My favorite hot tool just died mid-client and I had to scramble

Had a full appointment book last Thursday and my trusty curling iron just gave out halfway through a blowout. It was a 1 inch ceramic barrel I've used for like 4 years straight, worked fine that morning then just stopped holding temp. I had to run to the salon supply shop across town in rush hour traffic and grab whatever they had left on the shelf. Ended up with a titanium barrel that heats way faster but the clamp feels cheap. Client was cool about it cause I explained what happened, but now I'm stuck deciding if I should just order another ceramic one or try to adjust to this new one. Anyone had a tool totally fail on them at the worst possible time and what did you switch to?

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ninasanchez1mo ago

Ugh that's the absolute worst timing, so sorry you had to deal with that mess.

brookepark1mo ago

Oh come on... is it really that big of a deal? You had to drive across town and buy a new tool, big whoop. At least your client was cool about it and you didn't have to cancel on them. @ninasanchez probably would've just used a flat iron and called it a day. I say stick with the new titanium one, it's not like a curling iron is a life or death situation... it's just hair.

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