So...2/5 stars
I stopped by Classic Salon around 1:30pm today and asked if it'd be possible to get a haircut. I was told to come back at 2 since everyone was busy...I asked the hairdressers if she thought there would be an earlier slot as I had to go to church at 3pm and she seemed confused by my question.
I could tell off the bat that there was a bit of a language barrier but as an immigrant, I decided to give the hairdresser the benefit of the doubt. I came back at 2, I didn't get her name, but my hairdresser did well at checking in on me and making sure the haircut was good. What I disliked about my experience was that there was a sign outside that said "women's haircuts $25", not starting at, just that they were $25. The hairdresser charged me $35. Again, I figured it was okay since most places in the area charge about $40 for a haircut.
Around 2:35 she was about finished and she asked me if I wanted her to blow dry my hair, I asked if there would be a charge for that and she said yes, so I told her I didn't want to blow dry my hair as I was going to be late for church on Good Friday. She repeated "no blow drying" and I agreed, she then proceeded to section my hair and start blow drying it which took 15 minutes...
I thought maybe she was being nice and didn't want me to leave the shop with wet hair. As it was getting closer to 3, I told her I had to go. I repeatedly asked her if I could just pay her as I was in a rush. Still, she took her phone out and started taking pictures of my hair, then continued to trim some pieces off for details. All this caused me to miss the last bus that'd take me to church on time, so I had to pay for an Uber. This was really frustrating as I told her a number of times that I needed to leave and she did not seem to care. In the end, she charged me $45 (she charged me for blow drying it), for a haircut that was meant to originally be $25. I did not tip. She mentioned that it was a good price because downtown haircuts are about $100. I grew up in South Vancouver and haircuts are usually about $20-30 for women, so...Not a great experience.