Are Barbers Today Over Charging People Or Nah?

Mixd

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Can't front my barber is charging me 50 nowadays for a basic fade.....caveat he usually hooks me up with a nice pre roll and some whiskey during the cut

Also don't forget you are also paying for the 1-2 blissful hours of peace you get from day to day grind of home/family life
You sounding like you looking for a convincing meaning to paying it.

This barber I know, when people complain about the price, he says "you not paying for the cut, you paying for The Experience"
Lol

Like what the barbershop 'across the street' had in the movie Babershop with the hoop and fishtank.

Comedy
 

pookie

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I made this thread in 2019 about the Omni shaver and I still use them


I saw this on Facebook and it was advertised as giving you a close clean shave in half the time as with regular razors. I watched the video and cringed at the thought of a razor going over my head like that and imagining all the cuts and nicks I’d have but I ordered it anyway. I used it this morning and I shaved my whole head in under a minute, no stopping to clean the razor or anything, just back and forth strokes and a clean shaven head. I highly recommend it
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godofwine

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Why does this work and the other one in the picture doesn't? Whatever I use mine I have to wait until my skin recovers, but it can cut close. I was looking for one that I could use to keep my head bald all the time without having to wait until the Nestle Crunch goes down

This kind doesn't necessarily crunch your head at all?
These joints dont Nestle crunch your shit???
Yes, they do. I've been looking for an alternative
100% Agreed
 

JazzyBenz

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I made this thread in 2019 about the Omni shaver and I still use them


I remember this thead! I was seriously looking at the Onmi device but since my headblade was doing the job I never checked it out my cart at Amazon....glad it's working out still :yes:
 

Temujin

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50 a cut is standard now. I don't know what ya'll expect. They are spending an hour of their time using electricity and products it's worth 50.

When I was a kid it was $15 dollars but damn man that was 30 years ago a value meal done tripled too. lol
 

Aww Skeet Skeet!

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Does this work well?


This surprisingly works well. Its overpriced though. I would opt for the ones with the stronger motors (gold, platinum). The 'silver' may be a bit weak from what I've heard.

It's not going to get you razor blade bald, but it's decently close. Takes at most two minutes to baldie (depending on the length of your hair when starting). This shit will get clogged easily if your hair is long. No worries, just take off the blade, run it under some water, pop it back in and go.

The gotcha with this product is the replacement blade cost.

 
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A to Dah K

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This surprisingly works well. Its overpriced though. I would opt for the ones with the stronger motors (gold, platinum). The 'silver' may be a bit weak from what I've heard.

It's not going to get you razor blade bald, but it's decently close. Takes at most two minutes to baldie (depending on the length of your hair when starting). This shit will get clogged easily if your hair is long. No worries, just take off the blade, run it under some water, pop it back in and go.

The gotcha with this product is the replacement blade cost.

Im actually eyeing this one,for the price i wouldn't mind getting a good 18-24 months use out of it and then Purchasing another
 

CurtDawg

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There is an opportunity here
Seems like every year there is a thread about barber shop prices
If someone could design/develop a device to cut/line up your own hair
A ninja could be a billionaire
 

yaBoi

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There is an opportunity here
Seems like every year there is a thread about barber shop prices
If someone could design/develop a device to cut/line up your own hair
A ninja could be a billionaire
you mean clippers? LOL!

people need to learn how to cut their own hair... shit ain't that hard


i'll be damned if i wait all day to pay a nigga to put white chalk and black spray paint on my shit LOL
 

jawnswoop

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you mean clippers? LOL!

people need to learn how to cut their own hair... shit ain't that hard


i'll be damned if i wait all day to pay a nigga to put white chalk and black spray paint on my shit LOL
people that cut their own hair regret that shit.

hairline all uneven and shit.

fade looks like a bowl cut.
 

tallblacknyc

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people that cut their own hair regret that shit.

hairline all uneven and shit.

fade looks like a bowl cut.
Some people are basic.. they get baldies or low Caesar.. if you getting them kinda cuts you literally save tons of money and time just buying a clipper or razor and doing it yourself.. I was always a baldy or low cut kinda person..so in the end paying $100 or less for clippers that will last a few yrs saved me thousands per yr
 

jawnswoop

It's A Philly Thing
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Some people are basic.. they get baldies or low Caesar.. if you getting them kinda cuts you literally save tons of money and time just buying a clipper or razor and doing it yourself.. I was always a baldy or low cut kinda person..so in the end paying $100 or less for clippers that will last a few yrs saved me thousands per yr
I can respect that and that makes sense for you to cut your own hair.
 

slewdem100

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Chinese in Philly got black folks lined up waiting for a $8 cut.

Most of them look like they fresh off the boat and because the prices are so cheap they undercut black Barbers.

City is flooded with Chinese Barbers and sadly my people keep these businesses packed.

Chinese make them pay FIRST and hand you a ticket. You then hand the ticket to the person cutting your hair as proof of payment.

Black Barbers, you always pay when the cut is complete.

Forgot to add, Chinese Barbers are open 7 days a week.

Black Barbers traditionally are closed Sundays and Mondays.
Those people got laser focus when it comes to making money off Black folk...barbers are charging too much but $8 is straight up takeover prices....cant survive off that...they charge that to destroy Black barbershops and then they will raise the price
 

kingleo

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Back in the 90s I was broke as a teenager and learned to cut my own hair in the bathroom mirror. I've been traveling the world since 2011 and I remember in South Africa I paid a nigga $3 for a cut and he FUCKED me up!!! I told him to cut it all off.

Different voltage overseas so clippers from here sound like a chainsaw over there and will burn up. It be so loud you can't concentrate. But in South Africa I found great barber's. I got a cut a facial a massage and a shampoo for $3. I gave em $40 tho.

I'm not paying more than $40 the here in America. And I know dope dealers paying $100 or more.
 

CPT Callamity

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I've been cutting my own hair for close to 3 decades now.
Just to make sure I wasn't fooling myself, I got a guy who lives upstairs from me who is a barber instructor and I showed him my cut and he said I did good. Even gave me a pair of those 5 Star Clippers because he went all cordless and some barbering guides for reference. It takes some practice but if you take your time you can have good results.
 

jack walsh13

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Everybody is overcharging everybody these days. It's not just inflation, these corporations used COVID and supply-chain excuses to jack the fuck out of prices. Now the little guy is doing it too with the excuse of making up for money lost during COVID.

The rate of inflation and the availability of materials etc does not account for the crazy rise in prices.
I hate to beat a dead horse but trump removed a lot of the restrictions on corporations gouging consumers and whenever Biden tries to reinstate them reichpublicans block him. What a surprise.
I agree with all of this. The day a barber charges me fuckin $50 for a cut I'm throwing him out the window of his own fuckin shop.



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Da Backshot Champ

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$30 including tip for 4 heads each week. I don't know about you niggas but me and my sons live a certain fucking lifestyle, and it cost motherfucker.

Some of you foul niggas walking around looking like Teen Wolf to save a couple of dollars. That shit is unacceptable!
 
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