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rendelharris

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intexasatthe moment Wrote:

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> oh God we're not related are we RH ? ,one of my

> many brothers used to prize his compact edition

> and the bog standard version was my choice of

> accompaniment for the police station when being

> arrested .



Ha! The compact edition and its accompanying magnifying glass has been an obsession since I was about six, and my old man passed it on to me when someone gave him the latest edition as a retirement gift. I'm hoping to avoid arrest in the foreseeable future, but it has a very good chance of coming with me to the desert island when Kirsty (or Lauren as it is now) calls - just matter of time...

Rosetta

Rosetta

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fishbiscuits Wrote:

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> Frenchy Wrote:

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> -----

> > Mick Mac Wrote:

> >

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>

> > > It takes 10 minutes on average to cut a man's

> hair in a barbers.

> >

> > It's like most things in life, Mick: you get

> what you pay for.

>

> I used to go to a place that charged ?15

> (basically the cheapest barbers I could find in

> The City). I was in and out in 15 minutes. Then I

> started going to a place that charges ?33.. but

> they wash your hair, cut it really nicely, then

> wash it again to get all the bits out. They

> eliminate my mono-brow, burn off the ear hairs,

> and put a nice moisturizer on your face and neck.

> You also get a little shoulder massage, and of

> course a coffee or beer. It's a great after work

> de-stresser, and besides... it's not 1992 any

> more, nobody needs to convince anyone they're a

> "real man". Some things have improved for the

> better.. embrace it.


Barber or hairdresser? That sounds a reasonable price for that kind of service. I?ve never had a hairdresser wash my hair again to get bits out @fter cutting.

JohnL

JohnL

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Rosetta Wrote:

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> fishbiscuits Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Frenchy Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> > > Mick Mac Wrote:

> > >

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> >

> > > > It takes 10 minutes on average to cut a

> man's

> > hair in a barbers.

> > >

> > > It's like most things in life, Mick: you get

> > what you pay for.

> >

> > I used to go to a place that charged ?15

> > (basically the cheapest barbers I could find in

> > The City). I was in and out in 15 minutes. Then

> I

> > started going to a place that charges ?33.. but

> > they wash your hair, cut it really nicely, then

> > wash it again to get all the bits out. They

> > eliminate my mono-brow, burn off the ear hairs,

> > and put a nice moisturizer on your face and

> neck.

> > You also get a little shoulder massage, and of

> > course a coffee or beer. It's a great after

> work

> > de-stresser, and besides... it's not 1992 any

> > more, nobody needs to convince anyone they're a

> > "real man". Some things have improved for the

> > better.. embrace it.

>

> Barber or hairdresser? That sounds a reasonable

> price for that kind of service. I?ve never had a

> hairdresser wash my hair again to get bits out

> @fter cutting.


Actually sounds sensible.


The danger of course is you'll run into Gavin Henson.

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Houseoflego

Houseoflego

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Sorry to revive old thread but I was talking to the owner of a salon and they had good advice. If it?s over ?50 for standard haircut they don?t necessarily expect a tip as they are very well paid. If it?s under ?30/40 then a tip is great. Under ?30 definitely tip.

Made sense to me!

Sue

Sue

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Rosetta Wrote:

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> Was up at Brockley Rise SE23 the other day, and

> there are a couple of barber shops and a

> hairdresser. One of the barber shops advertised

> ?12 for a wash and cut for a man and ?14 for a

> woman?s. Good prices in these austere times.



Well, certainly cheap, but it depends on the quality of the cut, doesn't it?

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