The Guys Place A Hair Salon for Men in Durham, NC

Went here for a delicate post brain surgery haircut that other barbers declined to do.  they treated me so kindly and discreetly, I was so impressed with their service and work. I highly recommend them.

Needed a haircut, and my usual shop wasn't open on Monday. Made an appointment with Kay, and I have to say it was a most wonderful experience! She is very professional, friendly, and did a great job restoring my youthful exuberance. Highly recommend her and The Guys Place!

Been going to the location on 54 in Durham for over a year and started with a new stylist recently bc my old one left.  My old stylist was fantastic and friendly and efficient.  I should've known something was wrong when the new person who cut my hair started telling me the franchise gossip about my old stylist and dragging her name thru the dirt.  That was just tacky.  And this was a manager, too.  But in a town with so few decent barbers, I decided to give them a chance.  Today, I arrived on time, nobody was in the waiting area yet she ran 20 minutes late.  Okay, things happen, I get it.  (The place is always understaffed and they don't have a receptionist.)  But not even an acknowledgment like "hey thanks for waiting, sorry about the wait"  whatever...it's a pretty easy win.

So, today was my 3rd visit with her; the previous 2 cuts with her were great. I knew she was chatty but when you find someone who can cut your hair to your liking, you become loyal.   Today though?  WORST haircut of my adult life (also the most tedious to sit thru).  My hair is easy to cut, and usually takes around 12 minutes.  It took FORTY-FIVE (that's 45) minutes today because all she did was TALK and TALK and TALK and TALK about herself.  And watch TV (actually stopped cutting at one point to TURN THE CHANNEL so she could watch Iron Chef). The worst part?  She just kept cutting...and cutting... and cutting.  I tried to interrupt to tell her to stop but NOPE. She cut my bangs straight across like Dumb and Dumber but WAY shorter so I had to ask her to blend it. She was going to send me on my way until I pointed out that she didn't cut the left side of my head.  I told her I had an important meeting coming up but she just turned it around and started telling me the next thing on her mind.  By the time I got out of there, I looked like I'd been on chemotherapy.  Only thing I can do now is let it grow.  NEVER going back here.  F this place.  I've tried 3 other stylists here and each has been nothing to write home about.  I thought I found someone reliable who would get my business every 3 weeks.  I'm so disappointed.  Girl was in her own little world just talking about herself, jumping from one topic to the next....and the next....and the next.  45 minutes of torture but nothing compared to what I have to look at for the next 4 weeks.

Hey Benya, a word of advice: just STFU and focus on your job because you actually are capable of giving a good haircut.  NOT on what's on TV.  NOT on your love of UNC.  NOT basketball.  Because CUSTOMERS (especially men) do not care.   We just want you to FOCUS on cutting hair so we look good and you actually DESERVE our money.  I don't mind being social but you were in your own world and my hair is proof.  I thought I found a good stylist in a town of crap stylists.  You let me down.  I know you said it was busy and you were short handed but if that was the case then it should've been a quick visit.  Not one where I had to listen to you talk about Beyonce tickets.  Read the room.

I just moved to Chapel Hill from Florida and within a week I've already found my new stylist! The place is amazing and Leo did a wonderful job. Thank you Leo!

This is my last resort for my children's haircuts from r some time but I am now taking it off my list. If 0 stars were an option I would give them that rating. The haircuts are hit or miss but my boys are 13 and 5 so it won't ant too big a deal. We stopped going often because they charged us for full service but skipped many of the standard services with my bbolder son, even though they were part of what we paid for. Today I had scheduled an appointment for 4:30. They sent a text yesterday asking to reschedule for 4:20 or 4:40. I was happy to do that. I received a confirmation for my 4:20pm at 2:00 so headed there after rearranging my schedule to accommodate them. When I got there the person at the front desk told me they had tried to call me that morning (they had not) , said I had scheduled with a particular stylist (I had not) and said they were told when I came in to reschedule my appointment for later in the evening (something that would not work for me). I told them I had not received a call, I had received a confirmation text at 2:03pm, and I could not come back later in the day. Instead of apologizing or trying to work my son in or offering to compensate us for the inconvenience they kept insisting I'd been called earlier in the day. I'm done with this place. There are plenty of places I can get my kid a cheap haircut. All they had to do was text so I could try to get one somewhere else and didn't waste my time driving over - clearly they had my text and instead of sending a confirmation text (see picture) all they had to do was send a cancellation and reschedule text. I don't mind having to reschedule, but to have complete disregard for my time - I don't need to go to a business like that for what is typically a substandard haircut anyway. Places make mistakes but this was easy to fix or do right and they couldn't be bothered. I'll take my money and generous tips elsewhere. They were lovely over at the great clips less than 10 minutes away in Meadowmont. I'll be headed there next time and won't be returning to this business. Too many times where I didn't get what I paid for and wasn't treated well. I've given this place many, many chances.