Heh. Yeah, that could've been me when my hair was chin length. If I didn't style it, it looked absolutely. freakin. HORRIBLE. It took me 25 minutes every single day, and if I was going to see another human being during that day, I really could not pass on it. If she was on vacation, well, yeah, that's kind of excessive, she could've bought new appliances at her destination if they got lost in transit - but if she was traveling on business, then I can totally see her being sure of her appliances rather than risk having to find a store (which might require renting a car she hadn't planned on) and shopping when she should be preparing for her presentation or whatever.

That's why I'm so disinclined to lose the wash-and-go style I've had since the early 90s. Because I have been in the other place, and it was an ENORMOUS PITA.