By EliTheAdorable - 28/07/2014 05:50 - United States - Grand Prairie

Today, I dyed a friend's hair dark brown. She assured me I didn't need gloves as the dye would wash off. It didn't. My shift as a server is in an hour and it looks like I've been working in a tire shop my whole life. Goodbye tips, hello angry customers not wanting me anywhere near their food. FML
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EliTheAdorable 12

All of you who gave me things to say to customers, they were hilarious! Also, I'd like to explain a little bit. The reason she didn't have any gloves for me to wear is because the hair dye she bought didn't come in a box. It was two metal tubes of the stuff in a bag, that was it! I knew better but let her talk me into it anyway. It's definitely my fault, I take full responsibility because I've dyed hair before (mine, mainly) and I know what it can do and if she had told me about it any sooner, I would have brought my own gloves. Oh well, just another funny story to tell. As for work, I went up to the restaurant (I don't live more than 2 miles away) showed my manager my hands and explained the situation. He laughed about and was understanding. Luckily, someone was able to cover my shift, I just needed to clean my hands ASAP! Thank you for all of the suggestions on how to get it off! They're returning to their normal shade of porcelain white (which makes it even more obvious) but I'm definitely going to speed up the process! Sorry for the long comment!

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But why wouldn't you wear gloves anyhow? Everybody knows those chemicals are pretty strong, and yes, stain whatever they touch

Serve them food, look them straight in the eye and calmly say, "I have the rot!"

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headofmedusa 15

Theres some wipes that quickly remove unwanted hair dye stains.

Panda_Shy_Haven 17

welp no listening to friends about dye anymore...

You should have thought the timing through. Sure it washes out, but not THAT quick if you have work in a few hours. YDI for not being prepared. Dye isn't like kids washable markers. It takes a lot longer to get that out.

lol I dyed my friends hair black without gloves when I was like 14. shit sucked.

My day job is mixing paint at a hardware store, server by night. No ones ever complained about the paint haha. I get most of it off though..

It's common sense to wear gloves when dying hair. If it dyes hair then you should have known it would dye your hands too. YDI!

Wear gloves while you serve the food? Also, let this be a lesson for the future. Regardless, FYL OP, it sucks that it's affecting your job.

It's hair -dye-; there's a reason hair stylists wear gloves -and- dyeing kits warn you to use gloves, if they don't include it already in the kit.