Canada-Based Lady Cuts Her Hair, Goes On Lowcut Due To High Service Charge: "Braiding Cost GH¢2,300"

• A lady resident in Canada said braiders in the country charge a lot of money, and this has forced her to cut her hair
• Osase Naga said she only got to Canada in December 2023, and she has not started earning money to afford expensive braids
• She shared a video showing when someone helped her to use a pair of scissors to cut her hair to a low-level

A lady based in Canada, Osase Naga, decided to cut her hair because the cost of braiding in the country was too high. She said she was new in Canada, arriving a month ago, in December 2023.

In a TikTok video, the lady noted that she decided to cut her hair to start carrying a lowcut after she heard the amount braiders charge in Canada.

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Osase's decision became more urgent, especially as she said she had not started earning money in the country.

Checks show that to get a box braid in Canada could cost 240 Canadian dollars (N162,000), while jumbo braids cost 180 Canadian dollars (N122,000).

Watch the video below:

Reactions as lady in Canada cuts her hair

@Fivans_Braids_Moncton said:

"It’s because you keep converting the money to Naira. the question is: Are you earning in naira?* if you love your hair, 150-200 is not too much for every 2-3 months."

@Poshbabi said:

"This is what I am doing next. $150 for braids?"

@Fivans_Braids_Moncton said:

"If you are new to canada sha. you can do this to gain ground first sha."

@Cecilia Ahuoiza Ovansa said:

"The weather no even good for hair before so its better like this."

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@THRIFT VENDOR IN IBADAN said:

"Who do my baby like this. Canada you do this one."

Man advises people relocating to Canada

In a related story, YEN.com.gh reported that a Nigerian man advised people who want to relocate to Canada to take their time and arrange themselves well before coming.

The man said it was possible to convert a Canadian visitor visa into a work visa, provided the person had skills.

He advised those with a visitor visa to stay back in their country and learn a skill, such as truck driving, before moving to Canada.

Source: Legit.ng