I hate pedicures!(long)

[bengalkat]

Ugh, that would have made my tummy churn too. What I'm mainly doing right now until I get things set up is going into retirement complexes and clipping elderly peoples' toenails. One lady I did last week was horrible. I think she maybe had dementia because she was a bit off. I helped her get her socks off and was so incredibly thankful I was wearing gloves. Her feet showed the epitome of toe jam. Oh my gosh it was horrible. It was literally probably 1/8" thick between all of her toes and she started flicking it off saying how she just couldn't understand how it could be there because she lets the water 'hit it' in the shower. It was the grossest thing I've ever seen. I hadn't even made it to her toenails at that point. Once I did, it was even worse. They were so long they were curling over the tips of her toes. It was horrid. I clipped, put her socks on, let her pay me and left as soon as I could.
Michele

 

[Buggy]

i know a chiropodist who went to an old ladies home and the woman had orange feet and the skin kept peeling off. he said he looked through all his books because he couldn't understand what it was and it smelled funny, but he couldn't find anything that matched the symptons. turned out, after questioning the staff, that she wet herself quite often and it ran in her shoes! (what the hell are the staff paid to do... sit there and watch it?)

 

[salonone]

I know what everyone is talking about...I have a retirement home next to my salon and the loveies that live there come to me. It really amazes me, really, when I see their feet and toes. When I question why their toe nails are so long they tell me there is no one there to help them trim them. OMG I have refused to work on some of them because of the fungus and stench coming from them. Luckily there is a chiro next door who I refer them to.

I also tell them to purchase a long handle back brush to scrub their toes and feet with and to dry them with the hair dryer, for those that can't reach down to do it. Makes a big difference.

But pedicures are my favourite. I really enjoy them. People are not in your face as you are working and I give a darn good massage which I wish I could give to myself most days.:!:

 

[GEEKS_R_WE]

I personally don't mind feet! As long as they're sanitized, I don't mind what coolour or condition they're in.

In fact it's the clients who feel uncomfortable when they have to take their feet out and I have to assure them and they are so apologetic for the state of their feet which makes me laugh because I don't see a problem.:lol:

 

[Sandra N]

I make sure that if they have nasty feet that I tell them that because of the extra work involved that I wont be able to get the "dead skin" all off and that they will have to rebook again in a couple of weeks and have regular pedi's in order to get them and keep them looking good. Most people don't have a problem with this because they know how bad their feet are and they have no hesitation in rebooking. And at least this way I have regular clients (or at least I did but these days I have so many nail clients that I don't have to do pedi's very often.:wink2

 

[Lynne Baker]

I love Raw Earth pedis, and the worse condition the feet are in, the better! When I'm done with their feet my clients are so amazed and delighted that they rebook without exception. I used to be a nurse, so manky feet really don't bother me. And the fact that it's obvious that I don't mind the state of their feet really reassures my client.
One of my ladies came in with a little toenail over an inch long - it was curling around under her toe! No wonder she was limping! It took me over 2 hours to sort out her feet, and when I'd finished she burst into tears saying that she thought she'd never have pretty feet ever again.
I was bursting with pride!

 

[princess fifi]

Hello Everyone

I personally love doing pedicures also, I guess it depends what products you use, some products are really effective and make the feet look fab afterwards no matter what condition they were in.

In Australia we have a lot of cheap nail bars around usually run by people of asian decent. I find they are so cheap that it is difficult to keep up with their prices, they are even located in the shopping centre while I am a home salon.
Do you have the same where you live? Since I love giving pedis and wish I had more to do, any ideas? My prices are quite competitive.

 

[milkshakerrr]

I also tell them to purchase a long handle back brush to scrub their toes and feet with and to dry them with the hair dryer, for those that can't reach down to do it. Makes a big difference.

AWESOME idea! Older folks are definitely the most challenging, but most rewarding, in my experience. I had an old whose toenails were so think I couldn't clip them with regular toenail clippers. And I had another guy, bless him, who came in with his wife for their 53rd anniversary and he was soooo lovely... Unfortunately it was the only time I got to see him, as he succumbed to melanoma soon after. The pedicure chair is just a great place to get to know people (probably because everyone is humbly embarrassed about their feet!)... *sigh* I miss it...

I loooove pedicures the BEST about being a Nail Tech, and unfortunately the salon in which I work won't let me do them because they belong to the BEAUTY THERAPISTS! I very nearly didn't work here because of it, but it's all good. I still get to do the odd polish change, but I feel bad when they think that a polish change actually IS a pedicure. I'm like, "You have no idea, dude!"

But if you really don't like it, you shouldn't have to do it! Or maybe just do those with whom you are already familiar and request all newbies go to someone else? Why not? As stated before, different stroke for different folks!

 

[Princessstacie]

I love pedicures too! I love the before and after effect, it really transforms peoples feet it think. I like a nice french polish on mine, makes them look nice and neat and clean! x

 

[spakitten]

Pedi's are my most popular service, and I've actually learned to love them lol. Most of my clients are 40-80yrs. Here's a few helpful hints for dealing with elderly feet:

1) Always use a fresh credo blade and you wont have a problem with callus, just dont be afraid to get in there and be aggresive.
2) If you notice a lot of cuticle, try leaving the cuticle remover on for a few minutes while you file her heels.
3) Always clean in between the toes, elderly ppl have a lot of problems there.
4) If you are not able to remove all of the callus or cuticle within your time limit (usually pedicures are 1hr or 1hr/30mins), kindly let your client know that her foot condition will take a few appoitments to fully treat and she will need to rebook with you in 3-4weeks. You can't build Rome in a day.
5) The elderly ALWAYS have dry skin. Try and sell them a foot cream.

 

[princesspugpug]

i hate touching feet and having my own touched. When i first started at my job i was made to do pedicures, had this one creepy guy come in for one and was staring at me the whole time, he had the most disgusting feet ever and i did all i could to stop myself from vomiting in the foot spa. Since that day i told my boss i will never do them again and they were fine with it. Some people just cant handle it.

 

[angeleyezx]

Im sorry, Im not a professional like yourselves, But I had to post, I've always wanted/liked the idea of getting a pedi done, I dislike my feet, nothing wrong with them, I just dong think they are particually an unattractive feet-ture but I always feel rude/bad for someone else to touch my feet... and this just enforces that! :O lol

 

[gattia]

:lol:That was just the funniest thing iv read all week. totally new 2 salon geek. i love pedicures but always use sanitizing foot spray b4 i start. Never really had a client with really horrid feet.

 

[gattia]

What is a credo blade? Been doin pedicures years and always do hard skin removal but never with a blade just a foot file.

 

[huberella]

A Credo blade is a blade used to remove hard callous from the foot. But, you must be very well trained to use one, as well as follow whatever guidlines your province/state have put in place. When someone using a blade knows how to use one properly and safely, they can be a great tool. In the hands of someone not qualified it can be a disaster.