I remember being able to get a shave, haircut from the barber, and a shoeshine while you were waiting. Cost more than 2 bits for the shave and a haircut, but that was before AIDS and HIV. Even when I had long(er) hair, I still got haircuts to keep it lookin neat.
I go back far enough to remember always getting a “singe” at the end of my haircut. The barber used a “taper” (a long thin lit candle) to burn the ends of my hair. It made the place smell like someone had set a chicken on fire.
pcolli almost 12 years ago
Way back in my day everybody grew their hair long, even the women.
lcdrlar almost 12 years ago
I remember being able to get a shave, haircut from the barber, and a shoeshine while you were waiting. Cost more than 2 bits for the shave and a haircut, but that was before AIDS and HIV. Even when I had long(er) hair, I still got haircuts to keep it lookin neat.
Tuner38 almost 12 years ago
There was a day when two bits had more value. The inflation created by the spending of politicians ruined that.
stukuls almost 12 years ago
I remember when they kept the sexes apart. Plus the races.
stukuls almost 12 years ago
Those were not good old days.
route66paul almost 12 years ago
Why, back in the day, even I had hair…..
Pipe Tobacco Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Back in the late 1800s, most men did not shave. That was a lot more economical.
polarbear1964 almost 12 years ago
everyone knows the best shaving lather comes from shaving soap and brush which i still use
Johnny Galt almost 12 years ago
I go back far enough to remember always getting a “singe” at the end of my haircut. The barber used a “taper” (a long thin lit candle) to burn the ends of my hair. It made the place smell like someone had set a chicken on fire.
Yukoneric almost 12 years ago
SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS!!!!! okay six bits…………..
hippogriff almost 12 years ago
Yukonaric: That’s the way I learned it, but even I am not old enough to remember when that was the price. It was at least a whole dollar.
danketaz Premium Member almost 12 years ago
I thought a pluuger remembers one of their parents being the family Unisex stylist.