My wife was at the beauty shop for two hours, and that was only for the estimate.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A joke about the high cost of beauty services.
- In plain terms
- A beauty estimate took two hours.
- What can you take from it?
- Beauty appointments can be expensive and long.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is two hours normal for an estimate?
Another view
It relies on exaggeration.
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