Great Clips

Dont go to this place, one african american woman fucked up my hair… DONOT go here, and DONOT deal with her.
Peace

I’ve been very happy with my haircuts from Cecilia here. She listens and cuts my hair better than much pricier salons. And I’ve had terrible experiences across the street at Paul Mitchell.

I highly suggest you make an appointment to come here because you’ll find yourself waiting 40 – 60 minutes after lunch hours. You can make an appointment online and it’s super easy. All of the barbers are great and they all have their own ways of cutting hair. My hair style is super easy, I usually just get the fade with a scissor cut on top and these guys do an excellent job with it. It’s $ 13 without tip.
You can walk over from UIC, or meter park on Halsted. Make sure you make an appointment otherwise you’ll be sitting their bored for an hour.

5 visits for my short style hair. Satisfied and surprised customer. Wait times can be lengthy on Friday and Saturday so plan accordingly. My friend with shoulder length thick and curly hair went on my recommendation. Her hair hasn’t looked this good in 3 years. Stylist must have really cued in on a style for her that would be attractive yet easy to manage. NOTE: I had been going to PAUL Mitchell School but this last year I had so many a bad haircuts with students who did not even have basics down. Happy with this Great Clips location.

Do not go here if you’re looking for a good quality cut. I asked for layers and ended up with uneven choppy layers that looked better on one side than the other while the stylist blamed it on where my hairline was parted. I asked for a V-​cut in the back and the stylist did not even know what that was, let alone how to even do it. I asked for some bangs and wanted them long, around my lip line. Instead, the guy took my bangs and cut them short enough that they ended up by my eyes. When I came in for a fix-​up after they horrendously ruined my hair, the guy gave me an attitude and told me that I was «asking for more than he could do.» I actually really just wanted my hair to be evenly layered on both sides and cut at an even length on both sides. They do a quick job, however. But then again, what’s the point of quick if it’s just a bad cut? I’d rather spend an extra hour getting my cut and knowing that I’ll come out loving it and feeling confident in it. Do not recommend this place at all. I will not be coming back again.

I have short hair. I don’t need to spend more than $ 15 for a haircut. Came here on a weekday morning where they have a $ 10 haircut deal if it’s before noon. If you come here after then or during the weekend, I believe it’s $ 14. Since I’m a guy and my hair is short, it was done quickly and efficiently. If you need a fancier cut and you believe you’re high maintenance, go to Paul Mitchell across the street and do all that head massage and such. How do you if you’re high maintenance? One way to tell is check your bottle of shampoo and see if you paid $ 50 or not for it. If you have a family size Head and Shoulders from Costco because you thought it was a good deal or your mom bought it for you, then this place is for you. FYI, my wife buys my shampoo.
If you like to keep it simple and short, walk-​ins are welcomed. It’s a haircut. It will grow back if you are unhappy with it. I was happy with after my first visit. As long as they don’t spit in my hair, I’m good.
I will see all you fellow Head and Shoulder shampooers here in the future. All others, I’ll see you crossing the street to the Paul Mitchell. Who the heck is Paul Mitchell anyways? He’s Madonna’s stylist or something?

I went in today and got the $ 9.99 haircut special (M-​W until Noon, I think) and it was great. There was no wait and the stylist was a superb conversationalist. The customer service here is great. Since I only got my ends trimmed, I cannot fully review the quality of the haircuts here.

I’ve been here a few times, and the hispanic ladies have always been nice and done a decent job after getting my hair cut by them once or twice. I’m a guy with short hair so I’m not that difficult. My only request is that the top-​sides of my hair be cut shorter so that it doesn’t become poofy later on. Last time I went in here, I got stuck with a blonde lady I’d never seen before. She disregarded by preferance for scissors instead of the blade, moved my head around aggressively without any regard that I was a living, feeling, organism, and insulted my posture. On top of that, it was a bad hair-​cut too. Definitely the rudest service of any sort I’ve encountered. Not going back there again even tho it’s more convinient and cheaper.

I have been going here for years, yes years — why becasue I am a guy with short hair, they are extrememly conveinient and I have learned who can make me happy and who can’t as well as who I am taking a gamble on. For my 13 dollars I recommend Letti — the one in the far back corner (there are 2) She does a great job, is really fast and overall an extremely nice person. Oh, and yes she can do a great job on a little one, my son loves her and the reason i only give her 4 stars is she runs out of suckers sometimes — for the boy of course.

Great Clips NOT! if you have a toddler DON’T take your child here. We called ahead to ask if they cut toddlers hair, their answer,” we not expert’s, we’re professionals”? hmmm should’ve been a hint to not go here. I can go on about how bad it was but what the heck would that do, this is just a great way to vent. but DON’T take your kids here

Just took my nearly 3-​year old boy in for a haircut and was very happy with the result. His hair is fine and curly, and I wanted to keep the curls but shape it up. The woman (Leticia?) was nice and patient and she did exactly what I asked her to do. She also trimmed my 1-​year old’s bangs. Total cost was $ 11. I should add that I’ve always taken my boys to Snippets or Kid Snips in the past (yeah, I know), and this was just as good. Will definitely keep coming back.

First of all, why the heck are you looking at Great Clips! There is a wonderful Paul Mitchell’s *right across the street*. If you need a haircut more complicated than a buzz, call up Paul Mitchell’s and book an appointment with their level 2 trainees (about to graduate). It costs 15 $ and will be one of the best haircuts you can get in Chicago.
So why do I come to Great Clips? Because I’m lazy and don’t need to make an appointment. I get a 4 on top and a 2 on the sides and I’m done with it — 20 to 30 minutes on a Saturday. Even that can be a bit dodgy though (how can you not cut my hair evenly using a freakin’ buzzer!).

When I called the person who answered the phone was rather rude and abrupt. When I went in they were also rude and abrupt. The person that cut my hair was nice. I only needed a trim, it cost $ 5.00. I waited for a half hour for a 10minute cut. I guess it’s fine if you’re not looking for a major haircut.

I went to this location with a $ 7.99 haircut coupon. The wait was about 20 minutes… pretty reasonable. The woman who cut my hair (which I only found out by asking after the cut), Hilda, did a decent job. HOWEVER, she never initiated Any conversation and, in my few attempts at asking her questions, I got only 1 word answers. True, the price was unbeatable — but in terms of Service — thumbs down. I wouldn’t likely return here — or at least not to her. Both of the other cosmetoligsts Were interacting with their clients, by the way.

Waited about an hour and ten to find out that I was skipped and at least five people below the list were called before me and taken care of. Guess I won’t be coming back here. My name was not entered in the computer or crossed off just skipped. When one more lady below me was called I left. What BS

Great Clips is, as a chain, nothing special. But today, I was in the neighborhood, and needed a quick haircut. Cecilia was friendly, efficient, and left me with a respectable looking haircut.
Here’s a hint for folks– don’t expect a $ 100 haircut for $ 13. You get what you pay for. These quick McHaircut places never promised you a $ 100 cut. But, if you’re fairly low-​maintenance, are looking a bit of a beast and need your ‘do’ trimmed, this Great Clips will meet your needs.

I come here every 2 – 3 weeks to get my fade or faux hawk done by Maria or whoever is on staff. The girls all have their different methods of giving fades, but the end result is normally pretty good. They keep your «style» in their computer so when you come back they already know what kind of hair cut you normally get.
While the price of $ 13 for a haircut is high for a fade, they do a good job overall so I can’t complain. Depending on when you arrive, there could be a 15 – 20 min wait, but again it depends if you come after work which could be busier, or just during a weekday (9 – 5) its not so busy.
Overall for the type of hairstyle I get, they do a great job.

I wanted bangs.
She brushed all of my hair straight up in the air, weed-​whacked a line straight across and gave me bad 80s layers that I’m just about done growing out now — like five months later.
So I don’t like this place so much.
But they were very, very quick.

This is just another one of those ‘quick cuts’ places that I generally have low expectations of. What I have learned, though, is that all of these places are very different, it’s the same business model, but some are just more well run than others –and the disparity is obvious. My first impression of this Great Clips location wasn’t great — I called to put my name on the list, and they just weren’t sure if they allowed that. We talked for a moment and we decided that it would be ok. I would like it better if they had some sort of policy on this so I knew what to expect. Anyway, I got there quickly, waited only a few minutes and got a great $ 12 cut from Leti. I will say that you should definitely NOT ask for Leti when you get your hair cut. She was great, quick and friendly and I want to make sure she’s available when I go –so don’t ask for her.