My First Haircut in 8 Years!
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For most people, I don't think getting a haircut is very exciting, but for me it was a big deal. Today I had my first haircut in 8 years!
I have been cutting my hair at home to save money since the big economic downturn in 2008. I needed to find some expenses to cut and haircuts for me was one of the easy things to give up. Actually, there are a number of advantages to cutting your own hair at home. Of course there is the money savings. I bought a hair buzzer kit for about $30 to get basically unlimited haircuts. Cutting my hair at home also saves time. I don't need to drive to the barber shop and wait for my turn. I probably save at least a half hour in time every haircut at home.
So with all of these advantage of cutting my own hair at home, why did I decide to go to a barber and pay $12 plus a tip to get a professional haircut for the first time in 8 years? The short answer- I was tricked.
How, you may ask, can you get tricked into getting a haircut? This scenario makes a lot more sense if you know my son. I had the day off and he came with me to run some errands on Main Street in our small town. We stopped by the grocery store and also stopped by a small business to pay a bill. On our way out, my son said, "let's go this way," and started leading me down the street in the direction of the hardware store. This made sense since my son is always building something and often needs parts for various science experiments and projects.
As we neared the barber shop, he suddenly announced, "We are going to do something about that hair!" and led me inside.
I have to admit my hair did need something done about it. I had not used my buzzers for the past few months because I liked having it a bit longer than the #8 buzzer guard that cuts to 1 inch length. I have not mastered scissor skills, so if I cut my hair at home with the buzzers, it would have to be 1 inch or shorter.
As soon as we got into the barber shop, I realized that I had a way out. I only had $2 with me, and I knew haircuts cost a lot more than that. This small shop does not take credit cards. I explained this to my son, who immediately hatched a plan to go home to get some money. After we got home, my other son joined the cause and came with me to the barber shop too in order to help ensure that I actually got a haircut.
I had short buzzers, #2 I think, on the back and sides, but left the top longer. It is a sharp looking haircut. A bit of trivia for you on hair buzzer guards: the guard number is in 1/8 inches. So a #2 guard is 1/4 inch.
It was a nice treat to get a fancy haircut. I don't know yet if I will pay for a haircut again soon or not though. I could probably use my buzzers at home on the back and sides for a few months and maybe go in and let a professional handle the scissor work a few times a year. Or I could go back to the #8 all over for free with my buzzers at home. Sometimes free is hard to beat...
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