I recently went to the hairdresser, to get my hair trimmed before we went to Austria. My hairdresser shook her scissors at me, because I really hate having my hair in my face, especially when I'm working - and if I don't have time to get in to get a cut when it's time, I have a tendency to grab the first pair of scissors I can find (even nail scissors) and cut off the offending locks. And, with the rush for getting ready for the trip, I'd hacked away a bit at one side of the front fringe, when it had gotten too long.
(I faithfully promised to come in BEFORE I felt like whacking at my hair the next time - again. This is a promise I make about every three haircuts or so.)
I've gotten used to paying more for haircuts here than I do when we're in the states, and barely wince anymore at the 45 Euro bill. But after reading an article about a guy who charges $800 for a haircut - and celebrities like Madonna, Naomi Campbell and Gwyneth Paltrow are happily plunking down the money for it!
Now ladies, I love a good haircut as much as the next woman...but this just offends my sense of morality. I mean it's one thing to enjoy luxury - we all do, and I'm definitely a proponent of pampering yourself from time to time. (A good massage, a great pair of shoes, Opium scented skin cream...ummm...) But $800? For a haircut that's going to have to be redone in 6 weeks?
I'm sorry - but I just don't get that kind of excess. Especially when there are so many things that could be done with that money, when it's so much spent on something so frivilous. How many hungry kids could have a decent meal for $800? Or how many homeless families could have shelter for a night? Or how much of a carbon footprint could be erased by planting trees, or spent on recycling?
If you want to read the article, click here. But I'd be more interested in hearing what you think. If you had that kind of money to spend, would you spend it on a haircut? Or do some good with it?
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