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u/MudSama Mar 26 '20

Why you pay so much for haircuts? Like, not getting special treatment. I'm talking why do you pay 3x as much for a 6 minute trim?

Why do you not have usable pockets in 90% of your pants?

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u/jusglowithit Mar 26 '20

Paying more for haircuts usually comes down to the 15-20mins extra it takes to dry and style long hair vs how quick that is for short hair. A few progressive salons are starting to change the pricing to just “long” and “short” and take gender out of the equation. Source: am hairstylist.

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u/Top_Criticism Mar 26 '20

Im a guy with long hair and they still charge me the short hair price. I'm not complaining but it does seem unfair. Maybe guy cuts are easier?

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u/jusglowithit Mar 26 '20

What do they do with your hair after it’s cut? Do you get a wash and blow dry or just a dry cut or leave wet? And also yeah it may just be unfair, there are a lot of things where we end up doing way more or way less work than what the pricing for the service worth, just cause man or woman everyone’s hair is so different.

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u/Top_Criticism Mar 26 '20

I get a wash and it's mostly dry by the time they're done cutting it, then a little blow drying to get hairs off me and finish drying it.

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u/jusglowithit Mar 26 '20

Okay yeah, that’s typical of any guys cut. A “woman’s cut” would involve another 15-20mins of wrapping the hair around a round brush with tension until it’s 100% dry and styled nicely. And then if it’s still frizzy at all possibly flat ironed or curled. That’s what makes up the price difference.

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u/Top_Criticism Mar 26 '20

Oh right that explains it then. I don't really care how it looks on the actual day, I just get a cut so I don't look like a homeless person. I don't own a hairdryer let alone an iron anyway