SHE WENT POSTAL! USPS worker turns violent, hurls curling iron over 'slow service' at Manhattan salon
Rachel Meyers, 26, stopped at a Century 27 Beauty Salon in the Financial District to get her hair done during a break from work on Friday. Complaining of slow service, she went berserk, cursing and hurling items, and injuring one worker, authorities say. She was charged with four misdemeanor counts.
She had an exceptionally bad hair day.
A U.S. Postal Service worker from Manhattan was busted for allegedly injuring an employee of a Financial District salon during a violent ado over her hairdo.
Rachel Meyers, 26, allegedly hurled a curling iron stand at a stylist at Century 27 Beauty Salon on Friday while pitching a fit over what she thought was slow service, according to the salon’s manager.
“She switched. She went postal,” Ravi Ramirez, 24, told the Daily News of Meyers’ sudden, violent outrage after staffers allegedly didn’t un-knot her hair fast enough.
The postal worker, who came in as a walk-in while wearing her uniform, said she was on a time crunch while on a break from work.
Meyers allegedly pitched a violent fit over what she considered slow service after walking into the salon for a 'set and wet,' after taking out a weave. Facebook Meyers allegedly pitched a violent fit over what she considered slow service after walking into the salon for a 'set and wet,' after taking out a weave.
What should have been a 1.15 hour appointment for a “set and wet” after taking out a weave was instead cut short after 30 minutes, said Ramirez.
“We all tried to make her feel comfortable, but she started shouting,” the rattled manager recalled.
Even Ramirez’s fiancé tried to calm her down, but Meyers allegedly snapped, telling him: “I’m 27. I’m a grown a-- woman. Don’t tell me what to say.”
The Chelsea resident allegedly then started throwing whatever she could lay a hand on including a heavy hot comb stand that she threw across the room at a stylist.
A worker for the U.S. Postal Service (not pictured) tried to get her hair done during a break from work in Manhattan last week. She wound up getting arrested. A worker for the U.S. Postal Service (not pictured) tried to get her hair done during a break from work in Manhattan last week. She wound up getting arrested.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 06: A U.S. Postal service employee leaves the loading dock to deliver mail from the Los Feliz Post Office on February 6, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. The U.S. Postal Service plans to end Saturday delivery of first-class mail by August, which could save the service $2 billion annually after losing nearly $16 billion last fiscal year. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Real Estate of Century 27 Salon at 24 Beaver St. where a customer trashed the place over a botched hair-do - photographed on Wednesday July 23, 2014
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“She was aiming for their head. She looked possessed,” Ramirez said.
She hit two clients instead. One who is related to a cop started to call the police, said the manager.
As Meyers ran out of the salon, after allegedly kicking at the door while unable to get it open, Ramirez’s fiancé ran down the street after her.
The second-floor salon on Beaver St. was trashed when it was over.
The building where the salon is located. Susan Watts/New York Daily News
The building where the salon is located.
“Everything turned into a ruckus. Everyone turned into animals,” said the manager who said she found Meyers' abandoned mail cart outside the door.
Meyers was collared by police nearby, with her hair described as still wet but puffed like an afro.
She was charged with four misdemeanors, including assault, and was released without bail with an arraignment on Saturday, court records show.
She’s due back in court Sept. 10.
“I have nothing to say,” Meyers said when reached on her cell phone. “Thank you. Have a nice day.”
oyaniv@nydailynews.com
Rachel Meyers, 26, stopped at a Century 27 Beauty Salon in the Financial District to get her hair done during a break from work on Friday. Complaining of slow service, she went berserk, cursing and hurling items, and injuring one worker, authorities say. She was charged with four misdemeanor counts.
She had an exceptionally bad hair day.
A U.S. Postal Service worker from Manhattan was busted for allegedly injuring an employee of a Financial District salon during a violent ado over her hairdo.
Rachel Meyers, 26, allegedly hurled a curling iron stand at a stylist at Century 27 Beauty Salon on Friday while pitching a fit over what she thought was slow service, according to the salon’s manager.
“She switched. She went postal,” Ravi Ramirez, 24, told the Daily News of Meyers’ sudden, violent outrage after staffers allegedly didn’t un-knot her hair fast enough.
The postal worker, who came in as a walk-in while wearing her uniform, said she was on a time crunch while on a break from work.
Meyers allegedly pitched a violent fit over what she considered slow service after walking into the salon for a 'set and wet,' after taking out a weave. Facebook Meyers allegedly pitched a violent fit over what she considered slow service after walking into the salon for a 'set and wet,' after taking out a weave.
What should have been a 1.15 hour appointment for a “set and wet” after taking out a weave was instead cut short after 30 minutes, said Ramirez.
“We all tried to make her feel comfortable, but she started shouting,” the rattled manager recalled.
Even Ramirez’s fiancé tried to calm her down, but Meyers allegedly snapped, telling him: “I’m 27. I’m a grown a-- woman. Don’t tell me what to say.”
The Chelsea resident allegedly then started throwing whatever she could lay a hand on including a heavy hot comb stand that she threw across the room at a stylist.
A worker for the U.S. Postal Service (not pictured) tried to get her hair done during a break from work in Manhattan last week. She wound up getting arrested. A worker for the U.S. Postal Service (not pictured) tried to get her hair done during a break from work in Manhattan last week. She wound up getting arrested.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 06: A U.S. Postal service employee leaves the loading dock to deliver mail from the Los Feliz Post Office on February 6, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. The U.S. Postal Service plans to end Saturday delivery of first-class mail by August, which could save the service $2 billion annually after losing nearly $16 billion last fiscal year. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Real Estate of Century 27 Salon at 24 Beaver St. where a customer trashed the place over a botched hair-do - photographed on Wednesday July 23, 2014
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Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
“She was aiming for their head. She looked possessed,” Ramirez said.
She hit two clients instead. One who is related to a cop started to call the police, said the manager.
As Meyers ran out of the salon, after allegedly kicking at the door while unable to get it open, Ramirez’s fiancé ran down the street after her.
The second-floor salon on Beaver St. was trashed when it was over.
The building where the salon is located. Susan Watts/New York Daily News
“Everything turned into a ruckus. Everyone turned into animals,” said the manager who said she found Meyers' abandoned mail cart outside the door.
Meyers was collared by police nearby, with her hair described as still wet but puffed like an afro.
She was charged with four misdemeanors, including assault, and was released without bail with an arraignment on Saturday, court records show.
She’s due back in court Sept. 10.
“I have nothing to say,” Meyers said when reached on her cell phone. “Thank you. Have a nice day.”
oyaniv@nydailynews.com
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