tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23739424.post115452892624681617..comments2024-03-17T02:12:32.437-05:00Comments on Inchoate Random Abstractions: Urban vs. Suburban Living - HaircutsIRAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01088005060867682838noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23739424.post-1154534896212795172006-08-02T11:08:00.000-05:002006-08-02T11:08:00.000-05:00My hairdresser in San Francisco explained to me ho...My hairdresser in San Francisco explained to me how high end salons work. Basically they 'rent' the chair in the salon and are expected to have their own customers that follow them from salon to salon.<BR/><BR/>Often the price listed is discretionary. He used to charge me about 2/3rds what he charged his other clients because I took ice skating lessons with him (Gold medalist at Men's Senior Nationals). He was also extremely accommodating about the times when I could get a haircut. For instance, he'd cut it Sunday morning for a Monday job interview if that's the only time we could match on our schedules.<BR/><BR/>Time spent on cutting is frequently an issue of maintenance. He'd yell at me on the rink saying I'd waited too long to cut my hair and that he'd have to recut all the lines again. If I had gone in a week or two earlier, he'd only have to follow the lines and trim.<BR/><BR/>Frequently the issue of high prices is the cost of renting that chair or the retail space for a salon. The Korean salons my mom frequents are in low rent areas and are priced accordingly. Downtown rents are expensive. I guess the trick is to run your errands in a way that lets you amortize the cost of your suburban excursion over a few items and not just one?mapgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06141234159609900257noreply@blogger.com