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            Business ProfileforSofia African Hair Braiding

            Hair Styling

            At-a-glance

            Customer Reviews

            1/5stars

            Average of 1 Customer Reviews

            Customer Complaints

            1 complaints closed in last 3 years

            0 complaints closed in last 12 months

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            Business Details

            Location of This Business
            15208 E 14th Street, San Leandro, CA 94578
            BBB File Opened:
            7/19/2021
            Years in Business:
            4
            Business Started:
            4/13/2020
            Business Management
            • Mr. Customer Service, Manager
            Contact Information

            Principal

            • Mr. Customer Service, Manager

            Customer Contact

            • Mr. Customer Service, Manager
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            Customer Complaints

            1 Customer Complaints

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            Most Recent Customer Complaint

            05/04/2023

            Complaint Type:
            Service or Repair Issues
            Status:
            Unanswered
            My birthday was approaching and my daughter had plans to take me out for the night but wanted my hair done and nice for my birthday so she offered to pay for me to get my hair done I had a day to decide where how and tell her how much it would cost. I decided on braids and since my first experience as far as the looks only of the finished service turned out nice and lasted I decided to go back again more then a year later first thinking i would get the same results March 24,2023 i texted the owner and she called me back I voiced some concerns i had surrounding my previous visit and asked could that not happen again she assured me things would be different. I arrived there before opening March 25, 2023 there were issues none the less with the service and professionalism up front but i spoke with the braider who was late and told her my dos and donts and what i wanted and expected. Eventually i was done i was annoyed and frustrated by the time i left but i left and proceeded with the time i had left. since the braids were fresh I expected them to hurt and i knew not to pull or move them put in a hair tie etc so my hair wouldnt get damaged about 2 & a half weeks later they were lose so i went to move them and noticed they were sliding out and was not what i asked for also they were twisting like dreads which singles shouldnt do i didnt want to waste funds spent but i started taking a few out anyways because i didnt want the stress it was causing each day because of the sliding i began taking them out because i had too i finially after the slow process got many of them out and noticed the extent of the damage and text the owner she didnt respond so i called her no answer hours later she called me back i again explained the problem and she said let me let you talk to the braider i spoke with her she said nothing i spoke to sofia again via text to which she blamed me for my hair loss even after i sent in all the supporting pictures there is still no fix im not ok

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            Most Recent Customer Review

            Shay S

            1 star

            10/31/2022

            DO NOT GO THERE! I went to get senegalese twist on 10/11, the braids started slipping 2 days after install, went back to have them redone and they started slipping again. My hair looked like it had been up for 3 months after just 1 week. I started taking the twist down because they looked so bad and come to find out THE BRAIDER CUT MY HAIR! Her name is ******. My hair is bluntly cut in various places as well as completely thinned out. This had to happen as she cut away the fuzz/frizz after completing each braid. I sent the ****** Sofia, pictures and she ignored me. I called her, she didn't answer but texted me back saying that the ******* said she didn't cut my hair and that I cut my own hair when taking it down, she then blows me off and suggest that I call the shop to talk to the braider. I did not cut the braiding hair when taking them down because the twist were only a few inches longer than my actual hair. The way Sofia runs her business is unacceptable and my experience with her and her shop has been awful. I have irreversible damage to my hair and her, nor her braider, is taking responsibility for it. She wouldn't even have a conversation with me. Save your time, money and hair and find somewhere else to get your hair done.

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