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Do haircuts really cost $65 in San Fransisco? That seems like a number somebody would make up to parody the high cost of living. ("$65 haircuts! $10 for a loaf

Do haircuts really cost $65 in San Fransisco? That seems like a number somebody would make up to parody the high cost of living. ("$65 haircuts! $10 for a loaf of bread! $25 to see a movie!")

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steffan 7y ago
I've routinely paid that in Los Angeles as well
- clort 7y ago
  In the UK I pay £5 for a scissor cut. Best barber I've ever been to, and he will chat but doesn't need to. It is not a fancy place, there are piles of vintage magazines, a daily local paper and the chair is well worn in (looks like he had two chairs in the past, I guess one broke because he just took it out and moved to the other one). I was recommended the place by a friend who took her kids there 25+ years ago. There is usually a queue on saturday mornings but I've never been there more than half an hour. I'm not sure I would go to a robot arm. I bet there are places in California that are similar. Who cuts the hair of the guys who clean the streets and empty the bins? I don't suppose they can afford $65 for a haircut..
  - jedberg 7y ago
    > Who cuts the hair of the guys who clean the streets and empty the bins? I don't suppose they can afford $65 for a haircut.. With the California housing crisis, this is solved by the fact that those folks don't live in SF. Many of them commute over an hour each way for those jobs. It's sort of a problem for us...
  - puranjay 7y ago
    Here in India, I have the option of going to a cheap barber who costs about $1.2 (yes), a slightly better place that costs about $3, and a top of the line place that costs $8.
  - GordonS 7y ago
    Also from the UK. There is a huge difference in prices between a barber shop (generally for men and boys) and a salon (generally for women and girls). There is also a huge difference in price expectations between men and women (IME, of course there are differences for any gender) - most men I know expect to pay £5-£15 for a haircut, whereas most women I know expect to pay between £30-75 for a haircut. At a salon you can get a restyle, shampoo, blow dry and all that stuff, which obviously adds to the time and cost, but even for a very basic trim you're looking at at least twice the cost at a salon vs a barber. Personally, I cut my own hair with a set of Wahl clippers I've had for something like 20 (!) years. This obviously means I'm restricted to a buzz cut, but I think it suits me and has doubtless saved me a lot of money over the years :)
52-6F-62 7y ago
Shopping at the right places in Toronto and that's about right. - $65 Haircut? Pretty easy, even for a simple men's cut. (I've paid as low as $8 with...varying results) - $10 loaf of bread? Look no further than https://brodflour.com/#menu https://brodflour.com/#menu - $25 Movie? $11-12 for a base ticket and easily $15 for a pop and popcorn. Add a beer to that? +$8 And that's taking it light while still buying your concessions there.
- mkw5053 7y ago
  An adult ticket to see Once Upon a Time in Hollywood tonight at 9:30 at the AMC Metreon in SF costs $21.99 ($24.19 with fees)
  - 52-6F-62 7y ago
    And I thought our Cineplex chain was expensive. For That price in CAD you can see the IMAX version.
    - curioussavage 7y ago
      that is the imax price. I just went there two weeks ago.
alex_g 7y ago
Depends on where you go. In the Sunset neighborhood there are several spots that do $15 cuts.
jedberg 7y ago
No, I pay $12. The stylists don't speak a lot of English and they only do about five styles, but I happen to like one of the styles they do, so it's all good. But I guess if you actually care about how your hair looks, it could cost more. :)
overcast 7y ago
I pay roughly that in upstate NY. Sure, you can pay $8 for a basic haircut at Supercuts that takes them five minutes to cut around the outline of your head. But for anything more advanced you're going to someone skilled and that costs money.
aliswe 7y ago
In Dubai, you can get one for 5AED ($1)
sameers 7y ago
Re hair cuts: The range is from about $15 all the way to $125, depending on what you are getting done and where. Someone who runs their own small salon, and takes 45 minutes between shampooing, conditioning, talking to you about where to put texture in, and has expensive looking decor is going to cost a lot more than someone who rents a chair at a Great Cuts location.
thaeli 7y ago
You can easily pay that. Or you could go to either Rick's or Dick's on Geary and pay $20. ($15 haircut + $5 tip)

Do haircuts really cost $65 in San Fransisco? That seems like a number somebody would make up to parody the high cost of living. ("$65 haircuts! $10 for a loaf of bread! $25 to see a movie!")

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steffan 7y ago

I've routinely paid that in Los Angeles as well

clort 7y ago
In the UK I pay £5 for a scissor cut. Best barber I've ever been to, and he will chat but doesn't need to. It is not a fancy place, there are piles of vintage magazines, a daily local paper and the chair is well worn in (looks like he had two chairs in the past, I guess one broke because he just took it out and moved to the other one). I was recommended the place by a friend who took her kids there 25+ years ago. There is usually a queue on saturday mornings but I've never been there more than half an hour. I'm not sure I would go to a robot arm. I bet there are places in California that are similar. Who cuts the hair of the guys who clean the streets and empty the bins? I don't suppose they can afford $65 for a haircut..
- jedberg 7y ago
  > Who cuts the hair of the guys who clean the streets and empty the bins? I don't suppose they can afford $65 for a haircut.. With the California housing crisis, this is solved by the fact that those folks don't live in SF. Many of them commute over an hour each way for those jobs. It's sort of a problem for us...
- puranjay 7y ago
  Here in India, I have the option of going to a cheap barber who costs about $1.2 (yes), a slightly better place that costs about $3, and a top of the line place that costs $8.
- GordonS 7y ago
  Also from the UK. There is a huge difference in prices between a barber shop (generally for men and boys) and a salon (generally for women and girls). There is also a huge difference in price expectations between men and women (IME, of course there are differences for any gender) - most men I know expect to pay £5-£15 for a haircut, whereas most women I know expect to pay between £30-75 for a haircut. At a salon you can get a restyle, shampoo, blow dry and all that stuff, which obviously adds to the time and cost, but even for a very basic trim you're looking at at least twice the cost at a salon vs a barber. Personally, I cut my own hair with a set of Wahl clippers I've had for something like 20 (!) years. This obviously means I'm restricted to a buzz cut, but I think it suits me and has doubtless saved me a lot of money over the years :)

52-6F-62 7y ago

Shopping at the right places in Toronto and that's about right. - $65 Haircut? Pretty easy, even for a simple men's cut. (I've paid as low as $8 with...varying results) - $10 loaf of bread? Look no further than https://brodflour.com/#menu https://brodflour.com/#menu - $25 Movie? $11-12 for a base ticket and easily $15 for a pop and popcorn. Add a beer to that? +$8 And that's taking it light while still buying your concessions there.

mkw5053 7y ago
An adult ticket to see Once Upon a Time in Hollywood tonight at 9:30 at the AMC Metreon in SF costs $21.99 ($24.19 with fees)
- 52-6F-62 7y ago
  And I thought our Cineplex chain was expensive. For That price in CAD you can see the IMAX version.
  - curioussavage 7y ago
    that is the imax price. I just went there two weeks ago.

alex_g 7y ago

Depends on where you go. In the Sunset neighborhood there are several spots that do $15 cuts.

jedberg 7y ago

No, I pay $12. The stylists don't speak a lot of English and they only do about five styles, but I happen to like one of the styles they do, so it's all good. But I guess if you actually care about how your hair looks, it could cost more. :)

overcast 7y ago

I pay roughly that in upstate NY. Sure, you can pay $8 for a basic haircut at Supercuts that takes them five minutes to cut around the outline of your head. But for anything more advanced you're going to someone skilled and that costs money.

aliswe 7y ago

In Dubai, you can get one for 5AED ($1)

sameers 7y ago

Re hair cuts: The range is from about $15 all the way to $125, depending on what you are getting done and where. Someone who runs their own small salon, and takes 45 minutes between shampooing, conditioning, talking to you about where to put texture in, and has expensive looking decor is going to cost a lot more than someone who rents a chair at a Great Cuts location.

thaeli 7y ago

You can easily pay that. Or you could go to either Rick's or Dick's on Geary and pay $20. ($15 haircut + $5 tip)