Q: Is it illegal to walk out of a nail salon without paying if you received terrible or incomplete service
Our appointment was for a full set and pedicure and waxing. We got a pedicure and waxed but the salon skipped over us for the full set and said we had to come back over an hour later if we still wanted it done. They were being very rude to us and it was embarrassing so we just stopped arguing with them and walked out without paying. They called my sister and said they have cameras and are calling the cops. We don’t want to go back and deal with these hateful people but I’m worried about not paying. I’ve never done this before and I’m worried I’m going to get in trouble. Is this a crime?
A: You got some service so you should at least offer to pay for the part of the service you got.
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