LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Workers of an east Las Vegas valley hair salon say they’re on the point of closing after their air con was stolen and are scrambling to get funds collectively as they cannot afford a brand new one.
As patrons entered the Fiesta Hair Salon they had been met with ceiling followers swirling round. Usually, workers would alter the thermostat however for the previous couple of months, their AC unit has been busted. Proprietor Margaret Smith mentioned it was the work of a minimum of one thief.
Fiesta Hair Salon (KLAS)
“I called somebody out and they said that the air unit was stolen,” Smith mentioned.
Now, she wants it changed. Property administration defined that Smith’s lease settlement makes it her accountability to pay for the alternative. She mentioned her insurance coverage will not cowl it.
The salon is making an attempt to boost 1000’s of {dollars} to pay for an AC unit.
(Courtesy of Margaret Smith)
It prices $22 for a haircut at Fiesta Hair Salon and $18 for seniors. A majority of the salon’s clientele is available in on Saturdays.
Clients have been coming to Fiesta Hair Salon for round 20 years, nevertheless, with the Las Vegas warmth approaching and the specter of shutting down, they worry they’re going to want to seek out some other place to go.
“They don’t want me to close. They want me to find a solution,” Smith mentioned. “Asking for help, that’s the only thing that’s left now.”
She’s created a GoFundMe, with indicators notifying clients about it after they stroll in. Some shoppers threw in some extra cash with their haircuts. She’s hoping to get the cash quickly, earlier than the summer season warmth forces closure.
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“Unless we can find something at Home Depot that will keep it cool, It’ll probably be in 30 to 60 days,” she mentioned.
Smith mentioned her air con was additionally stolen 4 years in the past, and her insurance coverage lined its alternative.
