Kati Hakomeri has introduced the special booking option for her clients in Helsinki who would prefer not to make polite chit-chat about their future holidays, weekend plans or the weather.
Kati Hakomeri has introduced the special booking for more introverted clients. It has so far prove popular in her hometown of Helsinki, she saysA Finnish hairdresser is offering the perfect solution to her customers who would rather not make small talk during their appointment: a chat-free 'silent service'.
'I'm an introvert myself and I understand how uncomfortable it can be for a client to have to make small talk,' she tells Helsingin Sanomat. Many of her clients also work in loud environments - such as nurseries or building sites - and so like to escape to the salon for some peace and quiet.'If you're met by a bunch of screaming brats when you get home, you can sit here for a while and rest your ears,' Hakomeri adds.Many of her male clients visit her salon every four weeks. 'If nothing new has happened in life during that time, why talk about it,' she says.
Even when her customers have not explicitly said they want a quiet session, Hakomeri says she is rarely the one to initiate conversation. The hairdresser considers herself to be a trusted person - someone who is there to listen when people need it, and even offer advice.
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