private static void cutInputValidator() {
		while (!validInput) {
			try {
				System.out.print("You selected to search by cut. Please enter a cut: ");
				cutInput = actionInput.next();
				cutInput.toUpperCase();
				System.out.println("You entered: " + cutInput);
				validInput = true;
				if(data1.isEmpty()) {
		    		data1 = cutInput;
				} else {
					data2 = cutInput;
				}
			} catch (InputMismatchException e) {
				System.out.println("Invalid data type input. Please try again: ");
				actionInput.nextLine();
			}
		}
		validInput = false;		
	}