NAIL ART

I walked in smiling and in a great mood. I left so angry I could hardly speak. Started out ok--a man greeted me warmly and sat me down at a manicure station right away (#7). Thats where things started to fall apart. I noticed the work area was filthy. The surface was sticky and the desk was unkept. Everything was covered with a fine dust and grit. An empty paper coffee cup and a pile of fake nails was hastily pushed aside to begin my manicure. I saw no sterilizing equipment any where. The young women was quiet and sweet, but obviously didn't know what she was doing. She was so clumsy, slow and inexperienced she may not even have a license to practice. I asked for square shape nail, and ended up with nails shaped like paint scrapers. I asked her to round the corners so they weren't so sharp. She didn't understand me so I drew a picture.
Then I noticed my cuticles were not clean. I ignored it. She put lotion on my hands and started to massage them. Very slowly. I said I have to leave soon. That's when the other cosmetician at the adjacent station (#6) piped up loudly and said, "you want to rush? when you want to leave? you never been here before?" I did not want to make a scene so I said "forget it, it's okay" After my cosmetician finished massaging my hands she said "now wash your hands" I said "you want me to wash all the lotion off?" Again the woman next door said "every place is different! that's how we do things here!" "If you don't wash your hands the polish won't stick!" I said "you dont' wipe just the nails? She said "no! you want us to wipe each nail with alcohol? fine"....I said forget it.
WHen they said $15 i said "Wow." The lady next door again piped up, but by this time she was yelling "where you live??" I said New York City she says "People in the city pay less! they come in here all the time and tell me this! Everything in New York is cheaper! Everything is done differently depending on where you go!" I think all this is bad enough, if i hadn't had to see the cosmetician at station #9 pick her nose the entire time I was getting my nails done. DONT GO HERE.