# People with hair: How much money would it take to get you to shave your head? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 17, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-hair-how-much-money-would-it-take-to-get-you-to-shave-your-head/376798 "2006-10-17T17:02:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-hair-how-much-money-would-it-take-to-get-you-to-shave-your-head/376798/101 "2006-11-05T10:54:34Z")
I’d want at least £10 000. I have shoulder length red hair, and I quite like it. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-hair-how-much-money-would-it-take-to-get-you-to-shave-your-head/376798/102 "2006-11-05T13:20:43Z")
Yeah, I figure 10 grand would be enough to pay off all debts but my mortgage, and leave some spare change for a wig. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-hair-how-much-money-would-it-take-to-get-you-to-shave-your-head/376798/103 "2006-11-05T13:33:24Z")
My hair is only 2 inches long, so really, it wouldn’t be that big of a deal. But, I’d do it as a fund raiser for a worth while charity. ---
**Author:** ![mlerose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@mlerose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlerose)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-hair-how-much-money-would-it-take-to-get-you-to-shave-your-head/376798/104 "2006-11-05T22:30:00Z")
Female, 27, mid-shoulder blade length hair. I’ve never had hair shorter than shoulder-length, when I cut a foot off to send to Locks of Love (it had been buttcrack-length). I was even born with hair several inches long, and it’s always been a huge part of my identity. I’d do it for $20,000 - enough to pay off all my debt, buy a decent used car, and save for a big trip or other big event. Hulk says, “I’d do it for a six-pack of beer” but he’s got a caesar cut. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-hair-how-much-money-would-it-take-to-get-you-to-shave-your-head/376798/105 "2006-11-05T23:39:12Z")
[QUOTE=mlerose] … when I cut a foot off to send to Locks of Love … [/QUOTE] That must have been painful. Do you still have a limp? ---
**Author:** ![mlerose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@mlerose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlerose)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-hair-how-much-money-would-it-take-to-get-you-to-shave-your-head/376798/106 "2006-11-06T04:28:07Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] That must have been painful. Do you still have a limp? [/QUOTE] Luckily, I’m part starfish, so it regenerated in a week or two. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-hair-how-much-money-would-it-take-to-get-you-to-shave-your-head/376798/107 "2006-11-06T05:05:10Z")
I shaved mine a little over a week ago for free because my (step)brother has cancer and recently lost all of his to chemo. So we can be a set and all. It’s not the first time though that I’ve done it for that amount either. Initially it was because my agoraphobia was in full swing and the next was due to the break-up with the ex. This time I’ve promised to keep it this way until, well, there’s no reason to do it any longer. ☹ Oh, and I had that maroonish colored hair, about down to my shoulders, with the inability to grow decently within a year’s time. Female, 38. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-hair-how-much-money-would-it-take-to-get-you-to-shave-your-head/376798.md?page=5)