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    Business ProfileforHK Wax Center

    Wax

    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
    9333 Research Blvd, Austin, TX 78759-7364
    BBB File Opened:
    7/30/2018
    Years in Business:
    8
    Business Started:
    1/27/2016
    Business Management
    • Kristen Spelce, Owner/Manager
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Kristen Spelce, Owner/Manager

    Customer Contact

    • Kristen Spelce, Owner/Manager

    Customer Complaints

    1 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    02/09/2023

    Complaint Type:
    Product Issues
    Status:
    Unanswered
    I had ordered wax from them through mermaidwax.com, and No where on their site does it say only licensed aesthetician can order from their site. So I order yesterday on February 8th, and then today on February 9th I get a text asking me for my professional license. So I responded explaining I didn't have a license, and that's not cool because nothing was mentioned before I purchased the product, they just added ***** pretenses after recieveing my money. And at first they said it was fine and they'll process the order this one time. So I thanked them and apologized but recommended they change their site to be more forthcoming... and then I immediately got a text back that they're canceling my order and I should take my buisness and communications elsewhere. But then they never refunded my money! I'm a homeless trans college student who waxes their face to get long periods of smooth skin, and I used the last of my financial aid and a bit of my boyfriends money to pay for this. Them completely ripping me off for no reason and okaying these games is ridiculous, abhorrent of a professional, and frankly illegal. I can't even order wax from another company till I get my money back from them. So I want my all money back and a genuine verbal apology for this ridiculous behavior of a supposed professional!

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    1 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Darlene C

    1 star

    06/22/2022

    BEWARE: *********** also sells MERMAID WAX. I ordered a no codes needed (to get the discount) wax kit and was overcharged. When I checked out it charged me full price so I had to contact the company to see why I didn't get the discount. Which was the only reason I even bought the kit. The response was she needed to update the website thanks for alerting her to the problem. This is false advertising because she never offered to give my money back and later refused to give my money back. Even though she admitted to overcharging me and offered the discount on my next order. However when I started using the wax pot that came in the kit, it was extremely hot on the lowest setting. I contacted again and the response was, that's why it was free. Which makes absolutely no sense because I WAS CHARGED FULL PRICE. The wax pot in the kit is a hazard and is dangerously hot. She does not care. Instead of sending them back to the manufacturer, for whatever reason she has chosen to include the useless junk in her kits. At this point I just asked for the money back that she overcharged me because I didn't want to do anymore business with the company. I literally had to contact my bank to get my money back. I'm hoping by leaving my complaint here she can't delete this like she does on her social media. Shameful to steal from people and blame them for it. Zero stars!

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