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Cost of a haircut

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Bloome22 · 31/01/2025 22:46

AIBU to think the cost of haircuts is crazy? A “cheap” haircut seems to be around £50-55 but lots of places charging £75+. I have such a bog standard haircut I just can’t justify these kind of prices for a trim.
updated to say I’m not begrudging salons charging their worth - they need to cover their backs obviously, they’re businesses and they are a trained profession etc. but I just don’t know how people afford to go every 8-12 weeks at these prices.

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LillyPJ · 01/02/2025 19:41

GottaShiftThesePounds · 31/01/2025 23:03

Ours is £15 dry cut.
£30 wash and cut
£35 wash cut dry.

Where do you live? £15 is a bargain!

muddyford · 01/02/2025 15:34

I pay £20 for a dry cut every seven weeks. I'm in the southwest.

DrCoconut · 01/02/2025 15:32

I pay £29 for wash, cut and dry.

lilytuckerpritchet · 01/02/2025 15:11

We pay £12 for my son and £15 for dh!!

Mines £45 with highlights wash and blow dry.

midnightblackcat · 01/02/2025 13:02

Mine is £35, I think that’s fine.

Willoo · 01/02/2025 13:01

My cut is £33 but I always round it to £40

MajorCarolDanvers · 01/02/2025 13:00

I pay £49.

my hair is curly and I don’t need to or want to colour it so I only get it cut a few times a year.

Notmanyleftnow · 01/02/2025 12:57

It costs £20 on average where I live.

SunnieShine · 01/02/2025 12:47

£20 for a trim and she comes to the house. She's good company too, so look i forward to seeing her.

Charltonstrek · 01/02/2025 12:40

I pay £15 for a dry cut just the ends

Boomer55 · 01/02/2025 12:23

£150 for cut and colour. But it is in an expensive area, and it’s a very good hairdressers. 👍

AuntieMarys · 01/02/2025 12:20

I pay £80 regrowth and cut every 5 weeks. Worth every penny

WhatWasPromised · 01/02/2025 12:12

Wash, cut, blow dry costs me £75 every 6-8 weeks but mines short so it takes upkeep.

Thats with the most senior stylist in the salon, there are others who are cheaper about £40.

Its worth every penny for me.

Waitingfordoggo · 01/02/2025 12:06

I haven't had my hair cut or dyed for about a year for this reason. Just can't justify the cost- too many other bills to pay! My hair probably looks terrible but I've stopped noticing/caring.

Fencehedge · 01/02/2025 11:49

Dry cut walk in is £18 here. I was there for 50 minutes for a restyle (female)

cardibach · 01/02/2025 11:27

Porcuine20 · 01/02/2025 10:55

It’s the difference between men’s and women’s haircuts that feels really unfair. My son’s haircut was £11 recently for a restyle recently that took about 20 minutes; my daughter’s was £25 to have about 2cm dry trimmed off the ends in 5 minutes, at the hairdresser that’s part of the same business as the barber.

Pink tax. Could you take her to the barber? It would be hard for them to refuse as their prices are clear and you aren’t asking for a particular style.

Porcuine20 · 01/02/2025 10:55

It’s the difference between men’s and women’s haircuts that feels really unfair. My son’s haircut was £11 recently for a restyle recently that took about 20 minutes; my daughter’s was £25 to have about 2cm dry trimmed off the ends in 5 minutes, at the hairdresser that’s part of the same business as the barber.

Mountainhowl · 31/01/2025 23:51

Not unreasonable at all, it drives me mad that I'm charged £35 for essentially a gents haircut, it's shorter than my sons and I pay a tenner for his

People say it's because boys/men's cuts are done with clippers, clippers have never been near my sons hair yet it's still a tenner. His barber won't cut mine purely because I'm female.

I've been lucky to recently find a tiny unisex salon in a little village that charges me £14, rightly IMO for literally 10 minutes in the chair, won't be going back to the women's only salons again at almost 3x the price!

RaininSummer · 31/01/2025 23:34

I must be lucky with my hairdresser. Had a bit of a restyle yesterday and was only charged 22 pounds. This was a dry cut and took over 45 mins.

JollyViper · 31/01/2025 23:34

£15 for my undercut (special price,because she's lovely and my hair grows so fast)

ItalianChineseIndianMexican · 31/01/2025 23:31

£55 for a cut & finish for me.
£35 for the same for my 10yo.
Has definitely gone up in recent years but I've been with the same hairdresser for over a decade now and not going to change.

motherofonegirl · 31/01/2025 23:25

£10 cut (no wash and blow dry) in the village next to mine, no appointment needed

JandamiHash · 31/01/2025 23:24

I also don’t want to even say what I pay for a cut and colour. But my hairdresser is a total genius, and I do think it’s worth it. Everywhere else cuts my hair too short and turns it orange for £60 less

JandamiHash · 31/01/2025 23:23

I paid £39 for my 11yo to get a haircut recently. However the hairdresser did layers, a proper style and deep conditioned it etc but still I did curl my toes a little

Thirteenblackcat · 31/01/2025 23:17

I’m really fortunate that I’ve found a hairdresser who will do a cut and colour for £70

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