Yaffa falls (no jokes on immediate reaction thread)

speciwoman

Tue, Dec 02 2008, 12:21 pm

I have two sheitels from Yaffa. One is a custom fall, which cost over $1000, which I like a lot (though now it's a few years old and is starting to knot quite easily). The other was a full sheitel which is half-synthetic and was about $300. It's not so nice and I rarely wear it. Probably shouldn't have purchased it.

ss321

Wed, Dec 03 2008, 8:48 am

I purchased a fall from Yaffa for $1000.

When the color was wrong when I went to pick it up (it was PURPLE I am brunette. I am not kidding. some dark gothic auburn something), they charged "100" for "highlighting" unbeknownst to me (Only saw that when I got my CC statement that they billed me an extra 100). Wouldve gone down the street to one of the many salons on central ave and gotten it dyed for 30 or 40 bucks.

The hair knots after 5 minutes, it doesnt hold a curl, and they said it was "virgin european" and I have asked other shaitel machers and haidressers who have all looked at it touched and examined it, and told me it is 100% treated asian hair, which is the reason it doesnt hold a curl.

The reason it knots is because the bottom hair was sewn in (upside down) - ie the roots are at the bottom, the ends of the hair were sewn to the net. Horrible horrible experience overall and the largest waste of money in my life.

Most of all, they are really not nice when you beg them to help. When I brought it back a few weeks later, they actually insisted that it wasnt their fall, I must be mistaken, only when they looked it up, and I reminded them abt the color change, and yaffa herself came out to look at it, did they actually "believe" me. I sold it on craigslist for 200 dollars what a waste.

Just being honest I hope no one is offended by my post.

ss321

Thu, Dec 04 2008, 9:17 am

try blush in brooklyn
or I think its called riki and someone else they are reall ygood
shevy's has a godo reputation but ive never seen a shevy fall on anyone that didnt look like a mop/wig plopped on their head
there is a girl in crown heights who is amazing I forgot her name Im sure someone who lives there can recommend some ppl there, CH women always have the most gorgeous sheitleach

I got mine in israel to replace my terrible yaffa one that I sold, so I dont know if you want that rec. or not.

yersp

Thu, Dec 04 2008, 11:17 am

ss321 wrote:

Do you mean Iris? She lives in CH and is a known shaitel macher. I got a shaitel from her about 3 years ago and it's still looking great. The only problem is I don't have her number so I'm sure the amothers from crown heights can help you.

ss321

Thu, Dec 04 2008, 8:24 pm

Buhlight wrote:

No..it was a more mainstream name...riki or rivki maybe...rivka? IDK.if someone mentioned It I think id remember. Im sure whoever this iris is, is great. 75% of the time, when I compliment s/o on a beautiful shaitel, it ends up being from s/o in CH...