Clipper Tips

I have an amazing collection of snappy little clipper tips. I will begin sharing them here under the title, what else?... Clipper Tips... One each week will be good... I have enough for about 6 years ready to go... Maybe I will write a book someday.

Tip #1
Hang Around -- Hang your clippers by the bail loops to avoid drops and damage.

The pile

The pile never seems to get any smaller. The pile is filled with gold. The pile also contains a bunch of junk. The big challenge is sifting through the pile to identify the treasures from within the heap. I have seen Andis in the pile quite a bit. I have seen our competitors in the pile as well. I have seen myself in the pile. Have I seen you in the pile? You need to be in the pile. The best and the most talented are in the pile. The loudest and the brashest are in the pile. The pile teaches me something every time I sift through it. The stuff in the pile surprises me every now in then. Some pieces of the pile come cheap. Some pieces of the pile are cheap. Some pieces of the pile are worth every penny you pay for them. Sadly, these are rare. The pile is the pile of beauty industry trade journals we get at Andis every month. It is quite a pile! When I have been gone for a while I can’t find my desk under the pile!

Onward CeramicEdge!

Andis’ Ceramic blade technology continues to win friends and converts. Andis is about to introduce 2 more tools featuring Andis CeramicEdge blade technology. I have two additional CeramicEdge technology prototypes on my desk for early-stage testing. You cannot beat the cutting performance, the cutting feel and the cool-temperature running of these tools. Durability of the edge sharpness is proving to be better than we even thought in the hands of professionals… “Harder than steel and sharper than glass” is my motto on stage when we discuss CeramicEdge blades.

Want a trophy and some cash?

Get ready to compete again. The Bronner Brothers show is coming up in a few weeks. It will be time once again for the best and brightest barbering stars to show their stuff in Atlanta, GA. This time the stakes are higher… FREE Andis BGRc’s for all competitors and $1,000 to the winner… see you there.

Andis goes geocaching

When I do not have a clipper in my hand I am likely holding a GPS. I have become addicted to the sport of geocaching in the last few years. My teammates at the Long beach show this weekend decided to head out on the hunt with me following dinner on Saturday and Sunday night. Saturday I took them to hunt 2 caches that I had already found to provide a glimpse of what we were looking for. There is a cacher in Long beach who has hidden a few really great hides all in walking distance of the convention center. They are perfect for business travelers visiting the area. On Sunday night we went off in search of two more. A good time and a bit of frustration in the hunting was had by all. I know of a few caches near the convention center in Chicago that will be scheduled for hunting in just a few weeks.

Where are the liquids?

The floor of the recent ISSE show in Long beach was distinctly lacking in wet goods manufacturers. I scoured the floor early in search of some wet goods for us to use on stage. My friends at Noixin gladly provided a set of styling liquids for us to use. Good stuff in crisp, clean packaging. The entire Nioxin booth was a stunning display of whitewashed professionalism. But, where were the other guys? It seems the big wet goods companies are opting out of these events in a big way. Many are staging their own “must attend” promotional happenings. Wella was off in another building. I never event got over there. TIGI had a booth… but, with all the diversion, who really takes them seriously, anyway? Matrix had a small booth in their distributor area, but was spending a lot of time trying to defend and spin recent distribution issues… do stylists really care? Do they want to watch you air your dirty laundry on a trade show floor? Big Sexy was there in their usual way… big, noisy and sexy. Farouk appeared a bit subdued, even Marvin seemed relaxed (if that is possible). The list of who was missing was much longer than the list of who was there. One thing is for sure. The hardware side of the business is HOT, HOT, HOT. Elevate was a huge hit for us in a very crowded appliance market. You could not move 2 booths in any direction without hitting a flat iron.