In Home Salon / Beauty Services

coolhead on 11/11/2024 - 13:59
Last edited 11/11/2024 - 15:48 by 1 other user

Hi - I caught up with some friends a couple of weeks ago and there was a mention of in-home salon & spa services. Personally i have never used them, but when i searched online there are a few companies offering these services.
Some direct & some like an aggregator (just like airtasker is for other services).

Obviously they come at a hefty price for the convenience you get but some are really expensive like men's haircut for $130.
I looked up an app called Blys (gives price upfront) & another app called Orderoo - here they just give you contacts and you have to call them for bookings - not much useful imo.

Just wanted to get a view what people think about it, have used them before, heard about it or not etc. Added a Poll to respond as it might be easier
Also what's the general feel, does this concept work alot here (i.e. in Australia)?

cheers,

Poll Options

• 9
  Never heard about it
• 2
  Have heard of this, but never used for reasons other than price
• 1
  Know about it but too expensive to consider
• 0
  Now that I know, I will explore it

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  joka on 11/11/2024 - 14:25

  +2

  Sounds like these services come with happy endings

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    Sammy2000 on 11/11/2024 - 16:07

    Then it might be worth the expensive price.

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  theHMASfriendship on 11/11/2024 - 14:50

  +2

  Howdy partner.

  I have an in home saloon but it’s only customer is me so it is a loss making enterprise. Good whiskey though thanks to the many deals on OzBargain lately

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  morse on 13/11/2024 - 05:47

  This kind of thing isn’t always super expensive. Many people run salons from their home and will offer a mobile service. Best place to find them is local Facebook groups, marketplace or via word of mouth. Many also have instagram accounts showing their cuts, colouring, before after and run specials and packages. It’s often lower cost as they don’t have the overheads of running a salon. It’s also not new or unusual.