Mom drops staggering amount on kids’ haircuts: ‘Is that standard?’

An Aussie mom has sparked a discussion about the cost of kids’ haircuts in these crazy cost-of-living times.

Creator @itsjustmilliee posted a clip on TikTok, wanting to know if the staggering amount she just paid for her toddler son’s haircut, and little girl’s fringe trim, was “standard”.

Spoiler alert: it’s not.

“My husband pays $30 for his haircut”

The mom begins in her clip:

“I just got my son’s hair cut and my daughter’s fringe trimmed. It cost me $120 [$77.02 USD].”

@itsjustmilliee posted a clip on TikTok discussing the staggering amount she paid for kids’ haircuts. TikTok/@itsjustmilliee

Reasonably, she adds, “I’m happy to pay if that’s what everyone’s paying. It’s not something I could do myself. I’m happy to pay a professional, but I feel like that’s a lot for a short back and sides and fringe trim.

“Is that standard?”

She then shares a shot of the back of her son’s head, pointing out a couple of places where the cut is not exactly what she wanted.

“It doesn’t matter, it’s just hair. I was just curious to know what everyone else is paying. So if you could please drop a comment, that would be appreciated.”

The clip was captioned: “I didn’t question it because compared to the price of my hair appointments I thought it was ok … then I got home and my husband told me he pays $30 [$19.25 USD] for his hair.”

She shared a shot of the back of her son’s head, indicating places where the cut is not exactly what she wanted. TikTok/@itsjustmilliee

“Hairdressers are living in a fantasy land”

The comments on the mom’s post were generally helpful and supportive in sharing of experiences… of paying significantly less.

These viewers said:

“My husband pays around $40 [$25.67 USD] & we paid around $40 [$25.67 USD] for my daughters full wash, trim & style.”

“I lost my mind when [our local] wanted $32 [$20.54 USD] each for 2 girls “trims” (they are 4 and 2 for reference).”

“$20 [$12.84 USD] at the barber for my 10yr old. $25 [$16.04 USD] at the hairdresser for my daughter.”

For comparison’s sake, I pay $45 [$28.88 USD] at a barber for my 18 year old son, and $50 [$32.09 USD] at an amazing hairdresser for myself in Chinatown.

There was also one comment on the post that unkindly read, “Hairdressers are living in fantasy land. It’s not rocket science.” 

Finally, this viewer made a practical suggestion:

“$35 [$22.46 USD] in Mudgee. He has similar hair length to your son’s.

“I don’t even pay $120 [$77.02 USD] to get my hair cut. I would be going back and questioning it. Maybe they charged you the wrong price by accident??”

The creator agreed, saying, “This is a good idea! Based on everyone’s comments I think it must have been a mistake – I’ll call up tomorrow and ask.”