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AIBU that a haircut shouldn't cost £60!?

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HollyLondoner · 17/03/2025 20:12

Why is the cost of my haircut increased every time I visit? I have my haircut every 12 weeks on average and the price increase a few pounds every time. It's gone from £35 around 5 years ago when I started to £60. My favourite hairdresser hasn't been promoted so it's not that. I know she gets paid minimum wage and it doesn't feel right but she's an amazing hairdresser. I went today and was charged £62!?

The cheapest person is £58 and most expensive £90! Not a crazy fancy salon. I'm on the outskirts of London fyi so no means central!

YABU - that's how much it cost
YANBU - it's become so expensive!

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Anonym00se · 17/03/2025 20:41

NotTheDebtDoctorWithTheHungryScalpel · 17/03/2025 20:34

My dds go to the barbers, about £15 for a cut and style here.

I haven't had a haircut in 15 years though.

I am considering trying a barber, but I wasn’t sure if they do women. I’m paying £60 for a trim (pixie cut) but it’s a lot to pay once a month. I’m in the NW. A man could cross the road and pay 1/4 of what I pay!

RedRiverShore5 · 17/03/2025 20:40

I have a dry cut, well, it's wetted with a water spray, trimmed, dried off a bit but not styled, it's curly, cost £30

Phase2 · 17/03/2025 20:37

@HollyLondoner yeah not even the top stylist just crazy expensive. Everywhere I look locally it’s really expensive for a cut.

PrettayGood · 17/03/2025 20:37

Mine is £170!

BatchCookBabe · 17/03/2025 20:36

Yep. The 2 main salons in my market town charge £60 to £75 for a fecking CUT (and it includes a wash and blow dry.) I said 'can I not just have a dry cut?' They said 'oh no we don't do that.' They do the wash and blow dry as well so they can justify the exorbitant cost!

My hair was looking shite after 4 years of no proper cut (thank you lockdown!) But I found a woman on Facebook - circa mid 2024 - who comes to your house, and only charges £20 for a haircut. She does it beautifully! I give her £25, and also a cappuccino and some nice biscuits. And we really get on well too, and have a lot in common, so we chat away like old friends.

So we're all happy!

TY78910 · 17/03/2025 20:35

HollyLondoner · 17/03/2025 20:28

@ThreeMagicNumber apologies minimum wage is more like £12 now but that's still nothing compared to how much the salon owner is charging.

The owner will have to pay rent / supplies / pay utilities (electricity is likely a huge bill at the moment) and also tax if they turnover over a certain amount + take a bit of profit on top.

If she was self employed and came to your house / hosted in her own house, you'd pay half of that cost.

I used to pay close to £300 for balayage, toner, cut, blow dry (hair down to my waist) and the same service in my own house was £120 but I had to wash my own hair 😂

unclejoesmintballz · 17/03/2025 20:35

StrongandNorthern · 17/03/2025 20:24

£20 for the best, most amazing hairdresser here.

I raise you £18 in Lancashire ✂️

MiniPumpkin · 17/03/2025 20:34

Mine is £100 but that’s a cut and colour

NotTheDebtDoctorWithTheHungryScalpel · 17/03/2025 20:34

My dds go to the barbers, about £15 for a cut and style here.

I haven't had a haircut in 15 years though.

nodramaplz · 17/03/2025 20:32

Can you start going to her house and pay her half?

NormasArse · 17/03/2025 20:30

HollyLondoner · 17/03/2025 20:18

@SockFluffInTheBath totally get things have gone up but the fact my hairdresser gets less than 10 quid for the hour to cut my hair and I pay £62 feels wrong!

Less than £10 when she’s been there 5 years plus?

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HollyLondoner · 17/03/2025 20:28

@ThreeMagicNumber apologies minimum wage is more like £12 now but that's still nothing compared to how much the salon owner is charging.

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LauderSyme · 17/03/2025 20:28

Last time I went I paid £30 for a trim, just a wet cut, no washing or drying or styling. I might have had the full works and enjoyed being pampered but couldn't justify the price tag.

DuchessOfNarcissex · 17/03/2025 20:27

I had a free haircut once. It was so bad I wore my hair tied back for 3 months.

£60 every 12 weeks isn't much for a good cut.

Bundleflower · 17/03/2025 20:26

bifurCAT · 17/03/2025 20:18

If mugs will pay it, hairdressers will charge it.

Without knowing any of the operating costs, it’s a big leap for you to land at calling customers ‘mugs’.

ThreeMagicNumber · 17/03/2025 20:25

Mine is 135 for half head highlights, root tint, olaplex, toner and blow dry so I do think 60 is quite alot but I'm not in London. How is she earning under 10 pounds an hour, that's illegal.

RufustheFactuaIReindeer · 17/03/2025 20:25

I get charged £50 for a wet cut

dh gets charged £30…its cut by the same woman and is longer than mine

hair cuts are expensive!!

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HollyLondoner · 17/03/2025 20:24

@Voldemortifying ha I pay £45 for the dog too 😅

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RedCatBlueCatYellowCat · 17/03/2025 20:24

As for cut and colour, with one of the half decent members of staff, best part of £200 round here.

Just checked - for the salon director level, cut and colour is £247.50!

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HollyLondoner · 17/03/2025 20:24

@phase2 that's crazy expensive!

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StrongandNorthern · 17/03/2025 20:24

£20 for the best, most amazing hairdresser here.

Voldemortifying · 17/03/2025 20:24

I paid £40 last time. I paid £47 for the dog.

Reallyyyyyy · 17/03/2025 20:23

Cut it myself!

RedCatBlueCatYellowCat · 17/03/2025 20:23

I wish I could find somewhere local to do it for £60! Even the trainees at my local salon cost that much. 🤦🏻‍♀️

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HollyLondoner · 17/03/2025 20:22

I get a cut and blow dry. Wet cut isn't an option. Takes about 45 mins and I have a length shoulder length hair.

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