Free beer and a shave

As some of you know I'm preparing to go to barber school, to gain experience I've continued my old practice of haircuts for tips. Well recently I've expanded my offerings to a hot shave and a beer. Meaning that if my friends let me shave them I give them a beer. At first I had very few takers, but as time has passed (and the temperature has risen) I've had more takers. Its gotten to the point of last weekend I did six shaves on sunday and have been told I'm getting closer shaves than the area barbers. I fully admit it takes me longer that the barber, but the guys don't seem to mind. Does anyone have any tips, tricks or resources for shaving others?

Thanks for all the help gents,

Grim

No tips but I think you got something going with the, "shave and and a free beer"!

You have to get them drunk before they let you shave them? It would take more than one beer for me:roflmao

Keep refining the technique to be precise and effecient. Don't speed up. Just work at a comfortable speed and keep improving as you gain a physical memory of it.

Start a new policy of; a free haircut & shave for a six pack of beer,,,,, put all the beer in a cooler of ice & charge a $1.50 a beer as they wait in line for the haircut. Buy the time they get to the chair, they will have drank a few already.

No tips, but sounds like a great idea!

I would go to a barber for that deal.

Awesome idea. Don't worry about speed yet. I've enjoyed the shaves from barbers and considered it equivalent to a woman getting a manicure: relaxing.

If you were in my area, you'd have my business, This sounds great!

Not with a name like "GrimClippers".

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Ha, you have a point.

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Have to agree, the free beer sounds good though.

Well I think this is a great idea! They get the reward of a shave an frosty refreshment. I also think the six pack idea good. But have to be careful how much alcohol they have. If you do knick one an they are all thinned out from the alcohol its gonna get messy lol.:tameshigiri:

Great idea but some guys in Scotland beat you to it....

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In the interest of honesty, I got the idea from Hawleywood Barbershop, there you get a beer with a haircut. I just tweaked it in I trade beer for practice. Usually we've got a movie playing in the "Waiting room" and Music going where ever I'm working. I'm happy to say I've never got anyone good, though I did come real close when a buddy started sneezing while I was shaving toward the Jawline in on his neck :w . I understand the hesitance toward the tips, the only reason I don't fight them more is that usually they insist and it goes toward the next weeks beer money.