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Anyone cut their own hair? (pg. 3)
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Krypton
Too much time in the Amazon? |
The bookshop? Yes. The rainforest? Unfortunately, I've never been there :( |
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| nchs09 |
| When i shave yes.... but since i stopped shaving, i am going to start going to the barber. |
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| wotyzoid |
| In the summer I do, I just get the machine and throw a #1 all around. Now I'm letting my hair grow again and eventually when it's long enough I'm gonna have to hit up a salon to style it.:o |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
I go to a barber. I've never paid more than ten quid for a haircut and usually it's less than half that. I used to shave my head and I had someone do it for me for free. Any man's haircut that costs £15 is either some ridiculous high-maintence barnet or is a rip-off. |
Well I pay $25 to get my hair cut, so what do you have to say about that?
Recognise that the cost of services in different countries is not necessarily going to be comparable. I have had the same hair style for about a decade now. My hair dresser is a local knock-about. $15-20 is probably the cheapest male cut you can get here.
I have a mate who used to pay $95 to get his hair cut at Toni & Guy, and it look(ed)s like . We used to give him no end of about it, to which he'd hilariously say "but it comes with a free meal!". He used to literally sit there and eat bacon, eggs and toast after his haircut. A ing expensive meal if you ask me. |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
Well I pay $25 to get my hair cut, so what do you have to say about that?
Recognise that the cost of services in different countries is not necessarily going to be comparable. I have had the same hair style for about a decade now. My hair dresser is a local knock-about. $15-20 is probably the cheapest male cut you can get here.
I have a mate who used to pay $95 to get his hair cut at Toni & Guy, and it look(ed)s like . We used to give him no end of about it, to which he'd hilariously say "but it comes with a free meal!". He used to literally sit there and eat bacon, eggs and toast after his haircut. A ing expensive meal if you ask me. |
As I recall you're Australian so maybe your prices aren't comparable with ours, but I know how much things like a meal or an album cost in the US, and unless a haircut is regarded with disproportionate value as a service by American society then $15 still seems very steep to me. My brother pays £15 for his haircut and I think he's being ripped off too.
I did used to pay around £10 for a haircut but, as you touch upon, the price of a haircut doesn't guarentee quality. I usually get mine cut for £3 on a stall at the market and it looks just as good as when I've paid three times that much. Since I usually get it cut every 6-8 weeks, I save £104 a year compared to someone who pays £15 a pop. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
£15 = $25 American.
$15 American = $22 AU.
$15 is a pretty normal price for a haircut in the U.S. Some places go down to $12 or so, which is about $17.5 AU.
Canadian and American dollars are pretty comparable, with Canadian being worth slightly less. |
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| josh rising |
| i buzz my hair with a #1 every 2 weeks. only takes like 15 minutes plus a quick shower, it's so worth it |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
£15 = $25 American. |
I don't think everything here is automatically only 60% as expensive as in the US just because the £ is worth more. In my experience things cost relatively similar amounts in each country. Besides, even assuming that every price translated according to the exchange rate, $15 = £9, which is still three times as much as I pay for a haircut. |
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| amp3 |
| Been cutting it myself since 2004, I have curly hair (much like Lira's) so if I up no one can tell. Just more curly hair to cover it up. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
I don't think everything here is automatically only 60% as expensive as in the US just because the £ is worth more. In my experience things cost relatively similar amounts in each country. |
Maybe. I have never been to the UK, so I have no practical experience with exchange rates...
I don't think I've seen any haircut place here charge less than $9 or $10. The one I go to charges $14, if I remember right (haven't gone in a while). |
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