We had a barber in town here for forever who you’d go in and tell him what you wanted, and 10 minutes and $9 later walk out with a burr or a flattop. Didn’t matter what you asked for, you got a burr or a flattop.
Another that I visited but never got a shearing at was in Stillwater OK. Old bachelor in an ancient shop with hair about 4” deep on the floor. He dipped Copenhagen and spit into the clippings on the floor, swept up occasionally, very occasionally. He was known for seeing college atheletes walking by and telling them they looked like they could use a trim, on the house of course to show his pride for the school. Once they were in the chair they got a flattop, regardless of what was in style! I spent an educational afternoon with him and my Ag teacher who was an OSU alumni.
