Psychic Scarlet

A friend and I were looking for a fun way to kill an hour or so, so we decided to find a place to have our cards read. We stopped into Psychic Scarlet, located in Oak Cliff. A man and woman (and two small children) greeted us and let us know of their services and prices. We were split up — my friend stayed in the kitchen with the woman and I went into a small room off to the side with the man.
I asked for the tarot reading. The man threw a bunch of cards down & didn’t explain any of them individually at all, just gave me a casual overview. The reading portion of our encounter was extremely brief and hurried. I was totally reminded of when I was a waiter and wanted nothing more out of my tables than to flip them quickly. Suffice it to say that it wasn’t long before he said there was darkness surrounding me and tried to convince me he could help me by selling me a $ 400 spiritual cleanse that would magically clear this darkness. When I said my very dry «no, thanks,» he changed his tune nary a whit.
«What about 200? Could you do that?» My reply, once again, was no. Then he tried the ol’ swindler’s trick of asking me how much i COULD afford. I said nothing, that I was pushing it in my budget by getting a reading to begin with. He then tried a last-​ditch effort to wring me dry: «Well, I could always light a candle and say a prayer! I could do that for $ 25.» Oh, could you? What a kindness! Afterwards, my friend and I compared notes. Her magic potion only would’ve cost $ 150 and a lot of the brief «readings» were the same for both of us but she had the extra joy of having the kids present and playing video games during her reading. JEALOUS.
Look, I don’t expect a psychic with neon lights and an inflatable pumpkin on the front lawn to solve my life’s problems. I just want to have a little fun and maybe gain some insight. There are ways to actually read cards and these folks weren’t doing that in any way, shape, or form.
I feel 100% like I wasted my money. It’s safe to say I won’t ever go back to this place.