Supercuts ~ Do You Dare?

summerpiaza
Is "Supercuts" an appropriate name for an establishment that makes use of dangerous weapons? By dangerous weapons, I'm leaning towards those rather dull scissors laying open on the counter next to the toxic spray bottle. Observe any entry-level hair wizard, and you will likely find an array of health code violations. If I'm sounding a bit angry, I don't mean to be. I'm more on the scale of looking out for mankind..... the kind that likes a good haircut.

Why am I picking on Supercuts? After all, no one jostled me to the ground and pulled me into Supercuts flailing and screaming. I was in need of a trim. I saw their deceptively friendly sign, and thought, what's the worst that could happen? I was about to find out. I pulled into the dimly lit plaza, and there it was, between the check cashing store and Umberto's fish fry. It looked harmless enough. I peaked in. The children cutting hair....... errr, I mean, the stylists, seemed like they knew what they were doing. Before I could adjust my sanity, a teen voice called for me to come have a seat in her chair. I could have ran. I should have ran. There really are no excuses. I helplessly plopped down into the chair as she sprayed down my wild curly hair. She then asked what did I need to be done? A trick question of sorts, but I fell for the melodic Brooklyn accent.

These desperate times have lead me to taking chances for the pursuit of saving a buck. Was it worth it? Ummm, the various patches and uneven bangs prove otherwise. Making ends meet these days is becoming a juggling act. A desperate need to keep funds available for my extravagant purchase of Starbucks, I imagine. The fat from our budgets definitely needs to be extracted, but at what cost? I honestly try not to be vain, but hair is an important commodity. The truly shallow and self-centered will tell you this.

I suppose an argument can be made that carpooling to the Supercuts near you will be good for the economy. There are those that would dare say, there are more important things to gripe about besides hair. Oh well. Buckle up friends, if you dare. You're in for a bumpy ride.

Published by summerpiaza

Spent many years wandering around harvard square trying to find myself. Boston Was and Always will be my home. Now residing on the western coast of florida among the beautiful Amish. Writing is my sanctuary.  View profile

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  • Stylist4/29/2009

    Ok first of all I would not group all supercuts locations together as always giving bad cuts! You apparently had a crappy stylist, you can find them everywhere, in some places you can pay $30 or more for someone to give you a bad cut. I have worked for the company for nine years and at my location we rarely have a complaint. I personally have been offered, even pleaded with to work for other salons. Yes there may be bad stylists at many locations, but not all of us are bad.

  • jcorn8/8/2008

    (gulp) I must have been meant to see this one, having wondered if I could trim (sorry for the pun) our budget by going here. Maybe I should reconsider. Excellent article and a cautionary tale.

  • Michael K. Miller8/7/2008

    Very funny - and playful, Summer... Thank you for the smiles... Be Well, Michael

  • Michael Pasquale8/5/2008

    Same here - as far as the good ones who owned a salon and now work for great cuts or whoever. My personal experience in these places have usually always sucked. I can pull my own hair out for free. lol

  • Justice Lives Not8/3/2008

    I agree with you here. All these new franchise hair 'stylist' shops have wicked turnover and are overpriced. And like you said, they largely don't care who they hire. Sadly, they run the independent barber and stylist out of business, so these folks often have to end up working for places like Supercuts for half the money they made on their own. I should know, because these people used to cut my hair at their own shops, and now they cut my hair at Supercuts!

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