Scovil's Barber Shop — Attraction in East Orange

I'm writing this review to potential new customers who are wondering if the quality of this barbershop is good. Experience will differ from person however the general setting are similar.

I only visited this barbershop twice (and likely my last) but my experience and expectations getting a haircut here were unsatisfying and below my expectation of returning.

The good is that this barbershop has many barbers who are openly available to cut your hair which can help decrease wait time. The store allows walk-in and there are employees who try to keep the place clean. Barbers here are comfortable to be around and some barbers are sometimes outside by the store front requesting for people to try out their barbershop.

The bad is the overall haircut and general store experience. Personally for me the haircut here are decent to somewhat average depending on which barber is cutting your hair.

A barber who name I forgot had shaped up my head hair for $10 dollars and did an ok job. But he had left off a long dangling hair on one side of my face which I later ask him to cut off. One problem I had with him was that he kept talking to his friends about sports passionately than cutting my hair that some spit landed on my face.

Another barber name Jeffery who claims to have over 30 years of experience completely cut my hair different than what was asked. He trimmed off so much hair off my head despite me requesting not to. I even told him I was growing out my hair and he still did so anyway.

He also upcharge me from $10 dollars to $20 dollars for a full clean head and beard cut when he told me months ago that he can do both of them for $10 dollars.

The problems I had during the haircut process with him would be that he would tilt my head back to hold instead of leaning back my chair for my head to rest to trim under my beard like other barbers at the shop. And then had the nerve to say he would give me a $30 cut service for free when I told him that I didn't like the haircut.

One major problem here is the constant talking while cutting and inconsistent hair service provided. Earlier I called the main shop unknowingly that you can also call the specific barber direct phone and ask if Jeffery was available. One barber told me he went out and didn't know when he would be back. Worse is that the barber didn't even ask me for my name, trying to find out when Jeffery would be back or what time to possibly call back. If I didn't call back an hour later I would've just gone to another barbershop.

TLDR (TOO LONG DIDN'T READ)

The Pros There are about four or more barbers available. The atmosphere is large and easy going. Accept walk-ins.

The Neutral Prices can range from $10 - $30 dollars depending if you want a full clean haircut on both head hair and beard or a regular haircut.

The Cons Haircut can take up to 20 to 30 min to finish. Barbers talking in between haircuts with colleagues, phone calls, friends, etc. Barbershop uninformed of barbers time schedules. Inconsistent haircut service towards customers among different barbers.

So if you are someone who is concern if a barber will trim too much hair off than requested or doesn't provide consistant haircut experience then I would not recommend this barbershop for you. However if you are someone who is looking for a decent low price haircut and have low expectations then I would recommend this...

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