I've just had an encounter with the rudest hairdresser I've ever met.
I usually go to the same barbers all the time and it's always a guy called Tony who cuts my hair but when I went today it was a woman who was there who must've only been about late 20s/early 30s.

Our conversation went something like this:

Me: Hi
Hardresser: Hi
Me: Tony not here today?
H: No sorry - I'll have to do (patronising smile)
Me: Oh no that's ok! Was just wondering....
H: Take a seat
Me: Terrible weather out there again isn't it? Couldn't believe the snow again this morning...
H: mmmm...so what you having?
Me: No 4 at back and sides and a no 7 on top please
H: (starts cutting my hair but looks frustrated) It's not cutting properly. That's probably because your hair is soaking wet!
Me: Yes...well, the snow was..
H: (laughing but clearly angry)Aye well you could've worn a hat or something! *sighs*
Me: (laughing)Yes, well...I didn't have one...
H: (starts cutting viciously)
The news comes on the radio - story about a man who was murdered
Me: Thats terrible about that man who was murdered in Motherwell, isn't it?
H: Mmmm - it's probably to do with drugs. So he probably deserved it.
Now they're talking about the smoking ban on the news
Me: So what do you think about the smoking ban then?
H: I think the Goverment are at it. It's like f***ing Big Brother. This country is going right down the pan!
Me: Ok....but I think it'll be good when -
H: Eh, how will it be good!? You're obviously not a smoker.
Me: Well, actually -
H: (getting more worked up and cutting more viciously)I like smoking when I'm out. And so do all my friends. I think it's ridiculous. There how's that for you?
Me: Actually, could I have a bit more off the top please?
H: (laughing but clearly frustrated) Oh for Goodness sake! You should've told me when I was doing that bit! *shakes head and tuts*
Me: Why? It's not as if you can't just go back over it.
H: *sighs* There, is that enough now?
Me: Yes

So I paid her and left. What a sour-faced cow. I will certainly be telling Tony to choose his temporary staff more carefully. :ranting:

Jeez! What a cow! I'd a refused to pay AND belted her one.
Mind you...i'd also have been relieved to get away from her and any sharp implements.
gulp......
Check both your ears are still attached!

LMAO PJ - although I know I shouldn't. Are you sure Tony's not out the back, bound and gagged??

PJ, you know you should have your own TV programme! I would certainly tune in, it would cheer me up no end! It never rains but it pours for you.

As Max says, I would be a bit concerned for Tony! :eek:

I hope you never gave her a tip!

Forgot to add - she asked me at the end if I wanted my eyebrows cut, which I most certainly didn't. They are by no means 'bushy'. Is this normal?

And Bella - the only tip I gave her was to smile more.:glare:

Did you leave her a tip, PJ?

Forgot to add - she asked me at the end if I wanted my eyebrows cut, which I most certainly didn't. They are by no means 'bushy'. Is this normal?

And Bella - the only tip I gave her was to smile more.:glare:

Mr B is going to hate for this but his hairdresser gives him a eyebrow and nose trim!!

There was an old-fashioned barber type he used to go to before we moved, and they polished your shoes and gave you a wee nip of whisky while you got your hair done! I think they even asked the question "something for the weekend" at the end!

On a serious note, I do think that the hairdresser was extremely rude and how can you be so rude to someone like our darling PJ? If that was someone's first visit there, they probably will never go back and Tony will have lost himself a customer. Customer service is such an important part of the service and even if you are having an off-day, when you are dealing with the public you have to be prepared to smile, smile, smile even when you don't feel like it.

So?? Did you take something for the weekend??

Not having so much hair I tend to take the clippers to mine myself. Then if I'm rude to me I can blame the torrettess P*** Bo!!ocks W***

I'm sorry I'm with the hairdresser on this one PJ!! (not really she did seem excessively rude)

I hate it when hairdressers chat ... I always want to say less chatting more cutting, so i think me and this pyscopath are possibly a hairdressing match made in hairdressing heaven!!

I'm sorry I'm with the hairdresser on this one PJ!! (not really she did seem excessively rude)

I hate it when hairdressers chat ... I always want to say less chatting more cutting, so i think me and this pyscopath are possibly a hairdressing match made in hairdressing heaven!!

Actually Dol, you have a point there. I don't like engaging in conversation with my hairdresser so I take my book along. I recently changed hairdressers as I got bad service at the one I had been going to for years. Anyway, my hairdresser there used to chat away and ask you questions but when you answered it was fairly obvious she was not interested as her reply would not connect with your answer. My new hairdresser is quite young so the conversation is such a generation gap........I could be her mum, so my advice is if you don't want your hairdresser to chat take a book or a mag along so as they know.

My husband loves his hairdresser. She`s always cheerful and always does it exactly the way he likes it. He likes the way she`s quite hands on with him and blows the stray hairs from his neck and the tip he gives is usually a full on kiss.










Yes ok it`s me that cuts his hair...:naughty:

I would have grabbed her scissors off her and marched her down to the local police station PJ where they could have charged her with Cut and Affray.

But arn't rude people funny eh!

I don't really have a hairdresser now, used to go to Aldo (Tony worked in the barbers downstairs - is there a barbers in this land that dosn't house a Tony?). I used to go with my flip chart and sketches, we would have a preliminary chat and he would show me colour charts etc, get my card out and write notes. Then he would proceed to do exactly as he had done 6 weeks before. £50 please you with the perpectual non changing bonnet.

Do now I pop across the road to my neice. Jo! Just whizz a bit off the back will you, JO! just trim me fringe. And its free.

Peej...she was a moo!

I seriously need to book a hair cut in sometime soon...I forgot my diary last time and so didn't book it straight away and so I have now gone twice as long as normal without a cut and well..the hairs gone near blinded me! :wacko:

I have no problem withmy hairdresser - He's a mate - and he comes to me!!!

Mine's lovely. She's my friend's daughter in law. I go to her flat and play with her baby, so it's all good for me. :)

When I did/do go to salons, though, I must admit I would rather they didn't feel they had to blither on about nothing. I'm quite happy just sitting and listening to the music, looking in the mirror at all the other customers.

she is obviously sick of conversation and hair cutting, i am a qualified hairdresser myself and would have been sacked if i had spoken to a customer like that! no excuse for that rudeness, usually hairdressers love a good gossip.

sounds like a right cow!!

i dont really like chatting to a stranger either!! just cut the bleeding hair! the last few times i had my hair done has been a bit of a disaster, i asked for a funky asymetric style and ended up with a elongated mullet!! tres bad!