Cost Cutter

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the early morning fog of a typical autumn day in Portland, Oregon, a delivery driver pulled up to Cost Cutter salon. As he unloaded boxes, he noticed something odd—an old comb lying on the pavement, its handle glowing faintly in the dim light. Curious, he picked it up and felt a tingle run down his arm. Inside, the salon's owner, an elderly gentleman named 'a regular', smiled knowingly as he said, 'Ah, found my lucky comb, did you? Thought I'd lost it.' The driver laughed it off, realizing it was just another Cost Cutter tale.

2. In the dimly lit hallway of Cost Cutter salon, a regular customer exclaimed, 'I thought I saw someone's head popping out of that closet!' The stylist looked up from her scissors, eyebrows raised, and replied, 'That’s just Mr. Jenkins' hat.' Just then, another voice piped up from behind the counter: ‘Hey, it’s probably just Mrs. Thompson’s scarf!’ Everyone burst into laughter, realizing they were all getting too worked up over nothing. The day ended with everyone laughing and chatting like old friends—even though no one ever did figure out whose hat or scarf it was.

3. At night, when Cost Cutter’s neon sign flickered on, a neighborhood cat would appear, sitting motionless outside the door. Employees swore it never moved, just stared with its glowing eyes until dawn. One day, an old delivery driver parked his truck and asked the cat if he was lost. The cat didn’t blink—just kept staring. Finally, the driver joked, ‘Hey, you’re not thinking of opening your own salon, are ya?’ The cat yawned and walked away, leaving everyone to wonder if maybe, just maybe, Cost Cutter had found its first feline stylist.

4. At dawn, when Cost Cutter's doors were just opening, a delivery driver swore he saw an old lady with a basket full of glittering coins. The delivery driver told everyone in town that he’d seen a ghostly coin collector, but no one believed him until a neighbor found a pile of shiny pennies near the shop entrance. Turned out it was just a regular old lady who loved leaving small surprises for the staff.