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Deposit Policy Changes!!!

Unfortunately, due to issues with credit cards being unable to be charged when numbers were left on file in place of a deposit, we have gone back to requiring a non-refundable deposit for ALL appointments! In the years since implementing credit card numbers vs. traditional deposits I have lost thousands of dollars-worth of income from … Read more

Prices Increasing in 2019!

This is a hard post to make. I think people like to assume that businesses are just trying to stick it to their clients when raising their prices. The truth, from any good, ethical business person, anyway, is quite the opposite. All self-employed persons struggle with discerning their worth and value; charging appropriately for the … Read more

Appointment Booking System Changes!

We recently made some pretty big changes to our appointment booking/calendar system and “deposit” policies! Although it is always our hope that clients will keep their scheduled appointments, sometimes things come up and clients are unable to attend. Previously we charged a late fee on a sliding scale based on how close to the appointment … Read more

Price Rate Increase

The decision to raise our prices is always a difficult one. We always strive to keep our rates as low as possible, but we’ve come to a point where we are simply unable to sustain business operations at the low cost we were previously charging. So, as of May 2015, we will be raising our … Read more

When can I attach dreadlock extensions to add length?

We see this question a lot on internet forums. Although any dreadlocks that we start (or maintain) in our studio can safely and successfully have extensions attached to them immediately, the same is not necessarily true for DIY dreads that you have put in yourself (or had a friend put in) at home. First of … Read more

Looking for PT Trainee/Dreadlock Artist!!

It’s that time again!!! Raging Roots Studio is looking to train another dreadlock artist to help us in our studio part-time on Fridays and Saturdays! Applicants must be local/willing to travel to work!! If we don’t find someone by August 1st, 2014 we’ll be S.O.L. as Amy will be too far along in her pregnancy to finish … Read more

Extended Holiday Hours!!!

From now until Christmas we are open for EXTENDED HOLIDAY HOURS Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. (instead of our usual Wednesday – Saturday). If you want to take advantage of our Tuesday and Sundays openings to get your locks prettied up in time for the holidays MAKE AN APPOINTMENT NOW!