Coeur D'Alene Barber

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular noticed an old hat sitting on the barber shop counter. Curious, he picked it up and placed it on his head—only to hear faint laughter coming from its brim. Confused, he looked around, but no one else seemed to notice anything unusual. Smiling to himself, he decided to keep the hat as a lucky charm. Months later, while getting another haircut, he mentioned the strange incident to the barber. To everyone’s surprise, the barber laughed and said, ‘That was just Mr. Johnson’s old fedora—he used to come in every Tuesday.’

2. While waiting for his turn one afternoon, a regular overheard the barber whispering, ‘Today’s special is a haircut that makes you look like Abraham Lincoln.’ Curious, the regular asked how it worked. The barber grinned and replied, 'Just sit still while I cut, and don’t blink!' Soon enough, everyone in town was talking—until a delivery driver walked in with an uncanny resemblance to George Washington. The barber shrugged, ‘Guess today’s special is Lincoln on Mondays.’

3. A little boy walked into the Coeur D’Alene Barber one day, clearly lost in thought. As he sat down, the barber reached under the counter and pulled out… a small, furry creature? The child jumped back, eyes wide, as the barber whispered, ‘It’s just my new helper, Mr. Mittens.’ Over the next few weeks, Mr. Mittens became quite the star of the shop—helping with combs, occasionally trimming stray hairs, and even making friends with some of the regulars. One morning, however, the barber found Mr. Mittens fast asleep on top of a freshly cut hairstyle. A customer laughed so hard she nearly fell off her chair! Since then, everyone knows that while you might get a great haircut at Coeur D’Alene Barber, you never know what unexpected guest will join you.

4. While waiting for his turn one morning, a regular heard the barber mutter under his breath: 'This is the longest beard I've ever seen.' A delivery driver overheard and joked, ‘Maybe he’s just never met my boss!’ Turned out, the bearded man was indeed a local celebrity with an impressive facial hair collection. The whole place erupted in laughter as the barber sheepishly admitted, ‘Now I know why everyone calls him “The Beard”.’