Wednesday, December 26, 2007

A Little Off the Top

‘Twas nary a month ago that I had my first Chinese haircut.  Today I had my second.  The last one was at a salon a short cab ride from my apartment, and with two taxi rides included cost a total of $6.70.  The other day I noticed that there’s a salon down an alley near my office, so I whipped in there today after lunch.  The guy gave me a great haircut, even better than the last place.  Total cost:  ¥10, or $1.34. 

I used to get my hair cut at Supercuts in LA, and that was $12.  So this was essentially 1/10 the cost of a Supercuts hairstyle.  Think of it like this:  I could get my hair cut at the Chinese place for a year for just a little bit more than the cost of one Supercuts.

I’ve found my new official haircut place.