Comments on: SportsClips Does it Right http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/08/14/sportsclips-does-it-right/ Money Management, Small Business, Career Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:44:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Joe http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/08/14/sportsclips-does-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-17208 Joe Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:14:34 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=857#comment-17208 In the first place the empoyee's in these places are NOT barbers they are beauty operators pretending to be barbers. The training that they recieved to aquire their licence is overwhelmingly geered toward womans hair. Totally different from barbers whose training and expertise is in the unique particulars of mens haircuting. Anyone who thinks hair is hair and it doesn't matter is ,sorry to say is just ignorant. These franchise owners have simply taken beauty operators out of their relm , told them to stick a plastic guard on a clipper (which they really don't know how to use or they would'nt HAVE to use a guard) and basically told them to impersonate a barber. Also aren't people ever going to get sick of this cookie cutter chain store mentality? Where did individuality go? What about the unique charactor of individually owned barbershops? They are harder to find but thats because of the mac donaldizing of our culture where landlords in large newer centers won't even lease to anything but a chain. It's worth the trouble to seek out a real barber who can give you a real man's haircut . And finish it off with hot lather and razor work around the edges to make it look and feel really finished. If it does'nt say barbershop on their sign or have a barberpole out front forget it! In the first place the empoyee’s in these places are NOT barbers they are beauty operators pretending to be barbers. The training that they recieved to aquire their licence is overwhelmingly geered toward womans hair. Totally different from barbers whose training and expertise is in the unique particulars of mens haircuting. Anyone who thinks hair is hair and it doesn’t matter is ,sorry to say is just ignorant. These franchise owners have simply taken beauty operators out of their relm , told them to stick a plastic guard on a clipper (which they really don’t know how to use or they would’nt HAVE to use a guard) and basically told them to impersonate a barber. Also aren’t people ever going to get sick of this cookie cutter chain store mentality? Where did individuality go? What about the unique charactor of individually owned barbershops? They are harder to find but thats because of the mac donaldizing of our culture where landlords in large newer centers won’t even lease to anything but a chain. It’s worth the trouble to seek out a real barber who can give you a real man’s haircut . And finish it off with hot lather and razor work around the edges to make it look and feel really finished. If it does’nt say barbershop on their sign or have a barberpole out front forget it!

]]> By: Patrick http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/08/14/sportsclips-does-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-11368 Patrick Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:22:50 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=857#comment-11368 I have no plans to open a franchise, I just think they do a good job with their market and their product. As for opening a franchise, there are many other factors that one should consider - such as location, clientele, start up costs, and more. I think a location closer to the upscale part of town would result in more people going for the $40 option, but who knows? I have no plans to open a franchise, I just think they do a good job with their market and their product.

As for opening a franchise, there are many other factors that one should consider – such as location, clientele, start up costs, and more. I think a location closer to the upscale part of town would result in more people going for the $40 option, but who knows?

]]> By: No Debt Plan http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/08/14/sportsclips-does-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-11367 No Debt Plan Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:16:04 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=857#comment-11367 The local sports radio station always plays the commercial for the franchise opportunity. I always thought "good idea, but really?" My wife cuts my hair, and paying $40 for any type of MVP treatment is still ... wow. That's almost as much as a woman's haircut! The local sports radio station always plays the commercial for the franchise opportunity. I always thought “good idea, but really?”

My wife cuts my hair, and paying $40 for any type of MVP treatment is still … wow. That’s almost as much as a woman’s haircut!

]]> By: Patrick http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/08/14/sportsclips-does-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-11245 Patrick Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:12:06 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=857#comment-11245 Kristen, Try buying him a gift card. That way the money is spent and he has to go to prevent waste. Whether or not he goes for the full package or not is up to him. But if it's the first time, they may just give him the free upgrade. ;) Kristen,

Try buying him a gift card. That way the money is spent and he has to go to prevent waste. Whether or not he goes for the full package or not is up to him. But if it’s the first time, they may just give him the free upgrade. ;)

]]> By: Kristen http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/08/14/sportsclips-does-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-11242 Kristen Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:57:13 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=857#comment-11242 I wonder if my new husband would go for something like this. I couldn't get him into the spa on our honeymoon for anything, not even a sports massage. I think he really missed out. When it comes to services like hair cuts, pedicures, etc. I am usually willing to pay a bit more if the place is really nice and offers a few extras that you don't get at other places. I'll treat myself if I can afford it. I wonder if my new husband would go for something like this. I couldn’t get him into the spa on our honeymoon for anything, not even a sports massage. I think he really missed out.

When it comes to services like hair cuts, pedicures, etc. I am usually willing to pay a bit more if the place is really nice and offers a few extras that you don’t get at other places. I’ll treat myself if I can afford it.

]]> By: The Friday Gathering - More houses Edition http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/08/14/sportsclips-does-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-11204 The Friday Gathering - More houses Edition Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:59:02 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=857#comment-11204 [...] SportsClips Does it Right @ Cash Money Life [...] [...] SportsClips Does it Right @ Cash Money Life [...]

]]> By: Glblguy http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/08/14/sportsclips-does-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-11149 Glblguy Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:18:35 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=857#comment-11149 I LOVE SportsClips. It's a bit pricey, but they always have coupons floating around and honestly the service and quality is worth paying for. I could sit there and have them shampoo my hair for hours :-) I LOVE SportsClips. It’s a bit pricey, but they always have coupons floating around and honestly the service and quality is worth paying for. I could sit there and have them shampoo my hair for hours :-)

]]> By: Frugal Dad http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/08/14/sportsclips-does-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-11121 Frugal Dad Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:28:19 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=857#comment-11121 Wishing I had a SportsClip close to me! I buzz my own hair, and go to one of those Cuts-By-Us places about once every few months to get things "evened up." I can't stand the obnoxious music and constant "girl-chatter." I'm such an old fart (at 31!). Wishing I had a SportsClip close to me! I buzz my own hair, and go to one of those Cuts-By-Us places about once every few months to get things “evened up.” I can’t stand the obnoxious music and constant “girl-chatter.” I’m such an old fart (at 31!).

]]> By: Dan http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/08/14/sportsclips-does-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-11119 Dan Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:38:40 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=857#comment-11119 My first time at SportsClips the only freebees I got was the head massage. They didn't offer a neck/shoulder massage or hot towel treatment. I got ripped! :) That is nice that they actually sweep the previous customers' hair clippings off the floor unlike another major discount haircut chain that also starts with the letter "S". Whenever I'm at this "other" place I feel like I'm Indiana Jones tip-toeing across the floor trying to avoid stepping on somebody else's hair lest an arrow shoot from the wall and hit me in the neck.... My first time at SportsClips the only freebees I got was the head massage. They didn’t offer a neck/shoulder massage or hot towel treatment. I got ripped! :)
That is nice that they actually sweep the previous customers’ hair clippings off the floor unlike another major discount haircut chain that also starts with the letter “S”. Whenever I’m at this “other” place I feel like I’m Indiana Jones tip-toeing across the floor trying to avoid stepping on somebody else’s hair lest an arrow shoot from the wall and hit me in the neck….

]]> By: Patrick http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/08/14/sportsclips-does-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-11115 Patrick Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:13:37 +0000 http://cashmoneylife.com/?p=857#comment-11115 Yes, best deal for a comparable haircut. I don't have any special needs for my hair and I am not attached to any particular barber or barbershop. I can usually get my hair cut for around $8-10 not including a tip. The normal price at SportsClips is $16. $6-8 is a big enough difference that I would go elsewhere. If the price was within a $2-3, I might go to SportsClips. But the MVP package... That is more than I want to spend on a regular basis. Yes, best deal for a comparable haircut. I don’t have any special needs for my hair and I am not attached to any particular barber or barbershop. I can usually get my hair cut for around $8-10 not including a tip. The normal price at SportsClips is $16. $6-8 is a big enough difference that I would go elsewhere. If the price was within a $2-3, I might go to SportsClips. But the MVP package… That is more than I want to spend on a regular basis.

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