I’m a nail tech – there are 11 annoying things customers do that rub us up the wrong way… you need to stop now
A PROFESSIONAL nail technician has revealed the XX pet peeves she has when customers come to them for a new set.
Taking to social media, the Ohio-based manicurist posted a short skit with a pal who pretended to be a client.
Walking into South Avenue Nails, the woman rushed in and sat down as she said: “Hey girl, so I know I’m 25 minutes late but I’m here now and ready to do my nails.”
Looking bemused by this, the nail tech replied: “Umm, unfortunately we do have a 15 minute late policy so unfortunately I’m not going to have time to do you today.”
Getting confrontational, the ‘fake’ customer then asked her to prove the policy exists.
Moving onto the second pet peeve, the nail technicians shared their annoyance over clients coming in and having little to no idea what they really want.
“Okay, so I’m thinking I want you to freestyle, but I don’t want anything red, orange, green, blue, purple, pink, white or black,” the client said. “But I want to do something rainbow, what do you think?”
Next, they performed a short skit where the nail tech provided the client with a towel to use to dry their hands after washing them in the sink.
But when the client returned, they didn’t understand what the towel was for and flicked water in the nail technician’s face.
This was followed by a scene where she just finished a manicure and asked the client: “So what do you think?”
She responded by lifting her middle finger up to complain about how “crooked” it was.
Another annoying thing they don’t like is when they’ve asked a client to bend their fingers a little, but they remain rigidly straight.
Meanwhile, they also find it difficult when a client decides to move their hands non-stop when the nail tech is about to start doing some delicate art.
They then shared the seventh pet peeve on the list, which they said is when a client ruins their nails by touching their jumper or hair while the polish is still wet.
They then moved onto the things they find annoying when doing a pedicure. They started off by showing how messy it gets when a person puts their foot into the bath and splashes the water around.
The nail tech then shared a skit where they asked the client to put their foot up on their heel, but the customer appeared to get confused and put their foot down on their toes instead.
Sharing the 10th pet peeve on the list, the nail tech asked: “Okay, now go ahead and put your foot up [on the stool]”.
But the client was too busy on the phone to pay attention.
And the final pet peeve, they said, happens when a client pays for the service they received.
“Okay, so your total is $52 (£41),” the nail tech said in the skit, to which the client replied: “$52? Did your prices go up? I am outraged. I am astonished.”
In the caption, TikTok users @southavenuenails replied; “All in good fun. We love all of our customers”.
People flocked to the comments section as one person asked: “Do people really do this,” followed by five crying with laughter emojis.
They replied: “Yes but we exaggerated all of these just to make it more entertaining!!”
Another person said: “the stiff fingers is me 100% everytime I get my nails done they say “relax” and shake my hand like 3 times. IM TRYING but idk how to relax”.
A third posted: “52 isn’t even that bad,” with three crying with laughter emojis.
While a fourth added: “I get told to relax all the time, I just had a nail appointment today and was so tuned in, I would just randomly relax my hand”.
Meanwhile, one nail technician has shared what they really think of the manicure you get & why glittery French nails are the absolute worst.
And another nail tech revealed the one pet peeve they have about manicuring clients… We bet you do it without realising.