New up charge at Dry Bar

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just another way that it’s more expensive for women with kinky hair to fit the mainstream beauty ideal of straight, sleep hair. It’s why I no longer bother and just live with my natural curls.

Well, yes, this is all totally optional. Why not just accept your hair as it is? Or go ahead and pay extra. Blowouts aren’t exactly a civil right.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just another way that it’s more expensive for women with kinky hair to fit the mainstream beauty ideal of straight, sleep hair. It’s why I no longer bother and just live with my natural curls.

Well, yes, this is all totally optional. Why not just accept your hair as it is? Or go ahead and pay extra. Blowouts aren’t exactly a civil right.

False. I have waist length straight blonde hair and get the surcharge. It's about time!

[Anonymous]

I’m fair and blonde and I don’t consider the high price of sunscreen to be racist.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just another way that it’s more expensive for women with kinky hair to fit the mainstream beauty ideal of straight, sleep hair. It’s why I no longer bother and just live with my natural curls.

Well, yes, this is all totally optional. Why not just accept your hair as it is? Or go ahead and pay extra. Blowouts aren’t exactly a civil right.

False. I have waist length straight blonde hair and get the surcharge. It's about time!

What is false? That blowouts are optional? Or that it’s not a civil right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m fair and blonde and I don’t consider the high price of sunscreen to be racist.

People with dark skin need sunscreen, too.

[Anonymous]

I have curly hair and it takes longer to straighten. I’ve had up charges for a blow dry after haircut. BUT those who desire a very short cropped cut often get haircuts that last longer than mine and don’t get charged. I started and finished an appointment at the same time next to a woman with a short style and I got charged more.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wish they gave a discount for thin fine hair that takes 20 minutes. 🙄

Exactly! We subsidize everyone else.

Haha. I was so disappointed with my dry bar experience since the blow out did not hold at all.

[Anonymous]

It seems reasonable to me. More service-oriented careers should bill in terms of time. My hair stylist charges different prices based on length.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently, the Dry Bar at Pike & Rose in North Bethesda is now charging an up charge if your hair takes longer than 45 minutes. Apparently, it’s the surcharge for ethnic hair. Too bad the staff spends half the time complaining and chatting with each other rather than doing your hair in an by efficient manner.

Wow do you "assume" a lot! I have long straight blonde hair and fully expect to pay more if needed.

NP if your hair is obscenely long perhaps you should pay more. But the fact is that curly hair does take longer to straighten than straight hair of the same length. This charge does seem discriminatory.

Sounds to me it is based on time, not hair type. But I don't see everything through a racist lens.

That’s always the problem…relying on your lying ears (sounds to me…hah). I worked for Dry Bar corporate in its early days and there was an upcharge for “ethnic” hair. It stunk of racism because none of the white stylists could do “ethnic” hair, but all of the “ethnic” stylists were able to do anyone’s hair. It was so bad that when the women of color would call in to make appointments, they had to use code with the schedulers to determine which stylists could do their hair. Dry Bar tried to over correct the issue with multiple strategies that I won’t go into. But my point, is that there are always back stories and reasons why some ppl see things through a specific lens—a lens that you may not be privy to.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently, the Dry Bar at Pike & Rose in North Bethesda is now charging an up charge if your hair takes longer than 45 minutes. Apparently, it’s the surcharge for ethnic hair. Too bad the staff spends half the time complaining and chatting with each other rather than doing your hair in an by efficient manner.

Wow do you "assume" a lot! I have long straight blonde hair and fully expect to pay more if needed.

NP if your hair is obscenely long perhaps you should pay more. But the fact is that curly hair does take longer to straighten than straight hair of the same length. This charge does seem discriminatory.

Sounds to me it is based on time, not hair type. But I don't see everything through a racist lens.

That’s always the problem…relying on your lying ears (sounds to me…hah). I worked for Dry Bar corporate in its early days and there was an upcharge for “ethnic” hair. It stunk of racism because none of the white stylists could do “ethnic” hair, but all of the “ethnic” stylists were able to do anyone’s hair. It was so bad that when the women of color would call in to make appointments, they had to use code with the schedulers to determine which stylists could do their hair. Dry Bar tried to over correct the issue with multiple strategies that I won’t go into. But my point, is that there are always back stories and reasons why some ppl see things through a specific lens—a lens that you may not be privy to.

This is why I quit going to dry bar. I am Black with curly hair and they would act really awful about it if I got a white stylist. So, I would call ahead and let them know, I'm Black, and have shoulder length curly hair, that is actually fine/thin, but curly and not straight white hair. The drama I would get put through on the front end made the experience so awful. My blowout has not once taken longer than 45 minutes because my hair is thin and fine and dries pretty quickly, but once they started charging me the 90 min rate for my normal time blowout, I was done. It's about their aversion to having to train their stylists to do all hair types, and racist white stylists who don't even want to try on black hair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently, the Dry Bar at Pike & Rose in North Bethesda is now charging an up charge if your hair takes longer than 45 minutes. Apparently, it’s the surcharge for ethnic hair. Too bad the staff spends half the time complaining and chatting with each other rather than doing your hair in an by efficient manner.

Wow do you "assume" a lot! I have long straight blonde hair and fully expect to pay more if needed.

NP if your hair is obscenely long perhaps you should pay more. But the fact is that curly hair does take longer to straighten than straight hair of the same length. This charge does seem discriminatory.

Sounds to me it is based on time, not hair type. But I don't see everything through a racist lens.

That’s always the problem…relying on your lying ears (sounds to me…hah). I worked for Dry Bar corporate in its early days and there was an upcharge for “ethnic” hair. It stunk of racism because none of the white stylists could do “ethnic” hair, but all of the “ethnic” stylists were able to do anyone’s hair. It was so bad that when the women of color would call in to make appointments, they had to use code with the schedulers to determine which stylists could do their hair. Dry Bar tried to over correct the issue with multiple strategies that I won’t go into. But my point, is that there are always back stories and reasons why some ppl see things through a specific lens—a lens that you may not be privy to.

This is why I quit going to dry bar. I am Black with curly hair and they would act really awful about it if I got a white stylist. So, I would call ahead and let them know, I'm Black, and have shoulder length curly hair, that is actually fine/thin, but curly and not straight white hair. The drama I would get put through on the front end made the experience so awful. My blowout has not once taken longer than 45 minutes because my hair is thin and fine and dries pretty quickly, but once they started charging me the 90 min rate for my normal time blowout, I was done. It's about their aversion to having to train their stylists to do all hair types, and racist white stylists who don't even want to try on black hair.

They might be racist but it seems more likely they are lazy and don’t want to be inconvenienced with the extra training and work. I worked as a dental hygienist at a large practice and many hygienists would surreptitiously unload their difficult case patients to a fellow teammate- switching their appointments.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently, the Dry Bar at Pike & Rose in North Bethesda is now charging an up charge if your hair takes longer than 45 minutes. Apparently, it’s the surcharge for ethnic hair. Too bad the staff spends half the time complaining and chatting with each other rather than doing your hair in an by efficient manner.

Wow do you "assume" a lot! I have long straight blonde hair and fully expect to pay more if needed.

NP if your hair is obscenely long perhaps you should pay more. But the fact is that curly hair does take longer to straighten than straight hair of the same length. This charge does seem discriminatory.

Sounds to me it is based on time, not hair type. But I don't see everything through a racist lens.

That’s always the problem…relying on your lying ears (sounds to me…hah). I worked for Dry Bar corporate in its early days and there was an upcharge for “ethnic” hair. It stunk of racism because none of the white stylists could do “ethnic” hair, but all of the “ethnic” stylists were able to do anyone’s hair. It was so bad that when the women of color would call in to make appointments, they had to use code with the schedulers to determine which stylists could do their hair. Dry Bar tried to over correct the issue with multiple strategies that I won’t go into. But my point, is that there are always back stories and reasons why some ppl see things through a specific lens—a lens that you may not be privy to.

This is why I quit going to dry bar. I am Black with curly hair and they would act really awful about it if I got a white stylist. So, I would call ahead and let them know, I'm Black, and have shoulder length curly hair, that is actually fine/thin, but curly and not straight white hair. The drama I would get put through on the front end made the experience so awful. My blowout has not once taken longer than 45 minutes because my hair is thin and fine and dries pretty quickly, but once they started charging me the 90 min rate for my normal time blowout, I was done. It's about their aversion to having to train their stylists to do all hair types, and racist white stylists who don't even want to try on black hair.

+1 I have similar hair and a blowout can be done within the 45 minute window (if the appt actually starts on time). In fact, taking 90 minutes to do my hair means the blow drying process is taking too long, my hair has begun to air dry and will no longer properly straighten with styling tools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apparently, the Dry Bar at Pike & Rose in North Bethesda is now charging an up charge if your hair takes longer than 45 minutes. Apparently, it’s the surcharge for ethnic hair. Too bad the staff spends half the time complaining and chatting with each other rather than doing your hair in an by efficient manner.

Wow do you "assume" a lot! I have long straight blonde hair and fully expect to pay more if needed.

NP if your hair is obscenely long perhaps you should pay more. But the fact is that curly hair does take longer to straighten than straight hair of the same length. This charge does seem discriminatory.

Sounds to me it is based on time, not hair type. But I don't see everything through a racist lens.

That’s always the problem…relying on your lying ears (sounds to me…hah). I worked for Dry Bar corporate in its early days and there was an upcharge for “ethnic” hair. It stunk of racism because none of the white stylists could do “ethnic” hair, but all of the “ethnic” stylists were able to do anyone’s hair. It was so bad that when the women of color would call in to make appointments, they had to use code with the schedulers to determine which stylists could do their hair. Dry Bar tried to over correct the issue with multiple strategies that I won’t go into. But my point, is that there are always back stories and reasons why some ppl see things through a specific lens—a lens that you may not be privy to.

This is why I quit going to dry bar. I am Black with curly hair and they would act really awful about it if I got a white stylist. So, I would call ahead and let them know, I'm Black, and have shoulder length curly hair, that is actually fine/thin, but curly and not straight white hair. The drama I would get put through on the front end made the experience so awful. My blowout has not once taken longer than 45 minutes because my hair is thin and fine and dries pretty quickly, but once they started charging me the 90 min rate for my normal time blowout, I was done. It's about their aversion to having to train their stylists to do all hair types, and racist white stylists who don't even want to try on black hair.

They might be racist but it seems more likely they are lazy and don’t want to be inconvenienced with the extra training and work. I worked as a dental hygienist at a large practice and many hygienists would surreptitiously unload their difficult case patients to a fellow teammate- switching their appointments.

I agree with the bolded. I am black, and instead of calling to make an appointment I went in store to make sure there were no issues. One of the ladies at the front desk was black, so I looked right at her and said “if possible, I preferred to schedule with a black stylist who would understand the extra work that it probably would take to do my hair” and she waffled.

I think it’s that they would rather do two blowouts in the time it would take to do mine, although my keratin-treated hair does not take as long as it would totally natural (which is why I even considered a Dry Bar in the first place); but still longer and “more effort” than silky, finer and naturally straight hair.

So I’ve never gone back. I figured it’s just not for me, unfortunately :/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just another way that it’s more expensive for women with kinky hair to fit the mainstream beauty ideal of straight, sleep hair. It’s why I no longer bother and just live with my natural curls.

Well, yes, this is all totally optional. Why not just accept your hair as it is? Or go ahead and pay extra. Blowouts aren’t exactly a civil right.

This is a great comment. And it is awesome that in 2024 we as Black people can do this because many years before it wasnt always acceptable to wear our hair naturally as it grows out of our scalp. When I started working professionally in the early 2010s even, Unless it was one of a few places that was more progressive (or pretended to be) I would totally be discriminated upon, questioned about, or have Comments made about my hair out in public unless it was blown out straight. So the extra expense and stress to have our hair always “done” was a lot.

So now, in MOST Situations black women can accept our hair the way it is!! Or if we want to go to a Dry Bar, we can (always) pay extra.