# $600 Haircut **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 29, 2015, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445 "2015-07-29T03:09:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/21 "2015-07-29T17:09:39Z")
> [@bob\_2](#): > > He stood beside his mother while she paid and watched as she put her card in the slot. “FORTY SIX POUNDS!” he exclaimed in a loud clear voice. “FOR A HAIRCUT?” > > His mother shushed him and hustled him off. Maybe that was the number of pounds of hair that were removed. The classiest hair stylists often charge by the pound. But the exchange rate (pounds of hair for pounds of money) is not even close to one-to-one. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/22 "2015-07-29T17:14:46Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > A couple points having nothing to do with the specifics of this supposed “event”, but the Q the OP asked in general … > > 1. When you are wealthy and powerful, a lot of what you do is competitive spending to demonstrate to your peers & near-peers where you stand in the pecking order of wallet size. Besides, what use is money if you don’t use ( = spend) it? In the realm of politics at least, this may tell us all we need to know about who to vote for. Hillary, as a progressive mostly-liberal Democratic candidate, wishes for the “common people” to identify with her. Getting a well-publicized $600 hair-cut probably doesn’t help with that. When the earlier Clinton got that famous LAX haircut, the event was much ridiculed, largely for the same reason I’m sure. I would like to know how much Bernie Sanders pays for his hair care. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/23 "2015-07-29T17:31:06Z")
That’s hilarious; I _really_ doubt that anyone is going to doubt Hillary Clinton’s commitment to the “common people” because she got an expensive haircut. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/24 "2015-07-29T19:34:16Z")
> [@Kiber](#): > > I will point out that these stories pop up like clockwork every election cycle. Others have mentioned various stories about Clinton haircuts from the past. [Here’s](http://mediamatters.org/research/2004/04/30/unsubstantiated-drudge-rumor-echoed-through-the/131083) one about John Kerry from 2004. And [here’s](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-loeb/the-haircut-that-wont-die_b_48877.html) one about John Edwards from 2007. …AND people who aren’t going to vote for them anyway fall for the stories…AND post in public forums in the tradition of “concern trolling”…lather, rinse, repeat (hey, that phrase actually fits!) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/25 "2015-07-29T20:38:43Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > In the realm of politics at least, this may tell us all we need to know about who to vote for. Hillary, as a progressive mostly-liberal Democratic candidate, wishes for the “common people” to identify with her. Getting a well-publicized $600 hair-cut probably doesn’t help with that. When the earlier Clinton got that famous LAX haircut, the event was much ridiculed, largely for the same reason I’m sure. > > I would like to know how much Bernie Sanders pays for his hair care. Given that the article contains no facts about what the haircut cost and was put out by a hard-right propaganda source, I’m not sure what it tells us about Hillary. It does tell us that politics is a dirty sport. ---
**Author:** ![sevenwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sevenwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sevenwood)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/26 "2015-07-29T20:59:48Z")
It used to cost my wife over $100 for a haircut and coloring session. (It costs a bit less now that she’s just letting her hair go gray). It used to cost me around $50 when I was working and went to one of those salons where you had to have an appointment. (Now I’m retired, refuse to go anywhere that doesn’t have a revolving barber pole out front, and just wander in and get in line. My haircut today cost me $13, and the barber seemed surprised when I added a tip.) ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/27 "2015-07-29T21:08:18Z")
The haircut itself was only $40 which isn’t bad at all. The Brazilian Bikini Wax ($300) and anal bleaching ($260) are what really drove the cost up. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/28 "2015-07-29T21:20:56Z")
Sort of related - people like Linda Tripp ,etc. from the Monica mess are now coming back out of the woodwork to bash Bill Clinton and by extension Hillary. Guess that was expected. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/29 "2015-07-29T22:38:51Z")
For $600, I think you’d get: Discretion - he’s not going to run to the press afterwards telling tales about how Clinton’s puffy eyes indicate she’s having a lot of sleepless nights, and she took a terse phone call from her husband during the session that blah blah blah. Not if he wants to be able to keep charging $600 for a haircut. Privacy - the general public “didn’t get a glimpse”. Reliability - this guy has a reputation for good work and flattering cuts. Hillary is scrutinized over her appearance all the time, and she doesn’t need to feed that by getting a budget haircut that goes wrong. Again, if this guy wants to be able to keep charging $600 per cut, he’s going to do a good job. His bungled styling splashed all over the front page would not go well for his business. I see that Hillary’s net worth may be around $25 million. A $10 vs $600 line item in her budget isn’t even worth quibbling over. It’s the cost of doing business. ---
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/30 "2015-07-29T22:52:57Z")
I can’t wait for a Trump hair story ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2015, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/31 "2015-07-29T23:41:08Z")
> [@Fubaya](#): > > I can’t wait for a Trump hair story Not gonna happen, in our universe only Democratic candidates get questionably expensive haircuts. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/32 "2015-07-30T00:11:17Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Given that the article contains no facts about what the haircut cost and was put out by a hard-right propaganda source, I’m not sure what it tells us about Hillary. It does tell us that politics is a dirty sport. Okay, I agree with that, given the source. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/33 "2015-07-30T00:24:28Z")
Never mind. Wrong forum. ---
**Author:** ![Claverhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/34 "2015-07-30T06:52:27Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Sort of related - people like Linda Tripp ,etc. from the Monica mess are now coming back out of the woodwork to bash Bill Clinton and by extension Hillary. Guess that was expected. Goodness; I hope someone’s covering their expenses. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/35 "2015-07-30T09:47:10Z")
> [@Fubaya](#): > > I can’t wait for a Trump hair story Well there was this: > [@](#): > > The book, by former Texas Monthly and Newsweek reporter Harry Hurt III, described a harrowing scene. After a painful scalp reduction surgery to remove a bald spot, Donald Trump confronted his then-wife, who had previously used the same plastic surgeon. > > “Your fucking doctor has ruined me!” Trump cried. > > What followed was a “violent assault,” according to Lost Tycoon. Donald held back Ivana’s arms and began to pull out fistfuls of hair from her scalp, as if to mirror the pain he felt from his own operation. [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/27/ex-wife-donald-trump-made-feel-violated-during-sex.html#](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/07/27/ex-wife-donald-trump-made-feel-violated-during-sex.html#) ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/36 "2015-07-30T10:03:02Z")
> [@Kiber](#): > > I can’t address the Op specifically except to echo others who note that a woman will pay much more than a man would pay for a similar cut (my wife pays roughly 3x what I do). Women **are charged** more; they can’t go into a salon, get a hair cut, and then say, “no, I will only pay what you charge men”. (well, they could, but they could never go back, and a good cut can be very hard to find) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/37 "2015-07-30T10:11:46Z")
Not a Clinton story, but having watched _Good Hair_ recently I was stunned to learn that women getting a weave can easily pay well over $1000 for the experience. That’s freaking _insane_. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/38 "2015-07-30T10:34:58Z")
Who cares? It’s her money. If she wants to pile it on her front lawn and set fire to it, that’s her privilege. At her income level, and her position of being seen in public constantly as a candidate, a haircut is important. $600 doesn’t seem remotely excessive, but even if it were $6000, it’s her money. I would prefer to debate what she proposes doing with my money. What she does with her own is her business. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/39 "2015-07-30T11:53:34Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > I would prefer to debate what she proposes doing with my money. What she does with her own is her business. Well, yeah, but some people may really want to know how a hair cut can cost $600; it would take most people all day to spend that much. But I’ll pledge to not click on any more stories about candidates’ personal expenses - hair cuts, dry cleaning, shoes, tailoring, etc., so as not to encourage these non-stories. ---
**Author:** ![Carryon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc29f/32.png) [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445/40 "2015-07-30T13:24:07Z")
I agree with the “who cares” part of this, after all it is her money, but just the other day, I was taken to lunch at a very ritzy club in my city. I got a glance of the bill, my lamb chop (at lunch) was $97USD. While I didn’t pay and it certainly is none of my business how others spend their money, I’m still shaking my head. It was a lamb chop. ONE LAMB CHOP. It was just OK, not anything outstanding. I shudder to think of the total bill. So I can see how high costs of “average” things can make people wonder. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/600-haircut/726445.md?page=3)