The Last Haircut

[mapsedge]

Well, Larry, you've given me your last haircut. It's nothing personal. You've never given me a bad haircut.

Okay, yeah, it's personal. And yeah, you've given me a bad haircut. Just today, actually.

I know, I know, any barber can have a bad day. I came in as you were reaching for the "Closed" sign, and obviously you had other things on your mind. I supspect this is the case because when you declared my haircut "done" my left sideburn was an inch longer than the right one, and the back of my neck looks like you handed the clippers to a farsighted, caffeinated chihuahua armed with a miniature weed whacker.

Let's be honest. The only reason I put up with your bigoted, homophobic, redneck diatribes is because you were the cheapest haircut in town. When I came in today, you pointed to the typing paper sign above the mirror and I learned that you'd raised your price: now your haircuts are no cheaper than those offered by your competition across the street. I don't fault the increase, but now I have no reason not to go to them, where most of the stylists are reasonably educated, gay, pierced, tattooed, or some combination thereof.

That's right, man: the very people you've been criticizing as I've sat in your barber chair, the ones with ink or hardware or same-gender partners that I've quietly defended to you for a couple years now, are the people that are going to get my business.

Later, dude, and good luck.

Comments

[dmoralized.livejournal.com]

I used to go with my dad to Roy. The longer the two talked, the shorter my hair got. I quit going when I could drive myself.

[orcamhr.livejournal.com]

I know how you feel. I normally will go to "the mans man" barber where their buzz clippers are hand me downs from the guy had the station before him. you know the one, had the shakes so bad from old age that you knew you would loose an ear if you would sit there. can't talk about anything but hunting and nascar. the only jokes they know are raciest ones. sucks that they are the cheep ones.

[nottygypsy.livejournal.com]

Poor barbers, losing out to the also cheap but hot tattooed girls at fantastic great clips, that do sideburns even.


Bye bye

[starwyse.livejournal.com]

Matthew, my wonderful friend in Liberty, is opening a new salon http://dallacima.com/
I know nothing about prices...

[glesyn.livejournal.com]

Ahh, I've been looking for a new stylist who's close(ish). That's awesome. I'm saving that link!

[glesyn.livejournal.com]

Lovely. >:(