An actual barber shop is hard to find around here. Nothing but great clips sports clips and other garbage.
Took my son here recently. Asked for a low taper fade with a one. The haircut came out nice but he actually received a regular hair cut with a one. Nothing was tapered or faded about it.
$16 bucks for an under 12 haircut is also a bit much but doable if it's done right.
Bottom line, this wasn't done right and a real barber shop should be able to do a taper fade without question. My search continues...