View Full Version : I need a haircut
rabidbadger
07-01-2008, 02:44 AM
OK. single now. ex used to cut my hair, and before that a "friend" in exchange for... never mind... anyway, since ex and me broke up, either cut my own, (pretty damn well, if i do say so) or had friends just shave me down to almost nothing. But now I got Valerie Bertonelli hair, and it must go away. Going to find a real barber this week, but worried that I don't know what to tip anymore. been so long. any ideas? and what's standard haircut cost these days anyway? thanks.
phatlip12
07-01-2008, 02:49 AM
OK. single now. ex used to cut my hair, and before that a "friend" in exchange for... never mind... anyway, since ex and me broke up, either cut my own, (pretty damn well, if i do say so) or had friends just shave me down to almost nothing. But now I got Valerie Bertonelli hair, and it must go away. Going to find a real barber this week, but worried that I don't know what to tip anymore. been so long. any ideas? and what's standard haircut cost these days anyway? thanks.
I pay 14 bucks for my haircut and tip $2 so thats about 15%. 2 or 3 bucks seems fair IMO.
However, when it comes to tipping at restaurants I'm a little more generous. I give 18% (20% if he or she is good) or a minimum of $5. So if I go out to lunch and get a bowl of soup for $7 I'll leave 5 because anything less doesn't seem like it's even worth tipping. Then again, I wait tables so I'm sympathetic. :D
rokov
07-01-2008, 03:32 AM
The place I go to charges $12 and I usually tip $5.
if there is a vidal sasoon near you go there
they cut hair for movement
it is the way the hair moves that makes it look good (sexy)
tell the cutter your ideas about style
like me i'm wash and wear i don't do blow drys or gels
they have a sliding scale cost based on the seniority of the stylist
rabidbadger
07-01-2008, 04:57 AM
um, lookin for a haircut, not a Continental Lifestyle.
rabidbadger
07-01-2008, 04:59 AM
The place I go to charges $12 and I usually tip $5.
Um. 45% ish percent tip. ? um no. What? they don't get paid to do their job in the first place? Plus. seen your hair. you both pay and tip wayyyyy tooo much. :D I keeed.
rokov
07-01-2008, 05:11 AM
Spending most of the last 15-20 years in diners has taught me that if you're going to be a regular customer somewhere, tipping well is in your best interest. Granted, I might go a bit above and beyond (I don't tip less than %25 unless the service is bad). As far as my hair is concerned, the last time I cut it myself with my beard trimmers (won't be doing that again) so no one else is to blame for that. :p
techliveadmin
07-01-2008, 05:38 AM
Do what I do, lie face up on the lawn, camouflaged, wait for neighbour to cut his lawn :D
Yay freebie!!!
esophagus
07-01-2008, 07:41 AM
I have never been a percentage tipper. I tip five dollars, going up or down based on the service I received and not the price. My hair looks nice and you cut it for $5 (which doesn't happen, I pay around $20) I'll give you a $5 tip. My hair doesn't look like what I asked for and I paid $30, you get $2 to nothing. Same goes for restaurants. Keep up with refills if you'd like a good tip. It doesn't matter if I ordered the salmon or a piece of toast.
heyseuss
07-01-2008, 09:17 AM
if there is a vidal sasoon near you go there
they cut hair for movement
it is the way the hair moves that makes it look good (sexy)
tell the cutter your ideas about style
like me i'm wash and wear i don't do blow drys or gels
they have a sliding scale cost based on the seniority of the stylist
I wish you were only joking.
And tipping sucks. I do it, but I only like doing it when the person deserves it, not because they expect it, that's just retarded.
I had 5 bers and 2 shots the other night at my bar and the bartender at the end of the night said, "I don't know $10" !!!!!!! I gave him $26.
kronos6948
07-01-2008, 12:49 PM
What's a hair cut?
um, lookin for a haircut, not a Continental Lifestyle.
what you want is for your hair to look as good as it possibly can within the limits of its natural tendencies thin thick curly straight whatever
and for your hair to look good all the time
they can deliver exactly that
but if you don't want that then.....
i tried :)
What's a hair cut?
it is roughly equivalent to hems on pants
the neater the hem the more formal the pants ;)
tokenuser
07-01-2008, 02:35 PM
My haircut is basic and hasn't changed in the past 20 years (college cut, straight across the back, no sideburns, #2to crown, blend through with scissors). I jump out of shower, towel dry my hair, then brush it straight back. Its a style I got into when I used to wear hard hats every day.
Problem is, the way my hair sits has changed, so now instead of getting a barber to cut it I go to a salon. Not a high end salon, just a place a step
above a Fantastic Sams.
I figure with tipping, my time is worth something as well. If the cut costs my $18, and I am out of there in 30min (inc a wash), a $5 tip isn't too bad. Otherwise I stick to the rule of thumb of 15%-20% ($3-4).
Problem is, the way my hair sits has changed, so now instead of getting a barber to cut it I go to a salon.
that's what i've been trying to convey
the way your hair sits or moves is the tricky part
i go twice a year to the same guy i have gone to since i met him at vidal sassoon 12 years now
i pay $90 and give him a $20 tip he's the best in town
i'm a girl i have long hair but other than the cut and washing and conditioning i never do anything to my hair
and i never have a bad hair day ever
tokenuser
07-01-2008, 03:05 PM
i pay $90 and give him a $20 tip he's the best in townTHe place I go, I rarely get the same person twice, but they are all trained the same, and my haircut is pretty hard to screw up (though it has happened).
$90 sound like a lot, until you think that I get my hair cut every 4-6 weeks (its grows fairly fast), so costs is is the same ballpark annually as your haircut.
THe place I go, I rarely get the same person twice, but they are all trained the same, and my haircut is pretty hard to screw up (though it has happened).
$90 sound like a lot, until you think that I get my hair cut every 4-6 weeks (its grows fairly fast), so costs is is the same ballpark annually as your haircut.
exactly and remember i do nothing else to my hair
no blow dryer no crling things no special expensive products and no time
if i were going to the academy awards i would need just the dress and shoes no hair stylist no makep artist
how many women put no extra effort into their hair that you know
i'm shower to street in ten minutes
phatlip12
07-01-2008, 04:19 PM
I figure with tipping, my time is worth something as well. If the cut costs my $18, and I am out of there in 30min (inc a wash), a $5 tip isn't too bad. Otherwise I stick to the rule of thumb of 15%-20% ($3-4).
See, my friends dad does the opposite. If the hair cut doesn't take very long he feels as thought it was rushed which means they possibly did a crappy job. If it's longer he feels as though they took their time and put more effort into it so he'll tip more if the barber takes his time and doesn't rush.
phatlip12
07-01-2008, 04:23 PM
i'm shower to street in ten minutes
I gota get you to talk to my girlfriend then. 10 minutes. I'm not even sure if I know what its like waiting such a short amount of time...
:D
msmags
07-01-2008, 06:56 PM
I used to have this really cute, fairly short, spikey hair style which took quite awhile to style, and involved the use of several products and velcro rollers. I probably spent almost one hour on my hair alone.
Now that I've grown my hair out, it's simply wash, towel dry and DONE. I love it. No hair products, no blow drying.......sigh, why didn't I think of this years ago? Whoever says long hair is more work than short hair is a liar! Well at least in my case. :p
xibalba
07-01-2008, 06:58 PM
What's a hair cut?
Yes, I also wonder what this "hair cut" is.
Yes, I also wonder what this "hair cut" is.
it makes one side equal to the other and the edges get trimned in a nice symetrical pattern :)
xibalba
07-01-2008, 08:58 PM
it makes one side equal to the other and the edges get trimned in a nice symetrical pattern :)
maybe i need one then the hair on the right side of my head is about 2 inches longer than the left side :D
maybe i need one then the hair on the right side of my head is about 2 inches longer than the left side :D
yes
you are just afraid it will end up short
so you ask for a consultation tell him / her what you want
i would go for a her
i go to a guy
it seems the opposite sex works out better as far as listening and understanding
you want the sides the same length and you want it straight across the back
it is really plane geometry
and then you ask the person to show you exactly how much it is necessary to cut
tell him / her you might get seriously upset (look tough while saying this) if it is any shorter
i can remember crying about my hair and chopping away at it at 3 am in the bathroom with cuticle scissors
i never do that anymore
because i made it my business to find an ally
xibalba
07-01-2008, 09:40 PM
Hmmm I really don't care how my hair looks. I have no fashion sense or anything. I wear jeans, t-shirts, or scrubs(cause they are cheap and comfy). :D
ageexchick
07-01-2008, 10:48 PM
No offense meant, but did we really need the "haircut handbook" up there? Are there seriously people out there who don't know how to go to a barber and get a hair cut?
No offense meant, but did we really need the "haircut handbook" up there? Are there seriously people out there who don't know how to go to a barber and get a hair cut?
yes dear there are
there are also people who do not know how to dress for an interview or for a date or a formal wedding
or to make their homes atrractive and comfortable
ageexchick
07-02-2008, 01:34 AM
I just meant that these days you can go to a barber/hair stylist and they tend to ask you what you want. As long as you know what you want, I don't see there being that much of a process to prepare for it.
Like I said, Skyz, no offense meant. it was an honest question.
I just meant that these days you can go to a barber/hair stylist and they tend to ask you what you want. As long as you know what you want, I don't see there being that much of a process to prepare for it.
Like I said, Skyz, no offense meant. it was an honest question.
no offense perceived
i just know from personal friends that most people angst about their hair
second only slightly to about their weight or state of fitness
ageexchick
07-02-2008, 01:55 AM
My mom used to say to me as a kid, "What's the difference between a good haircut and a bad haircut? Two weeks."
I pretty much go on that now. I figure that I can deal with two weeks of a bad haircut till it grows out. It's helped a few times. haha
tokenuser
07-02-2008, 03:18 AM
My mom used to say to me as a kid, "What's the difference between a good haircut and a bad haircut? Two weeks."
I pretty much go on that now. I figure that I can deal with two weeks of a bad haircut till it grows out. It's helped a few times. hahaI get my hair cut short. Its more than two weeks :)
phatlip12
07-02-2008, 03:28 AM
My mom used to say to me as a kid, "What's the difference between a good haircut and a bad haircut? Two weeks."
I pretty much go on that now. I figure that I can deal with two weeks of a bad haircut till it grows out. It's helped a few times. haha
I usually stick to two weeks. I get my hair cut fairly short IMO (number 3 on the sides with the trimmer and scissors on top) but I think it looks better shorter which is why 2 weeks is perfect.
Speaking of which, I got my hair cut today. The total was $14 and I gave $2 for the tip. I don't get my hair washed though (personally I think its a little creepy having someone wash my hair) so I always do that myself before I go.
ageexchick
07-02-2008, 02:03 PM
I get my hair cut short. Its more than two weeks :)
Well, she said it to my dad who always had a crew cut. Within two weeks it would grow out just enough to get it cut again.
Seriously, though? You get haircuts every 2 weeks? I guess that makes sense for guys. I'm lucky if mine gets cut once a year.
tokenuser
07-02-2008, 03:13 PM
Well, she said it to my dad who always had a crew cut. Within two weeks it would grow out just enough to get it cut again.
Seriously, though? You get haircuts every 2 weeks? I guess that makes sense for guys. I'm lucky if mine gets cut once a year.I get a haircut every 4-6 weeks ... depending on my onsite meeting schedules. If I get a bad haircut, I need to wait 3-4 weeks for it to be at a point it is recoverable with another cut - something to do with the way my hair grows near the crown (I have a full head of hair, but it grows in different directions around the crown with can make it a bear to cut).
If I have a bad haircut, and I don't have any meetings (and it has happened twice in the past 4 years), I wear a hat in public. I often wear a hat (a brimmed hat something of a cross between an Indiana Jones style fedora and a small brimmed cowboy hat) in public so its not an odd thing for me to do - especially in summer.
Phatty - #3 every two weeks? Go for a #2, or just shave it off.
Perhaps we can ask DannyT how long it takes a bad haircut to grow out (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28194924@N07/) ;)
... and that is why I will never let MY wife loose anywhere near me with clippers or a pair of scissors.