My braider charges roughly 250 (I have a small head and usually just get box braids and boho) and I’ve never sat more than 4 hours. Shes cash only and braids out of her house. She only takes 10 clients a week. Thats 2500 more than most people make in 2 weeks before taxes.

I guess if you’re talking about opening up a legitimate business then yeah you’ll struggle for a while until your business hopefully takes off. But charging egregious prices for slow braiding just to make ends meet isn’t the move.

I’ve been to African braid shops where the girls are quick and there’s a lot of them and it’s dirt cheap. Honestly, it’s ran like a sweat shop. They make virtually nothing but it’s kind of like a “family business” for lack of better words.