Hatz Hair Studio has opened its doors to clients for the first time in two months but it is far from business as usual.
According to the owner, they have been planning for a few months the reopening phase where some of the practices were already there but there is a need to ramp it up.
Customers are required to book in advance and wait outside until it is their turn. Their shoes and hands are sanitized once they come inside and have to wear a non-medical mask. The salon is only using every other chair and the front desk is behind plastic.
According to the executive director of the Beauty Council of Western Canada, around half of B.C.’s spas, hair and nail salons have chosen to reopen now, but others are waiting until they have enough staff and precautions in place.
Customers at many salons will be charged a “COVID fee” to help the owners recoup money that they have spent on sanitation supplies and income lost by closing chairs and extending appointments to allow for more cleaning.
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