In the morning I had called to schedule two children haircuts. Both my daughter and son are under the age of 9 years old and Supercuts was readily available to take them both after school that day. The hairdresser who had taken back my daughter was extremely kind and patient. She had set my daughter up within a booster seat, a cute child gown and took her time to talk to my daughter. It was clear that my daughter's comfort was a priority even when brushing through her hair, that was clearly knotted from the day. The hairdresser who had taken back my son had a very different demeanor and was clearly not catering to my son in the same manor.
He was not in a booster seat (mind you he is younger than his sister), he was not set up in a cute gown and he was not spoken to with much kindness. She didn't even ask the poor boy his name. It was as if she was grooming a dog and not an actual human being with deep empathetic feelings. Although my son had quite a grown out hair style, I had showed pictures to the hairdresser of what his most recent haircut was. A haircut that he had received from Supercuts just a few months prior.
It was as if my son's appointment was holding this hairdresser up from either a lunch break or her scheduled leaving time. She wizzed through his hair without an ounce of delicacy towards him. His comfort was far from her priority, she was moving unnecessary fast, and frankly did a sloppy job. After rushing him out of the seat, I had looked at his haircut in utter disappointment. I kindly requested for her to take him back again to even him out better. Immediately, she became short with me and gave an excuse of him having a cowlick in the back of his head. Oh great, now we are openly talking about my child as if HE is the problem. Way to make him feel even more uncomfortable than what he already was. Understanding her perspective, I kindly asked that she clean up the haircut she just had just given him. It felt very unfair to pay for sloppy mistreatment of my 5 year old son. The hair dresser took him back again, now with an even more impatient attitude than the first time. She wizzed through his hair a second time. Still without an ounce of compassion towards him. After she felt that she was done, she rushes my son out of his seat. I had thanked her and allowed for my son to pick out a lollipop as we patiently waited for his sister to be finished. Once my daughter's hair cut was complete (which looked absolutely beautiful!), the hair dresser confirmed my approval and even gifted my daughter a sticker. I then kindly requested for my daughter's hair dresser to take back my son to fix her coworker's slop job. I was in hopes that she could rectify his mistreatment and provide a worthy haircut for him.
Now for the third time my son goes back to get his haircut and this time he is sitting in a booster, with the cute child gown and is treated with basic respect. The hairdresser took her sweet time, catering to his comfort and cleaned up his hair beautifully. While the initial hairdresser who had cut his hair did nothing more but sit on her phone and proceeded to either text or scroll through social media. Making it clear that she had nothing else better to do at the time. So frankly, there was NO excuse for my son's mistreatment. After his haircut was complete, I thanked the hairdresser immensely. I paid with my card and tipped in her in cash over 20% for both of my kids haircuts.
This is the last time that I will be taking my children to Super Cuts in Phoenixville. That hairdresser absolutely ruined the experience. I am very grateful for the other hairdresser's services and care towards my children. And I hope that this review clarifies the difference in treatment towards customers. Even if there was only one booster seat and child gown available at the studio, we were the only ones in there at the time of service. There was clearly plenty of time for both of my children to be treated with the same decency, respect and care. What a shame to mistreat a 5 year old boy in that way. read more