Hairdressing - dry cut price increase

Just had my usual wash cut and blow dry yipppppeeee and the price has stayed the same £22 it took a good hour as it had grown so much

Always tipped my hairdresser. I thought everybody did. ?‍♂️

All prices will escalate madly because every tax payer is going to have to help pay back Rishi Sunak's spending spree. I feel sorry for people with mortgages. I don't know what the current interest rates are on mortgages but when I bought my house, 36 years ago, the interest rate was 14.75%. The trouble is that this is going to take decades, so it's not just us, it's kids, grand-kids and possible even great-grandkids. It may be time to get use to living a very basic and minimalist lifestyle. Buy cars that are 'transport' not status symbols. Get rid of the Peloton and start walking. Eat seasonal food, in fact, grow your own. I'm not kidding.

I think after the fact none of us have been able to go to salons we should have been able to save money for the increases so many businesses have had to make just to keep afloat.

After my OH's last trim of my hair, I wont be going back to a hairdresser for a while! I do not have my hair washed there due to a problem with my neck and it is not comfortable to have a backwash and I do not want their breath in my face. Looks like I may be avoiding hairdressers for a while. My friend had her hair done after last lockdown, it was more expensive and she had to have it washed.

I wouldn’t object to a small price increase due to the year we’ve all encountered, and at the end of the day we don’t get a choice, pay it, or find somewhere cheaper ! Not heard of no more dry cutting, but will ask next time I go just out of curiosity.

I always have mine wet cut but my husband has a dry cut and the stylist just sprays it with water to damp it down first. Haven’t been since December but hope to go soon so will see if the rules have changed. Can’t see why they would have though.

My hairdresser is very reasonable, cut and colour £45. Would happily pay any increase if we ever get out of our total lockdown

I pay £36 for a cut and blow dry, I think it's good value compared with other hairdressers round here. I won't be surprised if the prices have gone up, rent and rates are very high in this area, and I'm amazed that people are upset if prices have gone up, hairdressers have had a rough time over the last year.

I find it odd that people find it odd that there is such a huge variation in prices. Just like restaurants, and most goods and services in a market economy. As consumers we decide what we are willing to pay based on firstly affordability and then a whole host of other factors. I love my hairdresser - I’ve know her since she was a little girl in primary school and my dd brought her home to tea. I’m aware of various aspects in her private life that I’m in awe of how she’s dealt with and what a lovely caring human being she is. I also know something about the financial hit she’s taken during the pandemic. My income has remained the same, my expenditure has plummeted. Not only do I not care about any increase, she’ll be getting whopping tips from me for the foreseeable.

No one has a right to expect unnecessary services like hairdressing to be cheap. I find some of the attitudes on here quite unkind and entitled.

I'm absolutely gobsmacked at how much some of you ladies have been paying for a bog-standard cut & blow dry!

Some of the before covid figures and post lockdown increases I've seen on this thread have been enough to make my hair curl without a trip to a hairdresser!

I'd been using my hairdresser (in the southern suburbs of Birmingham) for about 5yrs up to the start of all the lockdowns and she's never increased the price from the £13 she charged the first time I ever went to her.

She has recently been in touch to say that she'll be opening back up soon and asked whether I minded a £1 increase per visit due to her needing to pay for sanitiser, face shield etc. As I've always given her a good percentage as a tip anyway, a £1 increase is neither here nor there. I would have expected a bigger increase, especially as I appreciate that these businesses have been particularly hard hit, but my hairdresser is only trying to cover her additional costs and not (as some others appear to be doing) expecting customers to cover her mortgage payments for the past year!

Our hairdressers open today. Personally I don’t care how much he charges. I’ve decided I am going to give him a huge tip for fitting me in on day 1.
Long flowing locks looked great in my youth, now I just look unkempt.

I can understand the hairdressers who insist on a wash first. If rigorous handwashing can disrupt the covid particles then I'd think shampoo would do the same. And then the blow-drying would be on pretty virus free hair? I'm just waiting for my second jag and a week more and then I'm there - however our local hairdresser wants to do it! And happy to pay some more. I could pass for a highland cow these days

I always have dry cuts - my hair ideally is about an inch long on top and shaved to No 2 at the back and sides. When my hairdressers doubled the price from £10 to £20 (they are a teaching salon) because mine needs to be done by an experienced stylist (double crown), I decided to get my husband to start doing it with our clippers that I use for his skinhead cut. Not ideal as he cannot do the blending in that hairdressers can do but most hairdressers are totally crap with hair clippers for women anyway. I've had better success in the past with barbers as they are more used to using hair clippers. I detest having my hair washed by someone else so will not pay for that under any circumstances. Obviously I make sure my hair is clean if I am going to a salon.

Caitlin

So, suzi woozie, if not doing blow dries, what, shampoo & set?.

I don’t understand what you’re saying.

So, suzi woozie, if not doing blow dries, what, shampoo & set?.

My hair got quite long during the lockdown and I went online and watched a few videos on how to do an updo so that I could wear it up. Had to buy a clamp but it looks much tidier and I'm thinking I will continue to keep it longer and will not need to visit the hairdresser so often.

I too dislike visiting the hairdresser. I have sparse hair and hate people messing with it. I wash it before going, then the hairdresser sprays it with water, cuts and blows it. The whole process usually takes 10 minutes, sometimes 15, and she charges £25. If it goes up after lockdown I will look for somewhere else.

last year some hairdressers did not do wash and condition and no blow drying, i never get my hair washed as i need to use polytar shampoo for psoriasis, they usually just spray with water and cut, i will just be happy for them to cut my hair

Advise your hairdresser you do not wish to chat. She will probably be glad to have a break from it. It’s not obligatory. If you feel uncomfortable just say you have a hearing problem and prefer to sit quietly. Good luck

I am another ‘grumpy’ one who hates spending longer at the hairdressers than strictly necessary. Total waste of money!!?
My hairdresser is a friend now and she is of the old school where the ‘gifted’ ones cut on DRY hair. It’s a special skill and I gladly give her a tip for not cutting too much either. She finds it easier to cut on not freshly-washed hair. I hope nothing has changed at her salon when I make my next appointment!!!

Only thing I know about cutting dry hair is that hairdressers claim it’s harder to do a precise job. I’ve been dry-cutting mine for last year. Seems fine! Do think hairdressers are full of flannel. But we all need to make a living and feel needed in our job!

It’s disappointing to read some of you feel you are being ‘ripped off’. I think a little more consideration would be nice for local people who are providing a personal service . The last 12 months have been very difficult for hardressers without a steady income, still paying overheads and with other financial commitments. The point about some customers (obviously not GN’s) arriving with dirty hair is a valid one.

songstress60

I am annoyed too because I am having to pay £10 extra, no drinks, no magazines. Covid is just an excuse to rip everyone off.

well it depends what you were previously paying, but don't you recognise that hairdressers now have extra costs, and almost no income last year.
my one used to allow 15 minutes for most haircuts.
now he has to have 30 min slots, and by appt only.
no casual walk-ins. no sitting waiting inside.
so he has half the number of customers, because of all the extra cleaning involved. except he is opening longer hours.

I’m like you Paperbackwriter. Love having my hair wash and massage. It feels like a feel treat and I’ve really missed it. After the first lockdown I went back to my hairdresser but discovered that she considered herself to be someone who couldn’t wear a mask or shield for health reasons. I did stay as she had the door open and only one other person in the salon but I haven’t been back. Just because she couldn’t wear a mask didn’t mean that she couldn’t have COVID and pass it on. I went somewhere else that I had been recommended and felt very safe there so that’s where I’m going back to. More expensive but then I’d rather that than catch the virus.