Old guy in the chair today told me I was the first barber to get his neckline right in 20 years

Had this older gentleman come in this morning, probably 70s or 80s. He sat down and said "just a regular cut, nothing fancy." But when I got to the neckline he kept leaning forward and looking at me in the mirror. I asked if something was wrong and he goes "no, I'm watching how you fade it into my neck, you actually follow the hair growth instead of just shoving a straight line." Said his last barber just buzzed it all off in a hard line and it always looked weird after 3 days. I don't do anything special, I just pay attention to where the hair naturally stops. But man that comment stuck with me all day. Has anyone else had a random compliment from a customer that just made you feel like you're actually good at this?

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jennifer2041d ago

Yeah it's funny how the little details nobody talks about are the ones people actually notice. Makes you wonder how many things in life we just accept being done wrong.

jordanblack1d ago

Honestly, the thing about accepting things being done wrong really hit me. I used to just deal with my car making a weird noise until I finally got it checked and it was a cheap fix I could've avoided. Now I try to question small stuff more instead of just going along with it.

drew_reed621d ago

Reminds me of that study I half-remember about how people can spot a fake smile from across a room but miss big lies right in front of them. Kinda makes you think about all the other stuff we just gloss over.