My husband and I take our son to the Midlothian location and have always had a great experience. Tara is wonderful, gentle with our 3 year old, and gives a great cut. Our son gets the full experience when he's in Tara's able hands. Based on our experience with P&C Midlothian, we decided to give the Willow Lawn location a try. We had a short wait, but J kept himself entertained with the train set until it was his turn. Keith was the stylist available so asked J to pick a chair. Like any 3 year old, he took a moment to decide and the look on Keith's face was a look of obvious frustration. J sat in the fire truck and watched Bubble Guppies on the tv. He wasn't excited about the cut, but was ok. Keith started to cut his hair after dismissing my wishes for how I wanted it cut, and it became obvious that it was headed downhill. He cut the left side and left it with huge chunks taken out. As he made his way to the back, J started getting upset and Keith kept huffing and was obviously annoyed-he even said to me "I don't think I can finish this today" to which I responded "well it has to be finished because it looks terrible." He kept going, very slowly (not good for small children) and cut himself, it was at that point that he quit on his haircut. My 3 year old was extremely upset. Keith obviously did not know how to handle small children and say what you will, but I am a firm believer that children sense attitudes, and it was clear that my son sensed his. Frankly, it seemed as if he decided that it wasn't going to work from the moment J was selecting a chair.
He turned J over to Ron who cut his hair despite his ridiculously loud screams and me practically holding him down. The sad thing is that Ron told me that it wouldn't have taken as long, but he had to fix what Keith messed up. My little guy who usually loves haircuts and had never acted that way before, is now terrified of getting a haircut because of a guy who should not be working in a child's salon.
Ron gave us 1/2 off, which wasn't necessary and the receptionist offered the owner's contact information. I didn't accept the number at first because I didn't think it was necessary, but then called back and requested the information because I believe Ron should be commended. I also believe that Keith should find another job.
The worst part, the owner apparently doesn't care enough to call me back. I'm just so sad, because what has been an enjoyable experience at a cute salon catered to children, is now a terrifying thing for my little guy.
(1 star reflects the overall experience taking Ron out of the equation, if I had gone in and just experienced Ron then I would've given 5 stars. Ron gave a fantastic haircut despite a screaming wiggling toddler) read more