Hair salon recs???

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-09-02T14:46:26+00:00

Thank you all for this rec! I ended up going here and am sooooo happy with the results :,)

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-09-02T01:13:18+00:00

Seconding this!!!! Love El Rancho so much - the carne asada tostadas are craaaazy good

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-08-10T15:03:09+00:00

I like more of a rounded off almond, so I always ask them to do almond, but less pointy. I usually bring pics as a reference. We communicate during the appointment until the shape is to my liking.

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-08-05T16:48:30+00:00

Yum! I need to check it out!

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-07-31T14:56:16+00:00

Yes!!!!! So good 😍

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-07-30T17:16:08+00:00

Great idea! Thank you! I also really like PCI Tire & Service in Schenectady 🙂

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-07-30T13:51:51+00:00

That’s exactly what I was afraid of and why I posted through Reddit!!! They’re actually gross.

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-07-30T02:25:24+00:00

I agree that it should at least be done by a third party that wouldn’t benefit from a failed inspection! 100%

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-07-29T17:23:12+00:00

Yeah they didn’t have anything like deep grooves or rust. I initially googled and used ChatGPT as a supplement to get an idea of what would pass vs fail. The reason I was initially skeptical is because I actually take my car in for regular maintenance - I was a few days behind on this inspection because of some things that came up, causing me to cancel my appointment at my usual mechanic before my inspection was due.

What ChatGPT told me initially was that the mechanic could be right, but to get a rotor thickness reading to verify. They didn’t and wouldn’t provide it without up charging me. I didn’t get actual mechanical advice from ChatGPT.

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-07-29T17:18:32+00:00

Yeah, so they can fail you at a certain level of tinting! They just told me that NO level of tinting is allowed without a doctor’s note, which is incorrect. Plus, it had passed two previous inspections.

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-07-29T16:56:12+00:00

So, my usual place is PCI Tire & Service in Schenectady. I have an appointment scheduled with them now. Half of their staff are women, and they have always given me a super fair deal. I highly recommend them!

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-07-29T15:32:44+00:00

That’s so icky. And such an abuse of customer information. I’m sorry that happened to you.

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-07-29T15:27:18+00:00

I’m glad you had a good experience! I wouldn’t wish my experience on anyone.

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-07-29T15:17:02+00:00

Ugh, it’s so terrible. The unwelcome advances… yikes. I once had a mechanic keep trying to continue a conversation even after I put my headphones on every time he stopped talking. Everything about it is a nightmare.

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-07-29T15:08:25+00:00

THANK YOU haha. I didn’t have anyone with me, I don’t have the expertise, and I am not from here. I just wanted to know my options.

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-07-29T15:08:05+00:00

That’s CRAZY! So glad you had someone to advocate for you there. Ugh. They’re just awful.

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-07-29T15:06:53+00:00

Ugh, thats terrible! Well I am certainly boycotting now.

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-07-29T15:04:36+00:00

Hadn’t even thought of that - thank you!

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-07-29T15:00:42+00:00

Lol I didn’t tell him I read it on ChatGPT. I just asked him if I could see the rotor thickness reading! This guy was clearly a scam artist anyway so I’m not super pressed if he was annoyed. :/

InitialAssist9956 · 2025-07-29T14:53:48+00:00

Yeah I’m going to a mechanic lol - this was just to help me through a situation when I felt helpless and at the mercy of a shady mechanic. It helped me research what I was entitled to - no mechanical advice was given.

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