You may be toying with the idea of parting ways with your loctician. It can be a difficult decision for many reasons. You may have built a relationship with your loctician or just are reluctant when it comes to change. However, at a point change is not only necessary but healthy. Take a look below for some valid reasons to drop your loctician, or at least have a conversation with them.
Pricing Doesn’t Work For You
Locticians provide a service and need to charge accordingly to cover their own business expenses, cost of living, and the value they bring. If you feel the value you are getting does not match the price or you just don’t have the finances to keep up with appointments, that’s okay. You can decide to drop your loctician over price.
Not Listening to Concerns
When you vocalize an issue, does your loctician listen? Perhaps you have thinning locs and are concerned about your loctician tightening your locs too tightly or often. Or maybe you concerned on the amount or type of product they’re using in your locs. How do they respond to that? Are they dismissive or are they open to hearing more and adjusting their technique for your hair/scalp.
While of course, stylists should ideally be professional, you are an expert on how you feel. Moreover, as the professional you are paying, they should be willing to educate and cordially answer your questions.
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Disrespectful of Your Time
Being on time is not just a nice to have, but a requirement of a good professional. Being consistently late is disrespectful. While things can come up, on average you have the right to expect your appointments to begin timely. If your loctician isn’t timely, you should reflect on if it is time to take your business elsewhere.
No Longer Convenient For You
Sometimes, going to a loctician just doesn’t fit in your schedule anymore. Perhaps you’ve moved or your locitician moved! May you can’t find a good time that works for both you and your loctician. That’s perfectly fine. Sometimes, schedules just don’t align, and life forces your hand to find a new alternative!
You’re Ready for Someone New
Occasionally, the want of something new can stem from there being something wrong – like a number of the other issues mentioned above.
However, there doesn’t have to be anything “wrong” for you to want to try a new loctician. Sometimes you’re ready to try something new. That someone new, can be yourself as well! Perhaps you’re looking to drop your loctician as you want to handle retwisting your locs.
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Do any of these reasons ring true for you? It can be difficult letting your loctician know that you no longer require their services. This in particular can be made difficult if you’ve been seeing them for a while. However, when exiting the relationship, it’s best to keep things cordial. You aren’t required to give a reason, but if you have had an overall positive relationship, feel free to give some detail.
Have you left a loctician before? If so, why did you leave?