Hair cuts
Hair cuts
How much do you pay for yours? Do you get what you want? Do you even have hair?
Was looking a bit sheep like the other day and a kind Irish fella here slotted me in for what I described as just a quick number 2 at the back.
After establishing he was only on his first beer of the day he opened his shop and gave me an education on how to actually cut hair. Seems he used to charge 90 euros in Dublin but took pity on me as I'm a poor northern lad and it was only 20.
Made me actually think that there might be a huge gap from good to bad barbers in the UK. If you're after the standard Turkish it's a tenner at home.
What's your going rate where you are?
Was looking a bit sheep like the other day and a kind Irish fella here slotted me in for what I described as just a quick number 2 at the back.
After establishing he was only on his first beer of the day he opened his shop and gave me an education on how to actually cut hair. Seems he used to charge 90 euros in Dublin but took pity on me as I'm a poor northern lad and it was only 20.
Made me actually think that there might be a huge gap from good to bad barbers in the UK. If you're after the standard Turkish it's a tenner at home.
What's your going rate where you are?
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Did you think this forum turned into the male equivalent of Mumsnet in the couple of months you disappeared?
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I've cut my own hair since 1994
But Mini-dinny's is £18 from the universally accepted Best Old Skool Men's Barber in Milton Keynes
But Mini-dinny's is £18 from the universally accepted Best Old Skool Men's Barber in Milton Keynes
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£8 in Sexy Sandra's, think something like a 60+ rough Bette Lynch. For that i get a random haircut and a chat about her health. I go there as i like her and been going since a kid with my dad but my son now refuses. Sometimes i get a 2 on sides and 6 on top, sometimes just a 2 on sides and a random cut on top and occasionally she'll cut off my prized sideburns without question
Local Kurdish place charges £12 and i occasionally go with my son. They ask what i want and may make some suggestions, shave, trim beards, sideburns, nose wax and so on. Quite enjoy going there, they always tidy up and shape the neck etc with a disposable cutthroat and get a squirt of lemon stuff. Only had the nose wax once and i swear its an inside joke, i was a 2 man job and the stick came out looking liking a paint brush!
Local Kurdish place charges £12 and i occasionally go with my son. They ask what i want and may make some suggestions, shave, trim beards, sideburns, nose wax and so on. Quite enjoy going there, they always tidy up and shape the neck etc with a disposable cutthroat and get a squirt of lemon stuff. Only had the nose wax once and i swear its an inside joke, i was a 2 man job and the stick came out looking liking a paint brush!
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You don't want to know how much it is in Laandan...
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I started getting the wife to cut my hair in lockdown, she’s been doing it ever since.
So glad because I hate going to the barbers- travel there, sit for half an hour waiting for a barber and then the same again with tedious small talk then travel home whilst itching like fuck- always felt like I’d wasted half a day
So glad because I hate going to the barbers- travel there, sit for half an hour waiting for a barber and then the same again with tedious small talk then travel home whilst itching like fuck- always felt like I’d wasted half a day
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Barbers I go to flipped to an app-based appointment system during lockdown, and kept it as it is infinitely better. Get to book a specific barber and you are never waiting more than 5mins.
£16 btw.
£16 btw.
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Yes ours is web based / specific barber too which is good. Price is £32 for a basic wash and cut though...
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Yes to be fair they don't normally wash my hair but don't think there is a cheaper option!Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 7:31 pmGetting someone to cut your hair I can understand, but washing it ? I reckon I could do that myself.
Top tip - don't wash your hair the preceding week to get your money's worth
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For 32 quid I wouldn’t be washing it between cuts!!
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I’ve never been to a barbers for a haircut as my dad used to be a barber. I went once or twice in the 80s for streaks though
My wife cuts it now.
My wife cuts it now.
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I think mine cost £40 when I last visited 5 years ago in Soho, it was a proper hairdresser though. 20 minute wash/massage from the fit woman and then my hairdresser - Daniel - who was the splitting image of Christian Von Koenigsegg got to work for 40 minutes trying to make me somewhat presentable. The fit woman would go off and start waxing men which was the busier part of their business so you would hear the occasional grunts coming from the basement.
Daniel was an interesting chap and would usually moan about his current boyfriend of the month. Sadly the place shut down during covid and I never got to find out if he got that sex change. Being a very tall stocky chap I don’t think it would have been a very convincing transition.
Daniel was an interesting chap and would usually moan about his current boyfriend of the month. Sadly the place shut down during covid and I never got to find out if he got that sex change. Being a very tall stocky chap I don’t think it would have been a very convincing transition.
How about not having a sig at all?
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I used to spend £20 until there wasn’t enough hair for it to be financially viable.
An absolute unit
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People I know tell me it's about 20 for a cut at the local slightly up it's own fundamental gents hairdressers.
I've got a pair of shears and buzz it off after a couple of beers when it starts getting caught in my over-ear headphones frame, or if I wake up and I have enough hair growth for it to stick up. Usually do the beard at the same time to the same length because I'm that lazy.
I've got a pair of shears and buzz it off after a couple of beers when it starts getting caught in my over-ear headphones frame, or if I wake up and I have enough hair growth for it to stick up. Usually do the beard at the same time to the same length because I'm that lazy.