What occurs when you are underemployed and you cannot afford a good haircut, but you have got a work interview coming up? In some places, salon owners are ready to help.
Georgetown’s upscale O Salon, for one, saw a requirement locally and filled it last week by sending a mail to consumers telling them about a free haircut special on December fifth for anybody underemployed. Inside two hours, their appointment book was full.
Salon owner Guillaume Choquet heard a stories story about other salons doing a similar thing and thought that it was a good idea. Salons in Michigan and Manhattan have also allegedly followed this example. “You go to sign up for a job, you want to look good,” Choquet related. “And this area more than anywhere you want to look really good.” Still, he was stunned at the reply. He did not expect the reservation spots to fill up so fast, and he did not expect to get new shoppers out of the deal. In fact, only 2 folk who made appointments were already clients of the salon. Choquet is still getting calls and is trying to work out if he will be able to extend the special offering. He announced it’s possible he could make it something the salon does once a month.
