Wednesday, March 24, 2010

General Gripe #5: Hair Colorery

Recently, I have noticed that the wait times for a simple haircut at my local Hair Cuttery are increasing exponentially with each passing visit.  It's gone from no wait about a year ago to at least a 45 minute wait recently.  Can you guess why this is happening to me?  After careful examination of my visits to the Hair Cuttery over the past year, I think I have finally figured out why my wait times are increasing...

WOMEN, more specific -
WOMEN ABOVE THE AGE OF 40, even more specific -
WOMEN ABOVE THE AGE OF 40 GETTING THEIR HAIR COLORED, most specific -
MULTIPLE WOMEN ABOVE THE AGE OF 40 GETTING THEIR HAIR COLORED

This probably isn't the only reason for my extended wait times, but from my viewpoint, it is the most obvious one.  I really don't want to come off as insensitive to the needs of these women, but this desire to "color" your hair at a walk-in hair place is becoming quite detrimental to my schedule. 

Three Questions (with My Comments)

Question #1:  When did Hair Cuttery start dedicating all of their staff to hair coloring?
My Comment:  The past two times I have come in for my haircut, there were four "stylists" hair-cutters present, and in both instances, every single one of them was coloring the hair of a woman above the age of 40.  Then, after I'm finally called for my haircut, I realize that I'm only getting my hair cut because they can squeeze me in while one woman is in the drying phase of hair coloring.  To make matters worse, I see that there are two timers on my hair-cutter's stand, which means she is doing a hair color procedure on multiple women.  Wow, so every stylist at Hair Cuttery is doing at least one hair color, and most are doing two at a time.  I must have missed the memo about Hair Cuttery changing their name to Hair Colorery, because haircuts are no longer allowed there.  Haircuts are only allowed during the drying phases of multiple women above the age of 40 getting their hair colored. 

Question #2:  What about those of us that are just trying to get a ten minute haircut?
My Comment:  See above, haircuts are no longer a standard practice.  It's all about the hair coloring!!  Hair Colorery is born!!

Question #3:  Who comes to a walk-in hair salon to get their hair colored?
My Comment:  The foundation of my gripe starts with this question.  I feel as thought the coloring of one's hair should be done at a full-scale salon, not a walk-in location such as Hair Cuttery, Super Cuts, Mastercuts, etc.  Maybe I'm completely wrong about this, but if I were trying to get my hair colored, I wouldn't want it done by a "stylist" hair-cutter at Hair Cuttery.  You might as well color your hair yourself with a boxed product from the store. I cannot imagine the results being that different.  I know I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the two methods...but I'm a male, so I guess that doesn't mean much coming from me.

Bottom Line - I really wish the wait times for my haircuts were not increasing with each visit.  For a walk-in location, I should not have to wait 30 minutes because of multiple hair colorings.  I do not mind the wait if it is because of HAIRCUTS, but the wait times at my Hair Colorery are clearly increasing because of multiple women above the age of 40 getting their hair cut colored.

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