Cutting for Charity

I do about 8 or 9 of these each year. Donate my time and cut for donations to a good cause.
This is one I am doing next week. You can find many places to do this or create your own "opportunity".

Link

You get plenty of warm fuzzy feelings. In many cases you get a few new clients for your chair in your shop.

Set a "suggested donation". You will be surprised how many people give even more. Some will even drop cash and not even want to get a cut. Plan for more than you can cut. sell "gift certificates" on the spot for FREE cuts at a later time in the shop ($ go to the charity). You get the traffic, new people in your shop, etc.

Share your experiences with charity cutting.

Ivan

Cutting and being cut - More from Bronner

Me getting a hair cut on the Andis stage... and me cutting Sondra Clark... it was a busy weekend. We both got a ridgeline cut. She looks better! :)

Scenes from Bronner, continued...

Tameka Thomas (ATL) and Kenny Duncan (PHL) cutting on the Andis Stage, Zayne Ward (CAE) jumped up to knock one out and did a fine job. There was plenty of great cutting and a lot of interaction with Andis fans all weekend. MVP and Sonic+ clippers and SuperLiner trimmers were the hot sellers. Hair cutters snapped up Andis Bump Care for themselves and their clients.

Seen at Bronner bros show - new talent

This is a barber from Philly. He works at Mane Attraction on Walnut Street. Charles Edwards is a talented cutter and artist. he designed his shirt the night before the competition and created the matching look for the MLB barber competition the next day. Nice work Charles!

New to the Team

Andis is excited to introduce Jason Potchen of Merrilville, IN to our education team. Look for Jason making his debut at a show soon. He is a skilled barber and cosmetologist with a lot to share. Pictures of some of his work will be shared here later this week. Welcome Jason.

My blog at Curl Stylist . com

I post 2X per month over here at Curl Stylist . com it is a site for hair stylists who work with curly hair and hope to grow their business in this lucrative market segment. This is my latest entry.
Link here.
Have a look. Please share it with your hair cutter friends. There is a lot of other great stuff on the site as well.

The waiting cubby

Remember in kindergarten? You put your coat in the cubby. This was at a dog groomer. Finished dogs waited patiently in the "cubbies" up front. Barkers were not permitted to wait up front like this . They had to be caged in back. These guys were quite well behaved. Got me thinking... maybe for the kid cut shops and salons... Groom the little ones and then park them up front in the cubby waiting for mom to come back and pick them up. Might work.