Stylist Flummoxed by Customer Asking for ‘Runner Haircut’
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A stylist at a local salon this morning was stumped by a customer requesting a “runner haircut,” Dumb Runner has learned, leaving her unsure how to proceed.
The customer, described as a woman in her late 20s or early 30s, exchanged pleasantries with the stylist before sitting for her cut, according to a source. Neither woman was identified by name. After a few remarks about the weather, the source reported, the stylist asked, “OK, what are we doing today?”
That, the source added, is when things got awkward.
“I just started running,” the customer said. “So I’d like a runner haircut.”
The stylist, seeking clarification, asked a series of questions, none of which were directly answered.
“It was wild,” the source said. “The stylist is there, trying to figure out what the customer means, exactly, by ‘runner haircut,’ and the customer not really helping.”
Among the variations on the customer’s request, according to the source, were, “Just a basic runner cut,” “Like something you’d see on a runner,” and “You know, a regular haircut but runner-style.”
Ultimately, the source reported, the stylist took about two inches off the length and generally “cleaned things up,” leaving the customer exasperated and dissatisfied.
“I said a runner’s haircut,” she said on her way out, after leaving a 5% tip. “How hard is that?”
