I let my mom cut my hair when I was 10 or 11, once and never again. I also let a good friend of mine cut it a few times, also never again. Usually I go to a hair dresser, but the ones I go to are not very good, they're ok. The best that I've had is this lady who's Korean, she gives me a free shampoo every time I go there, but then she charges 15 dollars plus 2 for tip. Now in the Bay Area, I go to this one lady who is just as good as the Korean lady but is twice as cheap.
I'm really anal about my hair: no clipper, scissors only and a razor blade to shave the edges or for layering/thinning my hair. And damn do I have a lot of hair. The poor ladies who cut my hair usually can finish 2-3 customers with the amount of time they spend on me/my hair.
I'm contemplating on getting those really expensive hair cuts, you know, the 30-40 dollar ones once, and have my regular mimick it. Problem is you get what you pay for and I'm afraid she might not know the technique those pros use and screw up my hair, then I'd have to wear a hat for weaks!