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| - I was looking for a new hair stylist and thought I'd try James Hair Salon seeing as it is so highly rated on Yelp.
Waiting for my haircut was okay. They had a big ratty dog, which I didn't mind, and who I petted. When I stopped to pick up a magazine, it barked furiously at me. James called the dog's name and certainly the dog stopped and went to it's bed. The problem was, the dog's bed was placed near the waiting area, only a few feet away from my waiting chair, which made me feel uncomfortable for the entire time I waited.
James was nice to begin with, and so was his assistant who washed my hair.
I have asian hair so it's thick and difficult to manage. I called beforehand and asked if James was familiar working with Asian hair, and he replied yes. In fact, I think he actually has some Asian ancestry, but I didn't ask from where he's from originally.
After showing several pictures, and also describing how I'd like my hair cut, he began clipping away. His hair cutting method was as if to cut straight european hair, which is greatly different from Asian haircuts. He did basic cuts, did not layer, did not thin, and was about to use clippers when I told him to stop.
He then began explaining to me mid-haircut that he can't do what I want, while checking the length of my hair (the gesture hair stylists do when they lift your head above your head to see it's length.) He was so rude that another customer who was waiting for her highlights to finish, gave James a really dirty stare.
I still felt obligated to pay the $20. As I was punching my pin, James said to keep my money. Keeping my money was perhaps the best thing about the place.
Lady who was getting her highlights, yuv dun me good.
@ James
This was the hair salon, and the haircut took place a few years ago. The haircut was so bad it put me in psychiatric care. I've since recovered with the help of an amazing team of therapists who helped me see that bad hair cuts are not the end of the world, though, I'm sure anybody who saw the terrible hair cut I got from you would probably disagree with my new outlook.
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