The Joy of a Straight Razor Shave

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Ah…the old barbershop experience. A man would go in on a Saturday morning, share a few tall tales and jokes with his pals, and get a simple haircut and a smooth, relaxing shave from his favorite barber. That barbershop was more than a business – it was more like a social club where a guy could be a guy – and have the license to be completely “politically incorrect,” if he so choses.

But one of the absolute best parts of that barbershop visit was one that’s now almost completely a lost art. That’s a shave with a straight-razor. Most of us men are used to just quickly running an electric shaver, or some other multi-bladed razor across our face while we get ready for work. In the good old days, you could sit back in the barber chair, get a fresh hot towel and lather all over your face and have your friendly neighborhood barber make your face feel as smooth as a baby’s…skin.

Now there are limited opportunities to have that amazing experience…with today’s strip-mall haircut franchises dominating the landscape, and older barbershops being put up for sale . It’s still great when a barbershop does things the old-fashioned way – just take a look at how film and television star Matthew Modine gets himself the deluxe straight razor service every morning to start his day off right – check out this link (go about three and a half minutes into the show to see the barbershop segment…Surely you can tolderate Issac for a few minutes can’t you?):

www.truveo.com/Getting-Shaved-with-Matthew-Modine/id/743187820

As you can see from that YouTube clip, it’s easy to get the impression that the straight-razor shave treatment is headed the way of the buggy-whip and icebox businesses. We couldn’t bear to see that happen – which is why we decided to start a barbershop franchise that we call Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club®, an exciting and innovative group of barbershop franchises that brings back the reassuring feel of yesteryear’s shave-and-a-haircut with the best of today’s amenities and grooming products. At one of our Kennedy’s barbershops, you can buy a ticket back to “Nostalgia Central” – and get, as our slogan guarantees, “The best haircut and straight razor shave you’ve ever had, or it’s free!”

Find out more about Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club® locations and franchise opportunities at www.kennedysbarberclub.com. It’s an idea whose time has come…Again!

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