I finally got a guy to admit he cuts his own hair after three years of him lying about it

Last week, a regular came in for his usual trim and his line was all wrong, like he'd taken clippers to it himself. I asked him straight up if he'd touched it, and he just said 'nope.' I remembered his first cut with me three years ago was a mess, and he told me his 'old barber' did it. After he left, I checked my old photos. The messed-up line from back then was the exact same as the one he had last week. So I called him, told him I had the proof, and he finally said he's been doing it himself for years to save money. Has anyone else had a client who just would not admit to a home haircut?

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wade55819d ago

Man, I always thought people were just bad at lying about that stuff.

mason.paige19d ago

Oh totally! I had the same problem for ages. What finally worked for me was just practicing the story out loud a few times before I needed it.