The Jubilife Village in Pokémon Legends: Arceus is home to a variety of businesses, one of which has drawn the ire of players for its unfair pricing model. Edith, the sweet old lady who serves as the hairdresser, charges 500 of the game's currency upfront for a haircut, regardless of whether or not players choose to change anything. Her policies border on the criminal, making her business one of the biggest scams in the game.
Character creation in the Pokémon games is a relatively new innovation. X and Y introduced the ability to choose the main character's skin, eye, and hair color, as well as the option to customize their outfit and change their hairstyle. Since its inception, it's been a widely well-received feature and has become standard in recent titles. Legends: Arceus is different from normal Pokémon games, but it still has the option to change up the player character's appearance for the right price.
The reason Edith, and later Arezu, has irritated some players is because they practically steal their money if they change their minds and decide not to alter their hairstyle in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. A more fair pricing system would be to have each option have its own cost, with no money upfront. Whether or not the developers will fix this scam in future DLC or updates is unknown, but many players agree that they should.
Hairdressers Won't Refund Players In Pokémon Legends: Arceus
In Legends: Arceus, the hairdresser, whether they're Edith or Arezu, charges 500 of the game's money upfront for any sort of haircut, regardless of how much they actually choose to change. On the surface, it may seem like a good deal, but in reality, it's far from it. Bagin is regarded as Legends: Arceus' worst character, but even he doesn't rip people off players on the same level as the hairdressers do. Edith and Arezu refuse to refund players' money if they change their minds, placing them among the worst business owners in the game.
The pricing system in Legends: Arceus' hair customization is far from fair, but it easily could have been. Instead of a flat 500 upfront, individual prices for each hairstyle and color would have been a far better option. It also would have saved players money if they only wanted a color or style change instead of both. Players have to work hard for their funds in the game, not to mention the fact that the player characters are minors, so the hairdressers are taking advantage of them in a way that might get their business shut down in real life. Just like the Arc Phone, Pokémon Legends: Arceus doesn't need predatory business owners.
As bad as Edith and Arezu's business model is, however, it's not too late for the developers to fix it. A free update, or a fix as part of paid DLC, could rework the customization system to make it much fairer, or at least have the hairdressers give refunds if players change their minds about their haircut. Legends: Arceus isn't perfect, and there are many things that fans feel should get fixed in the future, so hopefully the developers are paying attention. With any luck, Pokémon Legends: Arceus has more than one change to Jubilife Village's vendors coming.