It seems us Villagers are a product of where we live. Because it's The Villages, prices of lots of things are much higher than average. When I first moved here, I had my hair cut and highlited in my home town....all for 60.00+tip. I am a 10% tipper when it comes to hair,(when the price is high) as I feel services are already too expensive. When I moved down here I was shocked at how much just a hair cut was. I refuse to pay 50.00 for my short hair and was paying 23.00 back home. Again, an example of services much too high in The Villages. So now, after trying place after place and stylist after stylist, I go to Rene at Cals in Brownwood. She cuts my hair for I think it's 16.00. (No wash as I go right home and shower afterwards to get the hair off me) As the cut is more than reasonable, I tip her well. She is a great stylist and listens to what you want. Prices for highlites are too high so no highlites for me until I go back home. For me, in general, as with many other things the cost is over inflated and I refuse to be taken advantage of. Each to their own but this works for me!
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