How much do you guys pay for haircuts?

Curious on the going rate for haircuts, and more generally how much are you monkeys willing to spend to keep the top tight and looking clean. This is prompted because I just spend $50 (including tip) on my haircut and have never spent that much in my life, but the guy claimed he gave me a discount.

 

There's a nice place downtown on Park Pl. if I need to get a haircut at lunch where you can get out for $30, but those are NYC prices. Otherwise my local old Italian guys are normally under $20 including tip. I love those guys. On slow days they'll do the edge with hot foam and a straight razor.

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I always travel back home to north jersey. I get a clean fade and all for $20. This is not meant to be in anyway shape or form offensive or hateful! But I really prefer African America barbers. They seem to really take their time with it and give you a “younger” look.

 
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10$ tips? wtf its me your barber

Yeah you’re right. A shampoo/cut/shave deserves at least a $20 bill tip.

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I trim up the back and sides with a mirror. Always fre$$$h. Bling bling.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

I had been going to a local place for many years and I like them but there was nothing special about the cut. Post COVID, I tried a new place which costs $25+ tip. The new place is much more modern, as it has hardwood floors throughout and has the nice gels and pomades on the shelves. My new guy gave me a much more stylish/youthful cut in that he buzzed the sides/back and kept the top on the long side. The haircut took about 1 hour partly because I had not had a real cut in 5 months and because my new guy was very meticulous. My new guy is on the young side, dresses stylishly and has quite a bit of hair himself. He gave me some tips on products to use, including a pomade which I have been using every day now. The pomade kind of gives the hair a semi wet look.

 

$70 cut and wash but that includes a free cleanup between visits where they'll do the sides and neckline. During normal times did a full cut every 6 weeks or so with the cleanup in-between.

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Pre-Covid: $55 including tip (every 3 weeks) Post-Covid: $0

Bought a Wahl clippers back in March and despite reopening I've continued cutting my own hair. Incredibly easy to taper the sides/back as often as I need to and I typically trim the top 1/month. Once we're out of the zoom phase for client meetings, I'll probably go back to my barber.

 
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My father told me at a young age that you have to find YOUR barber. I didn't heed the advice growing up and would roll the dice by walking into a chain (e.g. SportsClips, Floyd's 99) and praying they could pull off the "2 - 3 fade, textured on the top". The success rate was about 20%. I grew so bearish on the industry as a whole in college and would let my boy Tomas hit my shit with the Wahl he probably used to hit his pubic. His clipper "summer cuts" at least saved me $20 for alcohol / weed / food and looked moderately fresh with a fitted or snap on.

I tried black barber shops that "cut white boys" but always came out looking like Donte Divincenzo looking to pull up from deep. It felt cool getting dapped up and throwing in my 3 interjections as barbershop conversations weave through women, sports and the hustle, but I couldn't shake the feeling of knowing I looked like an AAU kid in meetings with senior executives.

It wasn't until I found MY barber, Roberto, that I realized what I was missing in my life. You can't see the guy in the morning because he's still drunk from the night before, but after he's had his Venti Starbucks and a few cigarettes, the dude is locked and does not miss. It's the perfect 2 - 3 fade with seamless transition to the top. When my hair-line was receding (has now settled between a Norwood 2 - 2.5), he was there with his scissors every step of the way to style, texture and cascade my hair perfectly. I pay his standard $30 and tip $10. After two years of great cuts, I don't even know if he could price me out of his services.

You really don't know how bad you've got it until you find good. Roberto is invaluable to me. I like all his shit on Instagram, throw him gift cards when the holidays are close and will occasionally bring him coffee to pay it forward to other dudes who are in the chair.

Learn from my mistakes - put the time into finding a good barber and build a relationship. When your hair starts to recede as a white dude, you cannot afford to keep fucking around.

 

I have no idea if my guy smokes but if he did, I would not be able to let him cut my hair. I grew up in a house filled with smoke and have developed an aversion to it. I can smell smoke from a long distance away.

 

I've been to Mario Tricocci as well years ago. But it was on $35.00 then. It was nice but the cuts never looked like it was a fresh haircut. The only thing that was memorable about the stylist use to place my head on her breast when she would cut the front of my hair when she was standing behind me. 

But for $85.00 I hope your getting past second base. 

 

Usually $40 after tip, but honestly I feel like I'm paying too much given I'm only truly satisfied with the cut 25% of the time, other 75% it's meh (maybe worth $20-25)

Had a lot of trouble finding 'the one' barber. How do you find the one who's really good and most importantly really good with customizing to your hair / balding situation? 25 and my hairlines has receded a decent bit, not too much but I know I'll be needing hair transplations in ~10yrs (not a problem monetarily, more so you have to be a good candidate)

 

I dont get anything complicated, go about 3 times a month and pay 25-30 including tip and I always slide him some extra money during the holidays. I never have to wait to sit in the chair and my guy is very flexible on timing. I've also had the same dude cut my hair for about 10 years now and have developed that relationship. He's cut my hair at 11pm-12am several times before when I worked late and needed to look clean the next day for whatever reason. To echo what was said above, a barber is def something you wanna take time to find a good one. One of those important relationships along with your drug dealer, mechanic etc.

 

I pay 50 every 2-3 months depending on how I’m feeling for a rather talented female barber down the block from me, includes shampoo and massage. Get to have a drink while I’m waiting and the best part is that if I don’t feel like talking, we don’t talk. Period.

I tip her 10-15 each time, well worth it since she’s the best I’ve had in years, maybe the best ever. And, unlike some of you psychopaths, I don’t need my split ends trimmed every 5-7 business days.

"When you stop striving for perfection, you might as well be dead."
 

$80 including tip - however I go once every 6 months.
(I am living in Europe where it is acceptable to wear longer hair in the office)

Additionally it takes about 2hours to cut my hair and depending on the time I either get a cake and coffee or a gin&tonic for free

 

I tip 40% as I frequently like to get a touch-up before meetings, weddings, dates, etc., and my barber will make himself available if I give him 2-3 days notice. This works best if you can find a way to tip them without the shop getting a cut by using cash or sending money directly via Venmo. 

I pay $50 for a haircut and $20 for a touch-up. He usually provides a whiskey or beer.

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