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We know it’s been months since your last professional haircut but it looks like you might just have to wait a little bit longer…
Yesterday, it was announced that barbershops, hairdressing and beauty salons would be allowed to resume operations on 10th June.
Since then, these shops have reported that they’re already fully booked with advance bookings up to 20th June!
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A hairdresser who owns a salon in Bangsar, shared that since the announcement was made, he’s been overwhelmed with telephone calls from his regular customers.
Many of the customers were enquiring about an appointment on 10th June but as the salon can only accommodate a limited amount of customers per day, some of the appointements had to be pushed to another day.
Requesting to be indentified as “Zul”, the hairdresser noted that he expected 10th June to be a “very busy day”, with him having set appointments for cutomers at every hour from morning until evening.
“There is a customer who has just completed her compulsory 14-day quarantine after arriving in Malaysia from overseas who wanted me to do her hair,” he said.
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The hairdresser added that he would strictly comply with the standard operating procedure (SOP) when re-opening his salon.
"Barber shops and hair salons require different SOP. Among the procedures for barber shops and hair salons are the operating hour and on the time spent by a barber or hairdresser on a customer," Zul said.
According to the hairdresser, most men go to barber shops for a quick hair cut.
“For those who frequent hair dressing salons, they go there not only for a hair cut, but also for hair colouring and rebonding, which normally takes three hours," he said.
"I have (male) customers who now have to tie their hair in a pony tail for not having a hair cut for almost three months," he said.
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Zul hopes that clearer and more detailed SOPs will be provided for barber shops and hair salons. For now, his salon will be following the SOPs provided.
The hairdresser also thanked the government for the decision to allow barber shops, hair and beauty salons to resume operations.
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We’re certainly glad that we’ll be able to get a professional haircut soon, even if we have to wait a little longer to get an appointment.
But it definitely won’t hurt to try to book your appointment, even if it’s for more than 10 days away! At least you’ll get a haircut right?
Have you booked or tried to book a hair appointment yet? Or are you keeping your MCO hair? Let us know!
Info via Astro Awani