I popped into Supercuts today to get my daughters haircut ready for back to school (she’s 11 years old) when I asked how much the lady asked me her age to then be told over 8 years is classed as an adult and it would be £36! I mean I thought under 18’s was a child
Is this across all Supercuts?
** I swiftly left but not before asking if she was being serious and asking how an 11 year old can be classed as an adult. I won’t be using Supercuts again because when I feel like a company are taking the P*** they won’t be getting my money. I phoned around some local independent salons and been quoted £15-£20.
The funny thing is my daughter got her hair cut there not 6 months ago and I paid £23 so maybe it’s a new rule but still not acceptable atall.
I understand hairdressing is a skill etc but when salons start overcharging that’s when they lose customers.
Just wondering if anyone else has experienced the same in Supercuts!
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Lyndsey
I’ve only ever used Supercuts twice: once in London, and once in Glasgow. It’ll have been before 2014, and I’m sure then the child prices were 8 and under.
I’m not a hairdresser, and have a bit of a hairdresser phobia - not because of bad stylists, even though I have had a few hilarious experiences (hair grows back, but OMG not quick enough from a couple of the doozies I’ve had), but because I cannot handle having to see myself in a mirror for a long time and have mega-mop hair that practically needs an arborist’s attention.
Anyway, I have family and friends in the trade, and knowing how much time, training, skill & materials costs have risen - whether running a salon, renting a chair or mobile stylists, I actually think it sort of makes sense that children’s cuts are the same as adults, if not more. It takes a lot of patience and often just as much time to handle a child’s hair. Adults are more likely to sit still, just as an example.
Part of my switch in thinking was watching a barber attempt to cut my son’s hair when he was a toddler, and literally walk out of the salon and quit because it was like trying to wrangle a cat
. Yup, he probably just should have said “I don’t do children’s hair” or told us to wait for another barber in the shop to be free - we’d warned him my son was a bit terrified of scissors & the clippers being near him and being able to see/ hear it, but he insisted on trying, my son got stressed, barber got stressed, tantrums ensued, tears, trauma & snot everywhere (both adult and child), and he just literally took his apron off and left the shop.
The fella that ended up successfully cutting my son’s hair spent time reassuring him, showing him how the clippers could not cut when used properly, about scissors not hurting hair etc, and really was tremendous. Then charged £8.
Like, he’d just performed the role of therapist, nanny, stylist, HR & customer service representative. But the board said £8 so that’s what he asked for.
I felt from that day forward that barbers & hairstylists should be able to charge like plumbers or electricians; call out fee/ consultation, hourly rates (estimated upfront, but if complications arise price may increase) to reflect their training & experience + materials + reasonable profit margin to make it worth doing the job.
As someone who cuts and colours her own hair now, I appreciate that many of us can sort of do bits of the job and it may seem like a skoosh job, but I know I can’t do it very WELL, and it most certainly isn’t easy. And the ick of all the wee bits of cut off hair everywhere, all day, and some of the filth they must encounter……. Whole new level of respect and appreciation for anyone who works in the hair trade.
It used to be classed as the job people went into training for if they weren’t academic - but eff me sideways, the science, medical, stamina, strength, psychology, artistry & design, endless retraining in new techniques, decontamination & fine motor skills (on your feet all day, bending, holding heavy hairdryers, constant small talk, knowing what’ll suit people, how to handle allergic reactions, nits, scalp imbalances, first aid, hygiene, marketing, finance) - I tell you what, I’d let a hairdresser operate on me to save my life before some doctors I’ve met haha. I worked in civil contingencies, emergency response, transport security and complex stuff - still know I could never cut it (forgive the pun) as a hairdresser or barber.
Do any of them retire without crippling arthritis, repetitive strain injury and back pain that’d bend you double?
They have my utmost respect
even though I will be attempting to find the most affordable barbers near me, to get my son a haircut for school restarting tomorrow (Glasgow), because we all hope for ways to save in the current chaotic, economic conditions & everything being soooo expensive.
I don’t think that hairdressers get to claim VAT exemptions on children’s haircuts, the way kids’ clothes & shoes have.
Sorry, this was like an essay when all I meant to say I thought Supercuts had always charged adult prices from a fairly young age. Sorry for rambling comment on your post
I’m not a hairdresser, and have a bit of a hairdresser phobia - not because of bad stylists, even though I have had a few hilarious experiences (hair grows back, but OMG not quick enough from a couple of the doozies I’ve had), but because I cannot handle having to see myself in a mirror for a long time and have mega-mop hair that practically needs an arborist’s attention.
Anyway, I have family and friends in the trade, and knowing how much time, training, skill & materials costs have risen - whether running a salon, renting a chair or mobile stylists, I actually think it sort of makes sense that children’s cuts are the same as adults, if not more. It takes a lot of patience and often just as much time to handle a child’s hair. Adults are more likely to sit still, just as an example.
Part of my switch in thinking was watching a barber attempt to cut my son’s hair when he was a toddler, and literally walk out of the salon and quit because it was like trying to wrangle a cat
. Yup, he probably just should have said “I don’t do children’s hair” or told us to wait for another barber in the shop to be free - we’d warned him my son was a bit terrified of scissors & the clippers being near him and being able to see/ hear it, but he insisted on trying, my son got stressed, barber got stressed, tantrums ensued, tears, trauma & snot everywhere (both adult and child), and he just literally took his apron off and left the shop.The fella that ended up successfully cutting my son’s hair spent time reassuring him, showing him how the clippers could not cut when used properly, about scissors not hurting hair etc, and really was tremendous. Then charged £8.
Like, he’d just performed the role of therapist, nanny, stylist, HR & customer service representative. But the board said £8 so that’s what he asked for.
I felt from that day forward that barbers & hairstylists should be able to charge like plumbers or electricians; call out fee/ consultation, hourly rates (estimated upfront, but if complications arise price may increase) to reflect their training & experience + materials + reasonable profit margin to make it worth doing the job.
As someone who cuts and colours her own hair now, I appreciate that many of us can sort of do bits of the job and it may seem like a skoosh job, but I know I can’t do it very WELL, and it most certainly isn’t easy. And the ick of all the wee bits of cut off hair everywhere, all day, and some of the filth they must encounter……. Whole new level of respect and appreciation for anyone who works in the hair trade.
It used to be classed as the job people went into training for if they weren’t academic - but eff me sideways, the science, medical, stamina, strength, psychology, artistry & design, endless retraining in new techniques, decontamination & fine motor skills (on your feet all day, bending, holding heavy hairdryers, constant small talk, knowing what’ll suit people, how to handle allergic reactions, nits, scalp imbalances, first aid, hygiene, marketing, finance) - I tell you what, I’d let a hairdresser operate on me to save my life before some doctors I’ve met haha. I worked in civil contingencies, emergency response, transport security and complex stuff - still know I could never cut it (forgive the pun) as a hairdresser or barber.
Do any of them retire without crippling arthritis, repetitive strain injury and back pain that’d bend you double?
They have my utmost respect
even though I will be attempting to find the most affordable barbers near me, to get my son a haircut for school restarting tomorrow (Glasgow), because we all hope for ways to save in the current chaotic, economic conditions & everything being soooo expensive.I don’t think that hairdressers get to claim VAT exemptions on children’s haircuts, the way kids’ clothes & shoes have.
Sorry, this was like an essay when all I meant to say I thought Supercuts had always charged adult prices from a fairly young age. Sorry for rambling comment on your post
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Amy
Why should it be cheaper? Your paying for a stylist to cut hair, regardless of who’s head it’s on it’s still their time and skill you’re using right? Some 11 years olds have thicker longer hair than most adults I know.. should they still get it for pennies?
And your last line is laughable, you understand it’s a skill UNTIL it’s time for you to pay for that skill then it’s unacceptable… behave yourself Bev
And your last line is laughable, you understand it’s a skill UNTIL it’s time for you to pay for that skill then it’s unacceptable…
behave yourself Bev-
Sharon
This ANNOYS me!!
We do not overcharge, we’re simply OVER some people’s budgets… that’s all!
Each appointment has to cover the costs of:
Please be considerate of this when you think ‘How much!!?’
We do not overcharge, we’re simply OVER some people’s budgets… that’s all!
Each appointment has to cover the costs of:
- Wages
- Tax
- Vat
- Products
- Tools
- Electricity
- Water
- Insurances
- Booking System
- Website
- Rent/Mortgage
- Rates
- Phone
- Broadband
- Music
- Software
- Accountant
- Waste
- Pensions
- Education
- Sundries
- And MORE…
Please be considerate of this when you think ‘How much!!?’
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Lesley
It’s always been about 8 and then full price and not just at Supercuts. Rightly so in my opinion as they are past toddler/infant cuts. Hair is thicker and needs more work sand time like adult hair.
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Melanie
You aren’t just paying for the 30 mins it takes to cut the hair. You are paying for the training, the scissors, the sharpening, the insurance and everything else that goes along with it. I’m not a hairdresser but can appreciate (after a wonky lock down cut!) the skill it takes.
Please don’t devalue other people work.
They charge their worth!
Please don’t devalue other people work.
They charge their worth!
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Louisa
Thinking about it.. there’s no difference in cutting an 11 year olds hair than a grown adults it would take the same amount of time.
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Gemma
Don’t suppose your close to Islington? Islingtonmakeup artist in Angel does £25 “pamper” session - it’s a facial, hair cut and blow dry, a mocktail & then a little makeup at the end - takes about an hour - just a cute little day for her!
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Lynne
I’ve never heard of super cuts but that is ridiculous. My daughter who is 14 had a dry cut last week at out local salon and it cost £18.
I felt that was expensive for a 2 inch trim.
I felt that was expensive for a 2 inch trim.
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Michelle
Yep. We won't be going there again. They also told us it's 1 inch only. If you want more it is the price of a re style. They won't be around much longer I doubt.
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