4 September 2012

Just Cuts Canberra Centre giveaway

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Its not often that i give much though to haircuts. About the only time is when the wall mirror in our building lift reminds me that I’m looking more dishevelled than usual and its probably about time I make myself presentable so that my wife still finds me attractive after 14 years.

The recent opening of Just Cuts in the Canberra Centre came with an interesting offer through their marketing people. “Write us a review and we’ll give you a bunch of haircuts to give away”. Here at RiotACT we dont mind writing reviews, but we feel it gives a more authentic experience if they’ve got no idea that someone is about to plaster an assessment of their product or service all over the internet. To further throw off any suspicion that we were doing a review and just to mix things up I volunteered my 6yo son James to test them out.

On arrival in a very clean and tidy shopfront we were greeted Haynee. Just Cuts have an interesting model – you cannot make a booking. Everything is drop in, take a seat and wait til there’s an empty chair. Perhaps we were lucky, but at 3.15pm on a wednesday afternoon we got straight in.

Haynee managed to handled with aplomb my son talking non stop about how he looks like a 7yo despite only being 6, and about about a million other random things that typically flow from a 6yo’s mouth. She even managed draw out an idea of what he wanted, with a quick check with me to make sure it was an acceptable choice. Lucky for me, he stopped short of asking for Haynee’s blue and pink hair which would have gone down really well at school the next day.

After a quick 15 minutes of snipping, brushing and a bit of hair product it was all done. Haynee took the time to provide james with a membership card which he’s very proud, and explain to me how their pricing model works which if my recollection serves has an adult style cut at around $28 and kid at around $20. In my opinion quite reasonable compared to what i have paid in the past and I thought the service very personable, friendly and engaging.

The results, well you can see for yourself with the before and after shot above. I think there is a bit of a blue steel look going on & my wife thinks its the best haircut he’s ever had.

For RiotACT readers we’ve got 10 haircuts to give away at Just Cuts Canberra Centre. All you need to do is to tell us in 25 words or less in the comments why you need a haircut. The most amusing as judged by johnboy & I will win.

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I got my hair cut yesterday morning. I got straight in and they did a really good job, one of the best hair cuts I’ve had from a Just Cuts. I will be making this my regular place to get a haircut.

I take back my call of shenanigans as I got my free voucher in the mail the other day and ventured on in this afternoon to rid myself of this excess growth that’s been bugging me for the last month. I was greeted at the counter by Haynee (with a lovely smile I might add) and shown straight to a chair for a nice quick and pleasant haircut. The conversation was good, the resulting hair loss was just the way I expected and I didn’t need to set aside a large portion of my day to go and get it done.
I’ll be going back, just hope they don’t get too busy. I Quite enjoyed going straight to the chair and missing out on the sitting and waiting.

Sandman said :

Too early to call shenanigans?

I suspect a cunning ruse intended to get the name “Just Cuts Civic” emblazoned for eternity onto the Mully Cup. Thread offering something free to users who post, started withing a few days of the month beginning, photo of a red headed kid (people find it hard to hold off on the ranger jokes). It all points to a conspiracy aimed at breaking the all time Mully Cup record.

Well, I hope it wins. Sincerely. Though I doubt any hairdressing salon since 1985 would like to be associated with something that sounds like ‘mullet’.

carnardly said :

why does someone who doesn’t like a haircut say something at the time to the hairdresser and let them know their concerns and/or ask them to fix it then and there. Rather that than hand over the money anyway while you’re secretly hating it, go home, ring up and complain and have to go back again for a tidy up?

Possibly because the only difference between a good haircut and a bad haircut is a week? Whining is pointless when it will sort itself out.

25 words right there by the way 🙂

colourful sydney racing identity4:37 pm 12 Sep 12

Gismondo said :

Thanks for the LOL on corn flakes, corn flakes….timeless

I had watched it the night before. god bless youtube 🙂

DJ Mac said :

Pitchka said :

Poor kid still has red hair thoe, could they have not thrown in some hair colour too?

Don’t diss the blood nuts – they are MEAN and scary smart…..

Yep every time I see Julia Gillard a s*** my pants

Thanks for the LOL on corn flakes, corn flakes….timeless

why does someone who doesn’t like a haircut say something at the time to the hairdresser and let them know their concerns and/or ask them to fix it then and there. Rather that than hand over the money anyway while you’re secretly hating it, go home, ring up and complain and have to go back again for a tidy up?

Madam Cholet said :

Such a bad haircut on my three year old that I had to call them to complain.

I look after the Tuggeranong Just Cuts and sorry to hear you had such a bad experience Madam Cholet. We specialise in kids cuts and if we can make it up to you please let me know and i’d be glad to invite you and your son back for a complimentary cut. If not no worries – hope the guys at Moes keep up the good work for you.

Loving the entries – keep them coming and i’ll see if we can swing Jazz a few more comp cuts so you can all come in and try out our new Canberra Centre salon.

Too early to call shenanigans?

I suspect a cunning ruse intended to get the name “Just Cuts Civic” emblazoned for eternity onto the Mully Cup. Thread offering something free to users who post, started withing a few days of the month beginning, photo of a red headed kid (people find it hard to hold off on the ranger jokes). It all points to a conspiracy aimed at breaking the all time Mully Cup record.

astrojax said :

but anyway, who won???

Yeah, nobody has contacted me about collecting my prize yet, and I’m really looking forward to my new do.

Jim Jones said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Jim Jones said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Jim Jones said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Corn flakes. Corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes.

You’re never going to win, you know.

Why?

That’s more than 25 words.

Thanks for being there for me on this one. *virtual hug*

Darling fascist bully-boy… Give me some more money… You bastard… May the seed of your loins be fruitful in the belly of your woman.

boomshankar

but anyway, who won???

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Jim Jones said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Jim Jones said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Corn flakes. Corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes.

You’re never going to win, you know.

Why?

That’s more than 25 words.

Thanks for being there for me on this one. *virtual hug*

Darling fascist bully-boy… Give me some more money… You bastard… May the seed of your loins be fruitful in the belly of your woman.

colourful sydney racing identity9:34 am 07 Sep 12

Jim Jones said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Jim Jones said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Corn flakes. Corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes.

You’re never going to win, you know.

Why?

That’s more than 25 words.

Thanks for being there for me on this one. *virtual hug*

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Jim Jones said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Corn flakes. Corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes.

You’re never going to win, you know.

Why?

That’s more than 25 words.

colourful sydney racing identity9:17 am 07 Sep 12

Jim Jones said :

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Corn flakes. Corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes.

You’re never going to win, you know.

Why?

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Corn flakes. Corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes.

If your dandruff is that bad, I don’t think any hairdresser would want you in their salon.

colourful sydney racing identity said :

Corn flakes. Corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes.

You’re never going to win, you know.

colourful sydney racing identity8:04 am 07 Sep 12

Corn flakes. Corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes, corn flakes.

rosscoact said :

So where is this hair that’s thinning and why do you need to pull your pants down in public and are these two things related?

Yeah, fap you too.
Ever heard of the phrase “that state when you shampoo your arse, and soap your hair”.
This sh*t is real for some people.

LSWCHP said :

Them?

Damn… I think you’ve read into my subconscious mind…
Perhaps in my younger years I’d referred to *something* as IT, as the IT on my head.
But now that IT is lesser, so they are THEM.

MY PRECIOUS THEM.

…wait, this thread is turning into a personal blog on hairlessness (does such word exist?? hairlessness??).

Jivrashia said :

I’m going to do something not so dissimilar to pulling my pants down in public but…

Are there hairdressers who can do justice to those with thinning hair?

Yes, the alternative is to HTFU and say goodbye to hair and just do a Number One.
But I want to hang on to them just a little bit longer…

Them? If you’re at the point of referring to your remaining hairs as “them”, then maybe it *is* time to go for the Number One all over. Just sayin’ 🙂

If

Jivrashia said :

I’m going to do something not so dissimilar to pulling my pants down in public but…

Are there hairdressers who can do justice to those with thinning hair?

Yes, the alternative is to HTFU and say goodbye to hair and just do a Number One.
But I want to hang on to them just a little bit longer…

So where is this hair that’s thinning and why do you need to pull your pants down in public and are these two things related?

I’m going to do something not so dissimilar to pulling my pants down in public but…

Are there hairdressers who can do justice to those with thinning hair?

Yes, the alternative is to HTFU and say goodbye to hair and just do a Number One.
But I want to hang on to them just a little bit longer…

Mens cut AND wash – Supercuts gunners for 25 bucks

It’s been 5 years since i’ve had a haircut.

I rest my case.

puffin said :

puffin = Cousin Itt, nuff said…

but if cousin itt got its locks chopped, it’d be cousin this, innit?

puffin = Cousin Itt, nuff said…

thy_dungeonman12:50 pm 06 Sep 12

Why is this your Facebook ad? it’s not very flattering, hardly a model expression, I would be sad too if I had that mullet.

http://i.imgur.com/GkE9V.png

(25 in the link is one word)

How much is a bad haircut worth? Depends how ugly the rest of your dial is I suppose. I’ll give you a haircut for free.

There you go, 25 words. Do I win?

Because I, unlike most Canberrans *cough above, don’t think I’m too good to receive a free haircut. I also pick up money from the street.

Yessss…25 words…

DJ Mac said :

Pitchka said :

Poor kid still has red hair thoe, could they have not thrown in some hair colour too?

Don’t diss the blood nuts – they are MEAN and scary smart…..

I’m disappointed my daughter isnt a redhead, her mum is. That said, she still needs a hair cut.

(thats much less than 25 words)

Pitchka said :

Poor kid still has red hair thoe, could they have not thrown in some hair colour too?

Don’t diss the blood nuts – they are MEAN and scary smart…..

You can get adult haircuts for $20 at a new place next to where Angus & Robertson used to be in Woden.

Life has taken a turn since having children. $5 steaks is my big night out and a free haircut seems like a dream come true.

Poor kid still has red hair thoe, could they have not thrown in some hair colour too?

Wouldn’t have a Just Cuts haircut for free – second prize two Just Cuts haircuts?

I should get a free haircut for not posting ranga jokes about the mod’s son.

Alternatively, because people chuck change at me while I’m sitting in Garema place, and I feel it is a disservice to the actual homeless people.

I’VE GOT A PAIR OF CLIPPERS AND I’M NOT AFRAID TO USE THEM!! JUST GIVE LSWCHP A FREE HAIRCUT, AND WE’LL ALL BE OK HERE!!

Oh please, please Jazz, help me…help me…do what the man said in exactly 25 word eh, how good is that! and give LSWCHP a free haircut before something terrible happens…I’m too young to be shaved…oh Lordy Lordy…

I got pulled over today by Chief Wiggum. He accused me of trying to kill Bart Simpson. Maybe I need a haircut.

i’ve always thought just cuts was for povos. Prove me wrong?

screaming banshee10:14 pm 04 Sep 12

Madam Cholet said :

… Such a bad haircut on my three year old…

Ye gods, people pay for 3 year old’s haircuts?

Would love a hair cut for my son –
you’ll remember, he’s the one
whom everyone thinks is such a loafer
because he expects his mum to be his chauffeur.
And today the poor boy is feeling sad and nervous
’cause he didn’t get that traineeship with the public service.

I assume you want the free haircut so you can change the locks on the doors while he is out?

Good heavens. The spelling, the grammar, the style…
*mutters about editors neither drafting nor proofreading*

I certainly could do with a haircut, it’s been many months and I’m pretty sure a moth was camping out in there today.

I’m giving myselft one more haircut before the end of the year. Because I’m trying to save money. So it better be a good one!

Extra freebie for being 25 words?

Mordd said :

I am addicted to the “cut it short and keep it short” philosophy, although recently I have died my hair again

egads, I used “died” instead of dyed, woops, can’t edit post dammit! pls don’t rule me out for bad grammar ahhhhh…..

Sigh – when I saw red-haired kid pics, I thought the article might be a tribute to redhaired Afghanistan victim and Grammar boy Private Robert Poate. RIP.

I am addicted to the “cut it short and keep it short” philosophy, although recently I have died my hair again thus meaning I have been dreading actually having to pay for a haircut soon. Having not paid for a haircut since the late 90’s I am quite afraid my hair will go white in shock when I see the average prices these days. I would happily post photos to RA of my Just Cuts style do if given the opportunity to sample their modern day talents.

Love a certain hairdresser at the Gunghalin Just Cuts.

Here is my entry.
Having curly hair that is shoulder length with the windy weather makes the magpies want to come and nest in it. Need a cut badly.

i am sick of fighting my own hair, and losing…

and should it be ’25 words or fewer’ – or will the esteemed judging panel accept part-words?

did i win?

(And he looks very cute, although he probably wouldn’t appreciate the word…)

My daughter’s blonde bob is starting to touch the collar of her uniform, which is a flogging offence at all independent schools.

neanderthalsis1:01 pm 04 Sep 12

Why I need a haircut:

While not much remains on top, the remainder are wispy; the recent wind has left the old noggin looking like a bowling ball covered in spiders webs.

Madam Cholet12:51 pm 04 Sep 12

This is not 25 words and not what you are looking for…..had a very bad experience at the Tuggeranong branch so I won’t bother thanks. Such a bad haircut on my three year old that I had to call t hem to complain. At the same time I also mentioned that fact that they didn’t ask parents before giving said child a lolly that was totally inappropriate for his age, that I then had to cajole from him. I now take him to Moes round the back of Tuggeranong where we are all very happy with the service.

Nice review.

Good to see Just Cuts back in Canberra Center. Though I thought they both disliked each other greatly.

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