I have been going to my hair dress for 9 years. Her prices are very reasonable which keeps me going weekly. $30 for a wash & set, $50 for a perm( (though I usually do my own perms), Trims are ALWAYS FREE, Wash/Set/Cut $45, Wash/Set/Rinse $40, Wash/Set/Streaks $45. Her prices have been steady over the years....she went up $5 dolllars like 4 years ago to the prices above. She is comtemplating going up an additional $5 this year....I told her well then there goes your tip.
My stylist is great on time. My appt is every Sat at 9:00AM and I am out at 11:30 -11:45 NO matter what I get. I think that our wait time has been minimized because we have a Hair Wash Assistant who continually washes hair so the Stylist can set you for the dryer and style you. When I had a shorter style I could go to the stylist on my lunch break and be in and out and back at work in 1 hour 20 minutes.