Appointments not needed, but Suggested!

Appointment Vs. Walk-in

The modern barbershop has begun to update the way they do business by way of taking appointments. Both barbers and patrons have various opinions on the matter, and coming from a shop that functions on the appointment system, I’d like to explain why the client might benefit from them.

 I’m sure many of you have been in a busy barbershop waiting for a haircut. Many have waited up to and exceeding a couple hours. I’ve spoken with many who have walked out without ever getting a cut. Once you’re in the chair, depending on the shop, the barber may feel the need to rush your haircut in order to alleviate the growing number of customers resulting a less than perfect haircut. On top of that you have the enjoyment of everybody else waiting and staring at you with daggers in their eyes. I’m not saying it’s always this way, but very often it is.

We get many people who walk in to our shop and leave irritated because they don’t want to make an appointment. I doubt they are thinking about anything I said above either. With an appointment, you are guaranteed to get a haircut. You will get a fair amount of time for the barber to do his best work. You won’t waste time sitting around with a lot of other frustrated men grinding their teeth.

I understand, many of you don’t function best on a schedule, and that is perfectly fine. Both types of businesses are equally necessary.  It’s just my opinion that a lot of time can be saved if you make an appointment, and KEEP it.