Prices At Hairdressers

[slinky.kate]

went and got my hair cut today,not washed, just a dry cut.a guy was getting his hair cut before me and she seemed to take ages but it was a good cut,When she finished they went up to the till and she told him it was £4.my turn next,got the same treatment ,but when I went up to the till mine was £8.95,it stated mens cuts £4,but I think that's discrimination,i very nearly said something.'WOULD YOU HAVE SAID SOMETHING ???

[beckersjay]

No, to be honest I probably wouldn't have said anything but I agree with you - WHY??

[carrust]

£8-95!! It costs my Mrs 35 quid everytime she goes & that's just for a shampoo, cut & blow

[tonyav]

kate, could it be that woman usually have more hair to cut maybe ?.

[slinky.kate]

I could'nt afford that carrust,i think I would just let it grow.

[Buenchico]

£4 ? Was he a pensioner? Most places around here charge around £11 for a men's dry cut but they often have decent discounts for pensioners.

For comparison though, the place I go to charges £9 when they think I'm not a pensioner, or £7 when they do. (I don't challenge them either way!). For that I get a really good dry cut, a 'cut throat' shave of my neck, any excess hairs on the side of my face burnt off with a flame, my nasal and ear hairs trimmed, my eyebrows trimmed, hot towels applied to my head and oils rubbed into my scalp.

Would I have complained in your situation? Possibly, but given that women typically pay around £20 around here for a simple cut, the price you paid doesn't seem too bad.

[slinky.kate]

no tony my hair is short and it was only a trim,actually his hair was longer,i just think its unfair and sexist

[slinky.kate]

the guy was in his30s/40s

[daffy654]

I wouldn't complain, I pay anything from £28.00 for a basic cut and blow dry to £70.00 plus if I have colours (foils) added.

[wolf63]

Chris

any excess hairs on the side of my face burnt off with a flame, my nasal and ear hairs trimmed, my eyebrows trimmed what does he use - a flame thrower?

[Buenchico]

Wolf:
It's a long, wand-like thing, which he lights the end of with a cigarette lighter and then repeatedly flicks against the side of the customer's face. The first time I had it done was last year at an excellent barbers in the centre of Canterbury (where I would have expected to pay high prices but it was only £6.50) but I now regularly go here:
https://www.facebook.com/TurkishBarbersIpswich

[humbersloop]

I want to go to your hairdresser now Chico

[slinky.kate]

I had nothing different that the guy got,so it must be because i'm female

[tonyav]

slinky.kate
Question Author
no tony my hair is short and it was only a trim,actually his hair was longer,i just think its unfair and sexist


In that case then kate I think it should have been the same price as the guy paid.

[elliemay1]

Maybe if you'd spoken in a deep voice...

[slinky.kate]

ha ha elliemay

[Psybbo]

Damn, he's got best answer again - how does he do it and cheap haircuts as well, I despair

[wolf63]

It looks good Chris - there is a shop like that down the road from me. I really should go and get a decent hair cut. The last time I got it cut and dyed it was about £100. Wonder if they lady cats - Princess Slasher bit me the other day when I tried to comb her derrière.

[tonyav]

Damn, he's got best answer again - how does he do it and cheap haircuts as well, I despair


LOL.

[TTG]

Was he a regular? My barber has charged me less than prices "on the board" for years.

[tamborine]

Yes, I'd have said "how dyou manage to pay staff a minimum wage on those prices".

Considering you wont be back for at least a month.