any barbershop wil do...
Hi,
I guess I am the resident skinflint
Since my son was about 18 months old and needed his first haircut, I just took him to whatever local barber was convenient.
My strategies:
1) No shampoo (just a quick cut)
2) I would sit in the chair and have my son sit on my lap, with my arms around him. We would both get wrapped in the towel. This was especially useful, because to keep his head still, I would hold him "cheek to cheek" with me.
It was usually about $HK45 or $HK50.
I was afraid to take him to a special place that had toys and animal seats and stuff, because I thought if he got used to it, he would *always* want it and I'm scared of my kids developing expensive tastes.
From the time he was about 3 1/2, he would sit in the chair by himself.