barbershop octet
This is my favorite corner in Mumbai. I marvel at it every time I pass it. This beautiful corner – Sayani Road and … something else Road – boasts not one but eight (count ’em 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8!) barbershops. These three are adjacent to each other. Then there’s the corner and a mattress/cushion stuffing storefront and then, five more – cheek to jowl! And they have differences certainly, including differently colored chairs, but I can’t help wondering – how on earth does the general public choose one over another??
A bigger picture would have been nice. 🙂
@gls k, I’ll post it and let you know.
Choosing is easy: you go to the guy that is the best shaved and you ask him who shaved him. And then you go to the guy he pointed out. 😉
Hey first time here.. got this via tweeting.. 🙂
Will be back… 🙂
@pallavi, thanks 😀
What can I say? Competition is good for the consumer right?
I love the barber shops in India because not only can you get a shave (and hair cut if you like) but you can get physiotherapy at the same time. Last year I landed in Mumbai the day after taking an exam after a post-grad course so was really stressed and tired after the journey. I got a shave and head-neck-shoulder-back massage and I felt GRRRREAT! Long live the barber shops I say 🙂
@chetthaker lol. Viva les barbershops indeed. 😀