“Since when did buying bonnets get so complicated?”
CURL FORMULA
Sugar loves her curls. She’s spent years learning how to take care of her hair. Between YapTube videos, shampoo experiments, and holding spray recommendations, Sugar finally found a routine that worked for her curl pattern. She loves her weekly curl appointments at Root & Carrot. Sugar always found them as a great way to relax. And her “curlerist,” Beet, always make sure that Sugar’s curls are on point.
But lately, Sugar’s been having trouble keeping her curls together. The constant heat from the oven in her pupcakery kitchen and pinning them behind her ears made it difficult for her curls to stay in place. And as a new business owner, Sugar had to change her weekly curl appointments to biweekly or monthly while she reset her budget. So, “I can’t keep spending money to have my curls and these edges go back.” Sugar barked on the phone to her BFF Cynn as she left for her appointment.
THESE CURLS AIN’T CURLING
After 2 weeks and hundreds of baked pupcakes, Sugar was ready for her curl appointment with Beet. Beet is a Master Dog “Curlerist.” She’s been fluffing, pressing, curling, and styling dogs’ curls her entire career. She opened Root & Carrot several years ago to encourage dogs to embrace their curls.
Beet takes pride in her work. So, when Sugar sat down in her chair, all she could bark to her was, “What happened to your curls?”
Sugar’s curls were all over the place. One side was completely flat, and the other side had curls sticking straight up in the air. And thanks to an out-of-control mixer at her pupcakery, Beet found some oatmeal flakes in Sugar’s curls as she was combing through them.
“I know.” Sugar barked. “I need some help figuring out how to keep my curls together while I’m baking. Clearly my routine isn’t working anymore.”
BAKING BONNETS
“You’re gonna have to get a baking bonnet.” Beet barked. “A what?” Sugar barked. “That’s a thing?” Sugar and Beet got up to walk back to the sink so Beet can wash her curls. “It’s a cap you can wear while you’re baking.” Beet barked. “It’s supposed to protect your curls and keep them from falling flat. Especially, in extreme heat. You can get them at the Natural Groom Supply Store about 10 minutes from here.”
So, after Beet finished doing Sugar’s curls, Sugar headed straight to the store to buy one. She thought she’d be able to grab a bonnet real quick and go. Until she got to the bonnet aisle.
There were regular sized ones. Extra-large ones. Bonnets with extra lining. And bonnets with the adjustable strap. There was even one bonnet box with the luxury, premium, water resistant, extra protection on the label.
“What does that even mean?” Sugar barked to herself while reading the label. “Since when did buying bonnets get so complicated?”
DOWN TO TWO CHOICES
Sugar stood in the aisle reading through baking bonnet box labels for 30 minutes. She was able to narrow her choice down to 2 bonnets. But she was still confused about which one to pick. One bonnet was more expensive but claimed to offer greater curl protection. The other bonnet was cheaper and had extra satin lining.
So, she Facetimed Beet to get help with her final decision. “Girl, which one?” Sugar barked to Beet while showing her both bonnet boxes.
“The Apricot brand works.” Beet barked. “The extra lining will probably be too hot in your kitchen, which will make your curls fall.” So, Sugar went with Beet’s recommendation.
When Sugar got home, she tried on her new bonnet to make sure it fit. She also noticed that there was a QR code to a video tutorial on YapTube that demonstrated how dogs can pin their curls up, so the bonnet works better.
The next day Sugar tried out her new baking bonnet at her pupcakery. “It worked!” Sugar text to Beet after she finished for the day. “Now if I could just figure out to how to cool down my kitchen when I’m baking, I’d be set.” Sugar thought as she walked to her car.
