Old timer at a barber supply store got me thinking
I was grabbing some fresh Wahl blades at the barber supply over on Main Street last Tuesday, and I got to talking with this older guy, been cutting hair for like 40 years. He was saying how he still uses a straight razor on every neck line, no clippers for that part, because his mentor told him it builds trust with the customer. I always just used my trimmers for the neck, thought it was faster and cleaner. But he said something like "the sound of the razor tells them you care" and it kinda hit me weird. I been thinking about it all week, how much of our trade is about the little rituals we skip for speed. Has anyone else ever switched up a basic move just because an older barber made a good point about it?