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Does anyone know of a good place in the area to get a pedicure? Clean and safe (sterilizing tools between uses, etc.) is my first priority, followed by cheap and skilled.
Thanks!

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[emblebug.livejournal.com]

I was a regular at Julie's Nails the last year I lived in Davis. I was always very happy there, and even would go back when I made trips to Boston. I'm still searching for a regular place here in NYC that is consistently as good as they are.

However, I was just there over MLK weekend, and had, truly, the worst pedicure of my life. It hurt so much, I was almost in tears. The water was too hot, and when I asked her to make it cooler, she didn't. (My friend, at the next chair over had the same problem, but hers actually did change the temperature.) The woman dug into my toes SO hard and didn't even acknowledge that I was visibly wincing the whole time. Then, when she was "massaging" my legs, she did it so hard I had bruises the next day.

Now, maybe she was new, maybe she was having a bad day, and I hate to rule out an entire place based on one bad experience when I'd had so many good ones previously.

[swingchickie.livejournal.com]

I HAD THE SAME GIRL LAST WEEK!!!!! she's a total sadist, i left there totally sore. i thought i was just being a wuss.

except for her, the salon is great. everyone's nice, the manager (owner?) brings you hot tea and cookies while you're getting your pedi, and sometimes they'll have cheesy karaoke videos going on their big flat-screen tv. my girlfriends and i will usually go to joshua tree first for chocolate matinis, so that we're reeeeally relaxed for the manis and pedis. :)

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Any advice on avoiding her? Is there someone in particular there who's good that I could ask for?