
Editor's Note: Take a Risk and Raise Prices
Although nail technician income has risen steadily, at least keeping pace with inflation, prices on most services have barely budged upward in two years, and some service prices have dropped.
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Although nail technician income has risen steadily, at least keeping pace with inflation, prices on most services have barely budged upward in two years, and some service prices have dropped.






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