Jimi Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Just thought i would put this up for any gents in east dulwich wanting to get a decent haircut. Having tried a number of the hairdressers in the area since moving here last year i have today finally found a decent one for guys.The Clipper on North Cross road, the guys are friendly, really chatty, and do a great job of cutting your hair. All for only ?14.50.So for any guys not happy with the usual poor service and bad manners from the many salons in town, have a look at the below link.http://www.theclipper.co.uk Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanMacGabhann Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Jimi Jimi Jimi....please, as this is your first post and it's promoting a business, please tell us you have no connection with themIf you haven't, apologies but so many people have tried to do that in the past.... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225824 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 no connection, just been really p*ssed off for the last 7 months since moving to ED not being able to get a decent hair cut with a bit of service. i've tried 5 different places on lordship and have bene amazed at how crap the places in this area are. They seem happy to take your money but not provide the servcie in return, some are down right rude. I moved down from west hampstead and for ages i kept travelling back up to get my haircut, but i found clipper on this forum in a really old thread yesterday and decided to give them a shot. so i thought i would re-post the thread as i was really impressed with them. no connection, just a satisfied customer. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225844 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Have you tried the new place on LL yet? (the New Threat to Clipper's business)I like the clipper, but I think ?14.50 is a bit steep for a basic cut though (which is what they do) and I've had a couple of not-so-hot basic cuts in there, so I might try The New Place. Not sure where the 'service' bit is that you speak of, Jimi? You go in, sit down, wait, get a haircut, pay and leave. You get a sweet - is that what you mean? I've never been offered a shoe-shine, advice on matters of the heart or something for the weekend. Not yet, anyway. You get a beer in the one on Barry Road. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225859 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Even though I find Jimi's post a little suspicious, I'm a longstanding fan of the Clipper, generally for the opposite reason to Jimi - I like my haircut without the small talk. But, as *Bob* says, ?14.50 is a little steep.What does the new LL place charge? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 good work Bob, do you hire yourself out for writing wedding speeches, or just really bad birthday cards. i'm sure you've got better material than that. It was actually a toss up between Jazz and clipper, just chose clipper as it was closer. Service meaning - just being treated like a paying customer, having a good chat and laugh whilst getting your haircut. I may try Jazz next time though. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I admit I'm prepared to pay a little more for 'no talking'. But I might spread my wings and try the other place.I think the guy in The Clipper who does 'really fast hands' has the edge on 'the polo mint cruncher', cut-wise. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I'll do anything you want me to, Jimi. I'll even try not to mention your blatant plug for the clipper (that's THE CLIPPER, on North Cross Road) - because I like them. The Clipper Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodo1 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 For an extra 50p you get your hair washed at Jazz and you get to watch the tellie! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamma Mia Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Uomo are good also Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonaloochieB Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Yes but is the conversation as far ranging as it was with Vas when it was Strans. He would also give you tips on horses if you were so inclined.Also he only ever charged me 1989 prices right up until he left. Mind in fairness he had less and less work to do as the years went on. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225896 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keef Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I think over ?10 for a basic haircut is too much quite frankly. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225898 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckhamgatecrasher Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Five hair cuts in seven months? Are you a Tressie doll? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratty Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I went to clipper and it was truly the worst haircut I ever had! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I always thought the woman that worked at the Clipper was the bast. haven't seen her around for a while.Jimi: as you are (allegedly) new here, I'll explain. There is a sad tradition of local businesses creating a new user and posting a glowing report of their own offerings (the thread started by sadly departed Osbourne Stewart was a modern classic). As you are a new user who has posted a glowing report of a local business first up, you will, therefore, be subject to some suspicion. Stick around - it does get better. Honest! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Let's not beat around the bush here. Jimi's post for THE CLIPPER reads like an office-scripted 'recommendation' found at the foot of the page on one of those infomercials you see at the back of the Radio Times. Anyway, as I say, I like THE CLIPPER, and I do appreciate the chocolate lime afterwards - but just think it's a bit expensive. So, on balance, I'm prepared to let it pass and not make a big deal about THE CLIPPER.A. Mills,Porchester. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225938 Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofmarkthedog Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Stop F...tting & sucking your teethBring your selves up Sydenham way. George runs the shonkiest looking gem of a barbershop on Kirkdale, it's the black & silver one by the zebra crossing.He cut mine & my sons hair for ?18 quid, he's a proper old school turkish barber, neat, quick and accurate. Small talk optional, but a good barber in the proper tradition he'll even thread your eyebrows & flame the hairs in your ears ( how cool's that). He's been on my doorstep but I snootily overlooked him for years, my mistake but glad i found him now."Hail to George" Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Five different places on Lordship Lane. Plus a cut at The Clipper. And I'll assume at least two cuts up in Hampstead, seeing as you "for ages you kept travelling back up". That's a lot of haircuts in seven months.Giving you the benefit of the doubt - assuming you like to keep your hair nice and neat - I've had my hair cut there a few times, and I think it's fine, but it's just a basic cut... nothing wrong with it, but nothing to shout about either. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paragon Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Blatant plug and lying afterwards.However - i have had a couple of good haircuts there. Nothing beats Shiroma in Bishopsgate Arcade though - neck massage included. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trentk69 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Well, call me a cheapskate, but ?14.50 is way too much for a hair cut, regardless of the beer or convesation. I go to the place in Peckham Rye in the arcade, where the number 12 bus heads towards Dulwich.It is ?5.00 for a good haricut and no messing about, done in about 10 mins max. Suits me fine, and at a good price.Each to their own I guess though... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225968 Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Had a look at the Clipper website and there aren't any pictures of haircuts on it! Not a good sign. A bit like a restaurant website with no menus, or a website for a shop with no stock on it. So your plug has backfired a bit Jimi, at least for me. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Signs of a good haircut:They use a straight razor at some point.They don't talk to you unless you talk to them.It costs no more than ?12; ideally less than ?10.Anyone know of anywhere in ED that passes muster? I usually go to the Clipper but... meh. Their cuts have been OK at best. Tried Roche a couple of times - one cut was OK but the other was so awful I probably won't go back. Have yet to give the new place on LL a go, but I'm due another cut soon. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225982 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carter39 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Jimi Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Just thought i would put this up for any gents in> east dulwich wanting to get a decent haircut.> Having tried a number of the hairdressers in the> area since moving here last year i have today> finally found a decent one for guys.> > The Clipper on North Cross road, the guys are> friendly, really chatty, and do a great job of> cutting your hair. All for only ?14.50.> > So for any guys not happy with the usual poor> service and bad manners from the many salons in> town, have a look at the below link.> > http://www.theclipper.co.ukIf Simon Cowell ever starts a show called Britain's Got Sockpuppets, you're a shoo-in for the final. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-225988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keef Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 woofmarkthedog Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Stop F...tting & sucking your teeth> > Bring your selves up Sydenham way. George runs the> shonkiest looking gem of a barbershop on Kirkdale,> it's the black & silver one by the zebra> crossing.> > He cut mine & my sons hair for ?18 quid, he's a> proper old school turkish barber, neat, quick and> accurate. Small talk optional, but a good barber> in the proper tradition he'll even thread your> eyebrows & flame the hairs in your ears ( how> cool's that). He's been on my doorstep but I> snootily overlooked him for years, my mistake but> glad i found him now.> > "Hail to George"Is he the one on the corner of Kirkdale and Sydenham Park? I went in there for the first time a couple of weeks ago, ?10 for a cut I'm really pleased with. Nice and quick, not OTT on the chat. Nice fella. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-226000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofmarkthedog Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 This may explain the Gentleman Jim's frequencyhttp://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090608-gomez-vmed-12p.standard.jpg Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/7067-great-gents-haircut-in-ed-about-time-lounged/#findComment-226006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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