Supercuts

I had to choose this place as my regular place was crowded and I was very sober this day when I chose to cut my hair and it was my birthday. I wanted the stylist to cut 2 in the back and 4 in the front so that I can style my front hair and I am 100% sure she did 2 in the front and acted like it was ok. On top of that she asked me «if I brought a cap»
Really???
Please don’t ever go to this place. I don’t know why I did this to myself on my birthday but let me be the last one affected.

DO NOT GO HERE FOR A FADE. COSMETOLOGY SCHOOL AND BARBER SCHOOL ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. I just got the worst fade of all time for $ 19. I’m new to UTC and get out of work at 6pm so this was my ONLY option for an important event on Wednesday, I only paid for it because I DID know better, I even called beforehand and this girl picked up and I SPECIFICALLY ASKED her to ask the stylists if anyone was good with fades, she then put me on hold and came back and said yes, I then asked for a name and she put me on hold again, then came back and hesitantly said all of them. At this point I should have just waited for the weekend. I got there, was assigned to a stylist, and asked the nice young lady if she was good with fades, she said yes confidently. I told her ok I want a low skin fade and she said she could do it. 10 minutes later she handed me the mirror to look at it. If I would have took pics and posted them up of how the lady left me at first you would have died. She saw nothing wrong with it, I was so astonished that a professional hair stylist could think this was even a little ok AND it wasn’t even a skin fade it was a 1!!! I guess I should be glad she didn’t shave anything! It was the most choppy hair cut with random lines all over the place. She re-​did it like 3 times and was very apologetic, after a while I just said forget it. I’M HOME NOW AND I HAVE TO FIX MY OWN HAIRCUT that I paid $ 19 for. I know $ 5 barbers that can do wayyyy better than this, but now live too far from them. DANG THAT’S WHAT I GET FOR MOVING TO A NICE NEIGHBORHOOD!!! No good barber shops! To get from La Jolla to National City or Chula Vista would take forever at 6pm on a Monday. That’s what I get. Oh and to top it off the cashier asked if I had cash because she ran out of cash… I almost died. NEVER AGAIN

I went to Supercuts about 6 months ago and Janet cut my hair. It is the best haircut I have ever received and have been a loyal client ever since. Janet is so good at what she does that I even drive the extra 15 minutes just so she can cut my hair. And the environment at this location is so positive and fun. Great staff working there.

Love this place. My mother and I have been getting cuts and color from Corrinne for years. If anyone has an issue here, ask for the mgr Janet. She is responsive and runs a tight ship.

Great job Natalie
She is very patient and pays attention to details. She will not leave any lines (unfaded spots), perfectly blends sides and back in.
Definitely coming back.
~Satisfied customer…

Stylist (Sheeba) was very sloppy. Not only did she not cut my sideburns straight, but also did a bad job at making a clean cut behind my ears with the buzzer. She did not put any extra effort to make the haircut look clean and fresh.

They try to scam you for $ 4 for shampoo’ing your hair.
It’s a decent place — the haircut itself is like 3 stars. The wait times and estimates along with the deceptive practices make me rate this a 1 star.

Great place to cut here but they always try to sell you shampoo and hair products which can get annoying. Also shampoo ahead of time. They charge you a ridiculous 4 bucks for shampooing your hair.

Quoted 25 – 30 min wait time. An hour went by and I still wasn’t up next. I understand quoting times can be tricky but that’s unacceptable. Have to realize your customer’s time is valuable.

Haven’t been to a Supercuts in so many years that I guess I had forgotten why I stopped going until recently.
Go in for a quick cut in middle of the work day. The woman tells me «come over here» and walks over to the hair wash station. No mention that this is not an included service in the hair cut, no asking me if I would like the hair wash as an extra service, she just pretends like this is what everybody at Supercuts gets when they get their hair cut. Reading the reviews, I see this is a pretty common tactic at this location.
So she washes, then she cuts, and when she’s styling my hair she styles it in some weird do that makes my head look like I have a big freakish puff of hair on top. This wasn’t the style I came in with, and again, there wasn’t any asking if I wanted this weird new style. If I wasn’t going back to work I wouldn’t mind so much, but obviously I don’t need a weird hair styling for the second half of my work day.
I go to pay, then I get the usual Supercuts «oh let me sell you this overpriced shampoo» (I see nothing’s changed on the upsell, thanks but no thanks) and what I thought was an $ 18 haircut is now $ 22. For a second I’m like, wtf, then I see the sign by the register that says shampoo is $ 4 extra. Why wasn’t I asked if I wanted to pay $ 4 for a shampoo? Hell, if they would shampoo my hair AFTER they cut it to get all the cut hair out then that could be worth $ 4. But WTF would I need you to shampoo me BEFORE you cut it for when I just shampooed it a couple hours ago when I woke up?
I won’t be back to any Supercuts, hopefully forever this time. Writing this review in fact so that in a few years when I forget why I avoid Supercuts like the plague, maybe I can read this and take a stroll down memory lane.

THIEVES. CON ARTISTS. Swindlers.
This review would have been a 4 or better if not for the THIEF of a haircutter overcharging me for things I said I didn’t need…
The girl cut my hair a bit then took me over to get it wet at the sink so she could cut my hair better… but then I stopped her and said the words: I ALREADY SHAMPOOED TODAY AND DON’T NEED IT.
She said «It’s to help cut the hair better» and did it anyway AFTER I TOLD HER NOT TO.
They then charged me extra money for the hair wash at check out.
She STOLE from me by OVERCHARGING.
The owner of this store must be CORRUPT to allow employees to overcharge AKA STEAL from customers for things they DID NOT ASK FOR.
You immoral Supercuts people are THIEVES at this location.
Do not go to this store. They owe me money. If they would steal a measly $ 4 from me can you really trust them with ANYTHING? When they will steal such a small amount?

Thankyou Ashley, you did a great job. I got one of the best haurcuts in SD. She is very polite and friendly. I would recommend you guys to choose her as ur hairstylist.

Went for the first time today. The stylist was friendly and did a good job. Best of all there was no wait.

My usual haircut experience would be just get in there and get it cut short. Since this time I am giving up my long hair, I had to find the right cut to keep the volume as well as keep it short. The stylist was clear of my requirements and gave frequent suggestions to improve my look based on my hair texture. I ended up getting a style I was looking for. She was kind enough to oblige when I politely refused the products as I always stick to a single brand of soap & shampoo. Overall, a good experience and will be back here again!

LOL I’ll never forget the day i made the mistake of choosing this place. Thinking back at this depressing, eye-​opening experience still makes me laugh to this day.
I was a UCSD student at the time and I needed a haircut — a crucial detail here is that it was a Friday evening. I was about to go out, and waiting to get a haircut was not an option. The regular barber I went to had just closed and I was getting desperate. I looked up the nearest barbers that were open at night in my area, and unfortunately this lame excuse for a hair salon showed up in my search.
I walked in and there was one person waiting. Honestly, it really didn’t matter at the time. Supercuts is one of the only barbers open late and I would have waited if there were 5 people waiting. I sat in the chair observing the two or three «hair stylists/​barbers» (LOL) cutting people’s hair to see who knew what they were doing. Before I had the opportunity to do so, I was summoned to the chair of broken promises by a bubbly blonde girl — I don’t remember her name, but let’s call her Becky.
Becky tried to make small talk with me, and I appreciated that. But honestly, if it’s going to hinder your ability to focus on the words that are coming out of my mouth in regards to HOW I WANT MY HAIRCUT, you’re probably better off not talking at all and just listen to what I’m saying. I asked if she knew how to do a fade. Told me «of course my fade is good, I went to school for hair» and proceeded to give me a haircut that led me to believe if I had longer hair, I probably would have left that place with a bowl haircut.
Like a deer in the headlights, I sat in that chair literally staring in the mirror in horror. «When did it go wrong? She promised me she knew what she was doing… did she lie to me? It’s not over yet, she can still make this work.»
I sat there watching Becky cut my hair as she wanted, stroke by stroke ruining my hopes of going out that Friday night. Becky, clearly oblivious to the whole situation, kept rambling to me about her boyfriend, the car she wants to buy once she’s saved enough money while I sat there thinking maybe it was some special method and it would all come together at the end. As she started cleaning up the hairs of my neck, I realized that Becky was not joking. I paid $ 20+ for her work of abstract art.
I don’t remember the rest of that night. I went home and sat in front of the mirror for another hour debating whether I should just shave my head. Honestly, the next time I need a haircut, I don’t care if I look like Tom Hanks from Cast Away, I would not go to this place even if they were offering free haircuts.

Finding the right person to cut your hair just how you like it is extremely difficult. Luckily for me, I found Secily (I hope I spelled that right) while I lived in La Jolla the past couple years.
She did an amazing job cutting my hair to just how I wanted it! I have short, straight and stubborn hair, so it was hard to get it right. But her styling skills were on point. Secily is such a great hairstylist and person– I highly recommend her.
I’m living a few hours away from La Jolla now so getting my hair cut by her will be tough, but I’ma definitely make the trip out when I can.

The girls are super friendly and professional. There was a wait but they accurately represented the wait time and advised me to stay inside the shop to wait. The girl who cut my sons hair was great with him. He complained about itchy hair and she would blow dry him immediately! She also listened to my specific requests about length. Finally, I appreciated that she didn’t slap any product in his hair to style it when it’s 8pm!
Thank you!
Only four stars because they don’t offer a military or student discount… You’re in utc you really should offer at least one or the other!

I’ve been back a couple of times since my initial review and I’m happy to bump them up a couple of stars. I go in every 4 – 5 weeks for either a cut or a color touch up. Color doesn’t seem to last as long as it used to… but I’m a ‘mature’ woman so that probably explains it… old hair doesn’t hold color like young hair :-)
Convenient to home.

My usual haircut joint ($ 8 a pop + tip) has been too «busy,» which was very sad for me, who needed a haircut badly. So badly, I began to resemble something of a wild middle school child, bent on the unruly growth of the weeds atop my head. Anywho, I began desperately seeking an affordable place that could cut my Asian hair (straight), and seriously took a chance on the closest place to me. like, a big chance.
After a quick call, and time estimate of 20 minutes, I pulled in, and walked in. Literally 1 minute later, I found myself in the barbers chair under the care of Hope, a bomb ass Asian chick. Hope, if you’re reading this, you are crowned my new barber.
She knew my hair better than I did, expertly dropping bombs of knowledge about my hair that blew me away. did you know — you have options for how to «clean» the back of your head?! Box or round. Did you know — if you layer and fancy up your hair, you look good and have options for styling?! Newb status. This proves, «you get what you pay for.» I never had options like this at my old barber.
Anyways, she did a fantastic job, gave me a shampoo wash and snuck in a relaxing massage in between. All in all, this ran me $ 21 (not including tip) but like I said, this experience with Hope has truly lay the foundation for «you get what you pay for.»
To summarize — Supercuts, nein, Hope, has won me over. See you again for an appointment soon!

Been here a few times for cuts after my friend who used to work at the PB supercuts moved. I think I’ve had a different person each time I’ve come here, which makes me wonder if they have high turnover, or just a lot of stylists and I come in at different times — I would like someone that would remember me and my haircut.
Stopped in on a weekday afternoon and had no waiting. Molly did a good job of trimming my hair down to something more manageable, and evening it out between the scissor-​trim on top and the clippers on the sides. There’s definitely that ‘do you want a shampoo?’ upsell line (so just know it’s coming), and in the past, i’d also get attempts to sell different product after finishing up the haircut, but not this time. Yay!