I was in need of trim a few days ago and I ran out of time to make an appointment with my usual stylist so I decided I would give Fantastic Sam's a shot. Every time I have been to a salon such as this (Great Clips, Super Cuts, Etc...) I have ended up regretting the decision so I should have learned my lesson in the past. I am sure that you can find good stylists at such salons but so far I have had no such luck.
Any how I came in on a Saturday afternoon. It was busy but I was greeted upon entering. It took about ten minutes for the two stylists standing in the back to decide who was going to come check me in. I do not want to directly slam the stylist who assisted me so I will just call her "L". L took me back to her chair and asked what I was looking for today. I told her that I would like a trim and that I was willing to trim up to two inches off. I also told her I would be interested in cutting straight bangs back in. She kind of laughed and told me that I wouldn't like straight bangs and that my hair looked pretty the way that it was. I knew that I would like straight bangs because I have had them in the past but usually when I stylist says something like that it is because they either do not want to do it or they don't know how to, so I decided never mind I will just have a trim.
The conversation was odd. She kept telling me that my hair was really fine and tangly (her word) and just seemed very immature throughout the whole process. The end of the session was the worst. I had requested a cut and style for $24.99. Her version of a style was blow drying my hair with a cold blow dryer and leaving my hair more than half wet out the door. I had mentioned that her blow dryer was cold and she simply told me kind of laughing that she thought the heater core had gone out (ya think?) At the end of the "blow dry" I just wanted to get out of there. The trim was okay, I still see many split ends and I'm not really sure how much she actually cut off but whatever. Bottom line, I will never be back. Save your money and do your research for a good stylist who knows what they are doing.