Woman Learns Costly Lesson After Refusing Payment At Salon
A Difficult Day
The tale is said to begin with Melissa entering her local hair salon one day. In the middle of hastily planning her engagement party, the woman needed to have her hair done immediately.
When Melissa’s hairdresser, Rebecca, saw the woman, she knew right away that she was about to have a trying day.
But she had no clue how long and arduous it would all be.
Demanding
Melissa was an irritating and challenging client for Rebecca to work with. She had arrived without an appointment, pleading to have her hair done as soon as possible.
The woman’s tears tugged on Rebecca’s heartstrings, so in the end, she agreed to an impromptu appointment.
She couldn’t have known that she was the target of a plot that would leave her penniless.
An Empty Chair
Rebecca maintained her professionalism for the entire session as she styled the woman’s hair according to her demands. But when the stylist returned from fetching some products from storage, the chair was empty – only moments after she had turned her back.
The hairstylist asked everyone she could, but none of her coworkers or other customers had seen her client leave. Rebecca rushed outside in search of the woman but saw no trace of her.
What had happened to her client?
Made A Run For It
With urgency, Rebecca asked the receptionist if she’d spotted anything suspicious. She replied that an odd woman had left the salon a few minutes prior. She had tried to stop her, but the woman had shrugged her off and hurried off.
The realization that she had been fooled dawned upon the stylist. She felt tears streaming down her cheeks at the thought.
She requested the security footage from the building managers – the only evidence of what had really happened.
Caught On Film
After her sneaky departure from the salon, the security camera had caught Melissa driving off in a white SUV that didn’t have license plates. Rebecca was shocked by the footage.
She immediately recognized the woman’s hair color and style – it was the signature balayage the stylist was known for. Women from all over town were on the waiting list for that style.
Rebecca put in a formal report with the local police department, and a few weeks later, they finally tracked her down.
What they found stunned them all.