Old Time, Good Times

I recently went to Wal-Mart for a tire rotation. The reason why i went is becuase I baught the tires at 75% off and got a killer deal. Part of the price included lifetime rotation/balance/and road hazard protection. My truck was due for a rotation, so I decided to go directly after school (2:15 pm) and hopefully beat the rush. My miscalculation was that Palm Ocast is so full of jobless (either retired, rich, or really jobless) that Wal-mart was on a full on hop at 2:30 pm. I signed up for a tire rotation and was given a one to one and one-half wait time, for the 10 minute job.

Now Wal-Mart in Palm Coast is nowhere near (walking distance) to any where else. I was basicly trapped in side for the better part of two hours. So I walked isle after isle in the slowest gait my legs could withstand looking at nearly every item. After I had finished all iles, save for womens and food, I realised I had only passes just over thirty minutes, I still had at least an hour untill my vehicle was ready.

I wondered by the front area and the "Super Cuts" caught my attention. There was no line and I could use a trim. Normaly I goto John's in Bunnell, but I felt since I was hostage anyhow, it would help finish my wait. Only after commital would I be sorely regretted.

I approached and took count of the seven employee's of the establishment. Two where busy trimming hair (as would be expected), four stood together and chatted, while the seventh organised the shampoo racks. I walked in and the "leader" of the chatting group asked "Would you like an hair cut?" (My first thought was "I ain't here for the ambiance.") I politely replied yes. The four discussed this answer for a few seconds and finally agreed on who would cut the hair. As my luck would have it, I was assigned the least english profecient.

To compaire this to John's. At John's There are only two employee's, John and Dave, two elderly enghlish profecent gentilemen. They never ask why you are there (i guess they realise we dont goto a barber shop to buy cookies). It is never a discussion who does your hair, who evere is avaible gives you a hair cut.

I will compaire other aspects, SC for SuperCuts and J ofr John's

SC: The chair was very minimal. Much like an office chair.
J: The cair is more like an easy chair.

SC: They ask if I want to change my hair style, and how short on top, etc..
J: Realises that your are a real man and your hair never changes, only ask if you want a trim or very short.

SC: Likes to use the electric clippers
J: Only uses the sciscors

SC: My "stylist" answered the phone three times (even though three employees where ovioulsy not busy)
J: I dont think they even have a phone there.

SC: I have to face the mirror and watch the process
J: I watch the news with the sound off and close captioning on.

SC: Only reading while waiting is hair magasines
J: Normal magasines (wide selection too, Time, popular scienc, road and track, etc..)

SC: Loud music, middle of walmart with cash register noise the whole time, people walking buy watching the half cut head while your stylist talk on the phone.
J: QUIET, no nose, windows are tined so non customers can not see you.

SC: During the cut a differnt stylist came over, leaned over me (not behind) and gosspied to my stylist about a third stylist who the referred to "nut case" (as if i would know who there talking about.
J: If any one speaks gossip they are thougt of as gay and banished. (or so I woul assume)

SC: Used a dinky electric raiser to trim neck hair and side burns.
J: Uses hot shaving lather (feels so good) and a strait raiser to trip neck and burns.

SC: Offers wax, perm, or shampoo as extras at ungoldy prices. Yes they asked about two of them to me. "Would you like a wax or shampoo?"
J: Offers a hot lather, strait raiser, shave for $2 more.

SC: $12:50
J $8:00 ($10 if you do the shave)

Oviosly the its a close one. I have decied to keep with John's and share about supper cuts.