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Posted by Darlahood on September 3, 2001 at 08:30:40:

So my first customer Saturday night was this dude who wanted me to
henna "show me the money!" on his arm. I charged him $10.

It's damn near 3:30 a.m. and I'm suffering through a spell of
insomnia lately. So bear with me, I'm being a little pessimistic and
I just want to tell you all some thangs that have happened. I'm so
tired and just cain't get to sleep, almost ready to take the nyquil
remedy. anyways...

I got some inquiries about black henna, well they weren't really
inquiries, just me kinda telling people off about the stuff. This
one group of ladies comes in to the coffee shop, asks me the usual
questions. When I replied to "how long does it last" the youngest of
the four women said, "well the one I had done in cancun lasted much
longer than that." I started telling them about black henna,
showed 'em the rant and the oogly photos and the chica said, "Well,
is there any where around here that does the henna with the chemical
in it?" I said no, I mean honestly there's not, as far as I know I'm
the only person in the Tampa area doing henna, period. But the gurl
still wanted the black henna anyways.

Then I had another group of folks come in, um, not really folks as
I'd put it, but more like family, Tony Soprano family if you know
what I mean. Anyways, this north jersey gurl wanted an anklet. *oh
my god, I must have done 25 anklets this weekend, get yer nasty feet
AWAY from me* sorry, I continue... I was telling her that the
anklet would look like "this" color, and I showed her my hand, and
she was like, "OH really? I thought it was much darker! My hand
looks the color of a hershey bar right now, so I give her the black
henna rant and ask her if she would like me to keep going. She says
fine and then turns to the others of her group and said, "Remember
cousin so-n-so who got that fake tattoo done at the beach last year,
and it became a sore like what she's talking about, oh that took so
long to heal."

And what bugs me the most, what really gripes my ass, is that these
ladies with these HUGE diamond rings on always try to haggle down my
prices!!! I'm talking about at least two carats, and that's just for
the engagement weapon, the ball and chain bands often have additional
diamonds, and those aren't tiny either. This one lady and her
friends were looking through my design books and one of them
asks, "If all three of us get one can you give us a deal?" I
said, "Lady, you're already getting a deal. Do you have any idea how
much this would cost in New York or California?" That shut her up
and they STILL got the henna designs. I was surprised, but at that
point I didn't really care if I got their business or not.

THEN I find out about a HUGE music festival in town for Labor Day and
on the flier it says that there'll be Henna artists at this event.
HUH? I wish I had known about this so I could have worked this
event, being as though the venue is practically right at my back
door. I really wish I could find out how to be a circuit rider for
these big festivals.

Anyways, thank you all for listening to me rant and rave!

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: So my first customer Saturday night was this dude who wanted me to : henna "show me the money!" on his arm. I charged him $10. : : It's damn near 3:30 a.m. and I'm suffering through a spell of : insomnia lately. So bear with me, I'm being a little pessimistic and : I just want to tell you all some thangs that have happened. I'm so : tired and just cain't get to sleep, almost ready to take the nyquil : remedy. anyways... : : I got some inquiries about black henna, well they weren't really : inquiries, just me kinda telling people off about the stuff. This : one group of ladies comes in to the coffee shop, asks me the usual : questions. When I replied to "how long does it last" the youngest of : the four women said, "well the one I had done in cancun lasted much : longer than that." I started telling them about black henna, : showed 'em the rant and the oogly photos and the chica said, "Well, : is there any where around here that does the henna with the chemical : in it?" I said no, I mean honestly there's not, as far as I know I'm : the only person in the Tampa area doing henna, period. But the gurl : still wanted the black henna anyways. : : Then I had another group of folks come in, um, not really folks as : I'd put it, but more like family, Tony Soprano family if you know : what I mean. Anyways, this north jersey gurl wanted an anklet. oh : my god, I must have done 25 anklets this weekend, get yer nasty feet : AWAY from me sorry, I continue... I was telling her that the : anklet would look like "this" color, and I showed her my hand, and : she was like, "OH really? I thought it was much darker! My hand : looks the color of a hershey bar right now, so I give her the black : henna rant and ask her if she would like me to keep going. She says : fine and then turns to the others of her group and said, "Remember : cousin so-n-so who got that fake tattoo done at the beach last year, : and it became a sore like what she's talking about, oh that took so : long to heal." : : And what bugs me the most, what really gripes my ass, is that these : ladies with these HUGE diamond rings on always try to haggle down my : prices!!! I'm talking about at least two carats, and that's just for : the engagement weapon, the ball and chain bands often have additional : diamonds, and those aren't tiny either. This one lady and her : friends were looking through my design books and one of them : asks, "If all three of us get one can you give us a deal?" I : said, "Lady, you're already getting a deal. Do you have any idea how : much this would cost in New York or California?" That shut her up : and they STILL got the henna designs. I was surprised, but at that : point I didn't really care if I got their business or not. : : THEN I find out about a HUGE music festival in town for Labor Day and : on the flier it says that there'll be Henna artists at this event. : HUH? I wish I had known about this so I could have worked this : event, being as though the venue is practically right at my back : door. I really wish I could find out how to be a circuit rider for : these big festivals. : : Anyways, thank you all for listening to me rant and rave!
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