So I go to get my haircut today at Supercuts...

AmazonRasta

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I walk into the barbershop, tell them my name and take a seat. A few minutes later, the woman calls out my name and shows me over to the chair where I will have my haircut. She shaves around the back and then soaks my hair with the spray bottle. Now, call me old fashioned if you will, but I've always liked to wear my hair in the gentlemen's look - parted down the side, bangs folded up and over, etc. So, I told her what I always tell any barber. She starts to cut. Five minutes later, she says, "There you go!"

So I'm like, "What the fvck?!" I look in the mirror and say, "Did you even cut anything off?" and she replies, "Yes, do you want it shorter?" I say yes and she proceeds to cut it a little shorter. Now it's the right length and again she says, "There you go" It's not even brushed, or styled or anything. I'm sitting in the chair with what looks like a mop on top of my head. I say, "Aren't you going to style or brush it?" She says, "Oh, I didn't know you wanted that." What the fvck kind of barber doesn't know to at least brush the hair afterwards?! So she does a half-ass job of brushing it and then says, "There you go!" At this point, I'm tired of telling her step-by-step how to do her job so I say, "OK, thanks." and I roll my eyes. Oh, my hair is still soaked. That's right, no blow dry. Oh, and no gel either. Yes, I asked for gel, but that costs extra! What the fvck is that?! Everywhere else I've ever gotten my hair cut doesn't charge for gel!

So I walk up to the counter to pay for this piece-of-sh!t, half-assed haircut and she totals it up. "$18 please." "You want me to give you $18 for this?! You didn't style it, you didn't wash it, you didn't blow dry it, you didn't put any gel in it and it only took you five minutes to cut it! I'm not giving you $18 dollars for this!" "Well sir, you have to pay for your haircut." "I'm sorry, I'm not paying for this. If I go back and sit down and you try to fix it, it's going to look worse because it's going to end up too short. I know, I've been in this situation before." "Well I can't let you leave without paying sir." "Oh, OK then." and I turned around and walked out.

Anyways I'm never going to some stupid retail chain of haircutters again! Fvcking bastards. I could have hair like a sweaty rock star and it would still look better than the mop on top of my head right now! I'm never, ever, going to Supercuts again!
 

Viper GTS

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Shave it all off & start from scratch.

Or keep it shaved and spend your money on Mach 3 Turbo blades instead of barbers.

Viper GTS
 

kami

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Yeah, chain places always suck. Go to independent places. The people actually have some talent there.
 

jorken

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Yeah I got my haircut today as well. I'm not exactly pleased with the result. She might as well have cut it all off, it looks like i'm about to join the marines or something.
 

Ime

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I found the best thing to do is to find a good person who cuts hair for a living and works for themself. Those chain stores typically get cheap labor straight from hairstyling school. You get people who are still learning how to cut hair.

When I lived in Nashville, my former boss's wife ran her own hair salon. She'd been cutting hair for 20 years. I went and had her cut my hair every 4 weeks like clockwork. She knew what she was doing and she did it well. Since the same woman cut my hair for 3 years, I never got a bad haircut.

An added advantage is you never have to explain how you want your hair done. The hair cutter already knows.
 

ObiDon

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You should have went to Great Clips. At least then you would have gotten that free racing video game. ;)
 

amnesiac

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Originally posted by: AmazonRasta
So I go to get my haircut today at Supercuts...

Well, there's your FIRST problem!
I went to a supercuts once. I was about to sit down when I realized that the seat was covered in hair -- from at least 3 other people. Ick.
The floor was basically a big carpet of multicolored hairs too. Plus the tools were not being soaked in barbasol.

I turned around and left.


I live in LA and the best barbershop there is Rudy's (either at the Standard on sunset or in Los Feliz). $19 for the best haircut I've gotten.
 

thebestMAX

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Yeah, Supercuts just Supersuck. Got the worse haircut of my life there if you dont count basic training . Also got some good cuts there so as with any chain it is the luck of the draw.

Want a real laugh, just tell them no clippers just sissors. Cant get done in 3 minutes its too long for them.

In s Floriduh you almost have to be asian or hispanic to get a good haircut. You will look that way when they get done with you anyway. (Not a put down or slur on Asians or Hispanics)

You take the same risk getting your haircut everytime by someone you dont know and trust. Thats why when I find someone I like I stay with them.
 

Azraele

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I had a nightmare haircut once. I requested that it be left at least shoulder length. When I got up out of the chair, I had an army cut. Ahhhhhhh! :Q

Thankfully it grew back (took a long time).
 

fluxquantum

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i go to the old fashioned barber shop. they always know what to do every time. i don't even have to say a word. i keep my head shaved. it's simple and quick. i can't stand those imitation barber shops. sorry to hear about your mess.
 

Pepsei

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you just got unluck with a random hair cutting person..

i got to the local hair cuttery (which is a chain too)... but i have a special person that i got everytime.... because she knows what i want.
so i have to make appointment everytime.

i get the hair cut, shampoo afterwards.... and then gel treatment for that 'messy' look.....

all for 11 something, i throw in enough tip to make it $15..... so i always get the best treatment....

beats paying $25 at reggis and cathy lee's hair salon place....
 

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Originally posted by: ObiDon
You should have went to Great Clips. At least then you would have gotten that free racing video game. ;)

free racing game? ;) i dont get it.. i'm slow.. doesn't Great Clips have some sort of guarentee.. so if you're not 100% satisfied you get it for free or something..?
 

ObiDon

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Originally posted by: dakata24
Originally posted by: ObiDon
You should have went to Great Clips. At least then you would have gotten that free racing video game. ;)

free racing game? ;) i dont get it.. i'm slow.. doesn't Great Clips have some sort of guarentee.. so if you're not 100% satisfied you get it for free or something..?
Nah, it's just some promotion they have going on. You get the game with a haircut. ;)
 

GoodRevrnd

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Haha, that sucks. I pay $15 for a haircut from a stylist for wash, cut, dry and gel.
 

DougK62

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If you're so picky about having to look so pretty then why did you go to a chain store in the first place? That's not very smart. You get what you pay for, and BTW you should've payed.

 

GTaudiophile

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That's what happens when a guy goes to a stylist! Girls go to stylists! Find a real barber! I can recommend one in the Atlanta area if that's where you are.
 

Kevin

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There are 5 barbershops all within a mile radius of each other out here. I've been going to the same place for 10 years and the same guy for 6. I go every 2-3 weeks since my hair grows like you wouldn't believe. Always asks me what I want to make sure he doesn't screw up. I guess he goes the extra mile for me since I've been going to him so long. He makes sure everything is perfect, shaves my neck with the razor and occasionaly will trim my eyebrows depending if they are really full (sometimes they get really thick and bother me). Costs $8 and I always give him a $3 tip unless the holidays roll around, then I give much more. He's a great guy, does my hair perfectly and takes his time. The other barbers will just about finish two people before he completes me.
 

boi

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Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Shave it all off & start from scratch.

Or keep it shaved and spend your money on Mach 3 Turbo blades instead of barbers.

Viper GTS

Thats what I do, hehee:)
 

Lucky

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Originally posted by: boi
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Shave it all off & start from scratch.

Or keep it shaved and spend your money on Mach 3 Turbo blades instead of barbers.

Viper GTS

Thats what I do, hehee:)

everyone thought i was a nazi skinhead when i did that.
 

Yossarian

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Way to stick it to them! I wouldn't have paid for that crap either. My guy has a hot lather machine, you get the straight edge on the 'burns and neck. Now that's a barber! It feels like you're going back in time 40 years when you go in his shop.