Sal’s Barber Shop

Critical: Professionalism, Quality, ValueWent in for a haircut. Explained to sal himself what I wanted done. Ended up making me look like a clown. Uneven front, sideburns altered without asking and uneven. Trimmed too far out from the right ear and thinned sideburn to just a line. I do not recommend his haircuts or business to anyone who cares how they look.

Went in for a haircut. Explained to sal himself what I wanted done. Ended up making me look like a clown. Uneven front, sideburns altered without asking and uneven. Trimmed too far out from the right ear and thinned sideburn to just a line. I do not recommend his haircuts or business to anyone who cares how they look.

Critical: Professionalism, Quality, ValueI have to say, I almost never leave actual reviews for businesses, particularly what I presume to be locally-owned, non-corporate ones, but being a small business doesn’t excuse terrible quality. I received a haircut at Sal’s. I was a first time customer, as my usual barber shop is in New Hartford, and I didn’t feel like driving all the way there that day, and the reviews for this place in particular were overwhelming positive. My experience WAS NOT. My barber seemed incredibly nervous and inexperienced (he was the only one there at the time and the waiting area was full of people by the time I left the chair), and gave me what is arguably one of the lowest-quality haircuts I’ve ever gotten. I would completely understand if I’d gone to an establishment where fledgling barbers were honing their skills, and I could allow myself to be practiced on for a discount, but come on, I went into this experience expecting something a little better than a SuperCuts, given the reviews, and I left wishing I’d simply continued to deal with my hair at the length it was. Genuine disappointment on my part.Long story short, hair grows back, I only have to wait a few weeks to purge the incompetence of Sal’s Barber Shop from my scalp. That being said, I’m writing this due to the 5-star rating this place has for some reason. If I can save even one person the terrible haircut I was given, it was worth writing this diatribe.I have to say, I almost never leave actual reviews for businesses, particularly what I presume to be locally-owned, non-corporate ones, but being a small business doesn’t excuse terrible quality. I received a haircut at Sal’s. I was a first …More

I have to say, I almost never leave actual reviews for businesses, particularly what I presume to be locally-owned, non-corporate ones, but being a small business doesn’t excuse terrible quality. I received a haircut at Sal’s. I was a first time customer, as my usual barber shop is in New Hartford, and I didn’t feel like driving all the way there that day, and the reviews for this place in particular were overwhelming positive. My experience WAS NOT. My barber seemed incredibly nervous and inexperienced (he was the only one there at the time and the waiting area was full of people by the time I left the chair), and gave me what is arguably one of the lowest-quality haircuts I’ve ever gotten. I would completely understand if I’d gone to an establishment where fledgling barbers were honing their skills, and I could allow myself to be practiced on for a discount, but come on, I went into this experience expecting something a little better than a SuperCuts, given the reviews, and I left wishing I’d simply continued to deal with my hair at the length it was. Genuine disappointment on my part.