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Cheapest Barber in London?

Hello,

I am curious if anyone knows any cheap Barbers in London.

My local in Finsbury Park had a flat rate of £4.50 for a dry cut, which was perfect, but now they upped it to £6.50.

Does anyone know any good barbers for £5 and under?

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  • theGrinch
    theGrinch Posts: 3,133 Forumite
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    edited 17 March 2015 at 3:05PM
    how good are their cuts?

    Im paying £10 in North London. Not sure you will get under £5 unless you have a time machine :)
    "enough is a feast"...old Buddist proverb
  • nkomp18
    nkomp18 Posts: 193 Forumite
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    Of course you can find cheaper, you just need to look. The Romily street one in Soho does it for £6.
    I am sure there are cheaper ones but they're off the beaten track and without a website and that's why I am asking here.
    Anyway I found a place that does them for free and have an appointment there tomorrow, but would be still good to know if anyone knows of places for under £5
  • theGrinch
    theGrinch Posts: 3,133 Forumite
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    edited 18 March 2015 at 2:23PM
    many of the training places do them for "free" if you want to give up your time.

    there was a place in Camden, near the bus stop opposite Sainsburys that was doing them for a similar price. I visited them in 2013.

    The quality of the cut is important

    ps £6 isnt under £5.
    "enough is a feast"...old Buddist proverb
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,617 Forumite
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    Place down Leather Lane Market was doing them for £5
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  • SeanCo
    SeanCo Posts: 34 Forumite
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    I've used this training school in Shoreditch (equidistant between Old St underground and Shoreditch High St overground) for the last 18 months: http://www.freehaircuts.co.uk/

    Whilst an appointment often takes up to an hour, the quality is very good as the students are properly supervised and very motivated.
  • nkomp18
    nkomp18 Posts: 193 Forumite
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    That's where I've been going to the last few months. I work around the corner from there so I visit once a month. Very glad I discovered it :)
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