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Thread Author: Rudedog	Replies: 29

New Sat 7 Apr 18 13:06   Barber disaster - Rudedog

Visited by usual barbers only two weeks ago.... been going there for years.. they actually know me and how I like my haircut. Saturday morning and I popped up to the shops to get a quick trim to make me feel good... (crappy week at work). IT"S GONE!! Apparently now becoming a butchers... they said nothing. What the hell do I do now? I've got to start the task of months of barber trials to find a replacement. Very traumatised. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Apr 18 13:43   Barber disaster - bathtub tom

Know what you mean. I changed mine this year after I became concerned about nefarious seeming activities going on inside the premises. There had been a complete change of staff over the years and I got the impression I wasn't really welcome. Now use one that's handy for Wetherspoon's, although I was a little concerned the last time I went. The guy next to me had the sides shaved, the top dyed ginger and what appeared to be cotton buds decorated with green feathers sticking out of his nostrils. I was told he was having his nasal hairs waxed. Had a quick number four and got out. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Apr 18 14:00   Barber disaster - Clk Sec

Perhaps Mrs R would would fancy having a crack at it. Mrs CS, who is not a trained hairdresser, has been cutting mine for over twenty years now and she's really very good at it. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Apr 18 14:18   Barber disaster - MD

Ok Kojak :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Apr 18 14:40   Barber disaster - Rudedog

Not a chance CS! Got my feelers out, useful to pay £11 for #2 back and sides with scissor cut on top (parting on the left). Seems a few open on a Sunday which could be handy. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Apr 18 16:24   Barber disaster - R.P.

One of my regulars (near the BMW and MINI dealer) has gone Hipster and now £12.00 for a trim ! Won't be going back there. Spoilt for choice in the town nearby, £7.00 for the same cut. No brainer. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Apr 18 16:37   Barber disaster - Clk Sec

>> Spoilt for choice in the town nearby, £7.00 for the same cut. No brainer. >> £7, and you're not even a pensioner! That's good value. Do they do special rates for OAPs? :) Last edited by: Clk Sec on Sat 7 Apr 18 at 16:40 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Apr 18 16:51   Barber disaster - R.P.

Dunno ! :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Apr 18 17:14   Barber disaster - Clk Sec

Checked 2 barbers in my area. One charging £10.50, the other £12.50. Both have reduced rates for pensioners. Must pay the wife a little more next cut. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Apr 18 18:08   Barber disaster - Timeonmyhands

Charge me £12, £2 for the cut and a £10 search fee. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Apr 18 18:20   Barber disaster - sooty123

My haircut is £6.25, bargain. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Apr 18 19:45   Barber disaster - Roger.

£4.50 is what I pay. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Apr 18 20:27   Barber disaster - MD

>> £4.50 is what I pay. >> £9.00 if you have them both done or would a discount be offered?:-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Apr 18 20:40   Barber disaster - Roger.

>> >> £4.50 is what I pay. >> >> £9.00 if you have them both done or would a discount be offered?:-) >> It may be thin and grey, bit I still have hair covering my pate! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Apr 18 20:24   Barber disaster - MD

£5.00 here. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 7 Apr 18 21:24   Barber disaster - VxFan

£0.00 here. Bought one of those clipper things with the various attachments that click on the end to determine hair length years ago. Paid for itself over and over again. prestigeexcellence.com/ebaytemplate/remington-hair-clippers-2.jpg (not actual product, but very similar) Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Sun 8 Apr 18 12:07   Barber disaster - helicopter

£8.00 here for OAP's against £10 normal rate. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Apr 18 12:23   Barber disaster - CGNorwich

Always feel uncomfortable if offered an age discount. Usually accept the reduced amount and give the dicount as a tip. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Apr 18 12:50   Barber disaster - sooty123

Why do you feel uncomfortable ? Last edited by: sooty123 on Sun 8 Apr 18 at 12:51 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Apr 18 12:58   Barber disaster - CGNorwich

I appreciate the offer but find age discounts slightly patronising and I suspect that my barber’s income is less than mine so I don’t really need a subsidy Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Apr 18 13:11   Barber disaster - Bromptonaut

>> Always feel uncomfortable if offered an age discount. After years working in London and going to Blades, a chain of unisex hairdressers where a cut and dry was approaching £30, I now use a walk in place near local Tesco superstore. Occasionally offered the OAP rate. I'm grey but have a full head of hair and am 58 - I suspect fact I'm not working and getting a cut on midweek morning is reason. Always correct them and pay full rate £11.50 v £8.50. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Apr 18 13:20   Barber disaster - Clk Sec

>> Occasionally offered the OAP rate. >> I suspect fact I'm not working and getting a cut on midweek morning is reason. Of course it is... Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Sun 8 Apr 18 15:23   Barber disaster - Rudedog

I used to get the usual barber 'chat' if I went in during a weekday quizzing me why I wasn't at work... reminds me of the old Roman joke.. "How would you like your hair cut, sir?" "In silence!" Before my barbers closed there was one young guy working there who learnt how I liked my hair and cut it without saying a word..much more relaxing..in fact after a long day I once almost feel asleep! Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Sun 8 Apr 18 15:35   Barber disaster - No FM2R

oh I hate "barber chat". I'm sure some people enjoy it, but I do appreciate a barber who is sensitive to his audience and knows when to stfu. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Apr 18 16:11   Barber disaster - Roger.

As I have to take out my hearing aids, I have blessed silence 😊 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Apr 18 18:56   Barber disaster - MD

Pardon. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 8 Apr 18 21:46   Barber disaster - Robin O'Reliant

>> Pardon. >> 9:45 Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 9 Apr 18 17:12   Barber disaster - Ted

Mine is done on the patio with the No. 2 bit of a Lidl grooming kit. It costs me nowt and I do get to goose the hairdresser. All quite legal but at risk of a slap ! Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 9 Apr 18 18:01   Barber disaster - Pat

Yes, so is Ian's. I make him put a jacket on in the winter and refuse to do it in the house, the birds clear it all up outside! Pat Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 13 Apr 18 17:03   Barber disaster - Dutchie

Haircut once a month by a nice lady who also looks after my wife and daughters hair. Reply to this message | Report message