"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 7/25/2015 1:07 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 7/22/2015 11:27 PM, Doris Night wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:05:39 -0400, jmcquown >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It's not anyone on RFC's fault you don't know how to trim your bangs.
>>>>> Sounds to me like you cut them off in a fit of pique. It wouldn't
>>>>> surprise me.
>>>>
>>>> I've always cut my bangs myself (back in the days when I had bangs -
>>>> I'm trying to get my hair all the same length, now).
>>>>
>>>> The easiest way to make sure you don't cut them too short is to lay a
>>>> strip of tape across them and cut underneath.
>>>>
>>>> Doris
>>>>
>>> Growing out bangs... I remember those days. I've given up trying.
>>>
>>> I don't know about using tape to trim them. What kind of tape?
>>>
>>> I comb my wet bangs down in front of my forehead. I gather them
>>> together and twist them with my fingers. I hold the wet bangs and cut
>>> just below my fingers. Comb them out, fluff them with a comb. They
>>> come out sort of feathered and framing the face. Certainly not
>>> professional but I don't really care. I'm not trying to impress
>>> anyone. I am also not going to pay someone $20 to do the exact same
>>> thing for me in some shop.
>>
>> Your shop charges that much for a bang trim? They're often free here.
>> My hairdresser only charges $5 for just the bangs.
>
> My hair is long and straight and yes, they charge $20 just to cut an inch
> off the bottom. Maybe they throw in the "trim your bangs" thing. That's
> why I don't bother with a hairdresser.

Mine is not long or straight and it takes about a half an hour just to trim.
But $20 for a haircut is a steal. If there is any place here that charges
that little, it's a place that you don't want to go to. The places I have
gone to usually charge around $30-37 and those are good prices! Many places
charge $70 and up.