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[certainthings]

Walked down the street to a local hairdresser/spa type place. Said, I'd like my hair cut, please.

All right, they said. It'll be a few minutes.

How much do you want off, she asked.

A few inches, I replied.

Then several minutes later, a lot more than a few inches was gone.

Ugh.

I mean, my hair needed it. It was all dry and split-endy. And I don't think it looks bad. However, it's a lot shorter than I wanted it.

I just, I don't understand why they do that. Every time. No matter where you go. A couple/few inches turns into several inches.

Ehh.

At least it'll grow back.

Comments

[cloex-brosluvr.livejournal.com]

I'm lucky, my sister cuts my hair. I know where she lives so she knows not to screw up my hair. :D

[alwaysenduphere.livejournal.com]

Every time. No matter where you go.

UGH THIS. I've pretty much gotten to the point where I cut my own hair, though oftentimes I wonder if it looks ok when I do it. Plus it misses the deep conditioning treatment my stylist used to give me. But she refuses to do it without also cutting my hair, and she's not getting anywhere near my hair with scissors ever again I will keep those inches thank you.

[eilan.livejournal.com]

That's what I always say when I cut my hair. At least it'll grow back if I don't like it.
Though I am in the process of growing my hair out. It's the longest it's been since high school.

[annapeace.livejournal.com]

You really have to be specific about hair inches because their a few is never the same as your a few. Maybe next time give them a limit, like "no more than three inches" because if they go overboard, at least you can yell at them and ask for a refund or something (like maybe your next cut is free).

[sonicbookmark.livejournal.com]

Oh, jeez. How much did they cut off? :(

What the hell is with hairdressers not being able to listen??

[spinfrog.livejournal.com]

I have the opposite problem where I can never get them to cut off as much as I want. It's like
"I want it really short"
"Are you SURE?"
"Yes."
"OK *cuts off 2 inches* how's this?"
"Please cut off 5 more inches"
"OK *cuts off 1 inch* what do you think? *looks very nervous*"
etc..

[halfshellvenus.livejournal.com]

Before my regular hairdresser, I used to ask to see each hairdresser's version of "an inch." Because it ranges from about 1/2 inch to 1 3/4 inches, and a "few" of those bigger ones is a lot!

Sorry for the atrocity. :(

[framedhim.livejournal.com]

I see good advice ^ so I'll commiserate and :/ with you. Scissor wielding people seem to have an awful lot of power over many a person's happiness.