I own a hair salon. Typically, November is my busiest season. It has been SO quiet. A lot of my colleagues are also saying the same thing and have had to close up shop because of it - or get a second job.
People keep saying it will get better and the economy will bounce back but I don’t know. I am so close from just throwing in the towel, closing up shop and getting a corporate gig.
See, that’s fascinating to me from the outside, as my shop has been next to two tattoo shops over the past decade, and they both seem(ed) to be rocking from open to close. Tattoos always seem to be something that people are willing to push a bill aside for, so I expected that to stay strong.
I’m pulling for you, good luck.
They might be undercutting other shops, that’s also a new poison in our industry. Tattoos were always considered a luxury and I’m seeing it more and more where really beautiful flash pieces are going for $50.
Could depend where you live. I’m in a city where rent is bloody insane, minimum wage isn’t livable and food is expensive.