I read with interest Stephen Calleja’s article on “Conversations at the hairdresser’s” (TMIS, 19 August).

I too “used” to hate going to the hairdresser, especially having to put up with all that hair on my neck and in my shirt until I got home to have a shower. So I decided to put an end to it. In fact it proved very easy indeed.

I asked my wife whether she would cut my hair. Now my wife is no hairdresser, she had never done anything of the sort and did not have a clue about it whatsoever.

I went out and bought a good reliable hair clipper, which comes with all accessories. I returned home, opened the box and chose the comb (for the hair length I wanted) and put it on the clipper. I plugged in the hair clipper and switched it on and told my wife to hold it for a minute or so to get used to it. She then started to cut my hair with such ease and within 10 minutes I was done. Obviously, I then had a shower and it was all over within a fraction of the time it used to take me to go to the hairdresser, wait for my turn, have him cut my hair (and they take their time too) and go back home with all that hair on my body! Besides, I am even saving money.

The second time round she was much better and so on and so forth. I firmly believe that she is the best hairdresser I ever had! I am not a young man any more therefore I have had my share of quite a few hairdressers. I admit I have less hair than Mr Calleja does, but that does not make any difference whatsoever.

What I suggest to Mr Calleja is that he takes the plunge, as he will never want to go back to hear those conversations besides wondering why he never started this a long time ago.

Edmund Azzopardi

SLIEMA