Sport Clips

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unusually quiet Saturday morning in downtown Portland when a regular walked into Sport Clips with something unusual under his arm. The barbers looked up from their clippers as he approached the counter. Under his arm was a live parrot, squawking and flapping its wings. ‘Need a trim,’ the man said sheepishly. After much laughter and confusion, it turned out the bird needed a haircut worse than anyone there. The barbers spent the next hour trying not to laugh while giving both customer and feathered friend a stylish new look.

2. A delivery driver pulled up to Sport Clips one afternoon, unloaded his boxes, and noticed something odd on the parking lot: a vintage arcade game, half-buried in sand. Curious, he gave it a push—it moved! Inside, dusty tokens lay scattered around. The delivery driver decided to give it a try, inserted a token, and—zing!—the machine sprang to life with an old-school tune. A regular walked in, saw the action, and asked, ‘What’s going on here?’ Turns out, it was just an old arcade game from the ’90s that someone had hidden there. The two played for a while, laughing over nostalgic memories, until another employee finally said, ‘Hey, isn’t that our new mascot statue?’

3. It was a rare Sunday afternoon in bustling Manhattan when a delivery driver pulled up to Sport Clips. Unloading his boxes, he noticed something peculiar—all the mirrors had been replaced with photos of famous athletes. Curious, he entered and asked the stylist what gave rise to this unusual decor. With a twinkle in her eye, she replied, ‘Oh, our new clientele prefers to look at heroes while getting their hair cut.’ The delivery driver left, shaking his head but smiling, thinking that maybe Manhattan needed more inspiration—and fewer mirrors—in its barbershops.

4. While waiting for his haircut, a regular noticed something odd on the wall of Sport Clips—a small sign that read ‘Tips for Delivery Drivers Appreciated.’ Curious, he asked the stylist if it was new. She replied, ‘Oh no, that’s been there forever—just never noticed before.’ Soon after, another customer pointed out that above the tip sign hung a poster saying, 'Please Wait Patiently.' The regular laughed and said, 'Guess they’re always in a hurry here!' The stylist smiled and shrugged, clearly used to such observations.