can you say HIGHWAY ROBBERY?? well that's what SAN PEDRO BEAUTY SUPPLY IS!!!!!!!!!

they are SO OVERPRICED, it's not even funny!!! their markup is at LEAST 300-400%, no joke!! then they have little tricks they employ. about 90% of the stock is ALWAYS marked w/"sale" tags, when the items are not only NOT on sale, but FAR above even suggested retail price!!!
oh and if you happen to be a professional, have any license and are SUPPOSED to receive 20% off, FORGET IT!! because they don't do that for hair color (which is generally the thing that professionals are buying in the first place) and secondly, they don't do it at ALL for anything on "sale", but EVERYTHING is on sale at all times. so you are effectively screwed. you ask them about it and they claim ignorance. not that i expect the workers there to be privy to all of the sneaky ways of doing biz, but you'd think that anyone who's been to any other store on the planet OR has ANY common sense whatsoever would catch on!
the ONLY reason i ever go there or would ever go again is because of it's close proximity to me. you don't always have time to drive to maly's, cosmoprof, etc. even though what you purchase there is a TENTH of the price (or less) than this blatant rip-off business.
yes, they have a good selection, yes, sometimes the clerks are helpful, and yes, unfortunately they are SIPHONING money off of the public. granted, there are no guns to anyone's heads but it IS highway robbery. even for a non professional, i would recommend to go ANYWHERE else, even your own hair salon will be cheaper!!!! OR go to sally's RIGHT across the street where you can get some decent prices.
well i think i've said enough, more than enough and was very clear on my view of this place. it angers me greatly every time i drive by this place, or happen to go IN this place, or even THINK about this place!! they are such a huge rip off of such magnitude that it isn't even funny and what ticks me off even more (as a consumer but more so for OTHER consumers, who don't have the option of going to full on "pro" beauty supplies), is all of the TRICKS they employ to not give ANYONE a price break, to not even bring an item down to 200% ABOVE RETAIL!!! and that they have no shame about it at all! the owner is laughing all the way to the bank, i'm sure.
OH, another trick they have is having coupons in local mailers & such but once again in the fine print it states that if an item is on sale, you will NOT get the discount. once again: EVERY FRIGGIN ITEM IS "ON SALE"!!! absolutely ridiculous and worse: disgusting!!!