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Post by WDB on Oct 31, 2016 10:38:28 GMT
The Turkish barber fad has come to town. Not discreetly next door to a back street kebab shop either, but a lurid red façade right in the centre. I suppose I should be grateful it isn't just another giftware shop for tourists (it replaces a costume jewellers I went into exactly once) but does it have to look so awful? It'll be Poundland next!
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Post by Humph on Oct 31, 2016 10:54:39 GMT
I suppose you don't have a great deal of affinity with barbers?
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Post by WDB on Oct 31, 2016 10:56:53 GMT
Not as much as I'd like but I'm not out of the market yet! Don't fancy this one, though.
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Post by Humph on Oct 31, 2016 11:01:56 GMT
Do you get a discount? I mean do you just say "short sides please" instead of well, you know...😉
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Post by Alanović on Oct 31, 2016 11:36:44 GMT
Been using a local Turkish barber for years. Brilliant. Never fancied being shaved though. I get the full ears-on-fire treatment and I like getting splooshed with the lemon cologne. Recommended. Glad to hear civilisation is dawning in middle England WDHs.
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Post by harleyman on Oct 31, 2016 20:56:38 GMT
Used one for the first time a couple of weeks ago; no shave for me either though he was up for the challenge!
Impressed with the service and attention to detail. Slightly more expensive than my usual one but he opens later and does Sundays too so I'll be going back.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2016 6:56:49 GMT
How does a Turkish barber differ from a regular barber?
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Post by Humph on Nov 1, 2016 8:23:47 GMT
How does a Turkish barber differ from a regular barber? Because you end up delighted?😬
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Post by WDB on Nov 1, 2016 8:47:14 GMT
Well, lighted anyway.
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Post by Alanović on Nov 1, 2016 9:37:39 GMT
Espada, my local 'regular' (hate that word in this context) barbers don't offer hot towels, wet shaves, ear hair removal by blow torch. The Turkish one in my neighbourhood offers a more comprehensive range of services, and generally pays more attention to detail and finishing than the local chop'n'run merchants. It's more akin to a women's hair salon, but for men. More attention to detail, that sort of thing. It's a few quid dearer, but you get what you pay for.
I also get a lovely hot glass of sweet Turkish tea (coffee is also offered) with every visit and they use a lovely lemon cologne as the final touch.
Some 'regular' barbers will offer similar of course, you don't have to be Turkish to do that, but I find the Turkish place does all these things but not all the others do.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2016 10:12:08 GMT
AH - that sounds very civilised. There are none near me. Mind you the local chop'n'run only charges £3.99.
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Post by Alanović on Nov 1, 2016 10:35:15 GMT
£3.99!!!! I haven't seen a haircut that cheap for donkeys' years. 8 sheets is bottom price round here. 12 at the Turks'.
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Post by hobbit on Nov 1, 2016 10:56:12 GMT
Must be the "new" Immigrant fad! - We've just had one open here a couple of months ago, same as above, gaudy red and gold frontage, completely out of character with the rest of the street, run by 5 young Turks. Offer loads of different services, but nearly twice as much as the other local hairdressers. - Never will use them, as I have my hair cut at my "local" pub! - landlady (ex-Hairdresser) does all her "locals" free! and you can have a pint awsell!
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Post by Alanović on Nov 1, 2016 11:04:21 GMT
I see it more as a return to services offered by traditional barbers in the good old days, hobbit. Well done to the immigrants providing this taste of old Britain. The local one here isn't at all gaudy, and is very tastefully decorated externally with many hanging baskets and colourful traditional flowers. Really improved the neighbourhood, where once we had an abandoned, boarded up corner shop. Check it out: www.cjbarbers.co.uk/tinyurl.com/hzrtrcp
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Post by hobbit on Nov 1, 2016 11:09:07 GMT
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