Hair salon question

I've been going to the same barber shop for 60 years. 4th owner, but same shop. Hair cut is $15.......went up from $12 2 years ago, they are appointment only now because of the pandemic to keep the number of people in the shop waiting down. No charge for an appointment, but a beard trim is $5 extra.

My wife stopped going to a "Beauty Parlor" about 35 years ago when the stylist charged over $100. The shops she has gone to since are all set up as independent contractors renting a work station. Her last trim was $40. Yup, what she paid $100 for in 1987, is now $40.

My place increased the price from $15 to $20 for a standard cut when they reopened after the forced covid closure. I tried the $8 place (now $9) once but they did a poor job.
 
In her salon they specialize in aveda. They paid for her to attend and she had to commit up working there a certain amount of time. I will say some of the salons like these are somewhat predatory. They won’t give you enough hours to earn benefits for example. Also they would give vouchers for services to employees and it came out of her commission if she had to do their hair. She stayed over 10 years but is happy to be working elsewhere now.
Yep, I know those types well. I remember bringing in over $1600 in one pay period between hair and selling products and my paycheck was STILL under $500 for 2 WEEKS! It was impossible to survive until I got out on my own.
 
My place increased the price from $15 to $20 for a standard cut when they reopened after the forced covid closure. I tried the $8 place (now $9) once but they did a poor job.
You kinda get what you pay for in this area. Those $9 places are full of kids right out of school that are still learning. That's not to say that newbies can't find jobs in expensive salons because they do. There's nothing worse than paying $60 for a bad haircut!
 

DH tried the cheapie $7 place once. I warned him, but he still went. They didn’t do a satisfactory job.

There was a commercial about 10 years ago that showed one of those cheap places. Across the street was another salon with a sign “We fix $7 haircuts.” I don’t even remember what product the commercial was about.
 


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