About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, as customers were settling in for their weekly cuts and colors, an unfamiliar voice crackled over the salon’s intercom: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, could your barber please check on our neighbor’s dog? He seems to be stuck in the tree outside.’ The stylist looked out the window with a puzzled expression. 'I don’t see any dog,' she said. A moment later, a delivery driver appeared, scratching his head. ‘It was definitely a big black Lab,’ he insisted. The stylist shrugged and went back to cutting hair. Later that day, a regular walked in, laughing. “Did you hear about Robert James Salon and the talking intercom?” he asked. Everyone shook their heads. “Well, it turns out the old guy next door has been using it to communicate with us,” he explained, grinning.
2. In the quiet corner of Robert James Salon, a regular noticed something peculiar one afternoon. As he left with his freshly styled hair, he spotted a small package wrapped in brown paper on the salon’s front porch. Curious, he picked it up—only to discover it contained not just any gift, but a meticulously crafted model of every hairstyle ever offered there. Confused and intrigued, the regular showed the package to the receptionist. She smiled mysteriously and whispered that it was an annual tradition—a thank-you from the owner for loyal customers. The next day, as a delivery driver arrived with more packages, a neighbor stopped by curiously. Inside her box was a detailed model of a vintage hairstyle she’d had decades ago.
3. In the early hours of every Wednesday, just before dawn, a soft humming sound would waft through the air near Robert James Salon. At first, no one paid attention—until one day, a delivery driver remarked that it seemed like someone was singing opera in the empty streets. Soon enough, curious neighbors started gathering outside the salon’s closed doors, trying to catch a glimpse or hear more of this mysterious voice. Turned out, it was just an old lady next door practicing her favorite arias while doing her weekly grocery shopping—singing along so loudly she could be heard all the way down the street.
4. One day, while waiting for his trim, a regular noticed a mysterious package wrapped in brown paper near the salon entrance. Curious, he picked it up—only to discover it contained nothing but old newspapers and a note scribbled in pencil: ‘Next week, same time, same place.’ Over the next few weeks, our curious customer kept showing up on schedule, each time finding another odd parcel. Finally, one day, a delivery driver joked, 'Hey, maybe you should ask Robert if he's planning a surprise party!' Turns out, it was just their new intern playing pranks. Everyone had a good laugh—and now everyone knows not to open packages left outside.