hairdressing in Buenos Aires

Hey everyone!!

I will be arriving in Buenos Aires (first stop) and thinking about offering haircuts in the city for tourists/travelers/whoever looking for an English-speaking hairdresser.
Do you think I could be able to make some money out of this for my travels??

Your plan is utterly unrealistic.

Hi I think, in my experience, this is not a strong plan.

I say this for the following:
1. Haircuts in BsAs are reasonably cheap
2. Salons are everywhere
3. The advantage salons have of offering a full service with all the equipment

I had a haircut on my first day of arriving in BsAs. Salon around the cnr. from my flat. Great cut and I recall a good price. Plus I got to mix with locals.I don't speak Spanish, not did they speak English. However by using the "look books" we got there:)

A great idea!
Haircut and beard trimming is what I do as a hobby in almost every country I visit. So far about 70 and it's been fun.
Average price for haircut US$ 1. Most recent was well below it in Ethiopia. In BA I had my favourite barber in San Telmo, 3.50 pesos.
My most memorable haircut was in Cuba in 1997, when the power went, the fans stopped,, and I sweated like a pig. Anyway, it was only US$ 0.04 (probably not realistic today in Cuba or anywhere).

The cheapest haircut in Buenos Aires costs about 60 pesos or US$5.

US$5 taking the black market rate of exchange. If you take the official rate it costs US$7.50.

Christ knows how you tell a cheap haircut in Bs As. Most of the locals look like they've been coiffured by a blind man. @ the OP, I did notice the international hipster-tw#t style in evidence last year. Beardy twenty- somethings abounded. Perhaps you could pitch to them?

Your plan is utterly unrealistic.

I am asking for advice.
And I thank you not for being any way constructive.

Thanks for sharing your experience and constructive feedback!
I was thinking about offering haircuts to the travelers that would be staying in the same hostel.
I have read somewhere that people do end up with bad haircuts abroad because of the language barrier and therefor I thought of this. However we will see what happens! I do have travel money but was hoping I would be able to go home not having spent all of it :)

Hi I think, in my experience, this is not a strong plan.

I say this for the following:
1. Haircuts in BsAs are reasonably cheap
2. Salons are everywhere
3. The advantage salons have of offering a full service with all the equipment

I had a haircut on my first day of arriving in BsAs. Salon around the cnr. from my flat. Great cut and I recall a good price. Plus I got to mix with locals.I don't speak Spanish, not did they speak English. However by using the "look books" we got there:)

Actually they were being very constructive. Aside from anything else, what you are proposing is illegal and a bit daft really.

People end up with bad haircuts in BsAs either because all the hairdressersare shite or perhaps, bizarrely, they like the look not due to language barriers.

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A new phrase has been born. Global Village Idiot.

Yes, and I did address that and thanked wayoutback for being very constructive :)
I don't think telling me that my idea is unrealistic without telling me why is very constructive.
Why not inform me instead? I do really appreciate all thoughts on this and hence I started a thread.
But it's not very pleasant to get sarcasm back. I really don't think this forum is for that.

I found quite a few blogs with people offering massages and have been able to make some extra cash on the road.
I was very "wowed" by it, now I don't know how to give massages so I thought of a skill I already have. I'm really not asking if I can get rich by doing this :)

Actually they were being very constructive. Aside from anything else, what you are proposing is illegal and a bit daft really.

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