ALL PRICES ARE GOING UP. I HATE DOING IT BUT MY EXPENSES HAVE INCREASED 35-45% AND IM ACTUALLY LOSING MONEY. ALSO I STARTED DURING COVID SO I DID LOW PRICES IVE NEVER CHARGED FOR THE SERVICE I DO WHICH IS A LUXURY OET SPAW, I ONLY TAKE 1-3 DOGS PER DAY SO I CAN ENSURE THEY HAVE THE BEST AND LEAST STRESSFUL EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE. OTHER GROOMERS IN THE AREA WHO DONT GIVE THAT EXPERIENCE ARE CHARGING ALMOST DOUBLE OF MY PRICES. I HOPE YOU CAN ALL UNDERSTAND IF THINGS DONT CHANGE I'LL HAVE TO SHUT DOWN, AND I NEED TO STAR GETTING PAID FOR THE TIME I PUT IN,. ALSO, IF YOU WANT A QUICK GROOM OR ARENT WILLING TO WAIT THE EXTRA TIME IT TAKES TO GIVE YOU PET(S) THAT EXPERIENCE THEN I'M NOT THE GROOMER FOR YOU, I'M VERY SORRY BUT I WILL NOT BE RUSHED EVER AGAIN, I REFUSE TO RUSH AND HAVE TO DO A SUB PAR SERVICE, OR EVEN WORSE STRESS OUT OR HURT YOUR PET I WILL BE OFFERING A ZOOM GROOM WHERE YOU CAN PAY EXTRA TO BE THE ONLY DOG BOOKED IN THE 2 TIME SLOTS AND I'LL ALSO BE CHANGING HOURS TO HAVE 2-3 DAYS A WEEK WORKING MORNINGS AND THE OTHERS EVENINGS. THIS IS JUST AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE I NEED YOU ALL TO KNOW BEFORE YOU BOOK. I KNOW I WILL LOSE SOME CLIENTS BUT I HOPE THE MAJORITY OF YOU WILL UNDERSTAND. I OFFER A SPECIALIZED SERVICE, THAT WAS WHAT I PROMISED MYSELF WOULD ALWAYS COME FIRST AND HOLD THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE: TO MAKE A LUXURY SPAW AND SALON WHERE OWNERS COULD FEEL SAFE AND PETS WOULDNT LEAVE TRAUMATIZED.. I ALSO WORK ALONE SO I DONT HAVE HELP TO PREP FOR ME.. THE AMOUNT OF WORK AND CARE I PUT INTO YOUR PETS SERVICES IS UNPARALLED AND I THINK I'VE BEEN DOING MYSELF A DISSERVICE FOR YEARS BY NOT CHARGING WHAT ALL MY EXTRA WORK IS WORTH. I COULD JUST RUN A REGULAR SALON AND GET YOUR DOG IN AND OUT IN 1-1.5 HOURS, DO SUBPAR WORK AND HOLD YOUR DOG DOWN OR MANHANDLE THEM JUST TO GET THE JOB DONE QUICKLY TO DO MORE DOGS TO MAKE MORE MONEY BUT INSTEAD SOME DAYS I SPEND 5 HOURS ON A DOG WHO IS MATTED BUT THE OWNER DOESNT WANT TO SHAVE SO I BRUSH IT SPEND 5 HOURS AND CHARGE $60 THEN SPEND ANOTHER 5 HOURS ON ANOTHER SIMILAR DOG AND CHARGE $60-$65... THAT MEANS I JUST WORKED 10 HOURS FOR $120.. THATS $12 AN HOUR, LESS THAN MINIMUM WAGE AND THEN I GET CLIENTS ANGRY I TOOK THAT LONG. I HAVE SEVERAL CLIENTS STILL PAYING $15-$30 UNDER THE MINIMUM PRICE WHO IM AFRAID WILL YELL AT ME OR LEAVE AS MY CLIENT ANY TIME I'VE TRIED TO RAISE THE PRICE.. THIS IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE. I WILL BE POSTING NEW MINIMUM PRICING BASED ON SIZE SERVICE AND COAT IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, I'LL ALSO BE POSTING HOW MUCH CAN BE ADDED ON BASED ON SITUATIONS SUCH AS MATTING, BEHAVIOR, ETC. AND EVERY CLIENT WILL BE CHARGED ACCORDINGLY AS I'LL HAVE IT ALL SET UP IN THE NEW POINT OF SALE.  I WILL BE UPDATING THE WEBSITE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND THERE WILL BE MORE INFORMATION. THANK YOU!