Haircut - How much do you pay/what type of place do you go to?

brummytom · 26-01-2010 7:13pm #1

I know there's probably a beauty/hair forum.. but this question is for everyone, really.

This came up in school today. How much do you pay for a haircut?
Most of the lads (including myself) go to your standard barbers - walk in, hair cut, pay a fiver, fuck off.

Some, however, went for the whole "Book an appointment, turn up, have a cuppa, read a magazine, hair cut, hand over 20 quid, book next appointment".

Just wondering which category people on here would fit more into?

IvySlayer · 26-01-2010 7:14pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

Paddys in Lucan, a tenner, no fuss.

My name is URL · 26-01-2010 7:15pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

10 euro, **** barber but no small-talking

suits me :pac:

jumpguy · 26-01-2010 7:16pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

Go to a sound local fellow, cuts hair, while having some light banter, very quick, pay him a tenner and walk out.

Voodu Child · 26-01-2010 7:17pm

Shave it myself with a clippers.

Gillington · 26-01-2010 7:18pm

Voodu Child wrote: »

Shave it myself with a clippers.

This

Lola92 · 26-01-2010 7:23pm

Cut/shave it myself

Up to 60 quid for a cut and blow dry but than again thats wimmin folks for ya....

mikom · 26-01-2010 7:23pm

brummytom wrote: »

Some, however, went for the whole "Book an appointment, turn up, have a cuppa, read a magazine, hair cut, hand over 20 quid, book next appointment".

TBH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrxcvB2dlU0

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 26-01-2010 7:24pm

I go to a barber when I'm just gettin my haircut, usually a c-cut, have a chat about Man United give him a tenner and be on my merry way.

I go to a 'male hairdresser' when I'm getting colour in my hair, some small talk while cutting then fúcks off and leaves me with a Nuts magazine while it drys. €25 for that.

MaybeLogic · 26-01-2010 7:26pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

12 euros in Ferdinand Bol Straat, in De Pijp.
No chat due to language barriers.
Suits fine.

Dunjohn · 26-01-2010 7:29pm

Tenner for a quick cut? Damn, I thought €14 was the norm. I'll have to look around some more.

xsiborg · 26-01-2010 7:29pm

€14 it cost me in a barbers the other day, dry cut, felt a little bit stiffed, but when he also wanted €14 for my 5 year old, i was a bit SERIOUSLY like, cop on! its only now i think of it that i should have pointed out that my son was a student and should only have been charged €10.

yes, i know, bit pedantic, but €14 seems like he used celtic tiger claws to cut my childs hair!

Roro4Brit · 26-01-2010 7:30pm

Knights in Dundrum. €20 wash and cut, sometimes €2 tip. I HATE small talk so this place is perfect, no one speaks enough english to say anything. They're all polish. But once they can understand 'short on sides and tidy up on top' I don't care.

ForeverYoung90 · 26-01-2010 7:35pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

Go to a local barbers around once a month for my short back and sides haircut.Its a small spot but all staff are sound out and do a good quick tidy job for a respectable 10euros.
Sweet.:cool:

alwaysadub · 26-01-2010 7:36pm

Cut/shave it myself

70euro or so for Toni & Guy in Dundrum. They're the only ones able to do anything half decent with my unruly mop.

DazMarz · 26-01-2010 7:39pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

New barbers that opened locally about 6 months ago has been my place for ages. I always tip him, cos he really does a good job (not that I'm overly complicated tho!).

Usually around €20 for my whole trip to barbers (this includes paper I usually buy en-route, haircut itself and a trip into the local pub around the corner!:D)

theteal · 26-01-2010 7:40pm

I'm bald

haven't paid for a haircut since i was a broke student. it's pretty easy to do with a clippers yourself - and i aint talking about a shave all over job

so, in 6 years i've paid. . . about €70 - broke a couple of clippers along the way:D

LionelNashe · 26-01-2010 7:41pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

Dunjohn wrote: »

Tenner for a quick cut? Damn, I thought €14 was the norm. I'll have to look around some more.

xsiborg wrote: »

€14 it cost me in a barbers the other day, dry cut, felt a little bit stiffed

Don't know about Galway and Limerick but there are loads of barber shops now in Dublin city centre that are all part of the same group, charging ca. €7 on Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday. As recently as 3 years ago I don't think there were half as many.

Davidius · 26-01-2010 7:46pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

Some local barber. Reminds me that I need a haircut very very soon.

me-skywalker · 26-01-2010 7:51pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

brummytom wrote: »

This came up in school today. How much do you pay for a haircut?
Most of the lads (including myself) go to your standard barbers - walk in, hair cut, pay a fiver, fuck off.

Some, however, went for the whole "Book an appointment, turn up, have a cuppa, read a magazine, hair cut, hand over 20 quid, book next appointment".
?

Champs in Dun Laoghaire.. €18 scissors cut tea, cofffe, magazine hot chick nice chat!

Milky Moo · 26-01-2010 8:07pm

Cut/shave it myself

Funny I am getting my haircut tomorrow.
It's usually about 30euro as I am a student, I usually let it grow to about 3 inches below my shoulder get bored and then get it cut up to sitting on my shoulder and all choppy layers.

Inevitably I will miss my longer hair the minute I get it done but will be happy when I realise how much easier it is to style.

WhiteRussian · 26-01-2010 8:08pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

UCD Barber
Friendly lads, local, good with a blade and scissors
€14 cut
I find the cheap barbers (€6/€8) are poor haircutters

theboss80 · 26-01-2010 8:12pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

Used to shave it myself but gone away from that noe. €9 in the local barbers, its one of those run by women though so ya get a haircut plus the whole boobs on the back of yer head thrown in for free.

smiley girl · 26-01-2010 8:14pm

Cut/shave it myself

Normally about €50, but I'm worth it:D

jd007 · 26-01-2010 8:41pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

smiley girl wrote: »

Normally about €50, but I'm worth it:D

Do you work for L'Oreal?

Luno · 26-01-2010 8:41pm

I'm bald

I haven't got a haircut in two and a half years, last time paid 30 euro or so and I just said I could do this myself and ever since then trim my fringe or whatever hairstyle I feel like

dotsman · 26-01-2010 8:52pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

€5 for an excellent "shave-back-and-sides-and-trim-on-top".

Use to go to Grafton Barbers (because it's right next to me), but will never again pay that kind of money (circa €25) and spend ages queuing.

The place I now go (Polish place half way up talbot street on the RHS as you're coming from the IFSC) - there's never a queue, don't have to engage in bull$hit conversation about the weather etc and the resulting haircut is as good as any other place I've been. In and out in 15 minutes.

entropi · 26-01-2010 8:56pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

Local barber i've known since i was a child, 10 euro.

Prof.Badass · 26-01-2010 8:58pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

Long hair= don't need to waste time/money on haircuts.

Get one every six months or so, go to fancy-ish place but only pay €12 coz i iz student.

dvpower · 26-01-2010 9:04pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

Is this the "Are you a male or a female?" thread?

tman · 26-01-2010 9:05pm

I'm bald

Voodu Child wrote: »

Shave it myself with a clippers.

That.
Tried getting a couple of proper haircuts last year but couldn't find anything that really suited me. Ended up going back to cutting it myself and haven't regretted it.

Use them to shave my face as well, so no pricey razors to buy either!:p

brianthebard · 26-01-2010 9:06pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

Dunjohn wrote: »

Tenner for a quick cut? Damn, I thought €14 was the norm. I'll have to look around some more.

Defo look around. I get it done for a tenner in a unisex salon. Plenty of barbers and hairdressers doing midweek offers for students too now.

smiley girl · 26-01-2010 9:08pm

Cut/shave it myself

jd007 wrote: »

Do you work for L'Oreal?

Nope! I don't even use their shampoo and stuff!!:D

xw2lj9uspm1eyh · 26-01-2010 9:12pm

15 euro for me worth it though only hairdressers in town that no matter when you go in.They're only be one in front of you and he does a pretty good job.

Jesus Wept · 26-01-2010 9:15pm

no cuts in 09

offwego · 26-01-2010 9:20pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

At least one on Patrick Street in Dublin charges €6 during the week.

Rabies · 26-01-2010 9:20pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

Reminds me i need a cut.

Usually $20 every three weeks. No booking. Nice place. Great staff.

RosyLily · 26-01-2010 9:27pm

Cut/shave it myself

€38 for a wash, cut and blow-dry for me. All the magazines you can read and tea and coffee. No small talk either!:)

Abi · 26-01-2010 9:48pm

Cut/shave it myself

Do it myself. I favour the wild look, once a year I just cut out the knots.

/throws cat

lemansky · 26-01-2010 9:53pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

€7.50 is the student rate where I go (normal price would be a tenner), and if you go in with a friend its €6 each.

OctavarIan · 26-01-2010 9:56pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

Used to buzz it myself up until around a year ago, now I go to The Grafton Barber once every few months. Most of the barbers there really know what they're doing, and only costs me €9 with a student card

[edit] I don't get it buzzed still at Grafton Barber, obviously.

Dj Stiggie · 26-01-2010 9:59pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

Usually a tenner

Except my last hair-cut. My mate's an apprentice barber in my local barber's so he just stands there looking at the barbers cut hair all day, unless someone who he knows comes in for a free haircut.

So he text me asking if I wanted a freebie. I didn't even need a cut, but the thoughts of something free drew me in.

It didn't end well. I don't know if the moral of the story is never help a friend or only go to a qualified barbers

Aidric · 26-01-2010 10:00pm

I get a haircut about once every six weeks, costs me €18 and the bird knows exactly what I want by now.

Sephiroth_dude · 26-01-2010 10:09pm

I pay a tenner,some places charge 20 the rip merchants.

McChubbin · 26-01-2010 10:16pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

A wash, cut and color at my local salon is normally around €50-70 depending on the lenght of hair but since I like to pre-wash my hair at home (the girl who washes the hair in the salon can't seem to understand the words "Be gentle"...), I only pay around €20. It also helps that I'm quite pally with the owners. Mate rates FTW.

Thomas828 · 26-01-2010 10:59pm

More upmarket. Book an appointment

I get mine cut about every 3 or 4 months in a barber's shop in Marchmont Street. Cost, £15

martingore · 26-01-2010 11:16pm

40 quid in foundation on stephens street, only get it cut bout 3 times a year and its def worth it.Girl there now knows my cut so handy .

admiralofthefleet · 27-01-2010 12:01am

More upmarket. Book an appointment

i just go to a local barbers and its a tenner

Latchy · 27-01-2010 12:04am

More upmarket. Book an appointment

A hairdresser friend regularly calls around and cuts it for me .

Mint Sauce · 27-01-2010 12:08am

I'm bald

every few months do my own, grade 1 - 4 all over depending on time of year and current mood

ball · 27-01-2010 12:12am

I'm bald

I just ask a female friend/relative.
It doesn't matter if they can't cut hair, I'm not going to like it either way.

I wouldn't let a guy mate cut it.
They'd intentionally make a balls of it

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