How much do you pay for your haircut? (IG barbers going crazy)

the coolness said:
My barber of 17 years moved away last July. I had been trying a few different spots since then and thought I found my new regular barber back in March.

1st haircut he gave me was immaculate. Charged me $35 and I gave him $50 told him to keep it and we exchanged numbers.

I go every 3-4 weeks and give around $40 or $45 but since that first cut, they've been steadily getting worse and worse. Last week I went and he didn't even pull out the razor to line me up. Tried to send me out after freehanding my tape with some clippers. Why I gotta ask for the basics?? Didn't spritz me with alcohol either and left the back of my neck raw and stinging.

I gave him $50 and asked for $10 back...he don't got it. Can't break it and the only other barber there can't either. We stood staring at each other for a good ten seconds before I told him forget it.

Anyway, he just called me tonight asking if I could Zelle him some money for an Uber to get home.

So now I'm looking again.
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Hate when people take kindness for weakness. At least you learned his character early on
 
the coolness said:
Man, if every cut he gave me was as good as the first one then I might've considered it. We could've gotten Zaxby's, had some laughs and be done with it.
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Life is too short for that. I was going to a barber shop near my old neighborhood from 97-2020. Charged me 15 dollars a cut . He was an old Italian dude, but he died from complications from a knee surgery in 2020. Was a real good dude.
 
You set the bar high with that $15 tip the first time

Lol @ him asking for $ for an Uber from you. What's that about
 
Biggest hustle out of the pandemic was the barbershop game. Went from $25 to $35 which was too much already at $25.

Appt. only, but all that is, is just a place holder. Could be waiting two hours. Cuts good hair though.

I’ve went from, cut one week to a tape the next, to a cut every week, to a cut every other week. I’m over these insipid prices.

Got a few partners in Atl and that’s ridiculous, the prices they pay.
 
the coolness said:
My barber of 17 years moved away last July. I had been trying a few different spots since then and thought I found my new regular barber back in March.

1st haircut he gave me was immaculate. Charged me $35 and I gave him $50 told him to keep it and we exchanged numbers.

I go every 3-4 weeks and give around $40 or $45 but since that first cut, they've been steadily getting worse and worse. Last week I went and he didn't even pull out the razor to line me up. Tried to send me out after freehanding my tape with some clippers. Why I gotta ask for the basics?? Didn't spritz me with alcohol either and left the back of my neck raw and stinging.

I gave him $50 and asked for $10 back...he don't got it. Can't break it and the only other barber there can't either. We stood staring at each other for a good ten seconds before I told him forget it.

Anyway, he just called me tonight asking if I could Zelle him some money for an Uber to get home.

So now I'm looking again.
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Having this same issue

Found a new barber a few months ago since my old one that I been using for over 6 years stopped cutting hair and he does Uber now

First 2 cuts were amazing / then they started getting worse and worse . Now I don’t even go in the barbershop when he’s there , found another dude in that same shop that lines up even better
 
Aye. Yo. That sounds like me deadass but I’m 3 substances minimum.
 
I might be on the hunt again for a new barber. Like y’all have mentioned they get you right the first couple cuts then it resorts to a money grab. The prices aren’t justifying the quality at this point :smh:
 
703 hwy said:
I might be on the hunt again for a new barber. Like y’all have mentioned they get you right the first couple cuts then it resorts to a money grab. The prices aren’t justifying the quality at this point :smh:
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If you don’t mind driving to Edgewood - check out Stoney’s. One of the best barber I’ve experience. Make sure you get your cut by Jimmy!

www.stoneysbarbershop.com

WHEN YOU LOOK GOOD, YOU FEEL GOOD!

Walk-ins are always welcome!!! 384 Edgewood Ave SE. Atlanta, GA. 30312 PH: 404-681-2480
www.stoneysbarbershop.com www.stoneysbarbershop.com
 
Grine said:
That was just for a line-up $150 -

How much for the cut - that’s wild :lol:
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Lmao
 
I don’t like spending much on a haircut… and I don’t have the low cesar cut I had more than a decade ago that required a shape up…used to go to the barbershop where it was 25 then they bumped it to 30… so I was like nah I’m good…went to a salon and they were charging 15 but bumped the price to 20… give a 5 dollar tip and it comes to 25 which is once a month I get a cut…I do go to great clips every now and then since it’s easy to get a cut and not bad for the price which is 20…great clips is nowhere near perfect but for my haircut it serves its purpose lol…but after looking at this thread I was inspired to google cheap cuts in NJ… found a barbershop that is 15 a cut… so I’m a start going there… I will report back once I get a haircut… should be end of this month…
 
WASHED KING said:
They're making too much money that's the problem.
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my family owned a barber shop/ beauty supply for over 60 years. so ive seen my fair share of lazy barbers.

i think these appointment apps are the root of the problem. its taken the HUSTLE out of being a barber/ beautician.

now you can see in an instant how much money you stand to make that week, so (in their feeble minds), they no longer see a benefit to accommodate the straggler walking in.

i had a barber years ago that did appointment only. if a straggler walked in without one, he’d tell you he only did appointments…..BUT best believe he had a pencil in hand ready to pencil you in

not today.
the hustle is gone.
 
This makes me want to go to barber school just so I can start charging dudes $15 just to **** this whole game up.
 
I miss going to a traditional barber shop but at the same time I hated the distractions that came with it. My barber would have his boys just post up and just drink. He also pulled this on me like twice. The second time I dipped out.

 
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