Barbon's Barbershop

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as customers were settling in for their usual cuts and shaves, an unfamiliar voice crackled over Barbon’s Barbershop’s old-fashioned intercom: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, your barber today has been replaced by someone with a very special touch.’ Soon enough, everyone found themselves being styled not just by Barbon himself, but by a parade of unexpected visitors—a regular who’d forgotten his glasses, a delivery driver on break, even the local postman! By the end of the day, every customer left with a unique hairstyle and a hearty laugh.

2. While waiting for his turn one day, a regular noticed something odd on the barber’s wall—a tiny brass bell next to each customer’s chair. ‘What’s with these bells?’ he asked the barber. The old man smiled mysteriously and replied, “Each ring means someone left without tipping.” Since then, no one has dared leave without dropping a coin. Soon enough, an excitable delivery driver rushed in, frantically whispering that he’d forgotten to tip last night. The barber grinned, rang a bell once, and said, 'Welcome to our club!' Everyone burst out laughing, knowing full well that now every newbie would be watching those little bells even more closely.

3. While waiting for his turn one day, a regular noticed something odd on the wall calendar: every time he visited, the date seemed to jump ahead by exactly five minutes. Curious, our regular asked the barber about it. The old-timer just smiled and said, 'Son, that's how fast life moves around here.' Eventually, everyone learned to relax and enjoy the ride—even if their appointments lasted longer than expected. One day, a delivery driver walked in complaining about being late because of ‘that crazy barbershop.’ A neighbor overheard him and replied, 'Welcome to Barbon’s—it’s not the clock that’s broken, it's time itself!'

4. While waiting for his turn one day, a regular noticed that the barber kept humming the same tune between every customer. Curious, he asked the barber what song it was. The barber smiled and replied, ‘It’s my secret tune, sir. Keeps things light while I work.’ A few days later, the regular overheard the same melody coming from outside. Turned out, it was the barber singing while cutting his neighbor’s grass!