Is Is Fair For Hairdressers To Charge Men And Women Diffrently

[bluefortress]

A lot of men have short detailed haircuts these days like the mullet. Whats the diffrence between a male and female mullet?

At my local hairdressers for a 'gents cut and design ' prices are ebtween £28-34 and for a 'ladies cut and design' its £43 - 49 

If a woman went in and requested a mans mullet cut from a magazine, is it fair to charge her for a womans cut..

[cashier]

Usually more hair to deal with on a woman so takes longer.

[netherfield]

Vote with your feet and go elsewhere.

[gingejbee]

^yes, hair today..gone tomorrow.

[Old_Geezer]

I suspect more would be done to please the lady customer, enhance her 'hair doing experience', maybe offer coffee, hair wash, a natter, lots more things applied so it looks silky and wonderful, etc. etc. etc.. But if they asked and got exactly the same style & treatment then charging the same price would be fair.

[Old_Geezer]

Now, is it fair than a guy who has gone bald over a large portion of their dome gets charged the same price as someone with a veritable mane of locks ?

[Canary42]

If the ladies are mug enough to pay it, then why not ?

[bluefortress]

Old geezer that might be equivelent to just trimming a fringe (being generous). Which many women go for and have to pay £20 odd quid : D

[david small]

I do my own hair. A good haircut too.

[Vagus]

We pay exactly the same at our hairdressers, £15 each.

Neither of us have a blow dry, she just sprays our hair to wet it a bit, cuts it, and off we go home. The last time I had a blow dry was my wedding day, I hated it and immediately washed it when I got home, total waste of money.

[Cloverjo]

I do love a blow dry. I need to book one now.

Husband pays about 1/6 of what I do for a cut.
No one would ask for a mullet now. 

[New Judge]

You have to remember that for many men (me included) the majority of their barber's bill takes the form of a search fee"!

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[nailedit]

LOL ^^^ at NJ 😂

[Peter Pedant]

o god get a life - I pay 50p down Nando's for a No 2

[bluefortress]

Clover you are joking Mullets have come back in trend

[Paul22118]

I go to three lady barbers down here on the south coast.  OAP rate for a very very decent haircut is £7.50p. Not surprisingly they are popular.

[rowanwitch]

Style options for men are generally  fairly limited, and it's only recently they have started to venture into the realm of the colouring so they are mostly easy to do.... I think the majority would be in and out of a salon in maybe 40 mins,  most women would probably set aside  at least an hour, more likely two, and in a colour or three  it could be half a day..A whole day for African type hair according to a friend who gave up and wears wigs. The stylist has to know how to produce a huge number of styles, or be able to explain why the clients hair just isn't up to it.... Without causing offence.   I think it's obvious why there is a pricing gap

[bluefortress]

That doesn't tackle my main point though Rowan - we know that often womens hair takes longer but why can't they just price the style and time taken rather than by sex...

If a woman wants the same haircut as a man- mullet, short back and sides or whatever should she be charged more.. 

 

[Atheist]

Womens' products are more expensive than mens'.  Disposal razors for men are cheap, but women get smaller ones which are pink, and they pay more. I think that women are more gullible.

[ladybirder]

I pay £100 for my haircut.  My hairdresser travels about 8 miles by car to my home, cuts my hair, then drives another 8 miles back home again.  She chooses the date and time she can come.  If I went to her salon (which I can't as I'm disabled), it would cost me £60 plus petrol.

Do you think £100 is a fair price?