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Totally agree, maximente. If you go in to get a cut for the experience, you're not our target customer (which is totally OK). SportsClips has centered this busi

Totally agree, maximente. If you go in to get a cut for the experience, you're not our target customer (which is totally OK). SportsClips has centered this business around creating a fun experience (drink a beer, watch the game, get a cut). Our prime demographic are working professional men who care about convenience, speed, and cost. Think standard management consultant who's pressed for time, needs to look good for client meetings, and would pay for a quick touch up.

sokoloff 7y ago
If you care about convenience, speed, and cost, and have a hairstyle that is clipper friendly, buy a clipper (~$75) and a set of clipper combs (~$10) and cut your own hair at home in 5 minutes or so anytime you want. I clip #3 sides and back and #6 on top. Anything the clipper can reach is intended to be cut. I have often given myself a quick touch up before a presentation, business trip, or important meeting, so that part is a genuine value prop, but this solution seems a bit like building a robotic sledgehammer in order to swat flies.
- saltminer 7y ago
  Most people do not have the skill to do anything beyond a buzz cut and don't want to risk messing things up to practice. Plus, if I want to try something new, it doesn't matter how well I can maintain my current style.
- magduf 7y ago
  Holy crap, where are you getting your clipper? You can get a perfectly nice Wahl clipping kit for $20, which comes with the clipper and the color-coded comb attachments, and scissors and some instructions, and a convenient carrying case. Amazingly, it's even made in the USA if you care about that.
  - sokoloff 7y ago
    I bought mine (Oster brand) many years ago on Amazon. I have to agree that the Wahl's kit you're talking about (Amazon ASIN B000JNQSIQ) looks like an excellent deal.
  - thaeli 7y ago
    At the other extreme, an Oster 76 is $150 and that doesn't even include a full set of combs, but it'll last several lifetimes - they'll go 20+ years in daily barbershop service even. And the 76 will cut even thick, hard to cut hair without bogging down; think "fades in natural African-American hair" which will absolutely bog down cheap clippers. That said, if you have Caucasian hair and just want to do an acceptable trim-up on your top-of-head haircut, the $20 kit will last years and do just fine. You'll feel the difference if shaving anything else though.. even with easy to cut hair, the immense power and smoothness of a true professional clipper is amazing.
- jmpman 7y ago
  I’m the target market for a robotic sledgehammer fly swatter... even better if it can also cut my hair.

sokoloff 7y ago

If you care about convenience, speed, and cost, and have a hairstyle that is clipper friendly, buy a clipper (~$75) and a set of clipper combs (~$10) and cut your own hair at home in 5 minutes or so anytime you want. I clip #3 sides and back and #6 on top. Anything the clipper can reach is intended to be cut. I have often given myself a quick touch up before a presentation, business trip, or important meeting, so that part is a genuine value prop, but this solution seems a bit like building a robotic sledgehammer in order to swat flies.

saltminer 7y ago
Most people do not have the skill to do anything beyond a buzz cut and don't want to risk messing things up to practice. Plus, if I want to try something new, it doesn't matter how well I can maintain my current style.
magduf 7y ago
Holy crap, where are you getting your clipper? You can get a perfectly nice Wahl clipping kit for $20, which comes with the clipper and the color-coded comb attachments, and scissors and some instructions, and a convenient carrying case. Amazingly, it's even made in the USA if you care about that.
- sokoloff 7y ago
  I bought mine (Oster brand) many years ago on Amazon. I have to agree that the Wahl's kit you're talking about (Amazon ASIN B000JNQSIQ) looks like an excellent deal.
- thaeli 7y ago
  At the other extreme, an Oster 76 is $150 and that doesn't even include a full set of combs, but it'll last several lifetimes - they'll go 20+ years in daily barbershop service even. And the 76 will cut even thick, hard to cut hair without bogging down; think "fades in natural African-American hair" which will absolutely bog down cheap clippers. That said, if you have Caucasian hair and just want to do an acceptable trim-up on your top-of-head haircut, the $20 kit will last years and do just fine. You'll feel the difference if shaving anything else though.. even with easy to cut hair, the immense power and smoothness of a true professional clipper is amazing.
jmpman 7y ago
I’m the target market for a robotic sledgehammer fly swatter... even better if it can also cut my hair.