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Per Follicle Costs Rise

An index of inflation can be many things to many people. To me its the per follicle cost of trimming the related growth. Haircut you see. In certain parts of California it is approaching what might have constituted a minor outpatient surgery bill in the hinterland like St. Louis or Charlotte. This ding to the wallet as you get rid of your unsightly mop from the top is starting to be measurable. Although if you look at it from one angle its good value for money since it allows to dry off the strands quickly, after a shower, saving some very valuable morning minutes. A variety of allied services have cropped up to keep you feeling good about visiting the salon as opposed to eyeing eveything in the front view mirror as an in your face rip off. There is the massage of the neck followed by the rinse and repeat cycle on your skull in some places. These also come with exotic sounding names like the 'Deluxe' or the 'Most Valued Program' MVP get it? I am wondering though if the costs are even higher in India what with an oil champi directly related to the costs of the global economy? They have you over a barrel so to speak.

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  1. I was used to shelling out 10 dollars for the stuff at Clemson, while I am pleasantly surprised at the 30 rupee basic haircut in my neighbourhood barber shop here in 2012, about 20 years later! We used to cut each others' hair to save money sometimes, then.

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  2. If you did it while being awake that was commendable.

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