Refusing a Barber
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OP I do hope you have got the message - Drop in, find out the name of the person you don't want, call the next day for an appointment "...with anyone other than that head butcher X" Job done.
You can also be polite about it when calling for your appointment.
I do know where you come from. There is a lovely lady who works where I get my hair cut who is a disaster. She can mess up a grade 2 all over. I used to just make sure that if "Diana" is available at 5pm on the 6th I was busy then, now I know the name of the girl I want to see and she and I sort it out by text between us when I think I am ready for that season's cut.
You can also be polite about it when calling for your appointment.
I do know where you come from. There is a lovely lady who works where I get my hair cut who is a disaster. She can mess up a grade 2 all over. I used to just make sure that if "Diana" is available at 5pm on the 6th I was busy then, now I know the name of the girl I want to see and she and I sort it out by text between us when I think I am ready for that season's cut.
Just say you want the barber with the worst haircut in the place to do yours.
( It may have been said already , but I can't be a
ed to trawl through all these pages just to check. )
Or do it yourself at home using a razor-sharp teaspoon.
But be careful you don't cut your fingers.
I can't believe people put up with this kind of shtty service.
Even if the perpetrator is wielding a cut-throat.
( It may have been said already , but I can't be a
ed to trawl through all these pages just to check. )Or do it yourself at home using a razor-sharp teaspoon.
But be careful you don't cut your fingers.
I can't believe people put up with this kind of sh
tty service. Even if the perpetrator is wielding a cut-throat.
glenrobbo said:
I can't believe people put up with this kind of shtty service.
Even if the perpetrator is wielding a cut-throat.
We English have a cultural difficulty with telling people they are stty service. Even if the perpetrator is wielding a cut-throat.
t straight out when we can just avoid them or get away from them without having to tell them it's because they are st.That and haggling, we don't do that very well either.
Stop repressing our culture man!!!
Rude-boy said:
We English have a cultural difficulty with telling people they are st straight out when we can just avoid them or get away from them without having to tell them it's because they are st.
That and haggling, we don't do that very well either.
Stop repressing our culture man!!!
Ah, haggling t straight out when we can just avoid them or get away from them without having to tell them it's because they are st.That and haggling, we don't do that very well either.
Stop repressing our culture man!!!
I learned this customary eastern process whilst posted out in Hong Kong many years ago in the days of Empire.
When a vendor told you his asking price, you told him you were English not American, and immediately there was a 66% reduction. That was then the start point of a long-winded haggling session which entailed walking away at least 3 times until the barest profit margin remained for the poor oriental trader.
Or perhaps he was making a loss, but was just pleased to learn the proper way to haggle to better equip himself in future business dealings.
I actually felt so sorry for him that I went back the next day with a small bag of rice so that his family wouldn't go hungry.
Happy days!
I made a handsome amount from that bulk purchase of battery vibrators.
We used to race them on the table top in the crew room at Kai Tak and bet on the one to travel to the furthest end first.
Sorry to take this off-topic, but anyone can learn how to avoid having the p
ss taken. All you have to do is MTFU, FFS.first world problems. I have similar though. I've gone to the same place for years, and have had a few different stylists (?) after some had moved on or whatever. There was one girl who was st who cut my hair a few times, and i just went to someone else after that and stuck with them. Bit awkward as they see you sat in the waiting area but they know you don't have an appointment with them. Anyway after a couple of years my one leaves, and next time i go i don't ask for anyone particular, and guess who i get given? I didn't have the gall to refuse her, so i went with it and clearly she had got a bit better. I actually stuck with her as it wasn't too bad, but recently she was on hol so i had my hair cut by someone else again... and they were loads better so i am going to have to blow her out for the second time. It's a social nightmare.
t who cut my hair a few times, and i just went to someone else after that and stuck with them. Bit awkward as they see you sat in the waiting area but they know you don't have an appointment with them. Anyway after a couple of years my one leaves, and next time i go i don't ask for anyone particular, and guess who i get given? I didn't have the gall to refuse her, so i went with it and clearly she had got a bit better. I actually stuck with her as it wasn't too bad, but recently she was on hol so i had my hair cut by someone else again... and they were loads better so i am going to have to blow her out for the second time. It's a social nightmare. 
Find out the name of the one who cuts your hair the way you like it and say you wait till so and so is free. When I go back to London and pop in for a cut I always wait for the one guy, son of the owner, top bloke.
Having someone else cut my hair even if it is a No.2 all over is something I find very relaxing.
Having someone else cut my hair even if it is a No.2 all over is something I find very relaxing.
The same woman has been cutting my hair for about 7 years now on and off, I've followed her (more by luck than intention) from my old town to my new one, and again through luck to her new barbers after she left the last place, just walked in and she was there. Anyway.
Last weekend I went to get a cut, and weekends her and her partner are both there, I couldn't be bothered to wait so I thought if give the other woman a chance. Big mistake. 9 days later and it's still fkingb awful! So short!
No worries, next time I'm there I'll just ask for Vicky (I think that's her name) and I'm sure nobody will be getting offended, it's really not that difficult.
Last weekend I went to get a cut, and weekends her and her partner are both there, I couldn't be bothered to wait so I thought if give the other woman a chance. Big mistake. 9 days later and it's still f
kingb awful! So short! No worries, next time I'm there I'll just ask for Vicky (I think that's her name) and I'm sure nobody will be getting offended, it's really not that difficult.
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