[malachi69]

My own experience has led me to believe that they don't. I'm 18 now and I have never gotten a 10 minute haircut. The fastest haircut I have received was 20 minutes and that is excluding the wait.

[jimmiejo]

I was just reading Free Prize Inside from Seth Godin and ran into a paragraph that reminded me of this thread.

Seth listed ten soft innovations that easily turned into purple cows and one of them was:

"QBNet: fast barbershops in Japan. Get a cut in one-sixth the time and for one-quarter the price. They've grown from 57,000 cuts a year in 1996 to more than 3.5 million haircuts in 2002."

I found a link for QBNet , which I really couldn't understand much even with Google's translation assistance.

This business is doing great in Japan but I still really don't see a market for it in the US or Canada. Our economies are on opposite ends of the scale, but I do think there might be opportunities if you focus on offering additional services as mentioned in previous posts.

Alright, back to reading.

[Steve]

When I was living in Canada, I'd go to supercuts, I think it's called.

I hate the dentist, I hate getting my hair cut, etc.

SuperCuts is expensive (like 13 or 14 bucks), but it took them about 10 mins on my hair. I was in and out, they do a quick but decent job, I am happy with everything except how much it costs.

[mxer210]

By the way, I got the 'flobee' idea because my friend described something similiar....., and they still use it TODAY for kids. I still think it's a pretty creative idea and definately doesn't deserve an award for being the worst invention.

[Steve]

I think Hair Salons in an airport is a great idea. Next week I have an hour or two layover in Seattle -- I wonder if they have a hair salon??? Do they even allow scissors in an airport these days?

[mxer210]

yeah Cheng said taht's how the express haircuts started in China, and than expanded to the cities. Like I previously suggested, Starting with expresss haircutting in the airport would be a grat place to start and introduce teh quick haircutting in the US.

[Karen]

Originally posted by Steve
I think Hair Salons in an airport is a great idea. Next week I have an hour or two layover in Seattle -- I wonder if they have a hair salon??? Do they even allow scissors in an airport these days?

They have a salon in the Van airport, so I am sure Seattle has one.

If they don't...... might be worth looking into as a business.

Karen

[Dus10]

There are barber shops in a lot of the big airports already, but they do not offer anything like this.

[cheng]

Originally posted by mxer210
yeah Cheng said taht's how the express haircuts started in China, and than expanded to the cities. Like I previously suggested, Starting with expresss haircutting in the airport would be a grat place to start and introduce teh quick haircutting in the US.

Right now. its actually called QBhouse. And it actually started in Singpaore at the airports. Not china airports lol.

[robyang!]

Yes, yes they do.

[cheng]

hmm i am sensing some level of sarcasm

[mxer210]

I actualy watched some of teh cartoons on the supercuts website and they advertise how fast and easy it is to get a haircut there. their selling points are, cheap, fast, and stylish. You would have to see how you could improve nd how much better you could be then supercuts.