"Hair Cuttery: it's not our fault if your haircut doesn't look good"

A couple of days ago, I took the boys to the Hair Cuttery near our house for haircuts.  We were going to go to Cartoon Cuts at the mall, but traffic was really bad so I had to turn around and head home. I've had some bad experiences with Hair Cuttery in the past, but the boys really needed a haircut.  Plus, Robert said he wanted a buzz cut like his best friends Luke and Ethan, and it's pretty hard to screw that up.  I'm not that picky about the boys' hair.  I let Robert choose his style and as long as it isn't a mohawk or mullet, I'm fine with it. 

First up was Robert.  When he got in the chair, he changed his mind and asked for just a trim.  When the stylist was done, she turned Robert's chair towards me and asked what I thought.

"Ummm, his bangs are really crooked.  Can you fix them?" I said nicely.  I have low expectations for Hair Cuttery so I wasn't that upset that she just butchered his bangs.

"He has cowlick in hair."

"That may be true, but his bangs are really crooked.  Can't you fix them?"

She puts Robert back in the chair, snips a few times with the scissors, then presents him to me again for inspection.  His bangs are still crooked, though not as bad as the first time.  Here is a picture of Robert today (now keep in mind that this is the AFTER picture.  As in after she tried to correct her mistake.  I really wish I had a BEFORE picture to show you and to use as blackmail when Robert is old enough to date):

Sadly, this posting is not an April Fool's Day joke.  His hair really looks like that.

"I cannot fix.  He has cowlick.  You should just brush hair to the side" said the stylist.

I didn't argue with her or point out that in his four years of getting haircuts, not once did he have bangs cut crooked like this.  Whatever, I thought.  Robert is going to get a buzz cut after all to fix this mess, but not by this woman.

I know a lot of people joke that the slogan for Hair Cuttery is "Hair Cuttery.  Good Enough."  Perhaps they should change it to "Hair Cuttery.  It's not our fault if your haircut doesn't look good."