hair cut for only 76 cents
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45651)
Philippines
December 13, 2018 2:09am CST
i got impatient with my wavy, slow-growing hair again so i had a haircut again several weeks ago.
the first salon had no change for big bills, while the second and third were gone, replaced by other businesses.
but no worries. beauty parlors (as we used to call them) are plentiful here, and there it was, a new salon at the corner that i don't remember seeing before.
they only charge 40 pesos (about 76 us cents) for a cut and blowdry.
maybe it's their opening price promo to attract and retain customers because they're new.
my usual tip at salons and spas (for body massages and waxing) is 50 pesos (about 95 cents).
so my tip was actually more than what they charge for the cut and blowdry.
tipping is optional here, so there is no fixed/required percentage.
what can you buy with 50 pesos?
well, a cup of kanin (steamed rice) and ulam (viand), for example, a chicken or pork dish, for lunch or dinner.
or a kilo of bigas (rice grains/raw rice).
what i don't like about spas and salons nowadays, though, is their staff trying to push other services.
they keep urging you to try this or that.
when i get a haircut, i borrow and read their magazines, even if they're old and tattered.
when i get a massage, i want to let my mind wander, not listen to other services.
i divert them by ask them about their work or family.
sometimes they share anecdotes about their customers.
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23 responses
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
13 Dec 18
Here the cheapest salons charge about $20 for a haircut, but in most cases we have to pay much more than that. I don't usually visit the salons. My mother or my husband cut my hair.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
13 Dec 18
@hereandthere @LadyDuck
My husband's hair is very easy to cut because it is really short. My own hair is also very short at the moment, they are both easy to cut, so we help eachother.
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
13 Dec 18
@Porcospino Same here, I cut my hair and I cut my husband's hair.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
13 Dec 18
I used to have my haircut at an air-conditioned barber shop which charged 80 pesos. I give the change for my 100 as tip to the barber. When the shop was suddenly padplocked by the building owner's daughter due to a rift with her father (they even filed cases against each other), I followed my usual barber to another shop which was not air-conditioned and only charged 60. I still gave the change for my 100 to the barber.When the barber transferred to another shop which charged 40, I also gave the change to my 100 to him so he got more than what the shop earned. I got pissed because my usual barber comes late so I just have my hair cut by another barber in the shop to whom I still give the change.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Dec 18
i'm not loyal to any beauty parlor, but i get upset when the spas i go to have massages would suddenly close. thankfully, like salons, spas are also plentiful now, so it's easy to find another one, but the nearer, the better, of course.
sometimes i wonder which is better, filing cases so they are decided on legally, or letting family issues and resentments fester for generations and resorting to one-upmanship.
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
13 Dec 18
@hereandthere I prefer to have a barber who is already familiar with my hair because if cut a bit shorter, my hairs stand LOL!
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Dec 18
@sunrisefan sometimes a supershort hairstyle looks good like this
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
13 Dec 18
I shave my own hair so I don't have to pay for a hair cut.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Dec 18
when did you start going, uh, hairless?
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@topffer (42156)
• France
13 Dec 18
I would be afraid to pay only this
. In the countryside you can get a hair cut for 10 Euros ($12) in France, but for this price you get a razor cut with very short hair. In cities hairdressers are more civilized, but they ask the double for a hair cut, about $25.
. In the countryside you can get a hair cut for 10 Euros ($12) in France, but for this price you get a razor cut with very short hair. In cities hairdressers are more civilized, but they ask the double for a hair cut, about $25.1 person likes this
@topffer (42156)
• France
15 Dec 18
@hereandthere Any job needs a diploma in France, but when it comes to hairdressers it is a good question, as there are 2 diplomas. The lower one needs two years of studies mixed with training in a hairdresser salon, and the other 3 years of studies+1 year of work in a hairdresser salon. People having the lower one can open a salon in places with less than 2000 inhabitants only, while people having the upper one can open a salon wherever they want. So, although you may find good hairdressers in small villages, they are often less good than in towns/cities.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Dec 18
do hairdressers have to go through training, certification, inspection, etc to set up shop in france?
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@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
13 Dec 18
@hereandthere
No female hair cut is way more expensive.
No tips are expected as the price is inclusive of everything but you are welcome to give them any extra amount that you feel like in the tip jar.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Dec 18
is the rate the same for male and female? are tips expected?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Dec 18
i think so, too. it wasn't that way before, but i guess competition is stiff now.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Dec 18
yes, i remember you observed your stylist closely so you can do it on your own.
how did you learn to cut your husband's hair? is it always the same style?
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
13 Dec 18
@hereandthere My husband never changed his hair style, I watched online videos, I bought professional scissors, I got a very good result.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
13 Dec 18
Awhile ago a free haircut happen in a place I went to. I wanted to have haircut because my hair is longer than my wife but there's too many people.
Here's the photo
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Dec 18
yes, i remember you have long hair. i guess you just want a trim, but not a new hairstyle?
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Dec 18
haircuts have always been cheap here. of course, other services like coloring and straightening are expensive and takes more time. others color at home since those hair kits are available now, unlike before.
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@nela13 (55700)
• Portugal
14 Dec 18
@hereandthere other services are surely cheap compared the prices we pay here.
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@Lignitecityabishek96 (7110)
• Cuddalore, India
13 Dec 18
$1 in my hometown, $3 in cities.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Dec 18
yes, another mylotter from india said $3 for males. i also live in the city, so i don't know if it's cheaper in the province.
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@Lignitecityabishek96 (7110)
• Cuddalore, India
13 Dec 18
@hereandthere 50% discounts for membership holders.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
13 Dec 18
there was a time some salon chains did that - one price for just a trim, a higher price for a new hairstyle.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
13 Dec 18
It is a cheap hair cut; so good you are giving them a big extra payment! I only give P20 or 38 US cents.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
19 Dec 18
Our beauty parlours are also being named salons.
And the haircut becomes expensive.
I cut at a neighbourhood small place and the girl does a fine job
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@freelancermariagrace (27219)
• Philippines
14 Dec 18
That’s what I hate about some salons. They are pushy which can be very annoying
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@nawala123 (20852)
• Indonesia
14 Dec 18
in here we pay 10000 to 15000 for regular service. it is about 0,75-1 dollar
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