Hairnets for cheap

[Le]

I can not find my paperwork, but I think that GSS is the cheapest and we order 18" caps.

But, I thought they had pricing by the thousands not just hundred packs. $0.03 per cap is more than I remember paying.

I also can not remember if it is the 18" that I order.

Any thoughts?

Star Safety Keystone 18" WHITE Fine Mesh Nylon Stocking Hairnet 100/Box

[Shane]

More options at GSS

The blue polypropelene's are normally cheaper too.

GSS store selection

[Le]

Thank you Shane.

What size do you order?

Maybe it was the 20" that I was ordering??? 18" seems too small.

[Shane]

LE,
I've done the 19's and 21's in the past. I have just been purchasing mine from a local medical supply place, that way I don't have to wait or pay for shipping. But I think GSS's prices are better.

[John]

Prices on all the poly products are going up 20-30% so stock up now on the Hair caps & booties.

[Le]

Oh yea, Dow chemical raised prices 20% on everything; forgot about that.

Good point John

[Din]

it's a small price......very minor, i don't really pay attention to it as i buy 100 caps for like $9.00 CDN so it's not that big a deal as it serves 100 customers. If we were talking $50 to $10, then i'd consider it important. Otherwise, it's too minor to think about. There are more things out there more important that are worth looking into lowering your cost, like CC terminal fees, Internet, Phone, etc... that are monthly occurring.

[SUNNYDAYS]

I just got a email from GSS saying that prices on the caps are going up 30% and that I should stock up. They sent me a message because I have bought from them in the past.

[Din]

that means if you are paying $6 right now, it will go up to $7.80. i don't see that as a big deal.

A cup of coffee costs more than that nowadays.

[Le]

Yes, but several thousands of caps a year add up; so do many other "little" expenses.

A Dollar a day saved = $365/year

Do that 10 times and you have an extra $3,650 to the bottom line a year.

I'll take an extra $3-4 grand a year for nothing more than buying smarter

I do agree that CC fees and Phone fees are a bigger target.

[Din]

how many sessions do you do in spray tans a year? I'm new to spray tan, so right now i'm averaging only 3-4 a day maybe 30 a week. With ups and down in the industry and time of year, are you really doing thousands of spray tans a year? 3,000 sessions???

If you buy hairnets by the case of 100, that's 30boxes a year if you are servicing 3000 sessions. at $9 a case

that's $270 a year total cost. Even with the difference on buying cheaper, you are saving maybe $90 a year.

Yes buying smart is a good thing, obviously. But don't let it make you into a tightass and that's just not a good feature in a person.

I don't mind paying for quality.....if you expect that from your customers, give it to them in return.

[Le]

Did you just call me a tightass?

Actually the GSS caps are as good as any other I have bought.

We buy them in the 1,000 pack cases; follow the link that Shane posted. Save some beer money

Now I just need to remember what size I ordered last time, they worked great for all clients???

[Jim Fisher]

gss are too high now. you can find them cheap still

[John]

21" is the way to go, that will cover most fro's & melon sized heads.

[Island Cove]

So I have a question for all of you. I do hand held airbrush, we use to buy the plastic hair caps, but we don't anymore. we've gotten pretty darn good about not spraying the hair, much. lol

I understand the need for them with the booths,
but why not do caps like peepers. Make them purchase their own? you don't let tanners tan without peepers, you don't provide them for free, why provide the caps for free? make them buy them. even if they are just a $1 a cap. or even less. If they are costing you .03 per cap, even a dime per cap. who's going to complain about that? Then what does it matter how much they cost??

[Shane]

even a dime per cap. who's going to complain about that?

Ever heard the term "nickle and diming someone to death"?

[Island Cove]

Yes Shane I have. so instead the salon owner gets nickled and dimed to death?

[Shane]

IMHO, the cost of the "incidentals" should be covered by your price. If you are not making enough in your asking price of your spray service to cover the .03 cent cap, then you should up your price.

When you purchase something out in the big world, isn't it nice to just be told the price of the product or service? Or would prefer for it to broken down for you?

Ex. - You run to your favorite nail salon to have a pedicure. Do you want your pedi tech to give you one price, say $40 bucks, or would you prefer her to tell you...."It's $40 bucks for the pedi, $1 for the little foam toe spreaders(have no clue what they're called..lol), and $1 for the nail polish?

I can understand if it's an optional thing, but with spray tanning as far as a booth goes, the shower cap is needed, and it should be included/reflected in the price.

[Island Cove]

Oh I agree Shane, I just read another topic somewhere about people complaining about the price of these things going up. I don't see the big deal of .03 per cap, but offered a solution to those that do. lol

[Mojave Tan]

1,000 caps last us about four months with the Mystic.
They were only $ .02 each and much better than paying $9 for 100 and constantly running to the store to buy more.