I recently tried the hair-co-op and cannot believe the woman who did my hair accepted money for the damage she did. Throughout the appointment she wouldn't stop bragging about her experience and even went so far as to critisize the other stylists in the salon!! I thought this was so unprofessional of her and it made me feel very uncomfortable. For someone with so much "experience" she gave me a 'shelf' hair cut (I looked like a 5 year old), she cut my bangs too short (so short I now have to pin them back!) and the highlights she put in start about an inch past my roots. I'm not one to go back and ask for a refund but I did end up going to a much classier, cleaner, far more professional/experienced salon in the market called "Texture". It is more expensive but I left Texture feeling relieved and beautiful. The quality of work was not even comparable. I'm sure there are also other fabulous salons downtown but one thing is for sure - avoid the hair-co-op. Clearly by reading many of these other reviews, there are too many people who have wasted money and time at this salon. It may be cheap, but as I should of figured, it's for a reason.