Polokwane Braider Made R7,100 in One Week During December, Mzansi Speechless

Polokwane Braider Made R7,100 in One Week During December, Mzansi Speechless

  • A braider from Polokwane shared how much she made on one of her busiest weeks in December
  • The woman braided charged between R400 to R800, depending on the braiding style
  • She made a whooping R7, 100 in one week, and Mzansi reacted with surprise to the revelation
A Polokwane woman made R7,100 in one week of braiding people.
A braider made R7,100 in one of her busiest weeks in December. Images: @materialgwor1161
Source: TikTok

A braider in Polokwane shared how much she made in one week in December.

@materialgworll61 shared a video of people she braided in one week. She also shared the prices each one had to pay.

The braids ranged from R400 to R800. At the end of that week, she made a whooping R7, 100.

She disclaimed that the prices included the hairpieces.

"My busiest week everall these prices include hairpiece."

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See one of the braider's busiest week

Braiding has become the most wanted hairstyle in the country. Salons and braiders seem to have taken advantage of that. In some instances, netizens have trolled braiders and salons for their braiding prices, calling them out for unfairly taking advantage of the fact that braids are in demand.

TikTokkers were surprised by how much the woman made

The TikTok video got over 7,000 likes, with many online users astonished at how much she made and some applauding her amazing braiding skills.

@nondumisomkhwebane said:

"I wish I could do this for a living mara I’m too slow, people would get upset."

@Rendy shared:

"You’re clearly winning. You should save money and open your own saloon."

@ricky_the_rizzler commented:

"gurll, braids are this affordable,kante my stylist is robbing me mos "

@BIG Dzaddy V wrote:

"Nearly 10k a week gurl, I a you in my life want that BA (boyfriend allowance) text me nkosi"

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@Jace_Beth said:

"Hardworking queen "

@k.hulii shared:

"Teww good "

@Ladasha Jagjiban commented:

"Clean "

@capricornbby3 said:

"No way I need to charge the girlies more "

SA woman gets braids done for R1k overseas

In another story, Briefly News reported about a woman who had the worst braiding experience overseas.

@khahliso.amahle posted that she regretted getting her braids done in America. The young lady explained that she paid hundreds of dollars to get a trendy hairstyle.

In the video, Amahle says she wanted French curl braids, named Style of the Summer by Vogue, but she got regular braids with curls at the end. Read more: https://briefly.co.za/people/166642-south-african-ladybraids-america-backfire-what-wanted-what-sa-floored/

Source: Briefly News

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Sinothando Siyolo (Editor) Sinothando Siyolo is a Human Interest Writer at Briefly News. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Cape Town (UCT), with majors in Media and Writing, Politics and Governance. Before joining Briefly, Sinothando worked as a Content Producer for Hibari Media and as a News Content Producer for The South African (TSA). He has the ability to write across various sections - News, Human Interest, Politics, Entertainment, and Business. He joined Briefly in 2023. You can contact Sinothando at s2pinyana@gmail.com