Comments on: Shave and a haircut: $400

By: mj

mj — Sat, 05 May 2007 03:55:54 +0000

i paid $75, which doesn’t seem a lot but the hair cut was HORRIBLE! i was donating to locks-of-love, the girl charged $10 extra because it was long but all she did was tie the hair and basically went straight across for the hair donation. then the hair was washed and fixed for even length; which, i realized later, wasn’t very even. the haircut took about 20 minutes, that included wash and i don’t like to blow dry so that was skipped. i was outraged!!

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 04 May 2007 16:23:17 +0000

My normal haircut now is just me and my razor. However when I had hair I think I paid around 25 to 30. Once paid 100 in Beverly Hills. The problem with the Edwards cut is the fact that he is trying to claim it as a campaign expense. Since he obvviously is getting it done on a regular basis, it can’t be counted as a campaign expense.

By: JT

JT — Thu, 03 May 2007 00:30:07 +0000

15 bucks at most at Astor Place. Usually about 3 times a year (I let it go long, and then once in a while I get rid of most of it).

By: Jill

Jill — Wed, 02 May 2007 15:50:53 +0000

I am on disability and make $885 per MONTH. I spend $3.00 every six weeks to get a haircut at the local vocational school. My hair grows weirdly but they always do an excellent job. I can’t imagine paying $400 for a haircut under ANY circumstances.

By: cathie

cathie — Wed, 02 May 2007 14:05:20 +0000

I agree with the comment that Edwards can afford it and we (as taxpayers)are not paying for it so why should anyone care – BUT we ARE paying for a war (in dollars and lives) and that should concern us more than a presidential candidate’s haircut practices. Now if we were paying for it, that would be a different story.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 05:12:32 +0000

I haven’t paid for a haircut in about 20 years; my wife trained as a stylist (no longer works as one) and she cuts my hair in the kitchen or on the patio. But then again, the years haven’t been kind to my hairline, so the job isn’t difficult.

Hearing the news about Edwards spending that much on a cut put the nickname, “Breck Girl”, given to him by a conservative talkshow host, into context.

By: red

red — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:29:18 +0000

regardless of the logistics of the haircut, i think it would be in edwards’ best interest to avoid apparent extravagant purchases. he certainly can (and does?) advocate for the poor, etc…but it just looks bad when something like this surfaces. even if you have money, what’s wrong with living simply so others can simply live?

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:09:27 +0000

I’d bet that someone like JLo or Paris Hilton pays a lot more than $400 to get her hair done.

By: David

David — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:28:06 +0000

I did the fantastic sams route for 2 years at about 18 (incl. tip). I was never really happy with the cut but its a means to an end. I recently found a real mans barber shop that even serves beer there for customers! Cuts are 20 + 5 tip. Plus its probably one of the best ive had in years. Except in college when we payed our friend in busch light to cut hair.

By: Allison

Allison — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:19:50 +0000

I once had my hair done by the a stylist from the Oprah Winfrey show. His going rate was $500. (I got it for free as a hair model.) If I could afford it, I’d have a guy like that cut my hair all the time. It would be my money and my choice, as it is Edwards choice. He can afford it. Its his business. I’m tired of hearing about it.

Now, about this 8 billion dollar a day war for which I do NOT want to pay…