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Haircuttery Sucks

By On August 9, 2006 · 1 Comment · In circuit theory, rants
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lthough the people there are typically very nice and friendly, it is my theory that they are taught a handful of current styles and depending on what you tell them, they default to the closest style they know.

Let me give you an example!

My last 10 cuts or so were all unsuccessful attempts at getting something different from the “short on sides/back, little longer on top” cut. But I keep brushing it off. So, I walk in last evening after letting my hair grow out again a little. My bangs were passing the 3″ length and down to my eyebrows. I was asked what I want and explained I wanted to keep this length on top. If anything, to trim it but no more than a half inch. The rest can get clipped to #3. She says “Sounds good!” and begins to cut.

During the cutting she asked when the last time I had it cut was. I tell her something like 5 or 6 weeks ago. “mmm hmmm.” she says. And she cuts and cuts and it keeps getting shorter and shorter. By the end of it, my hair looks exactly like it did the last time I got it cut. A #3 clip length around the sides and back — and about an inch long on top.

What the hell am I supposed to do with hair this short? I really was in need of a good-looking cut for my upcoming show. How could I have been more explicit? Next time I’m just going to have to be aggressive and VERY explicit in saying EXACTLY what I want. But still, like I said, it’s like she figured I didn’t know what I wanted and cut it to what she THOUGHT I wanted and what closest resembles a current style. God forbid I want something a bit customized.

Can anyone recommend a good and inexpensive barber in the delaware county area? This is horrible. I haven’t had a haircut I really liked in YEARS. And this is especially maddening because I really wanted a good cut for this show next week.

August 17th — 9pm
Rex’s Bar
BE THERE!!!

 
  • R

    For an important cut like a ‘pre-show’ cut, you really have to go to a hair salon with many homosexual men. I don’t mean that you have to take many homosexual men with you to a salon, I mean you have to go to one that HAS many homosexual men. Go there twice a year, to the same guy, and then the other 4-6 times go someplace cheaper, but go to the same person each time. This way you can catch a cut you like, and ‘train’ someone less expensive to maintain it for you, bringing the average cost of a cut down to a manageable figure. Unfortunately, I don’t know your area so I can’t point you anywhere, just be prepared to pay the salon 40-60 bucks plus tip, and depending on the tenacity of the stylist, to catch a crotch in the ear every so many minutes. Godspeed, my friend.