Question about the actual cost of a color correction

I was reading an old salon business book from the 90s and it said a full color correction should take 4 hours minimum. My manager at the salon in Toledo always pushes us to do them in 2.5 to fit more clients in. I did the math on my last one, and with product and my hourly, the salon actually lost about $15 on that appointment. Has anyone else had to push back on time limits for big services?

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nelson.nancy1mo ago

That old book is right about the four hours. I worked at a chain salon in Dayton that tried the same thing, squeezing corrections into a two hour slot. You can't do a safe, even correction that fast unless you're just slapping color on top of color. Isn't the point to do it right so the client comes back? Losing money on the service just to fill the book seems backwards to me.

the_nina1mo ago

Ugh, preach.

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johnflores26d ago

Four hours in a two hour slot?