It's 2019 for Pete's sake. Why are there still haircut places that don't have these? It should be a standard thing; like the blue liquid with the combs in it!

My barber uses what appears to be about a 4” deck staining brush to sweep away the clippings. Never seen him use a vacuum, just a broom & dust pan.

If I walked into a place and got seated and they broke out a Flowbee, I would unclip the cape and walk the fuck out. Maybe that’s what you’re looking for, but I’m there for the decent haircut, the shampoo and scalp massage. If I’m going to take it down to the “what are you doing that I can’t do at home” level, I’m taking everything off my scalp and calling it good.

Besides, as loud as some of those clippers get, why add a wider rangers of pitches at loud levels right next to your ears for hearing-loss amounts of time? I’ll itch for a bit until I can get home and clean up.

Wayne's World - The Suck Cut

He's talking about a clipper vac not a Flowbee. They attach below the clipper blade. Think dust collector in wood shop.

Barber I used as a kid had a vacuum hose taped to his clippers. Haven’t seen one since. A couple minutes and he was done.

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Originally posted by Skins2881:
He's talking about a clipper vac not a Flowbee. They attach below the clipper blade. Think dust collector in wood shop.

I'd rather take a shower when I get home than wear earplugs to get a haircut , which I've strongly considered doing already and just might. I've got more than enough high-frequency hearing damage for a guy in his late 30's from lots of loud guitar amplifier and close proximity to crash and ride cymbals that I'm not enthused about the idea of your average hair jockey that can't give a decent crew cut adding to my hearing loss and expecting a tip for it. Fuck that, I'll itch until I can get home. I don't need the extra discomfort and random tinnitus firings from added mechanical whirring and sucking sounds in my ears. The hair dryer set on high to blow off the clippings from my neck and around my ears already kills me as it is.

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Originally posted by Skull Leader:
It's 2019 for Pete's sake. Why are there still haircut places that don't have these? It should be a standard thing; like the blue liquid with the combs in it!

I have to say, I've never actually encountered it. Is this a thing at the places you go to?

Barbacide has been in use since 1947, as best I can tell. If you look it up and look at the list of stuff it kills, it suddently seems a lot more important than having hair clippings sucked off of you.

I've been going to an Italian guy, who uses only scissors and a comb. He's been here 40 years and I can still barely understand him. Does a good job though.

One of the best barber shops around here is located next to Dulles Expo Center. The best barber is the first lady on the left walking in and the second one, her boss.

They do not use a bowl on your head and trim around the edges. At the shop in Vienna, sometimes they used the wrong size bowl.

Amazon sells the Flowbee.

I was 18 before I got my 1st store-bought hair cut. Dad cut my hair until then and it took for freaking ever, mostly because he was cutting my hair on Sunday night while he watched TV

Got one yesterday and I was in and out in about 15 minutes, that was great. The girl didn't bring a bunch of BS small talk, just got on with it and blew me at the end... no, not THAT blew me... she blew off the clippings with a hair dryer, works pretty good.

46 years since my last cut from Dad and I still appreciate speed over pretty much anything else.

I wish my barbershop would bring back the vacuum. I've asked often enough.

They prefer to compressed-air-blow the tiny little cut hairs down my shirt, past my belt, through my BVD's and into my socks.

I go to an "old fashioned" barber shop. You know...get your cut and then the warm lather shave around the ears and neck...LOVE IT! They have air hoses hooked up (like at RichardC's place ) to blow the stray hairs away and they're really good about wrapping your collar before they start. I honestly don't have any itch when they're finished...not even in my socks.

I miss those. There was a father-son barber shop I used to go to in Florida. Mounted deer heads on the wall, piles of Playboys, Field and Stream, and car magazines on the coffee tables next to the ash trays. Old school. The son was easily in his late 50’s and the father had been at the business at least that long. Damn they were good. First time my skin felt a straight razor. Best haircuts I’ve ever had in my life. And! I don’t recall leaving itchy, either. Those guys were serious about the paper collar seal.

I guess I forget everybody gets their hair cut differently. My hair has to meet regulations so I always get it clippered. #1 guard on the sides during summer, #2 during winter, and a #5 on the top and then faded.

This inevitably leaves little tiny cut hairs everywhere. If they just had the vacuum clippers it wouldn't be an issue.

I did grow up going to places with the vacuum clippers. Now when I go back to visit my home town, the barbershop I used to go to is gone and has been replaced with a Pizza Hut.

My Granddad goes to a place with the vacuum clippers so I always try and wait to get a hair cut with him if I'm going home to TN to visit.

And they aren't loud. The vacuum it self is normally in a back room and you only hear the hose when it's near your ear. Not loud at all. You can hold a conversation easily.

My childhood barber actually had the vacuum with a thin nozzle.

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Originally posted by erj_pilot:
I go to an "old fashioned" barber shop. You know...get your cut and then the warm lather shave around the ears and neck...LOVE IT! They have air hoses hooked up (like at RichardC's place ) to blow the stray hairs away and they're really good about wrapping your collar before they start. I honestly don't have any itch when they're finished...not even in my socks.

Added to that, they take it up a notch with the eyebrow trim, head massage and hot towel treatment after the shave around your ears and neck.

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If I walked into a place and got seated and they broke out a Flowbee, I would unclip the cape and walk the fuck out

Me too. Except maybe I'd run.

Zero faded to one on the sides, lined out with a straight edge and hot shaving cream. Top always cut with scissors. Wubbie around the neck, covered over with the cape. Brush off at the end. I've gotten that exact haircut from Arizona to New England, and points between.

I make it a point when I move to a new city to find a barber who is actually a barber, not some glorified cosmetologist.

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If I walked into a place and got seated and they broke out a Flowbee, I would unclip the cape and walk the fuck out

Me too. Except maybe I'd run.

Don't knock a Flowbee until you try one. I haven't paid for a haircut for better than twenty years thanks to the Flowbee.

I have fine straight hair (perfect for the Flowbee) and had been butchered by multiple barbers over the years. I finally found a fella that gave me a good cut and went to him for about a year until he and his wife packed up and moved to Jerusalem of all places.

Shortly thereafter I picked up a Flowbee and haven't looked back.

I keep my hair (or what's left of it) in a low to medium military regulation fade.

I had a local barber shop years ago jack it up so bad, then when I accompanied my wife to her new stylist, the girl offered to "fix" it for free.

She did such a great job, she's been the only one to cut my hair for the past 17 years. Hell, when she went out on maternity (twice) I was the last one cut before she left, and the first one once she returned!

She uses a standard Oyster Clipper, and brushes the clippings away, then uses a warm towel to clean the neckline once the cape is removed. No complaints from me.