Dog Days

One of my stylists warned me about a client that was coming in. She told me to listen and learn new hair cutting terms. I watched as the stylist did her consult with her client about her perm and haircut service and the client said, “I want the hair around my ears to look like dog ears.” The stylist said she remembered, and that she wanted the hair full over the ears. Her client replied, “Yes, dog ears.” I did all I could do not to burst out laughing!

Samantha Corbeil

JCPenny Salon

Bennington, VT

BTC Member Since 2000

Born Slippery

I will never forget the day I was shampooing a client and my slip fell to the floor. There was nothing I could do! The other stylist next to me grabbed the slip, put it on his head and ran around the salon. So embarrassed…

Jacqueline Spencer
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Poo-Poo Platter

I was doing a cut on one of my male clients when all of a sudden he started to squirm in his chair. Pretty soon his face turned gray and he quickly excused himself to run to the bathroom. After being in there for quite some time, I looked down at the chair and noticed it had been slightly soiled. When he returned, I handed him a towel to wrap around his waist. All he could say was, “I must have had something bad for lunch.”

Jody Richardson-Stetson

BTC Facebook Fan

Grabby Little Guy

I’ll never forget the day I was cutting this little boy’s hair. He was well behaved except for the fact he kept reaching up and grabbing my boobs! The mother said, “Oh, I think he likes your shirt.” When he heard her say that he looked at her, shook his head no, and reached up a grabbed me once more. Talk about awkward!

Shannon Kenyon

Supercuts

Syracuse, NY

BTC Member Since 2010

Punked!

I had a new client come in for a color service. When I asked her what color she would like she said, “I’d like to have it match my pubic hair.” I was taken back a little by what she said, but I didn’t let it really affect me. When I said, “Hold on, let me grab the color book so we can come up with a match,” she replied with, “Don’t bother, I have a couple of them right here.” I honestly thought I was being punked!

Debra Watson
Freelance Stylist
Richmond, British Columbia
BTC Member Since 2009

Cookin’ Up a Laugh

One of our stylists received the funniest Christmas gift from a client and to this day we continue to laugh about it. It was a tattered cookbook from 1965 that had seen it’s day to say the least! I guess it really is the thought that counts.

Micki Centrone

JCPenney Salon

Syracuse, NY

BTC Member Since 2007

Blow by Blow

Before I walked my male client back to the shampoo bowl for a rinse after his cut, I needed to blow some of the hair off of him with my dryer. I accidently said, “Let me blow you real quick.” I was so completely mortified, but he laughed it off.

Megan McLaughlin

Estilos Salon

Grand Junction, CO,

BTC Member Since 2011

Snip Still!

One of my clients was a little girl who would instantly turn into a wiggle worm the second she sat in my chair. The day I after I sharpened my scissors she came in for a cut. Sure enough she started wiggling and moving, and because of this I snipped a giant chunk out of my finger. Now when she comes in she remembers what happens when little girls don’t sit still.

Becky Wojdula

Simplicity Salon & Day Spa

Venice, FL

BTC Member Since 2005

Forecast Calls for Trouble

One day we had a stylist whose boyfriend stormed into the salon to cause a scene. The stylist quickly bolted out of the door to conduct their argument outside. As I was finishing up drying my 6-year-old client’s hair, she asked her mother what the two were talking about outside. The mother said, “Oh, they’re just talking about the weather.” Without skipping a beat her 11-year-old brother asked, “Do they always talk about the weather like that?”

Letty Balderas

Salon Eight Four

Labelle, FL

BTC Member Since 2007

Questions Not Allowed

I had a new guest tell me she left her hairdresser after 14 years of service because the stylist would never blow dry her hair or recommend any products. When the client would ask her for ideas and suggestions, she would say, “I’m too busy to discuss that.” What?! That’s your job

Dawn Farley

LeGrande Salon and Day Spa

Hickory, NC

BTC Member Since 2004