I tried to pay $125/mo. for a cut/color at a nearby salon - I really did. The young lady did a fair enough job, but talked too much and pulled my hair when blow drying it one too many times. I don't care enough about stupid hair to pay $1,500/yr. for slightly better than a $13 cut from Great Clips and an $8 box of color.
This Great Clips is very clean and very conveniently located less than 5 minutes from where I live - plus I can grocery shop at Teet, get drugs from CVS, Starbucks it up, and get pizza, Chinese or McAlister's once I am through. Great Clips has an app where you can check in via mobile and put your name on the waitlist. It also gives an approximate wait time when you do this.
The woman who cut my hair finally got the cut that I wanted done, and couldn't get in 2 trips to another pricier salon, in less than 15 minutes and for just $13. After the basic pleasantries, she snipped in quiet and had me on my way. YAY!