Barber shop etiquette

[g7jtk]

BlackST said:

Pints said:

g7jtk said:

If you step out of the line you are no longer in the que. Rejoin at the back. No keeping places.

Very much this.
While out shopping a few weeks ago, I joined the queue at KFC in the mall/shopping centre's food court.
A few minutes later a couple of women walked up and stood in front of me, announcing to nobody in particular that they'd checked out the food court alternatives so we're now returning to their place in the queue. I wasn't particularly polite in my response and was met with mumbling and moaning when I stepped in front of them and placed my order.

Unbelievable!
A barber shop queue to a take away queue is different. You can be waiting in a barber shop for the next barber for 15-45 minutes.

No it isn't. A que is a que.

[Mojooo]

Ticketing system is the best way

Place I go to people sit around randomly and also some of the early guys liek to have a specific person so they will let others go in front whilst they wait

[Cliftonite]

g7jtk said:

No it isn't. A que is a que.

[HOGEPH]

I avoid all this drama by shaving my head at home.

[Impasse]

HOGEPH said:

I avoid all this drama by shaving my head at home.

I avoid all this drama by turning up a few minutes before my appointment and then slurping on the cup of tea the girls make for me.

[soad]

stewy68 said:

Change to a gingerist barbers and you won't experience the problem.

[Bradgate]

Surely in that situation, a civilised English gentleman says "After you, sir, I insist" thereby establishing his superior manners and upbringing?

[sparkythecat]

Many years ago I went into a barbers shop in Heraklion, Crete. There was a customer in the barbers chair and 3 old Greek guys waiting their turn. I sat and waited my turn, only to find that when the barber had finished off the customer he was working on, the 3 old guys kindly waved me to the head of the queue. As I left the shop, suitably shorn,they all smiled and waved me goodbye.

It was only when I counted my change afterwards,I realized that I'd actually paid for their haircuts as well. The crafty old bds

[soad]

sparkythecat said:

Many years ago I went into a barbers shop in Heraklion, Crete. There was a customer in the barbers chair and 3 old Greek guys waiting their turn. I sat and waited my turn, only to find that when the barber had finished off the customer he was working on, the 3 old guys kindly waved me to the head of the queue. As I left the shop, suitably shorn,they all smiled and waved me goodbye.

It was only when I counted my change afterwards,I realized that I'd actually paid for their haircuts as well. The crafty old bds

Interesting.
Pretty sure I heard this before on PistonHeads (perhaps it was your post).

[sparkythecat]

You're right, I posted it in another queueing thread some months ago, but thought in light of this thread topic, it merited a repost.

[Blib]

I used a bus yesterday. There was a mob to get on, not a queue. I'm still traumatised by the experience.

[Rich_W]

gubbabump said:

I dunno but the barbers I go too seems a free for all, all the time - I went in tonight and despite there being 6 people all sat down, apparently I was next

no one battered an eye lid...

That's because the guy who called out "next" is a st barber! And everyone knows he is to be avoided as he'll use clippers for the whole thing.

The barbarian!

[soad]

Blib said:

I used a bus yesterday. There was a mob to get on, not a queue. I'm still traumatised by the experience.

“A new experience can be extremely pleasurable, or extremely irritating, or somewhere in between, and you never know until you try it out.”

[P7ERM]

STW2010 said:

P7ERM said:

Right as we run a damn busy Barber shop doing about 600 guys a week we do encounter this often
The Barber will know who came in first they are trained to take notice of such and as a professional they should step inane take control.
But trust me the minute any guy wether in the right or wrong tries to create a fuss they are out …..

Surely you mean 'the barbers are told to'? I can't imagine there is much 'training' required otherwise!

Therin sits the lesson in staff management …..

[P7ERM]

STW2010 said:

P7ERM said:

Right as we run a damn busy Barber shop doing about 600 guys a week we do encounter this often
The Barber will know who came in first they are trained to take notice of such and as a professional they should step inane take control.
But trust me the minute any guy wether in the right or wrong tries to create a fuss they are out …..

Surely you mean 'the barbers are told to'? I can't imagine there is much 'training' required otherwise!

Therin sits the lesson in staff management …..

[Cotty]

Impasse said:

I avoid all this drama by turning up a few minutes before my appointment and then slurping on the cup of tea the girls make for me.

Exactly. I can't believe that in this day and age where every thing has to be instant and rush rush rush that people will happily sit an wait for maybe 1/2 hour to get their hair cut.