Barbershop locations - recommendations

bigdog · 03-17-2010, 10:16 PM

Looking for a Barbershop in the Gilford, Laconia, or Meredith area.

Not looking for a fancy Salon, just a place where I can get a good haircut !

Thanks,
Bigdog

hilltopper · 03-18-2010, 07:38 AM

My wife just went to the Empire Beauty School in Laconia. She got a great haircut for a discounted price. It may take a little longer than a normal haircut because the teachers have to come by from time to time to check the progress, but the price sure is good.

Irrigation Guy · 03-18-2010, 07:53 AM

Always get a good cut at Ruel's on Main street in Meredith. Popular place though and only open Tues-Friday. It's between Phu Jee and Karen & Barry's.

Pepper · 03-18-2010, 08:02 AM

Dan Barbary at Barbary's Barbershop on Main St in Downtown Laconia. His shop is on the left at the top of Main St, just past the exit from the parking lot. Plenty of free parking, and a truly old-style barbershop. Hubby's been going there for years because both the price and the cut are just right!

... and for what it's worth, Dan does a great job shaving women's heads, too!

Shore Driver · 03-18-2010, 08:09 AM

Another vote for Barbary's. Very old-school and great with kids, too.

Lakesrider · 03-18-2010, 08:33 AM

There is a place next to the Wally Mart in Gilford. Hair Excitment I think.??? It is like a Cost Cutters type thing.

Gatto Nero · 03-18-2010, 10:08 AM

Another vote for Ruel's. They do a a great job and they are lot less expensive than down here in MA. The only problem I have with them is that I am usually only up there on weekends and, as stated above, they are only open Tues-Fri. When they are open they are usually stacked up with customers waiting, but I guess that price you pay for a good haircut at a good price.

fatlazyless · 03-18-2010, 10:26 AM

www.turnagebarbershop.com, Main Street, Plymouth, and just down the street from Rand's Hardware, an independant hardware with a large rental dept in case you need a chainsaw or a ditchwitch or something, and home of the 35-cent cup of hardware coffee!

BroadHopper · 03-18-2010, 10:32 AM

Yet another vote.

sky_nh · 03-18-2010, 01:49 PM

I've been going to Heads Up for about 6 years and highly recommend them. The shop is run by two older women but the clientele is almost all men. They are sort of half way between a regular barbershop and a salon. They do a great job, they have their own parking area, and they take appointments so you don't have to wait. Haircuts are $18. Phone is 528-2823.

-- Sky

PHDIII · 03-18-2010, 01:59 PM

Ruel's in Meredith has two barbers, sisters actually, so the busy waiting room moves quickly. Haircuts are $12.00.

Whimsey · 03-18-2010, 03:09 PM

Susan and Carol at "Heads Up" do a great job. Highly recommended.

phoenix · 03-18-2010, 06:37 PM

i use Voila in Meredith so my wife can shop while I get my haircut

bigdog · 03-18-2010, 07:06 PM

Thanks everyone for all the great suggestions !
WIll try a few mentioned.

Bigdog

gtxrider · 03-19-2010, 08:20 AM

Or buy one of these!

bigdog · 03-20-2010, 10:16 PM

FYI... went to Empire Beauty School in Laconia for a haircut.

Got right in no wait, but haircut took literally over an hour. The young student cutting my hair was very inexperineced, and had to be coached most of the time. I was very concerned that I was the students first guinea pig..... And that I would walk out of store looking like the last of the Mohicans or something.

She actually did a very good job, but I don't think I would go back because of the length of time I spent there. Well over an hour ! I think she cut 1 hair at a time, and she was very nervous in the process.

Guess you get what you pay for, although cost wasn't the factor going there.... Anyway, it was an experience !

Will try another on the list next time !

corollaman · 03-20-2010, 10:25 PM

There aren't many of those left around here, not with all the beauty salons doing it now. If someone wants to spend the money to get into the hair care business, they want to do everything, not just haircuts. I know if I started any kind of business, I would want to make my horizons as broad as I could. If I opened a barber shop, I would want to do styling and everything, because I would make more money. If I want to be in the business, I wouldn't want to just limit myself to haircuts. However, I don't like the outrageous prices the salons charge for just a haircut, but it's because it costs tens of thousands to go to a place like Empire to learn how do it, plus once you're in the business, the overhead is high. The styling products and shampoos they use are expensive, plus the rental of the booth, etc.

I know all this because a friend of mine, she runs a hair salon and she has to have another stylist in the shop to split the expenses with, because it's so expensive for the rent of the space, the supplies, heat, electric, hot water, etc.

Rattlesnake Guy · 03-21-2010, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigdog

FYI... went to Empire Beauty School in Laconia for a haircut.

Got right in no wait, but haircut took literally over an hour. The young student cutting my hair was very inexperienced, and had to be coached most of the time. I was very concerned that I was the students first guinea pig..... And that I would walk out of store looking like the last of the Mohicans or something.

She actually did a very good job, but I don't think I would go back because of the length of time I spent there. Well over an hour ! I think she cut 1 hair at a time, and she was very nervous in the process.

Guess you get what you pay for, although cost wasn't the factor going there.... Anyway, it was an experience !

Will try another on the list next time !

You bring back a fond memory of my childhood. With five kids, cash was tight for my parents. When the four boys hair was getting long we would go to the barber school for a haircut. The place had about 20 chairs. The four boys and my dad would sit down. They would actually give us normal looking hair cuts for practice. Then after the instructors approval, would grab the clipper and cut it all off. I remember being to young to understand why they would go to all that trouble with the scissors and combs just to leave it on the floor at the end. One time, the student gave me a Mohawk style and let me out of the chair to go show my dad. I can still hear my dad telling me to "get back in the chair". My dad would pay the $2.50 total for the 5 haircuts in the late 60s. Thanks for the memory trigger.

gtxrider · 03-22-2010, 11:34 AM

Memories,

Dad used to cut my brother's and my hair. Get down the cellar NOW! We could not say just a little off the top!

It was a treat to go to Carly's in Wolfeboro, kind of like Floyd's in Mayberry.

Good like finding a good barber.

03-17-2010, 10:16 PM	#1
bigdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central MA-Gilford Posts: 1,411 Thanks: 308 Thanked 117 Times in 94 Posts	Barbershop locations - recommendations Looking for a Barbershop in the Gilford, Laconia, or Meredith area. Not looking for a fancy Salon, just a place where I can get a good haircut ! Thanks, Bigdog

03-18-2010, 08:02 AM	#4
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	Barbary's Barbershop Dan Barbary at Barbary's Barbershop on Main St in Downtown Laconia. His shop is on the left at the top of Main St, just past the exit from the parking lot. Plenty of free parking, and a truly old-style barbershop. Hubby's been going there for years because both the price and the cut are just right! ... and for what it's worth, Dan does a great job shaving women's heads, too! __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!

03-18-2010, 10:08 AM	#7
Gatto Nero Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Isola Gatto Nero Posts: 696 Thanks: 162 Thanked 263 Times in 81 Posts	Another vote for Ruel's. They do a a great job and they are lot less expensive than down here in MA. The only problem I have with them is that I am usually only up there on weekends and, as stated above, they are only open Tues-Fri. When they are open they are usually stacked up with customers waiting, but I guess that price you pay for a good haircut at a good price. __________________ La vita è buona su Isola Gatto Nero

03-18-2010, 10:26 AM	#8
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,526 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 295 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	www.turnagebarbershop.com, Main Street, Plymouth, and just down the street from Rand's Hardware, an independant hardware with a large rental dept in case you need a chainsaw or a ditchwitch or something, and home of the 35-cent cup of hardware coffee! __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

03-18-2010, 10:32 AM	#9
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,512 Thanks: 3,118 Thanked 1,090 Times in 784 Posts	Barbary's Yet another vote. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

03-18-2010, 07:38 AM	#2
hilltopper Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Meredith Posts: 716 Thanks: 25 Thanked 105 Times in 66 Posts	My wife just went to the Empire Beauty School in Laconia. She got a great haircut for a discounted price. It may take a little longer than a normal haircut because the teachers have to come by from time to time to check the progress, but the price sure is good.

03-18-2010, 07:53 AM	#3
Irrigation Guy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 484 Thanks: 89 Thanked 138 Times in 72 Posts	Always get a good cut at Ruel's on Main street in Meredith. Popular place though and only open Tues-Friday. It's between Phu Jee and Karen & Barry's.

03-18-2010, 08:09 AM	#5
Shore Driver Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tolland CT Posts: 194 Thanks: 20 Thanked 31 Times in 25 Posts	Another vote for Barbary's. Very old-school and great with kids, too.

03-18-2010, 08:33 AM	#6
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	There is a place next to the Wally Mart in Gilford. Hair Excitment I think.??? It is like a Cost Cutters type thing.

03-18-2010, 01:49 PM	#10
sky_nh Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Gilford Posts: 76 Thanks: 4 Thanked 15 Times in 5 Posts	Heads Up Barbers on Union Ave, Laconia I've been going to Heads Up for about 6 years and highly recommend them. The shop is run by two older women but the clientele is almost all men. They are sort of half way between a regular barbershop and a salon. They do a great job, they have their own parking area, and they take appointments so you don't have to wait. Haircuts are $18. Phone is 528-2823. -- Sky

03-18-2010, 01:59 PM	#11
PHDIII Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	I go to Ruel's Ruel's in Meredith has two barbers, sisters actually, so the busy waiting room moves quickly. Haircuts are $12.00.

03-18-2010, 03:09 PM	#12
Whimsey Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rum Point/West Alton Posts: 195 Thanks: 258 Thanked 37 Times in 24 Posts	A Heads Up Thumbs Up Susan and Carol at "Heads Up" do a great job. Highly recommended.

03-18-2010, 06:37 PM	#13
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,520 Thanks: 58 Thanked 266 Times in 187 Posts	i use Voila in Meredith so my wife can shop while I get my haircut __________________ it's tough to make predictions specially about the future

03-18-2010, 07:06 PM	#14
bigdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central MA-Gilford Posts: 1,411 Thanks: 308 Thanked 117 Times in 94 Posts	Barbershop locations - recommendations Thanks everyone for all the great suggestions ! WIll try a few mentioned. Bigdog

03-19-2010, 08:20 AM	#15
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	Flowbee Or buy one of these! Attached Images Last edited by gtxrider; 03-19-2010 at 08:21 AM. Reason: spelling

03-20-2010, 10:16 PM	#16
bigdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central MA-Gilford Posts: 1,411 Thanks: 308 Thanked 117 Times in 94 Posts	Barbershop locations - recommendations FYI... went to Empire Beauty School in Laconia for a haircut. Got right in no wait, but haircut took literally over an hour. The young student cutting my hair was very inexperineced, and had to be coached most of the time. I was very concerned that I was the students first guinea pig..... And that I would walk out of store looking like the last of the Mohicans or something. She actually did a very good job, but I don't think I would go back because of the length of time I spent there. Well over an hour ! I think she cut 1 hair at a time, and she was very nervous in the process. Guess you get what you pay for, although cost wasn't the factor going there.... Anyway, it was an experience ! Will try another on the list next time !

03-20-2010, 10:25 PM	#17
corollaman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 181 Thanks: 8 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	There aren't many of those left around here, not with all the beauty salons doing it now. If someone wants to spend the money to get into the hair care business, they want to do everything, not just haircuts. I know if I started any kind of business, I would want to make my horizons as broad as I could. If I opened a barber shop, I would want to do styling and everything, because I would make more money. If I want to be in the business, I wouldn't want to just limit myself to haircuts. However, I don't like the outrageous prices the salons charge for just a haircut, but it's because it costs tens of thousands to go to a place like Empire to learn how do it, plus once you're in the business, the overhead is high. The styling products and shampoos they use are expensive, plus the rental of the booth, etc. I know all this because a friend of mine, she runs a hair salon and she has to have another stylist in the shop to split the expenses with, because it's so expensive for the rent of the space, the supplies, heat, electric, hot water, etc.

03-22-2010, 11:34 AM	#19
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	Down the cellar NOW! Memories, Dad used to cut my brother's and my hair. Get down the cellar NOW! We could not say just a little off the top! It was a treat to go to Carly's in Wolfeboro, kind of like Floyd's in Mayberry. Good like finding a good barber.