How often do you go to the barber's?

DrJazzTap

So I'm currently sat in the barber's, about eighth in line to get my bonce trimmed.
 I'm waiting behind guys who don't really need a hair cut imho.
Until recently, for the last four years I would shave my head once a month. But I got fed up of a) looking like a convict and b) feeling like a sheared animal. 
So now I go once a month or so. Has it now become the trend to go once a week or something?

Edit: Apologies for the boring post. I'm just so bored atm.

quarky

That was so bad, I barely made it to the end of the post

I go about once a month. Apparently a lot of people do go weekly/bi-weekly. No idea what "a lot" is as a percentage, but that is what my hairdresser says anyway. I normally go when it gets annoyingly long.

Nunogilberto

About every 6 to 8 weeks, or to the point where my hair becomes utterly uncontrollable.

Sporky

I last went some 8 years ago, to Mr Topper on Tottenham Court Road.

Now every so often I use a pair of clippers on 7.

Sambostar

Once every 4 or 5 years

stickyfiddle

Probably about 4 times a year, on average. Depends what I'm doing and how hot it is

littlegreenman

Between the ages of 15 to 40, about twice.

Now it's about once a month.

DrJazzTap

Three to go!!!!!! I take that as a good sign though. 
I used to go to a salon as my previous barber never actually listened to me. 
Stopped going to the salon as I got fed up talking to an idiot all the time. Final straw was after I was told "haven't you got thick hair, you'll never go bald"...

Me "well my mum's not bald"

Her "oh right"

..........

HarrySeven

Depending on my current coiffure, it can be as frequent as every Saturday, 5.30am without fail.

As I'm more hirsuite at the moment, it's about once a fortnight/every three weeks.

lustycourtier

Every 10 days now for my quiff with .5 grade on sides. When I had my 'weller' type do, every 3 weeks or so. 

Stevepage

About 12 years ago

Gru

Haven't been to the hairdressers for about 20 years and must have saved a small fortune on that and hair products. 

I cut my hair with clippers every 2 weeks. I think I am on my 4th or 5th pair of clippers.  Works out less than £1 a month.  

bingefeller

every 4 weeks.  

CHRISB50

When I had hair, about every other week. Then I bought some clippers as it became expensive. 

Now I shave my head with a set of beard trimmers, with the guards taken off (about a grade .2) every other day. 

I wish I had hair! I used to love going to the barbers. I found it quite relaxing. 

ICBM

About every 4 or 5 weeks usually.

Nomad

Not since some time in the early 80s. Got a Wahl trimmer thing around 1990 and it's been a skim with the No2 thingymabob every couple of months since then. So, currently about 13p per haircut, and reducing for as long as the trimmer continues to work.

How much does a No2 skim/trim cost at the barber's?

lloyd

I go every fortnight-my hair grows quickly and it's really thick, so if I don't go regularly, it just looks shit. If it was thinner I'd like to get away with once a month, but I end up looking like grizzly Adams-I shave (with clippers grade zero) before I get my hair cut so I'd have a full on beard, and I don't like being mistaken for a hipster. I used to grade zero my head once a week or so, which is great but like you say you look like a convict.

Nitefly

God I hate going to the barbers - the endless waiting is so boring.

I go to a "unisex" (is that even a thing any more?) salon every 5 weeks (by appointment), where a nice young woman rummages through my follicles for half an hour - very relaxing.

octatonic

Every month.

octatonic

Sambostar said:

Once every 4 or 5 years

Like your baths, eh?

DrJazzTap

I'm not sure my mental self could deal with a two hour wait once a week....