You git what you pay for...

Hi Anna... great analogy and I've often said to clients and prospective clients that you do what you pay for in real estate.

As for those quickie hair cut place... no way, no how! Nothing I fear more than having to spend 4-6 weeks of bad hair days because of a bad hair cut!

Anna "Banana" Kruchten  My top hairdresser cut my hair one day, and I had no idea what had happened. All the layers I had grown out were now back, and every time I looked in the mirror, I was upset. I told her about it on my next appointment,

It was time to find a new hairdresser. Someone who was going to listen and was experienced. She seemed too busy for me. My hair was long, and we had cut it in that style. She had forgotten and was too busy that day, and just started cutting. 

Ensure the agent has time for you and will not hand you over to an assistant, but will listen to you. You got away cheap, I am still waiting for mine to grow back, but luckily found a fantastic hairdresser to fix it and always has time for me  ---  Love your analogy 

Anna "Banana" Kruchten the same hair stylist has been cutting my hair for the last 44 years.   For a men's hair cut, wash and style he is pricey, BUT he does an excellent job, and worth every penny to me.

Goo afternoon Anna,

I'm glad you got in and got a haircut! Even if it wasn't like your regular gal it got the job done and your hair is out of your eyes. Great analogy with real estate and we have to keep in mind when we aren't available this can happen and we loose a client. Maybe not for good but for a small deal maybe. You git what you pay for!

Thanks for sharing this fun and honest story, Anna "Banana" Kruchten. I love how you tie it all together—sometimes paying a little more really does get you a lot more in the end! Grateful for your perspective and the reminder that quality is worth the investment. 💇‍♀️💸

Anna, you are so right.   Hire a cut rate agent, you GIT what you paid for!

Hi Anna:

I think "you git what you pay for" is a good analogy for many things...real estate as well as life in general.

Jeff

Well done, Anna- I'm usually a very tolerant consumer except when it comes to my hair. Many years ago the stylist I'd gone to for years was cutting my hair. Another stylist came by and asked him if he'd like to look at the back again. 

Turns out he must have been on drugs... I had to wear a headband for over a month! 

You do get what you pay for although I agree...lately with rising prices in some restaurants, I feel as  if we aren't getting anywhere near what we paid for. 

Yes indeed, this is true of any kind of service, and any kind of product. We sure do git what we pay for!

I brought my kids to those quick haircut places and yes, they must make money on volume. It wasn't due to quality.

Hello, Miss Anna "Banana" Kruchten I did go to one of those 'quick cut hair shops' once to get my head shaved as it was falling out due to chemo.  

Years later, I did it again on live TV in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. 

Hi Anna,

I can totally relate to the hairstylist experience. I had almost the same experience, even though I didn't go to the $16 one, but it still wasn't what I would have liked it to be. I have been going to the same super wonderful hairstylist for almost a decade now, and we don't even talk about hair any more - she knows.

When I find a great service provider, I stick to them.

Anna "Banana" Kruchten that must be what happened to me... but my hair didn't come back.

Good morning Anna. When I lived in the city I paid city prices for a haircut. And, they could not control the "hockey curl" thing I had gong in the back. We moved to the far suburbs and I found a barber my age plus, and you know I an old. He had a low price and told me he cut hair his way or no way, take your choice. I took the chance. He is less than half the price, cash only, and guess what I no longer have a hockey curl. 

What an exception to the rule. I am getting more than I am paying for. And, that has not happened to me before. Enjoy your day.

Unfortunately in real estate, we've already lost the prospect to the cheaper choice by the time the client realizes -ooops!

This reminds me of a sign that went up in a small town a few years back that read, "we fix $10 hair cuts!"  You get what you pay for is right!! Anna "Banana" Kruchten great advice!  This is one of the largest Investments most of us will make, you don't want the lowest bidder!

Oh lawd Anna, your post reminds me of when I couldn't wait and cut a big chunck out of my hair...my hairdresser couldn't believe what I did and it took several months to make it look right again! Never touched it again...

You git what you git is right!!!

Oh, Anna, I love your analogy but sorry you had to "git" that bad haircut. And yes, we do "git" what we pay for.

Anna "Banana" Kruchten - you reminded me about the time I really needed to get my hair cut but couldn't get in for a quick appointment to a reputable place I liked. I was so determined that I popped into one of those Walk-In joints. I was told I'd have wait for about 10 minutes. I agreed. But as I was waiting, something caught my attention from the corner of my eye. I jumped up, and walked out of the store. I did not get my hair cut that day. 

Sometimes you win; other times you know when to bug out. 

Hello Anna "Banana" Kruchten:  Totally out of context, but I’m just happy I have enough hair to be cut, mowed, or yanked out—especially since I’ve still got more than my older brothers!