gianmarco
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Trying to decide the next move.
3 days ago, I went to go get a haircut. I've been getting the same haircut for the last couple decades. It's pretty straightforward, just a fade and finger length cut on the top. Usually takes 10-15 minutes and I don't have issues getting it done. I get it cut about once/month. After moving a few years ago, there's a Great Clips that's a few minutes away where I always get it done. Since going there, I've had multiple stylists take care of my hair without problems.
About a year or so ago, I went in for a cut, and the lady that did it cut it way short. Basically like a high and tight military haircut. Whatever, not what I was looking for, she could tell after it was done, but I didn't complain or get upset. No big deal, it'll grow back. Luckily, since then, I've always been able to get a different stylist without really avoiding her and, even if so, it was just a one off thing so I wasn't that worried about it.
Well, I go for my haircut 3 days ago and she's the only stylist in. And, after she starts cutting my hair, she remembers how she took it too short the previous time. I laughed and told her no big deal, she commented how I was still nice about it at the time, and then did her thing. She then shows me when it's done and this time she's gone in the other direction. None of it is short enough and it barely looks like I got a haircut. So, she can tell again it's not quite right. I ask if she can go ahead and take it shorter and just blend it in. She proceeds to take the bottom part shorter, nothing in the middle, and now it looks silly when she shows me again after she's "done". I say it's all good, tip her, then leave.
After I get home, I realize that it just needs to be fixed. So I head back to the Great Clips the next day, they are closing a bit early that day but I see the manager walking out as she's closing up. I go up and say "hey, don't need it right now, I can just come back when open again, but this is what happened, can I just get it touched up so it looks better". She tells me "of course, come on Monday when our other manager is in and she'll take care of you". I then ask for the stylist's name from the day before since she was the only one there just so I can know who to avoid if I call and ask who's there in the future. As I'm asking, that stylist starts to walk out. She sees me talking to the manager just outside the door, and I basically just say "thanks" before anything else since it was awkward and headed back home.
Well, I went over this morning again to try and get it done and as I'm looking in the store before I go in, it looks like the same stylist is there again!! I tried calling but no one was answering the phone.
So, now I'm stuck. I want to get this fixed. I don't feel like constantly driving back to this store, even though it's close, to try and find out when the lady I want to avoid is there. I don't know if I need to find a whole new store now because it's starting to get really awkward. My wife thinks I'm an idiot. I'm thinking of flying out to @offdee to get this done.
What's the next move? Suggestions and all shtick welcome. Go!
TL;DR -- I go to Great Clips for haircuts, never had issues except once before and now a second time, I'm cheap and don't like to pay a lot for 10 minute haircuts and now going back to my spot is awkward and need to figure out what to do next to fix my crappy haircut.
3 days ago, I went to go get a haircut. I've been getting the same haircut for the last couple decades. It's pretty straightforward, just a fade and finger length cut on the top. Usually takes 10-15 minutes and I don't have issues getting it done. I get it cut about once/month. After moving a few years ago, there's a Great Clips that's a few minutes away where I always get it done. Since going there, I've had multiple stylists take care of my hair without problems.
About a year or so ago, I went in for a cut, and the lady that did it cut it way short. Basically like a high and tight military haircut. Whatever, not what I was looking for, she could tell after it was done, but I didn't complain or get upset. No big deal, it'll grow back. Luckily, since then, I've always been able to get a different stylist without really avoiding her and, even if so, it was just a one off thing so I wasn't that worried about it.
Well, I go for my haircut 3 days ago and she's the only stylist in. And, after she starts cutting my hair, she remembers how she took it too short the previous time. I laughed and told her no big deal, she commented how I was still nice about it at the time, and then did her thing. She then shows me when it's done and this time she's gone in the other direction. None of it is short enough and it barely looks like I got a haircut. So, she can tell again it's not quite right. I ask if she can go ahead and take it shorter and just blend it in. She proceeds to take the bottom part shorter, nothing in the middle, and now it looks silly when she shows me again after she's "done". I say it's all good, tip her, then leave.
After I get home, I realize that it just needs to be fixed. So I head back to the Great Clips the next day, they are closing a bit early that day but I see the manager walking out as she's closing up. I go up and say "hey, don't need it right now, I can just come back when open again, but this is what happened, can I just get it touched up so it looks better". She tells me "of course, come on Monday when our other manager is in and she'll take care of you". I then ask for the stylist's name from the day before since she was the only one there just so I can know who to avoid if I call and ask who's there in the future. As I'm asking, that stylist starts to walk out. She sees me talking to the manager just outside the door, and I basically just say "thanks" before anything else since it was awkward and headed back home.
Well, I went over this morning again to try and get it done and as I'm looking in the store before I go in, it looks like the same stylist is there again!! I tried calling but no one was answering the phone.
So, now I'm stuck. I want to get this fixed. I don't feel like constantly driving back to this store, even though it's close, to try and find out when the lady I want to avoid is there. I don't know if I need to find a whole new store now because it's starting to get really awkward. My wife thinks I'm an idiot. I'm thinking of flying out to @offdee to get this done.
What's the next move? Suggestions and all shtick welcome. Go!
TL;DR -- I go to Great Clips for haircuts, never had issues except once before and now a second time, I'm cheap and don't like to pay a lot for 10 minute haircuts and now going back to my spot is awkward and need to figure out what to do next to fix my crappy haircut.
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