after the nutritionist treated me like I was a fat, ignorant person. It still stings.

Thanks Band-Buddies - I feel much better

Love the "Julia Roberts / Pretty Woman" idea!