Haircut prices

SouthWesterly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119112795#Comment_119112795

Youve no idea how much training she has 😁

sofasurfer90

True, prices have gotten pretty steep in that area. But my cousin is a hairdresser and she tells me how bad the situation has been (and still is for many) in terms of income. If the service is good, I’m happy to pay a bit more.

NiceFella

25 quid for under 20 mins work is a bit much. Although I might that pay that rate for the independent smaller barbers provided they do a good job. Covid has been a killer for many of them.

15 quid seems more reasonable to me which is what I got charged on Kevin street yesterday. He did a very good job too.

mikeybhoy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119115018#Comment_119115018

€15 is a good price and what it should be imo and would be a fair price compared to ten years ago taking inflation into account.

You'd think barbers would reduce their prices if they're struggling for business in order to try and get punters in the door like they did during the recession. Although my local always seems to busy enough.

2ndcoming

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119089365#Comment_119089365

Found the (first) barber.

2ndcoming

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119090883#Comment_119090883

Lol wtf? What do you think they're secretly harvesting your locks and selling them on kink websites or something?! It's a poxy haircut.

dil87

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119115183#Comment_119115183

What? Point being, and it's the same with anything, not just haricuts, anything cheaper than the going rate is usually cheaper for a reason...

Dr_Colossus

My local place in D15 who I had been going to for a number of years was always €10 even at the weekend. When I went a few weeks ago he had the price jacked up to €18 which I told him was too much of an increase and that I'd have to go elsewhere. He went from one of the cheapest in the area to one of the more expensive with no other changes. It's only if people don't pay the new prices that they'll have to lower them again so don't fuel the inflationary fire.

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119091983#Comment_119091983

There were bans on promotional/bundled sale in 2020 that stopped it.

igCorcaigh

For something that takes personal time from a worker, and can't be scaled up, €15 is still a very good price. That's what my barbers charge. Other areas of service charge like €50-60 per hour. This is someone's professional time you are paying for, as well as the overheads of running a business.

rob316

I always felt €10 was a ridiculous price for a haircut, no wonder its such a badly paid trade. I pay €30 in the small turkish barber near me, I get an excellent cut,beard trim and wash. Fantastic value, that's once every 6-8 weeks

NewClareman

My local barber is still €10.

Geuze

18 in Claregalway.

FlubberJones

I use two, both are 18 quid each but always round up to a 20.

When the lockdown ended and they finally opened a Barber I gave 25 for the 18 euro haircut, I was just happy to have a cut rather than be sheared like a sheep.

Pissy Missy

I got quoted €26 for a dry hair cut, the lowest price going, the price has def gone up, being a woman is expensive