It is our rights to know when someone is new

I just cant let this go. Being a stylist and a salon manager I understand your point. HOWEVER, from your bra strap to your waist should be at least 6 inches. There is no way that your hiar LOOKED 6 inches longer when it was wet than it did when it was dry.

Second, for you to say that you should have been told that she was "just out of school and didn`t know anything"... don`t be silly. Just because they are fresh out of school hardly means they don`t know anything. They simply don`t have much real world experience. There are stylists out there who have been working for 20 years who still cut too much off.

A suggestion in case this happens the next time you get a wild hair and decide to try a new salon, ask them to SHOW you how much they are going to cut off. Have them actually show you what they consider one inch. Then after they make a cut, have them show you the hair they cut. If it is more than one inch STOP THEM.

Second, after a cut most people look at the floor out of curiosity. They feel like they get their money`s worth if there is a lot of hair on the floor. (Dont ask me why, its just a thing that happens). Did you look at the floor after? Did you notice these 6 inch long stands of hair?

Also, did you not ask to look at your hair in the mirror after the cut? or did you just leave without looking? Would you buy a blouse and just put it on and wear it without ever looking at it? Seems a liittle odd to me that you don`t feel that you have any place in this situation.

I swear I am not trying to be argumentative or mean, I just feel that the client of today is more informed than ever before. you yourself said that you have been a board watcher for years. Why would you have not used the information you learned here to ask questions BEFORE you let someone new start cutting your hair?

Randy, it happened. I have wavy hair and when it is wet it looks a lot longer than when it is dry. That is why it was tough to have my hair looked so long for all these years and many many people read how I couldn`t wait for my hair to look longer and finally it happened and it reach just below my waist when it was dry and a bit longer when it was wet. I been taking hair vitamins for years. What I do know is that she admitted that she wasn`t use to brushing long hair but that she learned it in school yet she didn`t practice what she learned. Maybe at that point I should have walked out. But I being a client of using stylists for many years and I am 40 I really thought she would have known what 1 /2 inch to 1 inch is and yes she shown me what she was planning to cut. No there weren`t any long strands on the floor becuase Miss stylist took her time to go round and round my head taking bits of a time off. I serriously think that she didn`t plan it as she was very new and was trying hard to gain new clients. Not only she didn`t gain this client but money came out of her pocket plus I am telling everyone around me. PLus Randy it was the owner that introduce me to this stylist and it was the owner that dealt with me afterwards and he knew that I walked in with very long hair and didn`t argue and give me back my money. I told him when I walked in that I only wanted a small trim. He even went to the back and talk to her and when he came back he quickly gave me the money. He knew I wasn`t making up any stories.

And to end this Yes I bought many blouses without trying them on or looked in the mirror and have success. I know my colors and I am probably the fastest shoppest around. Bought my wedding dress within the first day 18 years ago also.

No Randy I was very clear in what I wanted in the situation. Yes Randy I used the information I knew for being a member from years from this web site .

I never understood how it could happen when I use to read others horror story on this web site but the reality is my understanding now had a price to it and yes it can easily happen without our knowledge. Like i said it wasn`t one clip and the end of it . OH no it was bits by bits of hair and she was concentrating so hard to make a good impression on me to gain me as a new client.

What I don`t understand is that normally salon see long hair people as fussy and I would have thought that he would have made sure that someoen that is very experrienced would have handle my trim. But his attitude is that I still have very long hair according to him and didn`t see the crime in it. The funny strange part he didn`t know how much hair can grow in one year and I knew that answer. You tell me why someone that is suppose to be such a professional didn`t know?
I, Randy have always talked pro for stylists. I have had many good styllist and because of the blizzard and the rough road which many Americans don`t understand how we can even survive or get around I should have stayed home but next week I have something very important to go to and I really thought that I would have been okay. Heck I even been to those cheap chains salons and they never did anything like that on me.

Maybe Randy you should take this information and make sure that your stylists understand the clients needs to make sure that you never lose anyone in your salons.
That is why I went back to talk to that manager. I didn`t want my money back. I wanted to tell him " hey bud you are going to lose lots of clients with a stylist that is so inexperienced".
Was it her inner desire to chop of my hair? We will never know. WAs it smart? Of course not. She wanted to gain a new client she screwed up big time.

dianefromcanada

Hello PHil:

The funny part is I was very clear in what I expected from her and even told her details about how I wanted it. I was even asking her about her cuts during the process so it is not that I wasn`t doing my job or anything of the sorts.
Between you and me and whomever will has the same experience is I shouldn`t have to tell a stylist how to do her job. My job is to tell her or he what I want and make it clear. I am not the one that went to styling college and I expect them to abide to want I want as a client.

Yes I have a great cut and I started to take all my hair vitamins again this morning. Two years ago I came across this wonderful stylist that lives 2 1/2 hours away and she had very long hair twice in her life past her anke. Now her hair is about the middle of her back. She told me if I want to grow my hair very fast I should take biotin. So I have this ultra-sil, hairforce and biotin products that I am going to take faitfully everyday. Plus I went to Zellers and bought this cheap boar brush and I like it. It is an interesting material to work with. It does make my hair shiner and soft for whateveer reasons. I thought I would try this cheap thing before I go out and purchase a better quality one. It doesn`t go right through my hair becuase my hair is very thick so I have to use another brush first but I am impress.
The only reason I shared my story is because when I read other horror stories I couldn`t understand how it can happen without someone knowledge but it does and it happens so quickly.
My short hair friends say at least I still look great and they explain that at times they went in at a salon and cried and had to wait six months for something horrible to grow out and my own mother told me that one day she almost walked out a salon without any hair.
Yes it could have been worse. I do have a great cut, my hair is long enough to put in a ponytail, braid or a bun and who knows maybe the mist is true that when someone really cut back it grows faster. I hope so.
hugs to you Phil. Merry Christmas.

Dear Wolfgang:

Well that is how I felt when I realized the mistake she made. My hair grows very very slow and it took forever to get to the waist length. Yes I learned something for sure that I will never trust a new stylist.

Diane, I`m just curious. Since the weather was bad, and your own hair stylist was too far away, why didn`t you just wait for an appointment with him (or her) later on ? Why was it so important that you get your hair cut immediately?

Jennifer