'Got a solid haircut yesterday or so I thought': 20+ Haircuts that did not go according to plan

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Feb 11, 2025 4:00 PM EST

Some barbers have been known to get it wrong every once in a while. Of course, it's not always their fault. Perhaps the customer was unspecific or thought they wanted something until they changed their mind and it was far too late. Perhaps they were on the phone or moving throughout the haircut, thereby making it nearly impossible for the barber to do their job properly. Or perhaps the barber actually was distracted and it was one of those rare instances in which the customer actually was in the right.

Keep scrolling below for this collection of bad haircut stories and classic messy hair styles!

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    "Asked for the haircut on the left, received the haircut on the right"

    I'm a dude, not particularly fussy about my hair, but I'm hosting Thanksgiving with my GF next week for both our families and she butchered me.
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    "Got a haircut 3 days before my wedding..."

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    "My mother cut my son’s hair without my permission"

    I had asked my mom if she could take care of my son (2yrs old) while my husband and I went to the movie theaters she agreed so when I dropped him off she told me that my son's hair was too long and jokingly said she was going to take him to get a haircut
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    (Note: she has said that in the past but never actually did it) I said that he doesn't like getting haircuts plus I was letting his hair grow out so I can style it a bit better. We left and enjoyed our movie...when I went to pick him up to my surprise I found him with his head shaved off ...
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    literally you can see his scalp and his little bald spot which I would just comb Over and hide it when he had hair but now it's just out there and very visible. All I told her was "mom you really cut his hair!?!" And she replied with "well
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    I did tell you didn't I? plus you never said no" it's been a week since we last spoke because I told her that she overstepped my authority as a parent with my child she replied with "you're so ungrateful I was doing you a favor by cutting his long hair" I know it's just hair it will grow back but I was really hurt
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    "This haircut that I paid $60 for"

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    "Got a solid haircut yesterday or so I thought"

    The part that is mildly infuriating is that she didn't even let me know she gave me a bald spot someone else had to tell me
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    "I was the recipient of an upset barber haircut"

    I had requested a low skin fade into a #3 on the sides and back, long hair on top. Somewhere in there she became upset and clearly did not care about the outcome.
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    "Had a rough week and decided to treat myself to a haircut..."

    Pictures were taken right after getting home. Dude didn't use ANY lotion, shaving cream, hot towel, or anything else. He just ]d me with a straight razor... no lotion or after-shave
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    "…and shave at a local barbershop, this was the result of the shave"

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    razor... no lotion or after-shave treatment was put on afterwards either. So much unshaven hair is still on my neck, got broken and irritatwd skin, and a burning sensation.
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    $60 total. At least the hair cut turned out ok, albeit a lot shorter than I wanted...
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    "I was charged $62 for a haircut and it wasn’t even cut correctly."

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    And now for some classic hair mishaps!

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    01/21/200 DUCK BRAND DUCT APE
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