How Much Is A Haircut?

[respond2u]

When they started charging a dollar a hair, I started doing it myself. Easy enough to do with my do.

 

[btdt22]

Sticker shock (and i'm young). I've been living around the world for a while now and just back visiting the good ol' USA. Having sticker shock at times. I've been having some haircuts for $2-$3 and many for $10 - all overseas. In rural(ish) Texas, I just went to two places that charge $19 or $20. I'm talking standard men's haircut. These are just regular barber shops?

What do you pay?

The one that charges $20 gives you a dedicated 1/2 hour. So by my calculations, that is $40 an hour or an equivalent salary of $83,000. That is assuming he is full up for 8 hours a day. When I checked his calendar he was pretty full.

Is the rural Texas you are in perhaps 'oil-country' or near the state of Austin?

 

[pb4uski]

$15 at home in Vermont, $10 in Sarasota... $2 tip in both cases... so $17 and $12, respectively.

 

[Big_Hitter]

$10 for a buzzcut

 

[ocean view]

I bought an $18 clipper 18 years ago...DW does the clipping.

Rambler - what brand clipper are you using? We bought a clipper several years ago for DH and it lasted for about 3 cuts before it died. Any special maintenance other than cleaning the hair out?

Otherwise DH spends $10 for his cuts, takes less than 5 minutes in the chair.

 

[clobber]

Yes, but you're the one who did simple math and called it equivalent salary, when it's not.

The point is, plenty of businesses similar to a barber, where they don't make $40/hr and still have the overhead you suggest.

 

[kramer]

When I visit family in Southern California, I go to a certain place in a strip mall and it is $12 plus I tip $2.

Here in the Philippines, I go to an upscale place for my haircuts, the cost is $3 plus $1 tip.

 

[Scuba]

In So CA, DH pays $30 plus tip.

 

[Rummy]

Ex marine barber...$9. ....9 minutes. Plus a $5 tip.

 

[GoodWishes]

Just got my hair cut today, $20 + $5 tip = $25.

 

[Out of Steam]

$32 plus tip in Suburban DC. Place is a bit fancy, but works for me.

 

[DektolMan]

$15 including tip here in CT, every 6 weeks.

 

[joeea]

I bought an $18 clipper 18 years ago...DW does the clipping. My hair gets cut round 20 times per year. So, by one way of reckoning, we're now down to about 5 cents per cut. Since I keep it clipped pretty short, I have trouble dishing out $15 plus tips to have it done for me...about 3-4 minutes in the chair...not a whole lot of styling going on there. I'm hoping to get another 18-20 years out of the clipper...more if I can. I'm targeting 2 cents per clip average over time, if I can keep it running that long.

Ha!

Same with me, although I have so little hair remaining that I'm motivated more by the time it would take to go to the barber and wait for an available chair than the cost.

 

[RunningBum]

The point is, plenty of businesses similar to a barber, where they don't make $40/hr and still have the overhead you suggest.

The point is, he's not clearing $83K as you claim. Nobody else said anything about other businesses.

 

[Car-Guy]

It's been $12 here in Texas at one of the local barber shops for at least the last 10 years. Add a tip and it's $15. One offers a senior discount ($10) but I still pay the $15 since I'm young at heart.

 

[RunningBum]

Wow you guys are cheap (or LBYM). Here in Mn the toll is $37 + tip and I am losing my hair. Go every 5 wks

Why are we cheap for paying the going rate? I go to a typical barber shop, where I walk in and sit and wait if the chairs are full. I don't have enough hair to warrant making an appointment with a hair stylist.

 

[jim584672]

$14 was just put up to $16. Bought a Wahl clipper, now they get $0.

 

[Nightcap]

At the local barber shop, it's $17 for a haircut and $8 for a beard trim. They never seem to charge for the beard trim, but I give them $25 anyway.

I'm heading there today, as a matter of fact.

 

[Dawg52]

$9 in Gulf Shores, AL. I always wait until I go to my condo to get a cut as it's $15-18 at my home in MS. Crazy.

 

[txtig]

The posted priced is $16 but they charge me $13. Not sure if it a senior discount or because I have so little hair. Haircut takes bout 10 minutes. I usually leave a $5 tip.

 

[LRDave]

About 40%.......

 

[Amethyst]

Hair Cuttery charges each of us $25 for a shampoo, cut, and blow dry. Plus I leave a 20% tip. We have curly hair and the stylist respects the curls. Regular barbers are death on curly hair for some reason.

 

[golfnut]

I am hair challenged ( top of head only). I get my haircut done at Great Clips here in Illinois. I look for the $7.00 coupons which come in the mail. Takes the stylist about 5-7 minutes to cut my hair. I'm good for a $3-$4 tip and yes, I am cheap.

 

[euro]

I bought an $18 clipper 18 years ago...DW does the clipping. My hair gets cut round 20 times per year. So, by one way of reckoning, we're now down to about 5 cents per cut. Since I keep it clipped pretty short, I have trouble dishing out $15 plus tips to have it done for me...about 3-4 minutes in the chair...not a whole lot of styling going on there. I'm hoping to get another 18-20 years out of the clipper...more if I can. I'm targeting 2 cents per clip average over time, if I can keep it running that long.

Same here - invested $50 bucks in equipment many, many years ago. Since then, 0$ per cut, no waiting in line, no criticisms from DW (since she is doing the work. ).

 

[euro]

Rambler - what brand clipper are you using? We bought a clipper several years ago for DH and it lasted for about 3 cuts before it died. Any special maintenance other than cleaning the hair out?

Otherwise DH spends $10 for his cuts, takes less than 5 minutes in the chair.

I use a Whal set. Was about $50 back in the 90-ies. Looks and feels pretty much like the professional clippers. Other than wiping, I have never done any maintenance (though it did actually come with oil for lubricating - still unopened. )