A Cut Above

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At ‘A Cut Above’ salon, a regular always sat in chair number three. One morning, while blow-drying his hair, he heard an odd voice over the intercom: ‘Your haircut today is on us—we apologize for any inconvenience.’ Curious, our regular looked around and saw only the usual crew—the stylist, her assistant, and the cleaning lady polishing chairs. The voice repeated, ‘This is our special promotion.’ Finally, the stylist turned to him with a smile: ‘Sir, your haircut’s free because you’re our 100th customer today!’

2. At A Cut Above salon, customers often noticed an old man sitting in front of the window, carefully arranging something on his lap. ‘I’m just waiting for my turn,’ he’d say with a smile, never revealing what he was holding. One day, a delivery driver asked him, ‘What’s that you’re always fiddling with?’ The old man replied, ‘Oh, it’s just my secret recipe for perfect haircuts!’ Turned out he was knitting tiny hats for each client—everyone loved them so much they became part of A Cut Above’s signature style.

3. At 'A Cut Above' salon, every Wednesday afternoon around 3 PM, a faint whiff of freshly brewed coffee wafts through the air. No one knows where it comes from or who brings it, but everyone looks forward to that unexpected aroma. One day, an enthusiastic new employee swears she saw a shadowy figure in a long black coat leaving the back door just after the smell appeared. But when everyone else looked, there was no one there—except maybe a delivery driver or a neighbor with a secret love for pranks.

4. At A Cut Above salon, a customer once asked the stylist: ‘Why does everyone leave here with such perfect hair, but I always end up with knots?’ The stylist smiled and whispered, ‘Because they’re leaving their troubles outside, while you keep yours in your bag.’ The customer laughed, realizing she’d been bringing her worries into the salon. From then on, she left her problems at the door—and her hair was always flawless.