Oh yes, Becky...P&W cutters have been around for a while. Even some non-NSS techs (including me) have been known to use them.
This leads me to a potentially interesting discussion: the "NSS" salons are employing more & more techniques to come closer and closer to the "standard" salons (at least the look of the finished nails). With the disparity in their pricing which attracts a lot of clients, once again we need to reaffirm our commitment to making our product & service stand out and apart, and educate everyone (clients or not) about the differences between the two salon experiences. We understand our commitment to sanitation, high quality products, latest trends in application and art, and the different types of clients we want to attract. But the niche that the NSS salons are filing is a HUGE niche!!! We all say that we don't want spotty clients that just walk in and want fast, "cheap" (i.e. inexpensive) nails. But obviously the NSS salons where these clients frequent are not hurting for business...this is a market we need to capture! The way I look at it, money is money is money. I admit some clients are just not worth my time. I'm not going to do a full set on a nail biter with raggedy cuticles for $18. But is there NOTHING I can do for this client that they wouldn't mind paying $25 for? $30? $35? If it means that I need to use a P&W cutter (e.g. the Q French Tool) to cut down on my sculpt time & effort, but the products are of higher quality and the sanitation impeccable and the time is 1 hour, I can snap this client up. I know this isn't the initial intent of your message Becky :-) but it just got me thinking again about a topic I often ponder. Besides, my smiles lines sometimes suck. :-) ________________________________ From: Becky Fangmann <[email protected]> To: nailtech <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, March 20, 2010 9:02:45 AM Subject: NailTech:: Q French Tool Ok, so I had a client who couldn't get in to me last week visit a NSS salon and she came in with some pretty DECENT looking smile lines.....I was surprised. She told me they used a tool that looked like a "chinese star", so I did some searching. I also searched googlegroups for any posts about this, and didn't find anything. Have you all seen these and do any of you use them?! http://www.nailiteinc.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2505 -- Becky F. Licensed Nail Tech KC, Mo. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
