New hair cut pricing at Cal’s
 

I’ve been a customer at Cals in Brownwood for over 2 years now. I get my short hair dry cut for 17+ tip. She spends about 12 minutes with me. Today I was informed that as of Sept. 3rd, prices will go up to 28 dollars for wash and cut...no blow dry. I was a bit taken back. Going from 17 to 28 PLUS extra to blow dry is a big difference. I could see if wash, cut and blow dry was offered for 28 but without blow dry is a lot. They will no longer offer the dry (spray bottle wet) hair cut. Now...before you tell me how cheap 28 is for a wash and cut, it’s not where I come from. I paid that for full service. Once again, because we live in the villages we get taken advantage of for women’s services. Time to find a hair cut for 28.00 inclusive of wash, cut and blow dry.

P air of clippers at Walmart around $20

Maybe new price is for the “VIP” cut.

This seemed a little unreasonable as Cal's just raised the price for basic ladies wetting, cut, blow dry from $15 to $17 2 years ago...after being $15 for quite a while.


I just called Cal's at Colony and asked about this rumored price increase. They said there is no pending price increase for basic wetting, cut, and blow dry. They did say if you went to Brownwood or Spanish Springs and got the "full" shampoo, cut, Style, blow dry then that price is $28.


So, I think this one is a bad rumor or a misunderstanding.

:bigbow:

It’s not a rumor as my stylist at Brownwood Cals told me the same thing about the price increase. I might start going to the new Bellagio at 1562 Bella Cruz Dr between the hospital and Publix.

So, if they no longer offer the less expensive service and you can only buy the more expensive service, do we consider that a price increase?

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'Direct access to the door?' :D

As for the mens cuts, it appears that the time allowed for a cut was shortened, from 15 minutes to 10 minutes, I may be wrong, this is just an observation from my last 2 visits.

So if they get to 10 minutes and they're not finished yet, what happens? Do they send you out with 3/4 of a haircut and make you pay the full price? Or do they charge for each minute over 10? Who's responsible if the stylist is just lagging and slow that day - maybe they didn't have their latte that morning or something.

The management at Cal's has been pressuring the barbers to meet a tight schedule for quite a while now. A barber at Cal's I went to never met the time criterion they wanted but I never had to pay extra. He finally left Cal's. I still go to him.

I’ve been going to Cal’s for almost 13 years....and prices have increased. I go to the shop in LSL. There it’s just haircuts....dry or with the spray bottle. Don’t believe they do shampoos so we may not see an increase in pricing. Coming from CA, even at what is charged today, I still pay less than I did in CA. It’s something we as individuals do, compare things, events, prices, to what we had before moving to this area.....time passes, prices go up and maybe some of what we remember, has also changed. Might you consider a different Cal’s? Personally I prefer not to have a shampoo....tough on the neck.

Cal's didn't work out too well for me. I asked for an Uncle Fester and the reply was HUH? I said you know a Buzzer at a zero level then shave the entire operation clean. Nope, not interested. I asked why he said it's about time. I offered to pay double and still got a NO!

Cal's worked out great for Mrs. Nucky. What cost her $80 in Jersey was about $18 at Cal's. She ended up following the lady when she went elsewhere because of a showdown with someone at Cal's, I didn't get the details.

:confused: If it happens on your 3rd. visit ....... maybe ask them. I never would think to time them. I would think the results were more important than the time. :ho:

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Long hair on old women looks ridiculous.

Many men would strongly disagree.

For comparison purposes: Mens' current haircut cost in ABQ, NM $14, CDM, CA $20. They are both 20 minute haircuts and the barbers trim eyebrows and ears if you want. The women I know in Newport Beach pay anywhere from $80 to $250 and occasionally a little more which includes adding body, coloring, highlighting, streaking, cutting off split ends, and so on. Almost all of the women I know in Southern California prefer to wear their hair "blonded" (lol), shoulder length or longer.

Maybe they're taking a cue from primary care docs.

Absolutely agree.

No.2 all over. 10 minutes, no tip required.

After clipper purchase, and the first home cut, clippers are paid for, in profit every haircut after that!

Um.....maybe my hair stylist got it wrong. She said they will no longer offer the dry cut for women. A wash and cut would be 28. I’ll inquire once again when I go back.

I really don’t need a shampoo either. I really like the spray bottle wet down and cut. I don’t need a blow dry either as I always go home and shower right after to rinse all the prickly hair off me. I’d be happy with no change...😊

Love my Flowbee

I carpool to Big Al's once a month with my neighbor. Men's haircut is $8.00, and every Monday there is a $1.00 off coupon in the paper. I've never waited more than ten minutes, and most times I am in the chair immediately. Never had a bad haircut there.

Reasonable considering what some pay for a bottle of water; pack of cigarettes; gallon of gas;

Very reasonable when compared to Rx pricing/gouging!!!!

Everybody wants to get a raise in pay....and even more support giving more money to those who serve us.....There is no secret where the money is going to come from to pay more to those who serve.........right?

When you are the only option within golf cart range...

Some mighty good lookin' people walk out of Cal's.
 

I called yesterday and the manager at Lake Sumter Location said that there had been no increase in prices.

Women's hair cut is still 17 .

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Maybe it’s just the Brownwood location?? There was also a sign on my stylist’s station that said there was going to be a price increase.

Maybe Cal's in Brownwood read about the VIP tent and are seeing what the Market will accept. To get a haircut from the correct person is Priceless.

You really did a public service by alerting others. You should be commended. Now the customers won't be Stroking Out when the price is higher and they find out when they get to Cal's. Now they know in advance and can make their decision.

All the heads to cut coming from the other side of the Pike. Do the math, a couple of bucks here & there will add up for the Brownwood Businesses. Haven't heard much about empty stores and all that kind of thing down that way lately? What's up with that? Someone is Snoozing!

$28 sounds like a bargain to me. I paid $75 where I came from.

Considering g how much hair Ihave left I ten minutes or less is fine with me. I had my last haircut in Hilton Head and I was jumping out of my skin with the amount of time I was in the chair.

I pay $14 in NY.

Maybe you could call them, and put an end to speculation?

It's NOT speculation. Was told by a stylist they will no longer offer just the cut but from (whenever the date is) it will be a hair-wash, then the cut and style. But wasn't told the cost as it wasn't known at the time. I think they may be shooting themselves in the foot as many women have short hair that doesn't need styling. So perhaps will be losing some of their business. There's always Cost Cutters, Fantastic Sams and others like that. BUT then you run the risk of not having the same person each time as they tend not to stay.

I am a stylist at cals Spanish spring
 

I am a stylist at Cal's in Spanish spring. I would like to inform you all that only brownwood has increased their pricing. Spanish springs, colony plaza and Sumter are not practicing in this increase.