'Is that standard?' Aussie mum pays three figures for her kids' haircuts

"I didn’t question it because compared to the price of mine I thought it was ok … then my husband told me he pays $30."

An Aussie mum has sparked a discussion about the cost of kids' haircuts in these crazy cost-of-living times.

Creator @itsjustmilliee posted a clip on TikTok, wanting to know if the three-figure sum she just paid for her toddler son's haircut, and little girl's fringe trim, was "standard".

Spoiler alert: it's not.

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"My husband pays $30 for his haircut"

The mum begins in her clip:

"I just got my son's hair cut and my daughter's fringe trimmed. It cost me $120."

Reasonably, she adds, "I'm happy to pay if that's what everyone's paying. It's not something I could do myself. I'm happy to pay a professional, but I feel like that's a lot for a short back and sides and fringe trim.

"Is that standard?"

She then shares a shot of the back of her son's head, pointing out a couple of places where the cut is not exactly what she wanted.

"It doesn't matter, it's just hair. I was just curious to know what everyone else is paying. So if you could please drop a comment, that would be appreciated."

The clip was captioned: "I didn’t question it because compared to the price of my hair appointments I thought it was ok … then I got home and my husband told me he pays $30 for his hair."

Image: @itsjustmilliee/TikTok

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"Hairdressers are living in a fantasy land"

The comments on the mum's post were generally helpful and supportive in sharing of experiences... of paying significantly less.

These viewers said:

"My husband pays around $40 & we paid around $40 for my daughters full wash, trim & style."

"I lost my mind when [our local] wanted $32 each for 2 girls "trims" (they are 4 and 2 for reference)."

"$20 at the barber for my 10yr old. $25 at the hairdresser for my daughter."

For comparison's sake, I pay $45 at a barber for my 18 year old son, and $50 at an amazing hairdresser for myself in Chinatown.

There was also one comment on the post that unkindly read, "Hairdressers are living in fantasy land. It's not rocket science." 

@itsjustmilliee

I didn’t question it because compared to the price of my hair appointments I thought it was ok … then I got home and my husband told me he pays $30 for his hair 😅 #haircut #mumsoftiktok #mums #mum #townsville #northqueensland #kidshaircut

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Finally, this viewer made a practical suggestion:

"$35 in Mudgee. He has similar hair length to your son's.

"I don’t even pay $120 to get my hair cut. I would be going back and questioning it. Maybe they charged you the wrong price by accident??"

The creator agreed, saying, "This is a good idea! Based on everyone’s comments I think it must have been a mistake - I’ll call up tomorrow and ask."

Kidspot reached out to the creator for comment.

Originally published as 'Is that standard?' Aussie mum pays three figures for her kids' haircuts