Bruh. Imma get my Barber's address and give it to you. Its on Hawthorne between Albany and Kingston ave.
Barbers found a new hustle with first time fees?
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GnauzBookOfRhymes
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My main Barber where I grew up went up to $25 + tip a few years ago. He's been cutting my hair for 20 years for the most part, he's a good dude and keeps me looking nice so It's I pay it. I love going to their shop tho, it really is the men's club of my old neighborhood, everyone that grew up there comes back to kick it and get cut at the shop.
The only weird fee they have is they charge extra on holiday weekends
My dip-off barber charges $20 with the shave and shampoo, but he's old and not as good. But I go to him when I don't have time to socialize and wait around 2 hours to get in the chair on a saturday morning. My barber can always tell when someone else has cut my hair too, I'm a whole grown a$$ man with children waiting in the shop like:
I hope he don't say nothing
HAHAHAHA....
I bet dude is steaming angry inside...get's all passive aggressive
lets the clipper run for a while so it gets real hot and shyt before he uses it
"aww my bad bro....these are new so you gotta let them run for a while to let them calibrate...make sure your lining LASER SHARP" uses extra alcohol afterwards
"my bad, you know you gotta be extra careful during the summer....the humidity encourages bacterial growth...I use a little extra to make sure you good"makes side comments about how there's a difference between BARBERS and PROFESSIONAL STYLISTS
GnauzBookOfRhymes
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These cats paying $10-$15 probably looking terrible b
Now that $50 and up shyt is wild tooboth sides are extreme.
It's crazy...I mean just the lining itself usually takes my barber a solid 10-15 minutes...makes a cut, steps back to check that it's straight.....another few cuts, then checking to make sure distances are even on left and right sides..and that's not even counting time on mustache/beard etc.
honestly, i'm not mad at that barber or the client....it's all about what the market will support...in some areas there may not be enough people willing to pay the premium or maybe the barber is happier cutting hair then the alternative that pays similar wages (Uber or some warehouse job etc)...some barbers use cutting hair as a way to sell you something else (music/cologne/clothes) etc...
I pay $30, but I'm sure there are some men who HAPPILY pay $50 b/c they know for a fact they'll be leaving the shop feeling like
My barber recently moved cities. All the other barbers in the shop are trash. So this has forced me to go out looking for a new one. I've been going to StyleSeat and Booksy looking for them in my area. Have seen a lot of decent to really good barbers on there, but one thing I noticed is most of them had a "First time client" charge.
Brehs have their regular cuts from $25 to $35 then their first time charges are $55 to $70. What kinda backwards ass shiit is this? Usually you give new customers/clients discounts, then you give them the real price once they come back. Is this the new hustle for barbers?
The God Poster
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You got receipts on this
My barber recently moved cities
Brehs have their regular cuts from $25 to $35 then their first time charges are $55 to $70
Ezekiel 25:17
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These cats paying $10-$15 probably looking terrible b
Now that $50 and up shyt is wild too
I did some math. At $20 a cut, 16 heads for 5 days a week, that's $1600. That's if you can cut heads in 30 minutes. I wonder how many people does a typical barber get. $1600/week sounds good as hell even though it's before taxes.
Being a barber sounds lucrative
All cuts are not created equal. Someone might just be getting a line up, another might be just getting a little cut off with a taper, someone else might be getting the more detailed cut. Ya'll act like everyone going to the shop is always getting a complex cut.2-3 AN HOUR???? Sounds like a sloppy barber to me.
Not to mention very few barbers will be booked every minute of a working day.
Agree to disagree breh...
Yeah but we all know most barbers not cutting 16 heads a day consistently. And then they might just being doing a line up or something for cheaper. Yeah you gotta take 15% off that for taxes off top. Then you gotta look at other expenses like clippers, oils, sheen, spray, booth rent, etc. Being a barber can make you a living but nikkas ain't getting rich off it. A lot of cats quit or have hustles on the side and use the shop to advertise.I did some math. At $20 a cut, 16 heads for 5 days a week, that's $1600. That's if you can cut heads in 30 minutes. I wonder how many people does a typical barber get. $1600/week sounds good as hell even though it's before taxes.
Being a barber sounds lucrative
Ain't That Something
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Me and my Barber so cool there are days when I dont even pay and I might turn around and give him 30 for yhe hookup, but nikkas in gere talking bout 50-60-70 and up on the regular
What I look like Boo Boo the fool
I’ve even heard of some shops where you have to pay for a “yearly membership” like $50
Costco ass bytches
Costco ass bytches
the cost of using online booking services, license fees, paying for a business lease etc cost money. plus if he went to barber school he has to make up for those costs he spent possibly via loans
if u find a good barber who cuts from home who is self-trained it should be cheaper
if u find a good barber who cuts from home who is self-trained it should be cheaper
Ezekiel 25:17
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And you gotta rent the booth
. That's why I don't mind paying $20 for a cut. Went to a new barber couple weeks ago, think I paid $40 last time for cut, shave, and tip. Cut was perfect
Cleansprite
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Got to get ur golds member card
