Nobody can quote you a figure without seeing your hair, and anyone who does is guessing. What you can do is ask six specific questions that make two quotes comparable, because the difference between quotes is usually what is included rather than the rate.
A price for tape-ins is not a single number a salon is withholding. It is an estimate that depends on density, length, how many wefts, and what is bundled into the appointment.
What makes quotes confusing is not the rate. It is that two salons quoting very different figures are often quoting for different work.
The six questions
- Is the hair included in this figureThis is the biggest single swing and the most common source of a misleading quote.
- How many wefts is this priced forA quote for a light install and a quote for a full head aren't comparable numbers.
- Is the cut and blend includedAn uncut install reads as extensions. If a blend is extra, it is not optional, it's unbundled.
- What does the move-up cost, and how oftenThe recurring number matters more over a year than the first appointment does.
- Are tabs and remover included at the move-up, or charged separatelyEither is fine. Not knowing which is how a move-up ends up more than expected.
- What happens if a tab slips in week twoWhether a single replacement is a courtesy or a booked appointment tells you a lot.
Ask all six of two salons and the quotes usually turn out to be closer than they looked, or the cheap one turns out to exclude something real.
What a low quote usually excludes
| Excluded | What it means later |
|---|---|
| The hair | The largest cost of the whole thing is still ahead of you |
| The cut and blend | Either a second appointment or an install that looks like one |
| Consumables at the move-up | A recurring cost you've not budgeted |
| The removal itself | Some quotes price installing and treat taking out as separate |
The number you can work out yourself
The consumable side is the part with no ambiguity, so it is worth pricing before you walk in. Tabs are $45 for 60, which is 30 sandwiches, so $1.50 a sandwich. Remover is $25 for about 30 removals, so about $0.83 each.
If a salon supplies the consumables, that's roughly what they're covering at each move-up, on top of their time. Knowing it makes the conversation easier in both directions.
What to bring to the consultation
- Honest information about how often you wash, whether you swim, and how you sleep. All three change the plan.
- Photos of what you're hoping for, and a willingness to hear that your hair may not carry it.
- Any history of shedding, tenderness or scalp problems. This is the thing people leave out and it's the most important.
- A question about what happens if it does not work out, because that answer tells you who you are dealing with.
Why there's no price on this page
We sell tape, tabs and remover. We don't do installs, we don't set salon rates, and a national average would be wrong in most places it was read.
We also don't sell hair, so the largest variable in any quote is one we have no visibility on.
What we can give you exactly is our own pricing, which is published above and on every product page.
What we sell for this
Close to this question
- Cost for tape-in extensions. Total cost of ownership across a full year, separating hair, labour and recurring consumables.
- Tape-in hair extensions installation price. Explains what the labour component of an install fee actually pays for, skill by skill.
- Hair extension move-up cost. Breaks down the recurring move-up appointment by time, and what shortens or lengthens it.
- Tape-in extensions, professional. Written for the working stylist: turnaround economics and the four skills that separate professional work.
Questions we get asked
Why will not anyone quote a price online?
Because density, length and weft count change the work substantially, and regional rates differ. A figure quoted without seeing the hair is a guess.
Is the hair included in a salon quote?
Sometimes, and it is the first thing to ask. It is the largest single cost and the most common reason two quotes look very different.
How much are the consumables?
From us, $45 for 60 tabs which is 30 sandwiches, and $25 for a remover bottle that does about 30 removals. That is $1.50 a sandwich and about $0.83 a removal.
Should I buy my own tabs and remover?
You can, and some stylists prefer it. Ask first. A salon that supplies its own may not want unfamiliar consumables in an install it's guaranteeing.