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What Kind of Idiot Spends £200 on a Haircut?
With bonus content on why it makes sense to spend £100 on a single item of clothing.
Me. I just spent £200 on a haircut and colour.
I thought my two recent stories on the Benefits of Smoking and the Benefits of Not Exercising would be a tough sell. But this one is looking even trickier to defend.
I mean, who exactly has a spare £200 ($254) to blow on a visit to a hair salon? Money that would be better spent on bills or worthwhile charities. It seems indefensible. But is it?
I firmly believe that you should spend the most money on the things you wear most often. And you wear your hair (and teeth) every day.
I take this belief to heart, such that my wedding dress (one-time wear) was purchased for very little on eBay, whereas the jumper (US translation: sweater) that I wear almost every day through winter cost me £100 in 1998. It was a HUGE amount to spend on one jumper, but I have done the calculations, and the cost per wear is less than 4p, and if I live another 20 years, it will come down to less than 2p. This is ten times cheaper than a £2 Primark T-shirt that you only wear ten times before it falls apart. Factor in the benefits to the environment…
