The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-06
BOSS sARBER's TROUBLES.
He Can't Please Everybody, for Men
and Faces Differ.

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and Faces Differ.
/ A well known Fargo barber, who
worked at the first chair in the in
tervals when he wasn't punching the
cash. register stepped over to can old
said in low tone:
"sYour regular barber is sick today.
Try that man on the fourth chair.
He's a good shaver
He is not" said the customer i've
tried him. Guess Ill let 'em grow
until tomorrow"
wait minuteEand I'll shaveN you,"
said the boss. and because Of this the
old customer waited.
'To tell the truth" began the boss
as he was tuclxing the towel into the
mans collar ten minutes latefs II
can't ten which Of my barberR are
good.
"The other day / WIS shaving a
man who told me that man on the
fourth chair was the best barber he'd
ever. struck. But / also have heard
men say, like you, that he was q bum
workman.
ITS the same about all the men in
this shop. Some men will wait long
time for a chair that you couldn't hire
other men to get into second time"
. 'T know that to be true said the
old customer, for q couple OF weeks
ago told one OF the men in our office
to come here and try this barber of
mines and when he got back toc the
Office. rubbing his face, he swore, that
the fellow had about scraped shist face
or"
The boss barber didn't know
whether to be pleased at this proof OF
his accuracy or sorry to hear that he'd
lost customer, and said so.
Il suppose we lose lot of trade be-
cause men go too much on their first
impressions Of BARRIERS" he WSilr -.
Now, suppose that friend Of yours
will never come to my place again.
"But what can / do? Shall I fire
that barber who he says nearly scrap
ed his face off? or course not. III
did I'd lose your trade. wouldn't IL
Well. that's the sort Of trouble I'm up
against all the time. It's because noo
two faces are alike.
But 1t isn't the only trouble have.
The other day / met "a man who had
been a regular customer here for sew
eral months, but who hadn't been in
for two or three weeks.
How do you do?' said to him.
Been out Of the city?'
No. he said.
"well haven't seen you at my
place lately
No. he said. I've quit going there
Why's that? asked.
Well, don't like the only barber
in your shop / ever did like.'e
What's the trouble? Iasked.
He's too persistent he said.
How? What do you mean?s
asked.
Too persistent about begging me
to get something else done to NV
face or head. So quit
Now, why didn't that customer
come TO me and tell me that the bar
Der was annoying him.? I'd have stop
ped 1t In moment. No, ne didn't do
that--he just quit and went to an
other shop.
But. as said, when it comes to
opinions about the ability OF certain
BARRIERS, that's q hard problem FOR liz
bosses, for opinions about them are SO
dinerent. I've got to go by the major
ity-R get more complaints than com
plinents for certain man, then
discharge him. But unfortunately the
men who like y barber say sd, or in
dicate II by waiting for him. while the
men who get what they consider &
bad shave. they just go to another
shop.
Some way ought to be devised 30
we could keep that trade, and we could
!. wn o'afs knew what customers
shought or the man who ala faeir
+ o&l.A s.4u AZ customers wouldn't 10 sol.
much on flrst Impressions