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Rating Distribution

2.0 star rating from 241 reviews, with 22% likely to recommend and a 72% unfavorable share; most customers express negative sentiment and 86% say they won’t return.

Key Takeaways for Future Customers

  • Check local Great Clips reviews and confirm coupon or price before booking.
  • Be prepared for variable skill levels; ask who will cut your hair and confirm expectations.
  • Expect mixed online check‑in reliability and potential delays.

Negative Feedback / Risk Areas

  • Recurring customer service failures, rude staff, and long waits despite online check‑in.
  • Frequent reports of poor, uneven, or wrong haircuts and high stylist turnover.
  • Complaints about coupons, billing and denied refunds for unsatisfactory service.

Positive Feedback

Some patrons praise the low price, a few friendly stylists who try hard, and convenient locations; a minority report consistently good service.

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Jamie G Zcd

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| map-marker Reno, Nevada

Horrible kids hair cut

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AI Highlights
  • - Staff were nice.
  • - We will not go back and want a refund.
  • - Our almost 2-year-old has a patch missing on the side of his head.
  • - Clippers' noise scared him.
Great Clips - Horrible kids hair cut

All the ladies were really nice but will never go there again and honestly would like our money back. Our almost 2 year old has a patch missing on the side of his head. I understand he was moving quite a bit cuz the noise of the clippers scared him but they should know how to still cut hair in those situations

Loss:
$23

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Lost M Iot

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AI Highlights
  • - There was no greeting at the desk.
  • - I asked for short layers with photo; no response.
  • - Final cut was 6 inches shorter with uneven layers.
Great Clips - My hair does not look like the picture I brought in plus I can not do...
Great Clips - My hair does not look like the picture I brought in plus I can... - Image 2
Updated by user Sep 28, 2025

I did contact corporate and they replied with "give us another chance and your next hair cut will be for free". I replied "if the first hair cut was horriable and unmanageable why would I consider going back for free." .

Original review Sep 24, 2025
Sunday 9/21/25 I decided to have my hair styled. So I scheduled an appointment, walked in, and was not greeted by anyone.

Then a woman came to the desk, never greeted me, nor smiled; she just looked miserable. It just looked like she was having a bad day. I gave her my name, and then she directed me to her station. I did not feel good about this.

I explained what I wanted, and she never responded or even acknowledged me. She brushed my hair and was obsessed with my uneven layers. I stated I know, and that is what I am here for: to give me short layers and style my hair. Can you do this?

I showed her a picture of what my hair looked like 5 years prior. I asked her if she could do this, and there was no response; she went to the back to get the manager. The manager said to have a seat up front. Me thinking he was going to cut my hair.

Well, I was wrong; a cutter named Gabby came over, and she was going to cut my hair. I showed her right away what I wanted, and she said she could do that. Well, at the end of the session, my hair looked nothing like the picture. The only thing different was my hair was 6 inches shorter in length with the same uneven layers.

Apparently, giving them a picture does not help them. Great Clips are not stylists; they are hair cutters with no rhyme or reason as to what they do. I will never go there again. What a waste...

I should have never paid for it.

I walked out of the store with the same style but 6 inches shorter... SAVE YOUR MONEY and go to a better salon with real stylists.
Loss:
$25
Pros:
  • No pros
Cons:
  • I can not do anything with my hair
  • Should not be in business
  • Are not stylists

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Save your money and go to a better SALON with real stylisits

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4 comments
Guest

I have to agree; I think your hair looks great.

Guest

I kind of disagree, I think your hair looks nice.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-2754089

Tha k you i appreciate your kindness but it nit what I was aiming for.

Anonymous
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-2754089

She is just trying to get a free haircut, hense asking for a refund.

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Anonymous
map-marker Plainfield, New Jersey

Rude employee

AI Highlights
  • - At Great Clips in Denville, NJ, a staff member was rude to my daughter.
  • - I request action, including possible firing, and I will not return.

I took my daughter to great clips Denville New Jersey do you get a haircut? The woman who work at this store was very rude to my daughter.

I believe some discipline action needs to be taken maybe like her getting fired because my daughter had a problem with her hair. She was very rude to her and she was looking for a tip. My daughter paid for the haircut and we left, but Im bringing this to your attention that you need to discipline this woman who works in the New Jersey store in Denville, New Jersey. She needs to be fired immediately.

How she talked to my daughter was very rude. I will never go to her again at this location.

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3 comments
Guest

Go see Trixie two trailers over next time.

Nicholas Mqq
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Lol

Guest

It took you 3 paragraphs to say absolutely nothing.

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Manish P Jvu

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Verified Reviewer
| map-marker North Brunswick, New Jersey

Unprofessional Salon location

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AI Highlights
  • - Site is closed about 75% of the time for special hours.
  • - Coupon expires May 14, 2025.
  • - Salon is closed May 14–15, and half a day on the 16th.
Great Clips - Unprofessional Salon location

Great Clips @ Commerce Center, North Brunswick, NJ 08902

This location is 75% of the time closed citing 'special hours.'

I got a coupon for a haircut expiring on May 14, 2025.

But the salon is closed May 14-15. What is the point of sending a coupon that is only valid for a location that is almost always closed?

I have the screenshot of the hours that show that the salon will be closed May 14, 15, and half a day on the 16th.

This is every week. This location should be shut down instead of relying on false advertisements.

Pros:
  • Nj location
  • Great professional staff for the east brunswick
Cons:
  • Nj location
  • Puts hand written notes on door when you arrive
  • Not at all reliable for commerce center

Preferred solution: Apology

User's recommendation: Go elsewhere and save some time. They put HAND written notes on door when you get there saying they are closed.

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Keyandra Ikx

Coupon *** on Facebook

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Great Clips - Coupon *** on Facebook

Offer a real discount coupon or debit card again The $7.99 Facebook was a *** and it went out to thousand of Facebook users

User's recommendation: I love Great Clips

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Tara D Tvb

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I wasn’t in the chair for more than 5 minutes. That was the biggest waste of money I’ve ever spent.

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AI Highlights
  • - The haircut lasted about 5 minutes from start to finish.
  • - One side of my hair was wet and the other dry.
  • - I regret tipping after a poor experience.

I went to the Great Clips in Port Orange, FL, because I just needed to get a few inches cut off for the summer. I didn't go there with high expectations because of the price, but this was the worst experience.

From the time I sat down until she said I was done was no more than 5 minutes. And the worst part is I tipped her good because that's just how I am. I mean, this lady took a pair of scissors and cut straight across and said, 'Okay, you're done.' Didn't even look to see if it was even. One side of my hair was wet and the other side completely dry.

I very much regret tipping her at all. If she at least acted like she was trying to make it look decent, then I wouldn't even be as mad that it is such a bad cut.

I could have had anyone take scissors and cut it across like she did. Total waste of money.

User's recommendation: Do not go to this location

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1 comment
Guest

Did you ask for just a bang trim? How long did you think it was going to take?

Manuela F Hkz

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| map-marker Canal Winchester, Ohio

DID NOT RECEIVE THE CUT I ASKED FOR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAS UNEVEN AND OVERCHARGED AS A SENIOR

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AI Highlights
  • - Came in with shoulder-length hair; asked for a bob but left with an uneven pixie.
  • - Charged $17; no senior discount; service attitude was poor.

I CAME IN WITH SHOULDER-LENGTH HAIR, I ASKED FOR A BOB HAIR CUT AND WALKED OUT WITH A PIXIE HAIR CUT WHICH WAS UNEVEN ON THE SIDES. WAS CHARGED $17, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN LESS.

I DON'T THINK SHE GAVE ME A SENIOR DISCOUNT EITHER.

HORRIBLE ATTITUDE AND SERVICE !!! NEVER AGAIN

Loss:
$20
Cons:
  • Bad service

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: GO SOMEWHERE ELSE

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Anonymous
map-marker Palmdale, California

Recent haircut

AI Highlights
  • - Kathy at Great Clips Gilbertsville cut the back of my hair shorter than requested.
  • - Senior price listed $19 but charged $23.

Been going to great clips for awhile now and never had any issues but last week 6/4/25 went to the great clips in gilbertsville pa. Stylist Kathy was assigned and I related what I wanted done .

Even though I continually stressed that I wanted a trim she hacked off the whole back of my hair close to my head !!!. When I realized what she had done I was appalled .. She said oh its not too shortit looks nice thats the style now. .

Needless to say there was nothing I could do then.

The other stylist seeing what happened continually tried to cover by saying it looks really nice

On top of the bad haircut she insisted that the senior haircut price was $23.00 when the sign above clearly stated $19.00. I was tired of talking to her at that point and just paid what she asked.

Im trying to be positive but every time I look at it I get so angry ,,, what right does someone have to give you a haircut that they think is acceptable !

I will repeatedly tell everyone that asks to NEVER allow Kathy to cut hair.

She is definitely not an asset to great clips in a good way .

Thank you for allowing me to express my frustration with this stylist.

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7 comments
Guest

We all get bad haircuts sooner or later in life. Some more than others.

I just would never return to that stylist. Could your pricing have been more because of hair length?

Kaesen Sky
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-2707754

Probably.

Guest

My guess is Kathy rejected you and now you're writing bad reviews. Nice try but I'm sure there's more to this story.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-2707462

My guess is that you have nothing better to do with your time than troll sites like this to demonstrate your pathetic empty life by criticizing strangers about their experiences that you know nothing whatsoever about. In this case I'M sure this senior citizen spent the time to write a bad review because a hair stylist in a place he clearly wasn't a frequent patron of rejected his advances.

Right!!!! You need to get a life.

Kaesen Sky
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-2707629

OH GROW UP CHILD. Telling someone off is not trolling. Your parents need to use the whip on you for lying.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Kaesen Sky

The person who made the trolling comment obviously missed the intention. The rejecting advances comment was more than likely sarcasm to illustrate how pointless it is to come here at times and post a complaint.

Especially when OP did not handle the issue in real time. To walk out unhappy and then pay a higher price than listed without questioning anything and ruminate later will lead to fantastical assumptions by others to illustrate the unbelievable stupidity.

And it worked. The person critical of the rejection comment had the same smh reaction as the others questioning OP’s inaction.

Kaesen Sky
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Eitherr that, or sleeping with her husband.

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Endia K Muk

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Disappointing and discriminatory experience

AI Highlights
  • - Denied a roller set due to race; perms offered to Caucasian customers.
  • - A Caucasian customer received a perm, contradicting the owner's claim.

I had a deeply disappointing and discriminatory experience at the Great Clips located at 4030 N Hwy 29, Newnan, GA 30265. This location appears to have a double standard when it comes to the services they offer to Black women.

While they offer perms for Caucasian women, they do not provide equivalent services for Black women. I visited this location seeking a roller set, a basic and common service. Although I brought my own rollers and the stylist was willing to complete the service, the manager told him he could not do my hair. The stylist expressed discomfort, saying he wouldn't ask me to leave since I was already there, but ultimately, the service was denied.

When I asked the manager why services were being offered to one race and not another, she simply said, 'That's just the policy.' She identified herself as the manager and directed me to customer service. After calling, I was told the owner would contact me. When the owner reached out, I explained the situation. She told me they only offer perms and could not accommodate my needs.

She also claimed she would discontinue perms for Caucasian customers entirely. However, when I returned a month later with my mother and son for haircuts, I witnessed a Caucasian customer receiving a perm—clearly contradicting her statement. This experience was frustrating, hurtful, and discriminatory.

It's clear that Black customers are not treated equally at this location. I will never support this Great Clips again, and I hope they reflect seriously on their policies and practices.

Preferred solution: Equality

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Wafa Rxc

Sigh here we go again. This has NOTHING to do with your being black.

You are ASHAMED of being black. I doubt that they only do white people's perms. If this were the case they would have been sued a long time ago.

You were probably asking for something special. they did not give it to you so you are claiming it is because I am black.

Guest

Great Clips is the largest chain of discount hair salons. The people that work there are either new to the industry or do not possess the skills and ability to work at a higher end salon.

They often can barely cut a white person's hair, so why would a black person, who has more complex hair needs, entrust them to do a perm? I certainly would not!

Guest

Get on with your life. If it's so traumatic go elsewhere.

Guest

Can we extend this policy to businesses that primarily offer hair services to black women? I went with a black friend when she was getting her hair done and asked if I could get a haircut!

a simple haircut and was told "they don't do white people's hair".

Can I scream discrimin@***n too? Don't I deserve equality too?

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-2678860

You’re absolutely within your rights to speak up if you feel you’ve been treated unfairly—equality does go both ways. It’s not about excluding others, but about providing a needed service in an industry that hasn’t always been inclusive. That said, open dialogue and mutual understanding are key to moving forward respectfully.

Wafa Rxc
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-2678879

Also, people are within their rights to tell her that her being black has NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT HAPPENED.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Wafa Rxc

Agree. Also OP isn’t weighing in. I wonder if there was an issue over pricing as a roller set is not a twenty minute in/out experience.

Guest

Did your stylist quote you a price ?

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Anonymous
map-marker Mansfield, Massachusetts

Tried to make an appointment for two cuts and told it was a 45 minute wait

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AI Highlights
  • - We documented a rude phone response twice.
  • - We are ten-year customers with no issues.
  • - We are generous tippers.
  • - We request a follow-up after a call.

Have documented it x2 now!!! I wrote an entire page about how we were treated and the rude response to our telephone inquiry.

Long time 10 yr customers and never had an issue before ever. We are also generous tippers as our records would indicate. New person at desk?

New management or owners?? Would appreciate a follow up email to a call

User's recommendation: Avoid

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Anonymous
map-marker North Royalton, Ohio

Coupon

AI Highlights
  • - Denise couldn't use a $5 Facebook coupon claimed for June on her haircut.
  • - She asks why this happened and how to get the $5 refund.

Hi, just got my hair cut and was not able to use my $5 off from my facebook coupon, which said it was for the month of june. Please explain why this could of happened and how I can get the $5 refund to me.

Thank you.

Denise

User's recommendation: Make sure coupon works before getting your cut.

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Helena B Hby

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Verified Reviewer
| map-marker Berlin, Maryland

Bad service

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AI Highlights
  • - Asked for a trim, but hair was chopped off.
  • - Staff were rude and the experience was disappointing, so I will not return.

Great Clips, do better. I asked for a trim, and your stylist chopped off my hair.

This isn't the first time I've left one of your salons completely disappointed; it's always a gamble, and this time was the last straw. On top of that, the staff was rude.

Absolutely unacceptable. I will never return, and I strongly suggest you take a hard look at the people you're hiring.

Loss:
$25
Pros:
  • Non at this time
Cons:
  • Gamble

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Don’t come here if you care about your hair

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Chase M Kwt

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| map-marker Chattanooga, Tennessee

Overcharged

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AI Highlights
  • - Overcharged, leading to a declined purchase.
  • - Receipt shows $24, but statement is $27.40; $20 haircut and $4 tip.
Great Clips - Overcharged

Overcharged, which led to my purchase at the following store being declined. This is absolutely ridiculous.

A lack of professionalism and knowledge has led to embarrassment.

$20 haircut, $4 tip. My receipt even says $24, but my statement reflects $27.40.

Loss:
$27

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Dorothy K Cxw

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Lousy uneven hair cut plus I had to tell her to cut the front

AI Highlights
  • - Wanted a half-inch cut on the bangs; about an inch was cut.
  • - Back cut up to 3 inches; front wasn’t cut.
  • - There are chunks and uneven lines.
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I told the girl I only wanted an inch off but only a half inch on my bangs. She cut up to 3 inches off in some places on the back, and then never even cut the front.

So, I asked her if she was going to cut anything on the top and front. 'Oh, I didn't know you wanted any cut in the front. I said only a half inch on the bangs.' She cut off a good inch!

So, I asked if she was going to blend the angles on the side. She replied, 'Oh yeah, there are chunks out of one side of my hair and the lines aren't even straight.' I'm a retired hairstylist, so I know a bad cut when I see one.

User's recommendation: Don’t go to Erin in Bethel, CT

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Nick R Sqp

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| map-marker Chicoloapán, Mexico

The customer service team are *** liars

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AI Highlights
  • - Long wait and rude staff at the nearest Great Clips location.
  • - Support was slow and did not forward the complaint, but a free haircut was offered.

Back in November I had a coupon for great clips and I went to my nearest location and the wait was longer than expected and the staff were rude. Bc of my negative experience I called great clips customer support a few days later where it took over half and hour to pick up my call only for them to make excuses on the slow response and when I told them they never sent the complaint to the location where I got the bad experience.

I called back that location recently and told them what happened and they told me they never got the complaint from the corporate offices showing that the customer service team there were lying little *** The good thing is that the management at this location were very understanding with me and if offering me a free haircut on my next visit to their location but if the damn customer service at great clips did their *** job right I wouldnt have had to settle with them independently. If you want to deal with customer service agents lying to you then you should use this if not then hopefully sport clips will treat you better.

Loss:
$10
Pros:
  • Cheap prices
  • Good coupons
  • Good accounts
Cons:
  • Ignored complaints
  • Dont take responsibility for their actions
  • Long waits

Preferred solution: Apology

User's recommendation: If you like people lying to you I recommend

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4 comments
Guest

I sometimes go to Great Clips and the people WORKING have to stop what they are doing to answer phone calls from s h ! t people like you. No one likes you, just stay home and cut your own hair!

Guest
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This was not the great clips stores I’m referring to I’m referring to the great clips customer service center over at their corporate offices next time look at the full review instead of assuming I’m complaining about just one location

Guest
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“I called back that location recently.....”. Your words.

So you did call the store as the previous commenter said. That’s ok.

You only lived it and wrote it then denied it and then wanted to call out the commenter for saying he’s getting his hair cut when people like you call. Maybe YOU should reread your post before commenting.

Guest

You seem to have a hard time acting like a man.

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Roger O Ygs

Chris at hunter crossing Charlotte NC gave me bad hair cut

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She took too much off. I told her lite trim.

Her co worker said I believe she did you a favor. Then she said I have been cutting hair 15 years...

User's recommendation: Don't go to this one... I think she might have been drunk

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Great Clips is an American company. Great Clips is a hair salon chain. The company was founded in 1982 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At the present time, the company operates more than two thousands of hair salons all over the United States of America and Canada. All the salons of Great Clips are singe brand salons. In addition, Great Clips salons are no-appointment salons. The company employs thousands of experienced and talented stylists. All the stylists employed by Great Clips receive training. Making haircuts and hairdos, they employ the latest trends.

In addition, Great Clips offers a lot of different gift cards.

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