Floyd's 99 Barbershop

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Floyd’s 99 Barbershop and noticed an old wooden box sitting in the alley behind the shop. Curious, he picked it up—it was heavy but felt familiar. Inside lay dozens of vintage barber combs, each engraved with names like ‘Samuel’ or ‘Clara,’ along with a faded sign reading ‘Free Haircuts for Life.’ As he studied the box, a regular customer walked out and asked what he was doing. The driver explained everything, and the old man smiled knowingly. ‘That’s Floyd’s great-grandfather’s stuff,’ he said. ‘He used to give free haircuts to anyone who needed one.’ With a twinkle in his eye, the regular added, “I guess Floyd still believes in that tradition.” And so, ever since then, whenever someone mentions those old combs, everyone just shrugs and says, “It’s Floyd’s thing.”

2. One afternoon, while customers were getting their haircuts, a deep voice boomed over the shop’s intercom: ‘Attention, everyone! The barber here is now offering not just a trim, but also a free lesson on how to grow back your beard in three days!’ A regular customer, clearly intrigued, asked, 'Really? How does that work?' The barber replied confidently, 'Just follow my instructions, and by tomorrow evening you'll see a fuller, bushier beard!' Soon, the whole place was buzzing with excitement—until one delivery driver accidentally knocked over several bottles of beard oil. As he apologized profusely, everyone burst out laughing, realizing that maybe growing a beard wasn't as simple as it seemed.

3. A regular customer entered Floyd’s 99 Barbershop one day and asked the barber: ‘I’ve been noticing something strange here—everyone who gets a haircut seems to leave with exactly nine dollars less than they came in.’ The barber smiled knowingly and replied, 'Ah, that's because every time you leave here, you're five dollars wiser!' The customer laughed heartily, realizing it was just an old joke among regulars.

4. While waiting for his turn in Floyd’s 99 Barbershop, a man leaned against the wall and muttered under his breath, ‘This place is cursed.’ The barber raised an eyebrow but kept clipping away. Suddenly, the old mirror above the counter started to shake. The next customer, a delivery driver, looked up at the mirror with a smile and said, 'Don’t worry, ol’ thing, I’ve seen worse!' The shaking stopped as quickly as it began. When it was finally his turn, our muttering man asked the barber, 'You ever notice how that mirror never breaks?' The barber shrugged and replied, 'Nah, just another one of Floyd’s jokes.'