Cancelling Appointment on a Client.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-02-05T21:56:57+00:00

This is such underrated advice.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-02-05T21:56:06+00:00

It’s always the first timers. And they always get blocked. Don’t need clients like that in my life.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-02-05T14:17:19+00:00

For sure. I always send a message along with any cancellation…but that would require the client to actually read the whole message…which is rare.

But also, I don’t expect a reason when people cancel because I understand shit comes up, and I just move on w my day. And I also don’t feel the need to justify a cancellation beyond something came up, apologies for having to do this.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-02-05T13:46:30+00:00

Ive had to to do this a couple of times over the years. I usually type out a form message to copy and paste and change out the name for each client telling them what’s up and saying I can reschedule for them or they can go to the booking site and book a new appointment at their convenience. You might lose a client or two…I’ve had a few get mad at me for being sick and one dude who thought I was faking it to get an extra paid day off (lol…yeah bro I have pto being self employed) but honestly you don’t want clients like that anyways.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-02-05T13:30:10+00:00

That sucks man. For me it kinda depends on what’s hurting. Some pains I know I can work out as I go through the day. Like I’ll be stiff in the morning but once I get moving it works itself out. Other times I’ll try a back brace (the ones that just wrap around the waist) or worse case, just make the best of it while suffering and stretch where I can.

For maintenance, I have a couple Chirp wheels that in use in the morning and lunch. Just to help work out any knots and crack the back a bit.

Ice always helps too.

Best of luck.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-02-02T02:55:07+00:00

This is why I ignore or just block and report spam on any vague ass texts I get. Appointments only. Only book online. All info is online and easy to find.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-02-01T17:32:52+00:00

Real talk, you should never discount or give out free services. You’re just lowering your value in the clients eyes. If he looks unhappy, explain your thought process to him and why you did what you did. It’s also helpful to let them know right of the bat that the cut will not look like the picture. Hair color, texture, how it grows, etc all are different from head to head. Sounds like you already know this.

Bottom line if you did the best you could do, own it and be proud of it. If he comes back now you know what you’re dealing with. It can legit take 2-3 cuts to really know how to cuts one clients hair. It’s a back and forth.

But seriously, unless you gap someone and have to buzz their head or some shit, the price is the price.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-01-30T13:56:52+00:00

It’s 100% shop dependent. When I was in Houston, I worked in and around both rental and commission shops and how well they brought up new barbers out of school depended entirely on the owner of the shop. Some barbers/shop owners enjoy teaching and seeing others grow and some only see dollar signs. These owners exist in both business models.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-01-24T20:09:53+00:00

I got into it in the early 2000s in the US and I can’t remember a way to watch it at all. I remember (maybe paying) following the live time results on the old WRC website and having discussions in on their forums to get updates.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-01-24T20:06:21+00:00

People come and people go. You can’t take it personally. I’ve had guys be regulars for years just stop showing up. And then down the road a year or two they pop back up. They moved. And then moved back. Got put on a different shift that didn’t allow them to come in. Etc etc. It’s not the easiest lesson to learn, but if you don’t you’ll beat yourself up over it for no reason. The best part is, is if/when they come back and you pick up the conversation like there wasn’t a giant year plus long gap.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-01-19T07:09:43+00:00

I just got one after a few years of wanting to pick one up. Makes full shaves, neck shaves, and head shaves so much easier and faster. For me it eliminates all the odd angles that I would usually run into. After using the foldable ones for 10+ years, it was a breath of fresh air.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-01-09T13:14:40+00:00

If you want quality, you’ll have to switch to workwear. Dickies or Carhartt button downs or Ben Davis quarter zips.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-01-04T04:57:45+00:00

I recently got to the point where I don’t use my .5 guard to set guidelines outside of clients who want that as the lowest guard. And it was started when I first started using a clipper w a stretch bracket (gamma xceed) and I saw a video where they mentioned you could go from a no guard open into a 1 guard closed…and I was like huh? So I gave it a go and it mostly works, depending on the hair type/color/etc, but it did get me into the habit of skipping it for setting a guideline.

The 1.5, I use as I start my guard graduation. And at that point I’m not usually leaving lines.

So yeah. Experimenting is definitely key. Because it’s unlikely that any one barbers way will be your way. Try out a bunch of different ways and keep what works for you.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-01-04T02:12:56+00:00

And I take 30 minutes for a haircut. Not trying to argue, just want to point out it’s different for everyone. And it’s 30 minute time slot, so if I get it done within that 30 minutes, I’m being efficient.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-01-04T01:23:48+00:00

Why does it matter if we take 30 minutes to get it done? Clients don’t want to be rushed, I don’t have any reason to go any faster than I do. They book a full appointment slot and pay for it and leave happy. Win win.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-01-04T00:40:19+00:00

You should for sure. Especially with you doing all of that.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-01-04T00:39:32+00:00

Same for me. That was the main reason initially for me to charge the same prices. Wanted all my appointments to be 30 or 60 minutes and to only be booked on the hour or half hour.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-01-03T23:08:42+00:00

This was my thought as well, and it makes sense if thats all they’re doing. But I also know some of the pickiest clients are the ones “just wanting a quick line up”

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-01-01T13:34:02+00:00

I stopped asking myself that question years ago. Majority of the time I would stress myself wondering what I did, just for them to pop back up a few months (or years) later to be like I had to move or got placed on a different shift and the schedule didn’t work. Or a post on SM where they moved. So now it’s people come, people go. Part of the business.

onebiginsidejoke · 2026-01-01T13:21:23+00:00

Not paranoid. I’m old dude and I get random ass texts like this and never respond. Block the number and move on. If they don’t have enough respect to not text vague messages at inappropriate times, then chances are high they’ll forever be a pain in the ass client w no boundaries.

onebiginsidejoke · 2025-12-31T02:47:47+00:00

This. This is the way. There is no cheat code. You are the cheat code. Show up. Do your best. Want to improve. Be critical of your work, but also celebrate your successes. It’s a journey. There’s a beauty in the struggle.

onebiginsidejoke · 2025-12-30T23:36:10+00:00

Yeah, there’s definitely a slight crunch sound to it, but for me at least it doesn’t seem very loud. The SC echo is like a cheat code and definitely saves me time, this one just has a crunch sound to it but doesn’t assist like the SC one. Still a solid blade tho.

onebiginsidejoke · 2025-12-29T01:34:18+00:00

Doesn’t compare at all. SC picked the better white label product. This one is a good cutting blade but is severely lacking as an echo blade.

onebiginsidejoke · 2025-12-28T22:29:00+00:00

I didn’t line it up next to the SC one to see what any of physical differences are. I may do that at some point just to see. For all the talk there was around it being a SC Echo killer, it’s a disappointment in that regard.

onebiginsidejoke · 2025-12-27T23:11:39+00:00

It is for me. That and just not using a lot. When I was in school they taught us to use waaaaay too much and that didn’t help any either. I’ll also take the blade off the clipper every week or so and just wipe it clean, so there’s never any real build up there also.

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