Men's barber prices

leroy d

Popped into Fat Tonys for a hair trim in Oranmore. Pre covid the price was €13. Price is now €24!. Nearly 100% price increase!. I hsve bern a customer there for several years, but not anymore. I reckon there are gonna be alot of long haired hippies hanging around Oranmore. Me thinks fat Tony needs to go on a diet.

flazio

Power of your feet. Don't like it, go elsewhere. Big thread about it in the city forum.

StonedRaider

Walking through the city last Thursday after lunchtime and a lot of these guys places were empty. The barbers hanging outside smoking

leroy d

StonedRaider wrote: »

Walking through the city last Thursday after lunchtime and a lot of these guys places were empty. The barbers hanging outside smoking

Hate to see local business struggle, but Mr. Fat Tony needs to get a grip. These are difficult times where our economy is on its knees. Value for money will win out in the end. The rip off effort will fall on its sword.

spurshero

leroy d wrote: »

Popped into Fat Tonys for a hair trim in Oranmore. Pre covid the price was €13. Price is now €24!. Nearly 100% price increase!. I hsve bern a customer there for several years, but not anymore. I reckon there are gonna be alot of long haired hippies hanging around Oranmore. Me thinks fat Tony needs to go on a diet.

I got it could a couple times in oranmore and it was 18 pre Covid . Your going back a while since it was 13 or else you were on a special deal !

leroy d

spurshero wrote: »

I got it could a couple times in oranmore and it was 18 pre Covid . Your going back a while since it was 13 or else you were on a special deal !

Definitly €13 pre covid. I had been going there for several years and would always hand over €15 and leave the €2 change as a tip.

spurshero

leroy d wrote: »

Definitly €13 pre covid. I had been going there for several years and would always hand over €15 and leave the €2 change as a tip.

Well that’s worse again if there charging different prices to different customers . Is it still open somebody told me last night it was closed

kheb

The €24 includes a booking fee which saves queueing for up to an hour surrounded by numerous people. It’s worth paying in a pandemic and probably worth paying in normal times. The price pre Covid was €18 or €19.

leroy d

kheb wrote: »

The €24 includes a booking fee which saves queueing for up to an hour surrounded by numerous people. It’s worth paying in a pandemic and probably worth paying in normal times. The price pre Covid was €18 or €19.

My visit to Fat Tony's in Oranmore was without booking. Straight in the door and no crowds. Pre covid the price of a cut here was definitely €13

spurshero

kheb wrote: »

The €24 includes a booking fee which saves queueing for up to an hour surrounded by numerous people. It’s worth paying in a pandemic and probably worth paying in normal times. The price pre Covid was €18 or €19.

Well I paid 18e the last couple times I was in there pre Covid . Another poster is insisting it was 13 e lprobaly was for him I can only speak for meself and me own wallet and it was definitely 18 the last 2 visits .

bodhrandude

Bump:
Best one for me is the Best Barber and Hairdresser shop in main street Salthill, run by a barber from the Lebanon, just got a cut on Tuesday at 13 Euro and he shaved my furry eyebrows too. A decent job at an affordable price

FileNotFound

kheb wrote: »

The €24 includes a booking fee which saves queueing for up to an hour surrounded by numerous people. It’s worth paying in a pandemic and probably worth paying in normal times. The price pre Covid was €18 or €19.

That's a cheap trick for sure. Pretty piss poor.

A lot of businesses have struggled along during this only surviving due to government supports that the tax payer will have to foot.

Ripping off the tax payer after this is pretty low..

JustAThought

FileNotFound wrote: »

That's a cheap trick for sure. Pretty piss poor.

A lot of businesses have struggled along during this only surviving due to government supports that the tax payer will have to foot.

Ripping off the tax payer after this is pretty low..

Customer - not taxpayer! C’mon!!

So there’s a booking fee now so people know they will have a slot and his time and the slot won’t be entirely wasted they don’t turn up.

Plus they have more compliance overheads to pay for - disposable gowns, disposable towels, more in between cleaning of seats/counters/walls etc all of which costs money along with the masks and customer dividers etc now takes time & will decrease the number of hair cutting slots in the day.

Be fair! from e18 to that when you consider all the new overheads and covid safety
compliance rules and the price of all those disinfectant sprays and a booking fee to ensure no Q’ing in the rain - its a small & understandable .

kheb

€5 extra for the convenience of booking and not waiting for up to an hour on a busy Friday evening or Saturday is good value to me but maybe not to others.

Just to agree with what other people have been saying
Fat Tonys was €18 for a dry cut prior to covid for an adult, and has been for years.

There are different prices for OAPs, students and children, as well as for beard trims. Maybe one of those was €13

aw

kheb wrote: »

€5 extra for the convenience of booking and not waiting for up to an hour on a busy Friday evening or Saturday is good value to me but maybe not to others.

Definitely agree.
Avoiding the painful slow passing of time while you watch every hair being trimmed on the lad ahead of you... €5 is well worth it.

beardybrewer

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Calahonda52

beardybrewer wrote: »

Unless you need something fancy just get one of these: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Remington-Clippers-Lengths-Trimming-Detailing/dp/B012F8MS9A/ref=sxin_11_trr_3082239031_2?cv_ct_cx=clippers+hair&dchild=1&keywords=clippers+hair&pd_rd_i=B012F8MS9A&pd_rd_r=0796acd7-73b1-445e-b084-ccc6f0c5a2aa&pd_rd_w=e2OJE&pd_rd_wg=pck7L&pf_rd_p=1d13bff8-47cf-4a87-a6dc-3d450fd9093d&pf_rd_r=2J964SWEDCPF3GR8JX5H&qid=1620925832&sr=1-3-439ac954-ad46-4ba0-bd86-480f8aab80ed

The above link is for the right tool for the job.
This is the reverse.
https://eu.manscaped.com/?redirect=1&_ga=2.97076504.680206845.1620926205-703730691.1620926205

ThebitterLemon

New barber in Salthill Top Fade seems very reasonable and actually takes his time doing your hair.

Was in there on Monday and was happy with price and service

TbL

It's become pretty clear to me that most mens haircuts aren't that complex, and can be pretty much nailed after a dozen attempts.

Decent scissors and clippers obviously required.

No doubt the more complex ones need more expertise.

I know a lot of people that will continue to get clipped at home and avoid the inevitable price gouging.

The Upper Cut barbers in Knocknacarra (beside Cappagh Stores) is €16 for a regular men's cut appointment (30mins slot).

6

6 wrote: »

It's become pretty clear to me that most mens haircuts aren't that complex, and can be pretty much nailed after a dozen attempts.

Decent scissors and clippers obviously required.

No doubt the more complex ones need more expertise.

I know a lot of people that will continue to get clipped at home and avoid the inevitable price gouging.

Yup, my wife started cutting mine during the first lockdown and that has continued since. I've also gotten much better at keeping the beard tidy.

All in all, saving me 20 quid every 3 weeks

dinneenp

JustAThought wrote: »

Customer - not taxpayer! C’mon!!

So there’s a booking fee now so people know they will have a slot and his time and the slot won’t be entirely wasted they don’t turn up.

Plus they have more compliance overheads to pay for - disposable gowns, disposable towels, more in between cleaning of seats/counters/walls etc all of which costs money along with the masks and customer dividers etc now takes time & will decrease the number of hair cutting slots in the day.

Be fair! from e18 to that when you consider all the new overheads and covid safety
compliance rules and the price of all those disinfectant sprays and a booking fee to ensure no Q’ing in the rain - its a small & understandable .

Every barber has virtually thr same additional Covid inflicted overheads, their prices haven't sky rocketed.

LillySV

Fat Tony’s in liosban was going up a euro or two each time I visited them in the year coming up to covid ... I thought they were getting greedy then... now they will use covid to charge even more ... best of luck to them if they find enough fools to pay for it... I went elsewhere and haven’t been anywhere near them since feb 20 or so! My wife actually cut my hair last and she probably did a better job than I got most of the time there

?Cee?view

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The Upper Cut barbers in Knocknacarra (beside Cappagh Stores) is €16 for a regular men's cut appointment (30mins slot).

I’ve gone there for around the last year. Absolutely great service at a very reasonable price. I’ve never seen a place so clean and you can park right at the door. A1!

Wiggywiggle

Where’s the cheapest youve seen in the city or county? €20/22 out in oranmore,

?Cee?view

Wiggywiggle wrote: »

Where’s the cheapest youve seen in the city or county? €20/22 out in oranmore,

Upper Cut, Cappagh Road. €16

Gremlinertia

Major fader is 15 according to OH who was up last week..

LillySV

16 in terryland barbers

Fitz*

Paid 18e, including the 5e booking fee in Fat Tony's middle Street the other day. Sound.

Have heard that Cut Throat increased their prices again, and they are up to 27e now for the basic cut and the slots are reduced from 30 mins to 20 mins. Not impressed with that myself.

StonedRaider

€27 for a dry/basic cut is seriously taking the piss.
I know (from family and friends) a few barbers outside the city are charging that. Up from €17 to €20 after first lockdown. Now up 35% again in less than a year.

Wiggywiggle

StonedRaider wrote: »

€27 for a dry/basic cut is seriously taking the piss.
I know (from family and friends) a few barbers outside the city are charging that. Up from €17 to €20 after first lockdown. Now up 35% again in less than a year.

Rip off galway in full flow. They’ll be complaining in 6 months that people are cutting their hair at home

Mr Man

StonedRaider wrote: »

€27 for a dry/basic cut is seriously taking the piss.
I know (from family and friends) a few barbers outside the city are charging that. Up from €17 to €20 after first lockdown. Now up 35% again in less than a year.

I'm happy to pay that for a good barber that takes their time and uses a scissors.
I got mine done on Tuesday in Gallaghers on Dominck St.
Was in the chair for 50 minutes and was charged €26 - told him to keep the €4.
If you are in and out in 10 minutes - then yeah, €14 or whatever, is probably about right, but to work out if it is fair, you should be happy for your barber to earn min €15 p/h, but more like €18-€20 p/h and factor in costs, rent etc.

i_steal_sheep

Got mine cut in Fat Tony's in Oranmore, on Tuesday. €5 to book online and another €19 on the day. I was just shy of 40 minutes in the chair. I love being able to book a time slot and within a few minutes of that time actually sitting in the chair getting a cut as opposed to spending upwards of an hour waiting like in the past. It's also well worth it to get the barber you want. So I'm willing to pay the €5 but I'll be honest I'm not as generous with the tipping as a result... but the way I look at it, that's between John Maguire and his staff. I'm sure they will notice the reduction in tips and they'll be making their boss aware of that! I'm also not buying their own-branded products either any more.

I'm sitting here laughing at some of ye paying booking fee's. Are ye well?!?

Would you pay to book a table in a restaurant?
Would your partner pay to book in a hairdresser?
Would you pay to book a time for your car in the local garage?

If I was still going to the barbers I'm be telling them to take a running jump for a booking fee, either they want my business or they dont

Booking fee, ha

Redkite200

I'm sure there's still a few about where you can get your hair cut for 10-15 euro by someone decent.

DeadSkin

Val's in Tuam 14 bucks!

Reading 40-50 mins in the chair, Jebus what are ye getting done :pac:

Sleeper12

i_steal_sheep wrote:

Got mine cut in Fat Tony's in Oranmore, on Tuesday. €5 to book online and another €19 on the day. I was just shy of 40 minutes in the chair. I love being able to book a time slot and within a few minutes of that time actually sitting in the chair getting a cut as opposed to spending upwards of an hour waiting like in the past. It's also well worth it to get the barber you want. So I'm willing to pay the €5 but I'll be honest I'm not as generous with the tipping as a result... but the way I look at it, that's between John Maguire and his staff. I'm sure they will notice the reduction in tips and they'll be making their boss aware of that! I'm also not buying their own-branded products either any more.

40 minutes for a haircut???

Is that typical time for everyone or do you have very long hair or something? If you don't mind me asking that is

Sleeper12

Deleted User wrote:

Booking fee, ha

I'm laughing at the 40 and 50 minutes in the chair thing.

gordongekko

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm sitting here laughing at some of ye paying booking fee's. Are ye well?!?

Would you pay to book a table in a restaurant?
Would your partner pay to book in a hairdresser?
Would you pay to book a time for your car in the local garage?

If I was still going to the barbers I'm be telling them to take a running jump for a booking fee, either they want my business or they dont

Booking fee, ha

Restaurant's Do charge it in places just to make sure you show up. It's the same here.

gordongekko

gordongekko wrote: »

Restaurant's Do charge it in places just to make sure you show up. It's the same here.

Outside of JP's places during race week, I'd say you would be hard pushed to find any restaurant asking you to pay a fee to book a table

ben.schlomo

gordongekko wrote: »

Restaurant's Do charge it in places just to make sure you show up. It's the same here.

I've never heard of anywhere in Galway asking for such a fee. Can you give us an example of somewhere regularly doing this?

Tilikum17

Sleeper12 wrote: »

I'm laughing at the 40 and 50 minutes in the chair thing.

It’s ridiculous. I remember getting my hair cut in a certain barbers (mentioned above for putting his pricing up again) a couple of years back. You book online for a 30min slot. This lad was a Romanian cutting my hair. He spent more time spraying crap into my hair than he did cutting it. Literally just shaving the same spots over and over again.

Absolute cringe.

Sleeper12

gordongekko wrote:

Restaurant's Do charge it in places just to make sure you show up. It's the same here.

Some restaurants do charge but it comes off the bill once you show up. Seems some barbers are charging it as an extra charge

Pussyhands

kheb wrote: »

€5 extra for the convenience of booking and not waiting for up to an hour on a busy Friday evening or Saturday is good value to me but maybe not to others.

5 euro is 5 euro.

If your local shop offered to have your litre of milk ready for you when you came in instead of going down the aisles and they charged 5 euro for that service would you be as supportive?

Businesses around the country are playing the poor mouth after getting money thrown at them all year.

Homelander

Sleeper12 wrote: »

I'm laughing at the 40 and 50 minutes in the chair thing.

Who can forget this classic thread last year.

kheb

Pussyhands wrote: »

5 euro is 5 euro.

If your local shop offered to have your litre of milk ready for you when you came in instead of going down the aisles and they charged 5 euro for that service would you be as supportive?

Businesses around the country are playing the poor mouth after getting money thrown at them all year.

An hour of my time is worth €5 when waiting for a haircut. It’s also safer that having to queue indoors with COVID-19.

gordongekko

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Some restaurants do charge but it comes off the bill once you show up. Seems some barbers are charging it as an extra charge

It does come off the price. It costs 24 euro , 5 euro deposit and you pay 19 after the cut

Sleeper12

gordongekko wrote:

It does come off the price. It costs 24 euro , 5 euro deposit and you pay 19 after the cut

Well if that is the case I don't see what people are giving out about. So it only costs you the 5 euros if you don't show up.

Sleeper12

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Some restaurants do charge but it comes off the bill once you show up. Seems some barbers are charging it as an extra charge

gordongekko wrote: »

It does come off the price. It costs 24 euro , 5 euro deposit and you pay 19 after the cut

What restaurants in Galway charge money to make a booking/charged it before covid?

Honestly intrigued as the only ones I know of were JP's during the race weeks when he was going cracked with no-shows and I'm not even sure if he went ahead with it

Sleeper12

Deleted User wrote:

What restaurants in Galway charge money to make a booking/charged it before covid?

I'm a Dub so I can't answer that. I was talking about in general restaurants have been charging booking fees /deposits for a few years now. In Dublin selfish people book a table in a city restaurant for 8pm for 10 people. Unfortunately they also booked another 3 or 4 restaurants for the same time. The 10 people meet in the pub first and then decide what restaurant they want to eat in. The other restaurant's now have a large empty table on a Saturday night. Booking deposit isn't unreasonable if the fee comes off the bill assuming you turn up. If you turn up then there is no fee.