Michael Buble's sister-in-law trolled hairdresser over £385 rip-off bill
SINGER Michael Buble's sister-in-law has trolled a fancy hairdresser's over their "rip-off" £385 bill for her mum.
Dietician Daniela Lopilato, whose sister Luisana is married to the Canadian singer, published an Instagram photograph of the receipt her mother Beatriz was given after her visit to the salon in their native Buenos Aires.
Denouncing upmarket crimpers Leo Paparella in the residential neighbourhood of Villa Urquiza as "fraudsters" she raged in a message posted next to the itemised till receipt: "Look at this rip-off.
"What they did to my mum in Leo Paparella hairdressers in Villa Urquiza.
Real daylight robbery, especially because she's got short hair
"Real daylight robbery, especially because she's got short hair."
Claiming her mother had paid the bill without protest because she didn't want problems, she added: "I've never gone public like this with a complaint but in this case I'm not going to let it go.
"I went twice to speak to the manager or owner and they say what they charged was correct. I went to several other hairdressers to ask what the most they could charge you for highlights, bleaching etc would be and no one got anywhere near this figure.
"The problem is not paying what should be paid if that's what it costs. What's happened here is fraud."
Daniela's post has already received nearly 3,000 likes.
Michael's sister-in-law appeared so angry at her mum's treatment she even got into an Instagram debate with followers, telling one who asked her why Beatriz did not leave before she had her hair done after she was informed of the cost: "Who says they told her before what they were going to charge?
"Do you know the number of messages I've received from people about the prices they charge at that hair salon?"
The bill Daniela posted shows she was charged 5700 Argentinian pesos (£274) for highlights and 180 Argentinian pesos (£8.65) for a wash, amounts that would probably seem cheap at some top London salons but are obviously considered high in Argentina.
Leo Paparella, which has a string of salons in the Argentinian capital and the outskirts of Buenos Aires, insisted today to local media the charge was correct.
A spokesman for the hair salon told one Buenos Aires news website Daniela's mum had been given four different hair bleaches as well as highlights, insisting the proper breakdown didn't appear on the itemised bill because the cash machine was old.
The worker was quoted as saying: "She had reddish hair and wanted to be blonde whatever it took.
"She said she wanted blonde even though it burnt her hair. Therefore we offered her the best products and warned her it would be expensive. She went ahead anyway."
Leo Paparella insists on his website: "Leo Paparella and his professional staff commit themselves to the future and constantly work focused on excellence.
"Important celebrities such as Charlton Heston, Catherine Denueve and Ivana Trump among others have visited the salons."
Leo opened his first salon with siblings Pino and Lina in the upmarket Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Recoleta in 1970.
The Leo Paparella website now lists ten salons in the Argentinian capital alone, with others on the outskirts of the city as well as in the province of Buenos Aires including the Atlantic holiday resort of Mar de Plata.