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Feasible to win in court for services rendered?
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I received a hair service done but got home only to see it wasn't the style I had agreed upon before hand. She said she would redo it for free but later reneged on that part and wanted me to pay additional money to repair her guffaw (all of which I have in text). She produced a receipt that I had never seen, a day later and upon request, that said there were no refunds. Could I still successfully sue for a refund or is it a lost cause?
It isn't worth filing a lawsuit. File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau against the company and individual. At a minimum, you will get a complaint filed against the company that stays with them for a while. You might even get resolution and a free re-do.
Good luck!
You can sue in small claims court for just about anything, but this would likely be a difficult case to win. The other problem is that unless this was an extremely expensive haircut it is probably not economically worth it to sue.
The old Latin phrase is "De minimis non curat lex," which, roughly translated, means "the law does not concern itself with trifles."
You'd have to pay roughly $200 or so for filing and service fees even in small claims court. Yeah, you MIGHT be able to get a judgment awarding you damages equal to the cost of the difference between the hairstyle you were promised and the one you actually got, assuming you could prove such damages. You might even get an award of court costs that would include your filing and service fees.
But you'd frankly be wasting everyone's time, and you'd come across -- with justification -- as someone nursing a grudge rather than making a rational economic decision.
Use other remedies: Stop recommending this place, stop patronizing it, and find a new stylist.
