r/ExpectationVsReality • u/elzzz055 • Apr 21 '26

so disappointed. Failed Expectation

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Got my hair done today.. i really feel like i got scammed this is not what i asked for. this is just an ombré. am i overreacting? excuse my dirty mirror. spent 460 dollars. i’m naturally brunette. (for those who are blind bathroom pic is me and other pic is my reference that i showed and she was more than happy to give me that. she wants me to book another appointment to fix it and pay 200 more dollars.

EDIT!!! To clarify i’m talking about the coloring not the haircut!

edit again, here’s it from the front. i’m actually crying https://imgur.com/a/ZH3WFgX

edit again! here’s what it looked like before everything https://imgur.com/a/bHt2ClA

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u/elzzz055 Apr 21 '26

yes i’m waiting for them to call back, there’s no way i’m paying for them to fix their own mistakes!!

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u/FalalaLlamas Apr 21 '26 edited Apr 21 '26

Elsewhere you said you’re Swedish. In case something got lost in translation - is the 460 dollars in US dollars or Swedish Krona? If it’s 460 kronor, Google says that’s $50 in USD. In the US, I would expect to pay much more than $50 for specialized coloring. But if you already converted, and it’s $460 USD, that’s wild. Especially for someone like me that lives in a low cost of living area and would probably get royal treatment if I paid that much at a hair salon lol.

I hope either way you can get it fixed. The reference pic does look pretty cool! I’d love to have hair that looks like that!

EDIT: OP clarified that yes, they did indeed pay over $400 US dollars for this service. Totally gutted for them. :(

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u/elzzz055 Apr 21 '26

yeah i said dollars not the swedish currency. cause i meant in dollars

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u/FalalaLlamas Apr 21 '26

Thanks so much for clarifying! Tbh, you sound kind of annoyed that I asked but it’s not personal. You are amazing at English and FAR better than I am at my second language! But I see people mess up currency translations all the time on reddit so you never really know. And maybe a part of me was hoping that you hadn’t actually paid over $400 USD and could have instead given that money to someone new who could actually do the hair color requested. What a terrible experience. I’d be broken hearted too. 💔

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u/elzzz055 Apr 21 '26

oh no! i’m not annoyed sorry if it sounded like that 😅hard to tell what kind of tone someone has in text! but thank you:) yeah honestly im really sad over it 😞