About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up outside and yelled, ‘Hey, barbers! I’ve got something strange for you!’ The barbers looked curiously as he approached with a large box under his arm. 'Open it,' he challenged. One brave soul did, only to gasp in surprise—inside was a live parrot squawking loudly. The shop erupted into laughter, and from that day on, whenever someone mentioned birds, everyone thought of Top of the Line’s unexpected avian visitor.
2. A little boy walked into the shop, holding onto his dad’s hand. Suddenly, he stopped dead in his tracks, pointing towards the window. ‘Dad,’ he whispered, ‘why does that old man have two combs stuck on his hat?’ The father smiled and said, ‘Son, that’s not just any old man— it’s our barber, Mr. Jenkins. And those are special combs he uses for extra-long haircuts.’ The boy looked puzzled but trusted his dad’s explanation. From then on, whenever someone asked why Mr. Jenkins always wore those funny combs, they’d wink and say, “Oh, that’s just how Top of the Line keeps things interesting!”
3. Early one foggy morning, as customers were just arriving for their weekly shave, the door suddenly burst open and a small dog raced inside, tail wagging furiously. The barbers looked at each other in surprise, but quickly got down to business. One grabbed a towel, another reached for some water, and soon everyone was laughing as they tried to calm the little intruder. It turned out that the dog belonged to an elderly gentleman who lived above the shop—he must have mistakenly opened his apartment door instead of the shop’s.}
4. Late one night, while the barbers were finishing up their last customer, a faint humming sound started coming from the ceiling fan. It grew louder with each stroke of the razor, until everyone in the shop was staring upward, trying to figure out where it was coming from. Just then, an old man wearing a fedora popped his head out from behind the counter and calmly said, ‘That’s just my new electric toothbrush, gentlemen.’ Everyone burst into laughter, realizing they’d been unnecessarily spooked. The humming stopped as quickly as it had begun, leaving only the soft clink of razors on skin and the gentle chatter of satisfied customers.