Price of haircut?

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Price of haircut?

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Interested in what others on this forum spend.

I'm 51, male, pay $50 plus $15 tip.
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$13 plus $2-3 tip. Old school barber shop.
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Luckywon wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:49 pm Interested in what others on this forum spend.

I'm 51, male, pay $50 plus $15 tip.
Where do you live?

Is it a major VHCOL metropolitan area, "downtown"?

Or a small town, LCOLA?

That would probably make a huge difference.

Also, is it "just a haircut", or is there styling, blow drying...?

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I get a buzzcut every month in a HCOL area. #2 on top, fade to #1.5 on sides/back. Straight-razor shave of sideburns/edges with shaving cream.

Old school barber shop in HCOL trendy strip mall = $21 for haircut +$5 tip
Closer to my work is LCOL barbershop = $14 + $6 tip = $20 (chintzy to ask for change from a $20).
My swanky gym has men's cuts for $40+$10 tip = $50.

BUT 11yo daughter can do almost as good a job, and I've started to let her do it every 2 weeks. Let's face it, it's pretty brainless to work a 1.5 or 2 razor with those guards, and she's getting better at fading. I work in the OR all day and wear a scrub cap, and have a pretty casual lifestyle outside work.

So $50 x 26 = $1300 into her Roth IRA every year.
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$20 includes tip
Suburban northeast ohio MCOL area
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Suburban area, old school barber. $15 + $5 tip.
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Ace1 and I are not far apart. About 10 or 15 miles.
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$20 includes tip. Upscale suburban barber in HCOL in Boston area.
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$12 on Tuesdays. I don't want to tip but feel social pressure to do so. $2 tip. Sometimes no tip. Only every three months or so.
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Wife does the cutting. Free!
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ResearchMed wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:57 pm
Luckywon wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:49 pm Interested in what others on this forum spend.

I'm 51, male, pay $50 plus $15 tip.

ADDED: Live in VHCOL city. Price includes wash, cut, blowdry.
Where do you live?

Is it a major VHCOL metropolitan area, "downtown"?

Or a small town, LCOLA?

That would probably make a huge difference.

Also, is it "just a haircut", or is there styling, blow drying...?

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$25 plus $10 TIPS I mean tip.
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$12 + $4 tip at Great Clips every ~3 months. I may go earlier than that if there's an upcoming event and/or DW tells me to get a haircut.
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Wow! That must be one heck of a haircut!!

I pay $25 plus tip for a cut, straight razor shave, shampoo, and shoulder massage. :beer
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randomizer wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2017 9:12 pm $25 plus $10 TIPS I mean tip.
Does it include the hairdye? :P
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Luckywon wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:49 pm Interested in what others on this forum spend.

I'm 51, male, pay $50 plus $15 tip.
I pay $2 - $2.50, no tip.
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No man should pay over $15 for a haircut.
We have no hair compared to women!

I use great clips. $13 + ($2-$3 tip)
They also send coupons in the mail every few months for $7 cut.
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Will do good wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2017 9:08 pm Wife does the cutting. Free!
+1

Mine is getting pretty good at it too!
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Ace1 wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2017 9:01 pm $20 includes tip
Suburban northeast ohio MCOL area
Ditto
Urban Los Angeles

I could get a haircut for $8 including tip if I wanted a military cut.

At $20 that works out to $40-60 an hour, or $24-36 per hour net if the shop takes half the base. That's not a terrible wage. I'm guessing the $8 cut takes five minutes or less. Been going many years. All the barbers at my shop are happy and competent if not talented.
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Will do good wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2017 9:08 pm Wife does the cutting. Free!
Same. She's cut my hair probably an average of 8 times per year for the past 9 years. On the rare occasion schedules don't work and I need to get it cut professionally, I go to a local cheap place for ~$18 (includes tip). So, 8*9*$18 = $1080 worth of cuts. We're on the second set of trimmers for something like $60, so I figure we've saved close to $960 by having my wife cut my hair.
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DW is a high-end retired hair stylist shop owner. Vidal Sassoon, Euro trained.
Costs me big time.
Really big time.
And I still look just as frumpy as always. :shock:
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In Coimbra, Portugal on vacation: €6.50. My wife approved.
In Denver, Colorado, USA where I live: $30. No tip. And, I am grumpy about it.
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Luckywon wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2017 8:49 pm Interested in what others on this forum spend.

I'm 51, male, pay $50 plus $15 tip.
That's on the upper end. Averages around $15-$25 for males where I live, plus tip.

Worldwide prices are here for men and women:

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/beauty/ ... the-world/
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I auto pay $30 a month for "unlimited" cuts.
I go twice a month and service includes shaving my head and neck, shampoo and a roughly 10 minute scalp massage. I tip $5 each time.
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I cut it myself with a $20 set of clippers I've had for years.
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used to pay $10-$15 with a tip. couple of years back went close crop and maintained that since with the help of at first a regular Norelco shaver with pop up trimmer and now graduated to a Braun shaver. Also aided by natural thinning (wife calls it going bald). Cost, shaver blade units $30-$40 replaced every 2-3 years.
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$7 plus $2 tip 8-) Yep, that's all the ole barber or his grandson charge. There are several barbers in this town charging under $7 to $9. Even Great Clips sometimes charge $7.
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totesmagotes wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2017 9:23 pm
Will do good wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2017 9:08 pm Wife does the cutting. Free!
Same. She's cut my hair probably an average of 8 times per year for the past 9 years. On the rare occasion schedules don't work and I need to get it cut professionally, I go to a local cheap place for ~$18 (includes tip). So, 8*9*$18 = $1080 worth of cuts. We're on the second set of trimmers for something like $60, so I figure we've saved close to $960 by having my wife cut my hair.
My wife learned to cut my hair shortly after we were married. The electric trimmers and special hair shearers cost $50. After 5 years of marriage, that is about $10/year. With 8 cuts a year, that is about $1.25/cut so far. Plus the added convenience
of doing it after work at home.
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Charlesmetz83 wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2017 9:28 pm I auto pay $30 a month for "unlimited" cuts.
I go twice a month and service includes shaving my head and neck, shampoo and a roughly 10 minute scalp massage. I tip $5 each time.
Awesome arrangement. I never heard of a haircut subscription (and with grooming/extras too!). I'm envious.
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I use Supercuts with a $10-$15 tip.
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$7 plus $3 tip. They also trim his ears,nose, eyebrows. The same place I go to. The woman is a GEM, so nice, hard to beat.
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Free. Buzz it myself with a pair of clippers I bo ugh they on Amazon.
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LCOL but see upscale barber who incidentally does haircuts for NBA players. $35 per visit.
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Free. Buzz it myself with a pair of clippers I bought on Amazon.
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I paid $18 with tip 12 years ago ,Barberess was V hot. Have A LOT of hair and it got pricey so I cut it myself now .
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fire5soon wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2017 9:38 pm I cut it myself with a $20 set of clippers I've had for years.
Same. You can do the same length all over easily, and I have a medicine cabinet mirror that folds out so I can see all sides of my head and do a 2/1.5 or 2/1 fade. I got sick of going to female oriented places that charged too much and always missed spots or had other things I had to fix. Pretty bad to pay for a bad hair cut. My ~$20 clippers from Walmart last 4+ years minimum.
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I pay $20 ($13 + $7 tip).

Old school non-trendy barber shop in VHCOL area.

I wouldn't trust the guy to "style" anything, but its fine if you are just looking for a generic men's cut.
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DD used to cut it for "free", but free usually involved a 200 mile drive and lunch for four. She is now working at a higher end place which is closer so I "only" pay about $30 and only a 100 mile drive.
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$80 plus $20 tip. I’m a woman and only get it cut every 3-4 months. Bang Trims in between are free.
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petulant wrote: Thu Nov 30, 2017 9:53 pm LCOL but see upscale barber who incidentally does haircuts for NBA players. $35 per visit.
NBA haircuts run the gamut. How good are your barber's cuts, on a scale of Richard Jefferson to Gordon Hayward?
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I'm 37. Still go to the same barber that gave me my first haircut 35 years ago. $20 plus $4 or $5 tip. MCOL midwest city.
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Free! I cut my own hair. :D
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I live in the VHCOL bay area. Male

I pay $35 + $5 dollar tip. I go for this every 5 weeks.

I get a complementary neck trim in-between from same person. I tip $5 for that.

My hair is always perfect. I think it's worth it
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Wife cuts my hair. I've paid for 2 haircuts in the last 23 years.
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I go to great clips, 15+ $5 tip. I always have mixed reviews and debate going to the ‘nice’ place down the street. I believe it’s $50 + tip.
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MCOL Area. I know a hairdresser who is a good friend. She charges me $25 and I throw in a $10 tip. Given my accelerating hair loss, I am thinking of asking her for a Marine Corps recruit buzzcut.
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Free. My wife is a hairdresser.

When she can't get to it, I go to an old school Barber. He charges $15 and I give him a $5 tip.

My wife charges $20 for men.
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VHCOL - Bay area
$15 + $2 tip
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[quote=arsenalfan post_id=3642502 time=1512097090 user_id=49467]
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BUT 11yo daughter can do almost as good a job, and I've started to let her do it every 2 weeks. Let's face it, it's pretty brainless to work a 1.5 or 2 razor with those guards, and she's getting better at fading. I work in the OR all day and wear a scrub cap, and have a pretty casual lifestyle outside work.

So $50 x 26 = $1300 into her Roth IRA every year.
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this is interesting. So all her earnings for cutting your hair goes in her Roth IRA. This is all legit? No audit issues with the IRS?
How do you document her earnings?

thanks
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$20 including tip in Silicon Valley
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