After nearly 30 years of cuts every 3rd Saturday at 6am, he’s hanging up the scissors.

I’m one of the rare guys in his 50’s who still has a full head of fast growing hair, I’m so bummed I’m considering simply shaving my head for the summer until I somehow...somehow find a new barber; ot some shitty stylist who thinks her “hair cuts” are worth $50.

This morning was the last cut; I left him with a handshake, a good bottle of bourbon, and a genuine tear in my eye.

LOL, in the last two years my doctor, dentist, accountant and attorney all retired. I don't know how these people are aging so fast when I'm staying the same.

Been going to the same place since 1990. Barber retired and has since passed on. His son took over and does just as good as dad. He's my age so I'm good till death (I still have a full head of hair at age 53). .

Good luck in finding another barber who will give you the same quality and type of haircut.

That’s rough, man. I haven’t had a run like that with any barber or stylist, but I can appreciate how hard it is to find someone who can consistently provide a good haircut. When I find one, I stay with them until they quit or move. And yes, I’ve done the shaved head thing when I didn’t feel like looking for a replacement. I wish you all the luck in finding someone else who can do the job to your satisfaction, because it is a challenge.

That sucks. I used the same one from the early 80's until 2014 when he was no longer needed due to hair displacement.

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Originally posted by Ronin1069:
I’m so bummed I’m considering simply shaving my head for the summer until I somehow...somehow find a new barber; ot some shitty stylist who thinks her “hair cuts” are worth $50.

If the alternative is paying $50/month in haircuts, might as well stick with shaving your head and put those hundreds of dollars per year to better use elsewhere.

Razors are comparatively cheap. I get a couple weeks out of one, shaving my head and face ~3x weekly. Figure ~$5 in razors per month. And you're likely buying razors already anyway.

I've been going to the same barber since I moved to this area in 1978. So 43 years now. He moved to different locations a couple of times and I followed. He charges $15, I always give him $20 or $25. So far he's surviving the wu-flu shutdowns, though I suspect just barely. I hope he stays in business a while longer. I'd like to retire in another couple years and then get the hell out of here.

Ask him who he recommends. My barber is a young guy, but he knows all the other barbers in the area, and knows who's good, and who will match my personality.

After like 15 years, the guy that cut my hair had a stroke and had to retire early. It is funny, he wasn't just a guy, he was my friend, and always interested in my global adventures, and a lot less expensive and probably more helpful than a shrink. I usually went for evening appointments, and his receptionist was great about making reminder calls.

I found a new guy but it's not the same.

I had that happen to me several years ago. My barber retired and I luckily found one who is even better. It was time for my original one as his skills were starting to slip and his haircuts were not the quality they used to be. Hated to see him go though.

I'm 66 and also have my full head of hair.
When my barber retired about 10-12 years ago, I was lucky enough to find another good barber, an elderly Italian gentleman.
Covid changed that, and I've been going to the woman that used to babysit my kids for the last year (she was a teenager then).
She's actually a trained barber but runs a beauty salon.

Timely rant. My barber sold his shop and now only works a few days. He will be gone soon...

I've been with my girl for 36 years, she does it just right every time! She is slightly younger than me, so I hope she outlasts me. When This Covid shit first started, she called me and I went and got my hair cut in her garage (this gal rocks!!!)

I feel ya. My doctor retired. I gotta find a new guy to stick his fingers up my heinie. That sucks. You got bourbon. I didn't even get a kiss.

I too had a barber who I was with for many years

When he died

Rather than try and find another, I bought some clippers and the wife cuts my hair.

She does as good a job as he did, but I still miss the times hanging out at the shop and all of the different people who you would run in to when you went for a haircut.

My last two barbers retired, then died shortly thereafter. My current barber is the daughter of my previous barber. All three in the same old-style barbershop.

Clippers, #2 guard, done. I go see the wig splitter every 5-6 weeks just to trim around the edges. $20 I don’t want to spend but I can’t edge it myself. I miss the barber days, edging with a sharpened blade. They don’t exist around here. Everything is a got damn salon now and $$$$.

I'd been going to an old-timey barber shop for many years, same guy cutting my hair.

Then along came The Virus and I decided that it was not a good idea for me, to have somebody working that closely around my head, somebody who had worked on dozens of people during the preceding few days.

The shortest guard in the trimmer kit leaves me with just a bit of fuzz and the job's done at home. I won't win any beauty contests but I don't have the "mad scientist" look, either.

I’ve been using the trimmer at home as well, since before the cabrona virus. The only legit barber shop in Jerkwater is run by a lady who opens and closes at random, whenever the whim strikes. And a mediocre 10 minute haircut ends up at $20 after the tip.

This shop used to be run like a well-oiled machine back when the old man was in charge, there were always two barbers on duty and they did a steady business at both chairs.