I've had a few clients through the years try that one on me. Now I charge for each repair beyond 1. One free-the rest are $3 each. Amazing how people break less nails!
On Feb 10, 11:08 pm, Debbie Wade <ebbieday...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nope...no lungs. If the nails need anything to sustain them, they get it > from the nail bed beneath the nail plate. However, they are comprised of > keratin, like hair (well, similar), and while porous with the ability to > absorb certain substances (oil, water, etc), these substances aren't really > needed to "survive". That being said I do advise clients to remove acrylic > periodically for a couple of reasons, the length of time being determined on > an individual basis: As acrylic ages, it becomes "dingy" meaning the pinks > begin to appear more beige and the whites lose their crispness (an effect of > UV exposure). It also becomes brittle and tends to crack more easily. It > also sometimes lifts more as it ages. I don't advise soaking off and > getting a new set for financial gain for myself. But my clients seem happy > to do so when they see the advantages of an occasional new set. Some get a > new set every 2-3 months and others go 6-8 months. A very few never soak > off, yet complain that their nails are brittle and break easily. One client > has never gotten a new set, but seems to regularly have to have multiple > repairs and replacements due to damage or lifting. She says she "gets a new > set by default without having to pay for it this way." Whatever... ;-) > > I'll stop the rant now...lol > > Debbie in VA > > > > On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:43 PM, Sherri Evans <thenail...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Nails got lungs!? > > > On Feb 10, 2011 9:33 PM, "Heather Lackey" <financialpea...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > I tell my clients that if they can get something dead to breathe then more > > power to them! :0) > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Feb 10, 2011, at 11:25 PM, pamsna...@aol.com wrote: > > > > Ok Techs, my one long time client comes ... > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "NailTech" group. > > To ... > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "NailTech" group. > > To post to this group, send email to nailtech@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to nailtech@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.