NorthumberlandBoro
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The real question is -why are Turks good at cutting hair?
Quite A Few Turkish Barbers Lad !!!
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The Card Cheat
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Whenever I've talked to a "Turkish" barber they're actually Kurdish, same with the people in the hand car washes. They always seem sound.
Norfolkred1
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Treat myself every now and then, head and face shave, ear nose and eyebrows.
Biggy
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So I won't say which one but go to one . I went in holiday early June so had a trim with the works. Young Turkish lad stood behind the barber watching what was going on. Got chatting and it was his 1st day so was watching how it all works.
Got back off holiday and walked past said barbers . He is on his own cutting hair with his clippers with 2 people waiting.
Got back off holiday and walked past said barbers . He is on his own cutting hair with his clippers with 2 people waiting.
hobblewobble
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If they dont accept credit cards they are perhaps 'ahem' flying under the radar of the tax people but probably not.
Or just avoiding the card company taking 4% per transaction plus monthly fees etc
ThatFragranceGuy
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Don't think anyone pays 4%, some old deals can be high but Even stuff like zettle is a one time fee then 1.75% fee per transaction & no monthly fee
More complex merchants may have higher fees depending on setup but wouldn't need that for a sole trader
The machines are £29
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uncle_rico
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Many of the Turkish barbers on Teesside are actually Albanian.
Another thing is probably the lack of tips with people paying by card.
My barber used to be £8 or £9 I think, but only took cash, and I bet 9 times out of 10 people just gave him a tenner
Priv
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Most of the Darlo ones are Kurds.
asredastheycome
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Went to one in Marmaris and while l was sat waiting the guy said did I want a beer. Red hot day said yes he shouted a you boy in and off he scuttled and brought me a cool one. While cutting my hair he got me another. No extra charge. That's my type of barbers
Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret
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I go to the barbers when I start to look like Noel Edmonds. Get it all shaved off and start again.
Joy_Division_Oven_Gloves
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And arcades back in the day oh and tanning salons
Fat_Dragon
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Ive not been to the barbers for 10 years
red_harrington
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Not so much because there is money going out buying produce which has to kind of match up with money coming in ie spend £100 on chicken HMRC would expect £300 or whatever coming in on sales
With a barber/salon/carwash there's hardly anything going out, just money coming in ie easy to exaggerate and therefore launder
sweet_left_foot
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that's where the invisible chicken breeders come in
speckyget
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If I started to look like Noel Edmonds I'd check into one of them Swiss euthanasia jobs.
Muttley
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They are and you should never try to polish one.
Always seems to be a lottery as to which "number" they will use, I usually go number 4 but sometimes (from the result) it is hard to believe they used the guard at all. Which just makes it last longer, though the Mrs doesn't like it when it is too short.
homesickblues
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So how much is a 'good' haircut now?
I just do my own with a clipper.
By the way anyone remember Ron Chilvers in North Ormesby - went there as a kid.
I just do my own with a clipper.
By the way anyone remember Ron Chilvers in North Ormesby - went there as a kid.
Nobby_Barnes
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Yeah we can tellI haven't been to a barbers since the start of COVID. Been doing it myself since getting some clippers
