A Day at the Barbershop

I went to get a haircut today on my lunch break because I'll be taking my engagement photos this weekend with my fiance and I know these pics are going to be heavily scrutinized lol so I have to make sure I look my best. Long story short, I strategically left my office at 11:30am to make sure I got to the barbershop at a decent time. I made it there by 11:40am. I tried to get me some cash earlier this morning because this business establishment decides that they no longer take credit and debit cards. Eh, whatever floats your boat I guess, but it is an inconvenience to the customers. I'll admit I officially broke the rules because my lunch break is scheduled to start at noon; however, I knew that if I could get there early, I could beat the crowd. Well that definitely was not the case.

I get there and give my name to the receptionist sitting at the front counter. No big deal to me because I'm all about order and fairness. When she took my name, I specifically asked her how many customers did my barber have in front of me. She told me two customers. I guess that wasn't so bad seeing as how I had to be back to work at 1:00pm. How long does it really take to give a haircut right? Wrong!!! I didn't make it to my barber's chair until 12:30pm. You already know I was seething with anger due to having to wait so long to pay for a haircut. Then it all dawned on me. People are really inconsiderate and thoughtless when it comes to other people's time.

Most of the working class such as myself come to barbershops during our lunch breaks and try to make it back to work. Unfortunately, many of us wait without even receiving service because we have to rush back in order to be on time. Why? Well it's simple in my opinion. There are a million televisions in the barbershops that distract the barbers. They shoot the breeze, crack jokes, talk about women, gossip (like women), eat, (that's right) during the middle of a haircut, they EAT MEALS, and any other thing you can think of that would distract their attention from providing service to the patient customers that try and bite their tongues. He did a rush job on my haircut but because I keep my appearance up, there was not much work he had to do. I ended up missing lunch and making it back with a minute to spare.

Here's a tip for all of these barbers out here. It's ok to have fun and joke around at work but realize, you are at WORK. You lose out on more customers due to your lack of efficiency. I like to joke around and have fun just like the next customer but when I come to have a service performed, I'm not there to spend my day looking at you enjoy the current issues of life. I'm off my soap box.

I'm Out...