Amburgerofhair

We spend so much of our lives being taught to color inside the lines.

Follow the rules.
Stay in the box.
Do it the “right” way.
Don’t make a mess.

But somewhere along the way, I think we forget that the lines were drawn by someone else.

And maybe you were never meant to fit perfectly inside them.

Some of the best things in my life have come from coloring outside the lines… taking risks, doing things differently, trusting my own creativity, and choosing the path that made sense for me even when it didn’t look like everyone else’s.

And honestly, I think the same thing applies to art.

Perfect isn’t always interesting.
Different isn’t wrong.
And sometimes the magic happens when you stop worrying about staying inside the lines. 🙂🎨

So here’s your reminder:
Color outside the lines. Make a mess. Break a few “rules.”

You might create something way cooler than what was already drawn for you. 🧑‍🎨

Lightener Schwarzkopf Professional USA
Color Pulp Riot Hair Color & Joico Color Intensity

Salon Aurora | San Diego Hair Salon

Before you ditch your payment processor to save 2–3%… remember what you’re actually paying for. 👀

There’s A LOT of conversation happening right now about card processing fees and businesses no longer being able to simply tack certain fees onto the advertised price.

But the rules are more nuanced than “card fees are illegal.”

In California, mandatory fees generally need to be included in the advertised price. A credit-card processing fee may be treated differently if the client can completely avoid it by choosing another payment method, like cash. If cards are your ONLY payment option, that processing fee is mandatory and needs to be built into the advertised price.

Which brings me to this:

Why are we restructuring our entire payment system just to avoid 2–3%?

A processor like Square isn’t just swiping a card.

It gives you transaction records, itemized receipts, fraud-prevention tools and a formal process to respond to chargebacks.

Square specifically recommends itemized receipts as potential evidence in a dispute and EMV chip/tap for in-person payments to help reduce certain fraud and dispute risks.

Does that guarantee you’ll win a chargeback? No.

But if someone disputes that $700 service, having an established transaction, itemized receipt and documentation attached to that payment can be pretty damn valuable.

And bank transfers aren’t automatically risk-free either. Certain electronic bank payments can still be disputed or reversed.

So instead of asking:

“Why am I giving away 3%?”

Ask:

“What am I getting for that 3%?”

Personally, processing fees are a cost of doing business — just like insurance, booking software, payroll and rent.

I’d rather build those expenses into my pricing than remove systems from my business solely to save a few percentage points.

Sometimes that 3% isn’t just a fee. It’s infrastructure, documentation and a paper trail when you need it most. 👏🏼

Save this + send it to another beauty business owner.

Salon Aurora | San Diego Hair Salon