Sharkey's Cuts for Kids

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk in Sharkey’s neighborhood, when most kids were already home from school, a delivery driver noticed something strange outside Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids. A regular customer, Mr. Jenkins, was standing motionless near the entrance, holding a freshly cut bouquet of flowers. Curious, the delivery driver approached and saw that Mr. Jenkins’ eyes were closed, his face serene as if he’d just won the lottery. Turned out, he was simply waiting for his granddaughter who was inside getting her weekly haircut. The whole neighborhood now knows not to disturb him until ‘the show is over.’

2. At closing time one day, Sharkey’s neon sign flashed an odd message over the street: ‘Haircuts today only—tomorrow you’ll be too old!’ Regulars laughed it off, but soon noticed something strange: every morning after that, the sign read, ‘Today is your last day here.’ One day, a delivery driver mentioned casually, 'I guess I better come early tomorrow.' The next morning, the sign said, 'You’re late!' So everyone started showing up super early. Then, a regular joked, 'Maybe we should just stay overnight?' And from then on, Sharkey’s was always packed with sleepy kids and their parents, waiting for the sign to change.

3. At closing time one day, Sharkey’s neon sign flashed an odd message over the street: ‘Your haircut today is brought to you by… aliens?’ The regulars laughed it off, but soon after, every morning around sunrise, they heard a strange humming sound coming from inside. Soon enough, everyone in town was talking about the mysterious humming and alien messages. One day, a delivery driver joked that maybe Sharkey had installed new LED lights. But when he opened the door, he saw Sharkey himself dancing gleefully with a box of colorful hair clips, singing, 'We’re here to bring you joy!' Turning to the crowd, Sharkey grinned, ‘Aliens? Nah, just my new line of space-themed kids’ haircuts!’

4. In Sharkey’s quiet street, after hours of rain had stopped, a delivery driver noticed something unusual on the pavement outside the salon. Curious, he picked it up—it was a tiny pair of scissors, perfectly shaped like a shark’s fin. The delivery driver showed the little scissors to his colleague, who laughed and said, ‘Must be from one of those kids’ imaginations!’ Later that day, as a regular customer entered the shop, she exclaimed, “Hey, look—those scissors look just like our Sharkey!” Everyone burst out laughing, realizing it was indeed a child’s artwork left behind.