You go in, you know what you want, you tell them what you want, they start cutting, and before you know it, they are right off and doing what you had last time.
Thing is, this is a different barber, infact the 5th different barber. And it always happens.
I used to have No3 clippers sides and back. Short on top brushed forward.
The last few times I've asked for "No3 on the sides, leave as much length as you can on the top and back but tidy it a little. I want to spike it and I like long spikes but it is a little grown out".
Before they have even got to "what are you doing for Xmas/Easter/Holidays" the clippers are whizzing up the back of my head and I'm really pissed off, but no point in stopping there with half a hair cut. They all do a reasonable job of the cut, but I can never get what I ask for. Doesn't matter whether they are male/female, or young/old. Always end up with same cut that looks terrible and won't spike at all, for about a month.