Out there in the business world, it's a tough place to make a buck ! Business people use up a lot of time and energy making sure their service stands out from competitors and in the ladies hairdressing sector a trend has emerged that meets customer approval.
Salons need the latest equipment and deliver an up-market service, but some hairdressers are greeting customers with a complimentary glass of Champagne. Getting your hair styled has advanced from a utilitarian function - to a visit where you will be luxuriantly pampered - and that glass of Champagne upon arrival is a civilizing factor.
Alas - it is also illegal !
The " Fun Police " are chiding salon owners who thought that they were well within the law because that glass of Champagne was a free gift. It seems that the law regards it as " providing alcohol as ancillary to a paid service " - and to do that you need a liquor license. Not only do you need to have that license, but your staff needs to have completed a course and also hold a " responsible serving of alcohol " certificate.
All that - for one lousy little glass of Champagne to illustrate that your customers are " special " and their patronage " valued " !
One salon owner who did the right thing and sorted out the paperwork, commented that it involved " reams and reams " of paper, a whole lot of time - and a fee of $ 200. No comment on how the staff felt about having to sit lectures and an exam to get a piece of paper that enabled them to legally pour that glass of Champagne.
It seems that the business world is still hampered by legions of bureaucrats who administer the labyrinth of red tape that strangles innovation. The " herd mentality " still prevails, and anyone thinking outside the " nine dots " will be ruthlessly punished - and forced to conform.
That seems to be a factor that never changes !
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