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How to Play Salon Simulator
Run your salon for 30 chaotic days. Serve the right treatment, keep customers patient, collect money, pay bills and keep the place clean enough that nobody walks out holding their nose.
Quick Rules
- Read the customer's request. Tap the service that matches what they are actually asking for.
- Watch the patience bar. Taking too long or choosing the wrong service reduces patience. A wrong service only rarely causes a dramatic walkout and negative review.
- Use refreshments during longer services. Tea, coffee or juice can improve patience and tips. Customers have preferences, so not every drink gets applause.
- Collect the payment. After the service and any discount negotiation, tap the cash collection button. Revenue goes up and the money becomes part of your balance.
- Clean the salon. If you ignore cleaning for about 3 days, some customers may complain and leave before taking a service.
- Manage expenses. Bills have a strict 3-day grace period after their due date. Unpaid electricity and water bills affect salon operations. If Staff Salary remains unpaid after the grace period, staff morale drops and even correctly completed services can sometimes lead to unhappy customers and poor reviews.
- Handle suppliers. Product sellers may arrive with invoices. The first delay gives a warning. Delay the same invoice again and product stock can run out, disabling Hair Color, Facial, Nails, Waxing, Hair Spa and Smoothening until the supplier is paid.
- Survive the building owner. On the first two overdue-rent visits, tea or a free service may persuade him to return later, but the rent remains unpaid. On his third visit, the only choices are paying the rent or closing the salon.
- Use salon music if you like. Tap the 🎵 button in the salon area to play the optional low-volume ambient track. Tap it again to pause it.
- Finish Day 30. Most days advance after 2 or 3 completed customer services.
Monthly Bill Dates
💡 Electricity Bill
₹2,000 · Day 5
🚰 Water Bill
₹750 · Day 5
🏠 Shop Rent
₹20,000 · Day 10
👩 Staff Salary
₹6,000 · Day 15
💡 All four scheduled expenses have exactly 3 grace days. Example: a bill due on Day 5 has Days 6, 7 and 8 as grace days. Consequences can begin on Day 9.
Customer Request Cheat Sheet
Some customers refuse to speak like normal human beings. Use these clues when a request sounds suspiciously poetic.
✂️ Haircut · ₹450
- “Just a tiny trim. Like... 7 inches.”
- “Make me look expensive.”
- “Layers, but not layer-y.”
- “Fix what my cousin didto my hair at home.”
🚿 Hair Wash · ₹300
- “Emergency wash. There is enough oil here to fry papad.”
- “Wash please. Massage is mandatory.”
- “Can my scalp forget this week?”
🎨 Hair Color · ₹1,200
- “Balayage. But cheap. But luxury.”
- “I want natural electric purple.”
- “Can you make this box dye disappear?”
🧖♀️ Facial · ₹800
- “Give me the I-drink-3-litres-of-water look.”
- “My skin has filed a complaint.”
- “Can I become dewy before dinner?”
💅 Nails · ₹650
- “Make them classy, sparkly and somehow subtle.”
- “One nail broke. Emotionally, all ten broke.”
- “Copy this impossible Pinterest design.”
🧴 Waxing · ₹900
- “Full arms please. And make pain illegal.”
- “Waxing today. I have already emotionally prepared myself.”
- “Please be quick. My bravery has a time limit.”
🫧 Hair Spa · ₹1,200
- “My hair needs therapy. Please prescribe a spa.”
- “Give my hair the vacation I cannot afford.”
- “Spa please. My ends have given up on life.”
✨ Smoothening · ₹5,000
- “I want smooth hair that survives humidity and family functions.”
- “Smoothening please. I brought snacks. This may take a while.”
- “Make it silky enough to appear in a shampoo commercial.”
🧵 Threading · ₹250
- “Eyebrows please. Sisters, not distant cousins.”
- “Threading. Keep the shape, remove the jungle.”
- “Just clean it up. Please do not invent a new eyebrow.”
🥤 Refreshment hint: younger customers are more likely to prefer juice, older customers are more likely to prefer tea and many customers in the middle prefer coffee. There is some randomness, because salon customers are salon customers.
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