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Hair Stylist Chops Lady’s Long Hair Short Despite Her Words, Client Left Depressed And Sobbing
My twin daughters recently cut their hair for the first time in their lives, after growing it long for many years—but now at almost 12 years old, they both wanted to change their hairstyles. Well, they both look completely different with shorter hair, but what do you do when your hair is cut short literally against your will?
Our narrator today, the user SaraYork, has had long hair almost all her life, but a recent mundane visit to the hairdresser, just to trim the split ends, actually turned into real drama for her.
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The author of the post has always had long hair, but a recent visit to the hairdresser ended dramatically for her
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The lady just wanted to trim a few inches of her hair’s ends and she told the hair stylist this directly
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However, after some time, the woman was mortified by what she saw in the mirror
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It turned out that the hapless hairdresser had actually chopped over half the length of her hair
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The woman was totally devastated and even compared these feelings with the loss of her father some years ago
So, the Original Poster (OP) recently went to the hairdresser to trim the ends of her long hair—a common occurrence for many people, when the ends become dry and brittle. Our heroine, for as long as she can remember, has always had the hair below her waist, so the outcome of this visit was literally catastrophic for her.
In fact, it all started out well—the hairdresser listened carefully to our heroine, and they agreed that about three inches needed to be cut. After that, the hairdresser started cutting, and the client took off her glasses and allowed herself to relax a little. As it turned out later, this was completely the wrong idea…
At some point, looking up at the mirror, the woman saw with horror that only half of her luxurious head of hair remained, and now it barely covered her shoulders. The hairdresser couldn’t clearly explain why she did this, and only suggested that the client not pay the additional fee for long hair owners.
In any case, this became a huge stress for the author. Now, she just can’t come to terms with what happened. Over the past few days, she lost weight, lost her appetite, and even admitted that she hadn’t been so worried since her father passed away about three years ago. So the lady decided to take it online, seeking… well, probably some emotional support.
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Let’s be honest, this situation is quite unpleasant—and, by and large, it will probably take this woman several years to grow her hair back to its previous length. If you’ve been used to having the same hair length for years, this will be hard to come to terms with. On the other hand, the OP, as a client, has certain rights in this situation.
For example, most experts argue that if you got a bad or incorrect haircut, you have the right to at least not pay for it. “If you look like you’ve lost a fight with a New Zealand sheep shearer at the end of your chop, you can refuse to pay,” this dedicated article by BBC claims, quite wittily. However, if the salon doesn’t agree with your assessment of the situation, it may even go to court.
A lot of commenters noted roughly the same thing, although they admitted that comparing the emotional state after the death of a parent to after an unsuccessful haircut is a tad bit weird. However, some responders still understood perfectly how our heroine felt. “I had this once, and I cried for two days,” someone wrote. “It sounds ridiculous but I was so upset.”
The readers also tried to morally support and encourage the woman, assuring her that her hair will grow back anyway, and in the meantime, she could demand a refund from the salon for this sad experience. “It will grow, have faith,” another netizen added wisely. So what would you, our dear readers, advise this lady? Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
People in the comments gave the lady their heartfelt support, and noted that she could’ve at least demanded a refund
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JB 6 months ago (edited)
Interesting timing. I cut my own hair; have done since 19yrs old when I left home because “broke student” couldn’t afford hairdressers. As I got older, more financially established and could afford to pay someone else, I tried having it trimmed or cut professionally… hated the result every time. Seems like most hairdressers are only taught one way to trim or cut hair and it simply doesn’t work well with mine. Not to mention they always want to blow dry and style after the cut. I don’t do that. I’m a wash it, towel dry, drag a brush thru, done, kind of person. Hate the feeling of sticky “products” in it and, if you remember the opening sequence for the Pink Panther cartoon series where he blow dries his fur(?), yeah, that’s me. A puff ball of unmanageable fuzz. So anyway, my hair has been bra strap length for at least the last 6-7 years but 3 days ago, I had a bit of a hissy fit with it. Fed up with how thin and ratty the bottom 2-3” looked, I figured it was time for a trim. Long story short, literally, it’s now somewhere between jaw and collar length. Obviously, I freaked, but you can’t stick 6” of hacked off hair back on. Called my sister who insisted it looks “cute”. Yeah, well she has to say that when big sis is squeaking hysterically about how SHORT she cut her own hair. Ok, fine, she doesn’t… if she thought it looked awful, she’s actually got the gonads to gasp in shock and suggest an emergency dash to someone who “knows what they’re doing” to fix it. I also dragged my next door neighbour out to look at it (yes, I really was *that* shocked at what I’d done). More soothing words, pats on my arm, also said it suits me. I’m *still* not reassured and I’m still trying to move my long hair out of the way but it isn’t there! Yesterday, I popped to the local gas station/7-11 to grab a couple of things, I know the ladies there quite well. The younger one did gasp when she saw me. “You had your hair done! It’s so cute! It makes you look younger!” (definitely something someone approaching 60 likes to hear). So, *now* I’m reassured. What I’m trying to say is hair is an important part of how you look to yourself. A significant change can make you feel, um, wobbly. I certainly wouldn’t compare the reaction to the grief felt at losing a loved one, but I absolutely have cried about a bad haircut. Maybe people shouldn’t be so invested in their image that a significant change causes this upheaval. But even when you don’t buy in to the media or cultural messages, losing your sense of self, even temporarily, is difficult to manage.
JB 6 months ago (edited)
Interesting timing. I cut my own hair; have done since 19yrs old when I left home because “broke student” couldn’t afford hairdressers. As I got older, more financially established and could afford to pay someone else, I tried having it trimmed or cut professionally… hated the result every time. Seems like most hairdressers are only taught one way to trim or cut hair and it simply doesn’t work well with mine. Not to mention they always want to blow dry and style after the cut. I don’t do that. I’m a wash it, towel dry, drag a brush thru, done, kind of person. Hate the feeling of sticky “products” in it and, if you remember the opening sequence for the Pink Panther cartoon series where he blow dries his fur(?), yeah, that’s me. A puff ball of unmanageable fuzz. So anyway, my hair has been bra strap length for at least the last 6-7 years but 3 days ago, I had a bit of a hissy fit with it. Fed up with how thin and ratty the bottom 2-3” looked, I figured it was time for a trim. Long story short, literally, it’s now somewhere between jaw and collar length. Obviously, I freaked, but you can’t stick 6” of hacked off hair back on. Called my sister who insisted it looks “cute”. Yeah, well she has to say that when big sis is squeaking hysterically about how SHORT she cut her own hair. Ok, fine, she doesn’t… if she thought it looked awful, she’s actually got the gonads to gasp in shock and suggest an emergency dash to someone who “knows what they’re doing” to fix it. I also dragged my next door neighbour out to look at it (yes, I really was *that* shocked at what I’d done). More soothing words, pats on my arm, also said it suits me. I’m *still* not reassured and I’m still trying to move my long hair out of the way but it isn’t there! Yesterday, I popped to the local gas station/7-11 to grab a couple of things, I know the ladies there quite well. The younger one did gasp when she saw me. “You had your hair done! It’s so cute! It makes you look younger!” (definitely something someone approaching 60 likes to hear). So, *now* I’m reassured. What I’m trying to say is hair is an important part of how you look to yourself. A significant change can make you feel, um, wobbly. I certainly wouldn’t compare the reaction to the grief felt at losing a loved one, but I absolutely have cried about a bad haircut. Maybe people shouldn’t be so invested in their image that a significant change causes this upheaval. But even when you don’t buy in to the media or cultural messages, losing your sense of self, even temporarily, is difficult to manage.
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