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Dropped $240 on a Wahl Magic Clip and it turned my worst client into a regular, here is why that matters
Two years back I was still using a $40 Amazon special and my fades looked like a staircase. A guy at the supply shop in Dallas talked me into the $240 Wahl Magic Clip and I almost walked out, but he let me test it on a mannequin head right there. The difference was not even close, that thing cut through thick hair in one pass and my fade time went from 45 minutes down to about 20. What actually saved me was the consistency, no more redoing lines and no more clients sitting there looking at me like I was guessing. If you are still fighting cheap clippers on every single cut, do the math on how many re-dos you are eating. What clipper did you finally cave on and was it worth the hit to your wallet at the time?
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elliot_taylor1mo ago
Spending $240 on clippers hurts less than watching another staircase fade walk out the door.
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emery1991mo ago
240 stings once. But you ever priced out what happens when a client sees you holding a phone up to their head in the mirror? Word travels. One bad fade on a guy with a big mouth costs you three referrals. @elliot_taylor is right about the math. The clippers pay for themselves the first time you save a regular who was about to walk. Cheap tools are the most expensive thing in this trade.
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