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Are you referring to the price that they charge for installation iat a salon in Canada that you might have your extensions installed?

 

.... Which brings me to something else that happened today.  I wasn't sure about the 'Secret Strands' due to the 'cuticle free' hair that they use and the lack of info available.

 

I found another salon that has loads of info available and uses Great Lengths extensions and hair.  When I went to the consult this afternoon, I left feeling so much more confident in this newer salon.  Here's the crazy part~ they would be charging $500 less!!!  They charge you for the hair when they order it from Great Lengths and then they day of the install you pay an hourly rate of $100 per hour for the install.  She quoted me a price of approx $1050 Canadian for the whole service... INCLUDING brush, Great Lengths products, etc.  I think I have to pay for the haircut on top of that~ I 'm not sure though~?

 

From what I have read on here, seems like the price she has quoted (IN WRITING!) is very, very good.

 

I hate paying that much money to get my hair done! That's alot of money for something that will only last a few months, but hey, if you don't mind... tell her that you are taking the hair home with you when she does the takedown and then you can bring it home and pretip it.

 

I'm not crazy about spending that kind of money on extensions~ nor am I made of money or independently wealthy or anything like that .  I just have so little experience with extensions that I feel like I should/need to pay someone to do it for me the first few times. 

 

I have spent quite a bit of time researching hair extensions and have experience with one prior set installed.  When I decided to go for extensions again, I had come to the decision that I am unhappy enough with current lack of length and lack of thickness in my hair that the money is worth it to me this time... as long as I am happy with the results. 

 

That said, I certainly don't have $1100.00 to spend on hair extensions every three months (sure wish I did though!).  After these extensions that I will have put in next week, I will need to figure out what sort of options are available to me.

 

One problem I have is that the city I live in only has three salons that do extensions (that I have found so far anyway).  One salon does the Great Lengths at an excellent price~ but that excellent price is still too much to be paying every three months.  Another salon does 'Secret Strands' Heat fusion strand by strand method and uses 'cuticle free' hair that does not come highly recommended whatsoever.  There is a third salon owned by a lovely woman who does sewn in wefts and she is quite good at what she does.  I am thinking that maybe between the info that is available through this excellent forum and by working with the gal who does the sewn in wefts that maybe we can find a type of extensions that she can do for me that are great looking and also affordable. 

 

I have no problem buying the hair on my own~ and all the supplies if necessary and then simply paying someone for their time and talent to install them for me.  At this point in time, I don't really think I trust myself to install my own extensions