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Tan Hopes · 04-16-2008, 04:43 PM

Okay, so this will be the first of many questions to come, I’ve been frequenting this website for awhile now….

I realize MANY MANY of you don’t recommend opening a salon, so I’d like to throw this information out and see if you would still tell me to stay away with my scenario. I live north of Houston, population being 60k in 2006 (we are the fastest growing county in Texas and supposedly we’ll double that within the next 3 yrs). The incomes are diverse, the largest percentage of the population in the 25 – 44 age,.

We have 4 tanning salons in the whole city; 1 is a Darque Tan, other 3 are much older run down salons. I’ve tanned at all four: (1) I was afraid to lie in the bed it was so dirty, (2) and (3) were okay - no new equipment, lamps seemed to never be changed – young high school girls worked at and were more interested in gabbing with their friends, (4) Darque Tan is always packed, there is no parking (they have a terrible location), their prices just went up up up and they’re rude.

I have been employed in the IT dept at a local bank, where customer service is our number one goal. I have a degree and do a lot of work for the bank in the marketing as well, my husband is making enough that I don’t need to work anymore; but I am someone that can not just not work. I realize a salon would be 24/7 job (I was in the Army for 3 yrs, so I can do 24/7), I work over 60 hrs now so another 20 hrs I could handle (you’re supposed to chuckle at that).

So given all this info, are you still going to tell me to run as far away as I can? If I still decide to follow through, what is the number one thing you’d like to give me advice on?

04-16-2008, 04:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tan Hopes Join Date: Apr 13 2008 Location: Texas Age: 34 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 0	My first question Okay, so this will be the first of many questions to come, I’ve been frequenting this website for awhile now…. I realize MANY MANY of you don’t recommend opening a salon, so I’d like to throw this information out and see if you would still tell me to stay away with my scenario. I live north of Houston, population being 60k in 2006 (we are the fastest growing county in Texas and supposedly we’ll double that within the next 3 yrs). The incomes are diverse, the largest percentage of the population in the 25 – 44 age,. We have 4 tanning salons in the whole city; 1 is a Darque Tan, other 3 are much older run down salons. I’ve tanned at all four: (1) I was afraid to lie in the bed it was so dirty, (2) and (3) were okay - no new equipment, lamps seemed to never be changed – young high school girls worked at and were more interested in gabbing with their friends, (4) Darque Tan is always packed, there is no parking (they have a terrible location), their prices just went up up up and they’re rude. I have been employed in the IT dept at a local bank, where customer service is our number one goal. I have a degree and do a lot of work for the bank in the marketing as well, my husband is making enough that I don’t need to work anymore; but I am someone that can not just not work. I realize a salon would be 24/7 job (I was in the Army for 3 yrs, so I can do 24/7), I work over 60 hrs now so another 20 hrs I could handle (you’re supposed to chuckle at that). So given all this info, are you still going to tell me to run as far away as I can? If I still decide to follow through, what is the number one thing you’d like to give me advice on? __________________ 1/2 my heart is in Iraq