How New Jersey Nail Salons Plan To Keep Customers Safe When They Reopen Monday

Alecia Reid reports.

VISITS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLYAND ONLY TWO VISITORS AREALLOWED AT A TIME.MANY NEW JERSEY COUNTING DOWNTHE DAYS UNTIL THEY CAN GETTHEIR HAIR AND NAILS DONE AGAINAS SALONS ARE SET TO REOPEN ONMONDAY.ALECIA REID SPOKE TO A SOUTHJERSEY NAIL SALON OWNER ABOUTTHE MEASURES BEING TAKEN TO KEEPCUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES SAFEWITH WEARING A MASK.BEING OF HIGH IMPORTANCE.Reporter: THIS BAND NEW SPACEWAS OPEN FOR ONLY TWO DAYSBEFORE HAVING TO SHUT DOWNBECAUSE OF COVID-19.BRAND NEW SPACE.NOW OWNERS ARE READY FOR THEGRAND REOPENING.IT'S A NIGHTMARE FOR ALL OFUS.Reporter: COME MONDAY WITHNEW PROTOCOLS IN PLACE, THE NAILGARDEN AND OTHER SALONS IN NEWJERSEY CAN WELCOME CUSTOMERS.WE HAVE TO SIT DIAGONALLY TOGET THAT SIX FEET DISTANCE.ON ALL TABLES.Reporter: THE SPACE WILL ONLYBE FILLED TO 50 PERCENTCAPACITY.AND SOCIAL DISTANCING IN EFFECTWHERE POSSIBLE.WE CANNOT BE 6 FEET DISTANT,SO PLEXIGLASS IS SOMETHING THATWE HAVE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, TO BEABLE TO WORK OP BE CUSTOMERS.Reporter: THE SALON ISALREADY BOOKED FOR THE NEXT FEWWEEKS.APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE MAINLYONLINE.BUT CUSTOMERS CAN TRY THEIR LUCKWALKING IN.IF THERE'S A CANCELLATION ORTHEY CAN WALK IN AND OUR FRONTDESK CAN CAN SCHEDULE ANAPPOINTMENT FOR THEM FOR THENEXT AVAILABILITY.Reporter: THERE ARE SOMECHANGES.THE SNACK STATION IS NOW GONE.THERE'S A CONTACTLESS HANDWASHING STATION.AND CUSTOMERS ARE ENCOURAGED TOGET GEL PEDESTRIAN CURES TOSPEED UP TURN TURN AROUND TIMEOR.WE DO ALSO RECOMMEND ALL THANCLIENTS TO BRING THEIR OWNPOLISH JUST IN CASE THEY'REMESSING UP THEIR TOES COLOR ANDTHEY CAN FIX IT AT HOME.Reporter: SERVICES WILLREMAIN THE SAME BUT WILL THEREWILL BE A SLIGHT INCREASE INPRICES.JUST A DOLLAR OR TWO ON EACHAND JUST HELP US COVER WITH ALLTHE PPE.Reporter: IN ADDITION TOTAKING EVERY POSSIBLEPRECAUTION, THE OWNERS HERETELLS ME EACH TECHNICIAN HASGONE THEIR COVID-19 BARB SIDECERTIFICATION WHERE THEY TAKETEN MINUTES TO SANITIZE THEIRSTATION AFTER EACH CUSTOMERBEFORE TENDING TO THE NEXTCLIENT.