I’m sure this must be available already, but I haven’t seen it anywhere (leave me a comment if you know of one)…
As I was getting my hair cut this morning I really wished I could have been surfing the net (my hair dresser isn’t very chatty and I kinda get uncomfortable looking at myself in the mirror the whole time).
Surely it wouldn’t be too hard to have a little LCD screen at each booth and a special (hair-proof) keyboard with in-built trackball. Obviously there’d be some advertising tie-in with the browser showing ads, but in all other respects you’d have free reign to surf the web. And the tie-ins wouldn’t end there… After all, how many other business models have the customer sitting there captive in a seat for 20 mins or more? Members could join the hair-dressing club, get special benefits, be upsold to, etc.
All the internet cafes around Chatswood (where I live) are usually pretty busy, so I’d see this as a simple extension to that.
Anyone seen this in action already?
Although not mentioned on their website, Raw Hair at 30 Burton Street Darlinghust apparently offer this for clients. As reviewed by Hotfrog Business Directory: "Free Internet stations on the colouring level [one of four] allow clients to stay in touch with the office or surf the web while technicians tend to their tresses" [hair]. Though a Hair Stylist appointment costs $130-$200.
Although not mentioned on their website, Raw Hair at 30 Burton Street Darlinghust apparently offer this for clients. As reviewed by Hotfrog Business Directory: "Free Internet stations on the colouring level [one of four] allow clients to stay in touch with the office or surf the web while technicians tend to their tresses" [hair]. Though a Hair Stylist appointment costs $130-$200.