Sports Clips Haircut
Very Popular on Saturday
This past weekend, I was thinking of getting a haircut at a popular barber shop, Sport Clips. This national chain offers excellent haircuts with an MVP service that includes a haircut, steamed towel, massaging hair shampoo, and neck & shoulder treatment.
I've had a couple of haircuts here and have always been satisfied.
On Saturday, I opened my Sport Clips app to check the wait time at the nearby location. I was surprised to receive this notification about 20 minutes after the store opened:
Yup 5 house and 53 minutes.
From personal experience, I know that the wait time is quite accurate. Even if you go to the shop, you don't bypass the line. While some users may "drop off" the list, the 5-hour wait is about right.
The lesson here is that the best time to go is on a weekday. In the future, it probably pays to sign up early in the app, likely before the store opens.
On the average day, the wait can be up to 90-mins in this particular location. Other locations have about a 60-minute wait.