I know this doesn't really pertain to politics, but in light of the controversy surrounding John Edwards' haircut, I thought I would post it here. Does anyone here REALLY know what would make a haircut worth that much? After all, as we all know, John Edwards has short hair, so he could just as easily go to Supercuts and get the same results. In fact, I have short hair myself, and I normally get a $12 haircut at Supercuts and $40 highlights at Regis, and I've gotten LOTS of compliments on my hair. Does anyone actually know what sets one haircut apart from another?
2007-05-17 08:04:55 · 52 answers · asked by tangerine 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
By the way, I'm a proud liberal Democrat, so I'm not trying to bait anyone or instigate any mudslinging here.:)
2007-05-17 08:05:37 · update #1
the person performing the haircut. Look into other celebrity hairstylists and you will find MUCH more expensive stylists. Just last night on 'shear genius' the judge stated she would have paid $650 for the haircut one of the stylists performed...for a competition. I can only assume they came up with that number on account of the reality of high end pricing. I have been to slaons that serve wine and hors doeuvres, give massages while your hair is setting, have placenta they will wash your hair with, and on and on. I don;t know the specifics of the services he received, but I know there are far worse things you can un earth about a candidate, than how much he pays for a haircut, or what he spends on his gas bill...
2007-05-17 08:11:47 · answer #1 · answered by hichefheidi 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
OK, time to set the record straight here, as so many people seem to want to bash Edwards on this.
He didn't pay $400 just for the haircut. He had an important appearance, and wanted his hair cut by the guy who always does his hair, who he trusts to do his hair well. In order to do this, he had to get the guy to come to him. Because of that, he also agreed to pay for the guy's time, in which he could have been giving other haircuts. So no, it wasn't as if he went into a salon and got a $400 haircut.
And why is this really important, anyway?
2007-05-17 09:17:03 · answer #2 · answered by The Other Guy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All the idiots who say "who cares, move on" should take their own advice. If you don't care then move on and don't answer. You Libs are taking this as an attack but if you read the question you would see she is asking about the haircut not about the politics behind it. I think she would have been better off asking this in a different section. Maybe the people who missed the point could have just skipped this question.
To the question. I have no clue where to even go to get a haircut even half that price. Maybe Beverly Hills or Bel Air. I think its just ego for him. He wants the best possible haircut to look good for his campaign and can easily afford a very expensive haircut. He probably went to a very skilled hair stylist who charges a lot. But, I don't think he realizes his hairdo would look just as good almost anywhere he went. Its just a basic haircut he is after.
2007-05-17 08:25:40 · answer #3 · answered by chris42050 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, it sounds like he got rooked big time. He probably got it cut at some fancy shmancy place that charges an arm and a leg not for the quality of the haircut but for what the owners think is the quality of the neighborhood the barber shop is located in. Maybe he went to some place in Buckhead, GA.
Or, since it was paid for with political money who knows how much was wasted on frivolous expenses (We've all seen NBC's 'The Fleecing of America' segment). You know? $25 here to pay some staffer to buy fax paper to send one fax to the barbershop,$112 on staples to staple copies of the faxes sent to the barber shop, etc. What I'm saying is there is mismanagement in how government money gets spent and very little oversight to track how and what it gets used for. So, it takes $400 of governemnt money to produce one $40 haircut. Genius!
2007-05-17 08:10:19 · answer #4 · answered by Dreams 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What would make a CEO's salary $28 MILLION DOLLARS?
The last sentence in your "question" asks, "Does anyone actually know what sets one haircut apart from another?" and the answer is experience, training, hair shows, education.
My niece has been doing hair for 15 years or so, and believe me there's a HUGE difference in skill level.
I find it highly offensive that this is being "discussed" on a political board.
Let's talk about Corporate Welfare, shall we?
2007-05-17 08:24:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Salon rents and the ego of the hairstylist. You could ask the same thing about the price that a high end restaurant charges for say a plate of pasta with a cream sauce when the same dish at a mom and pop restaurant goes for $7. Really, who cares --- can't we move on to real issues.
2007-05-17 08:13:42 · answer #6 · answered by ninaol 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What makes it a $400 haircut is John Edwards and other idiots are willing to pay that much, suckers.
2007-05-17 08:16:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A free lap dance by Jennifer Love Hewitt during the haircut.
2007-05-17 08:13:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Youd have to throw in a night of hanky panky to make it worth that kind of money!
I'm a Democrat, think Edwards is pretty good as candidates go, and know a place in town where I can get a decent haircut for $10.
2007-05-17 08:10:49 · answer #9 · answered by Funbags 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I pay $15, and I consider that to be a bit much.
But you see how good it looks! :)
I assume some full-service treatment (shampoo, conditioning, cut, etc), given by a top-rated stylist, might jack up the price some.
But $400 sounds like too much to me, even for that.
Maybe it's sheer "snob appeal." Pricing it at $400 instead of, say, $100 makes some people WANT it more.
If he can afford it, good for him! But it opens him up to a charge of hypocrisy for criticizing the wealthy.
2007-05-17 08:22:41 · answer #10 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋