About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Cox Barber Shop and noticed an old, dusty suitcase in the backseat of his truck. Curious, he carried it inside, only to discover a collection of vintage barber tools from the 1950s. Turns out, the suitcase belonged to an eccentric retired barber who lived next door. He’d left it there as a surprise for the shop’s anniversary. That day, Cox Barber Shop became famous not just for its classic cuts but also for the mysterious suitcase that brought everyone together.
2. At dawn, when most barbershops were quiet, Cox Barber Shop received an unusual visitor—a squirrel with a peculiar habit. Every morning, it would scurry into the shop, climb onto the counter, and carefully arrange its acorn collection in rows. One day, a delivery driver noticed the squirrel’s routine and decided to join in. He brought his own ‘acorns’—clippings from his beard—and soon enough, Cox Barber Shop became known for its early-morning meetings of two furry gentlemen comparing their collections. The townsfolk smiled every time they passed by, knowing that even in a busy world, there was always room for a little morning ritual.
3. In the early hours of one Saturday morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Cox Barber Shop. As he stepped out of his truck, he noticed something peculiar on the shop’s parking lot—an old wooden crate, its paint chipped away, sitting there like it had been waiting for years. Curious, he approached and opened the crate to find…nothing but an old newspaper clipping about vintage barbershops. Just as he was scratching his head, a regular customer walked in, muttering under his breath about ‘another damn mystery.’ The delivery guy laughed, realizing it was just another Cox Barber Shop tale.
4. One day, while waiting for his trim, a regular asked the barber, ‘I wonder if anyone’s ever tried to cut their own hair here?’ The barber looked puzzled but replied, ‘Not that I know of.’ And then… Finally, an old delivery driver spoke up, ‘Well, actually, last week I tried cutting my own hair here—using a rusty pair of scissors and some duct tape!’ Everyone burst out laughing as the barber shook his head with a smile, muttering under his breath, ‘That explains why it looks like he was attacked by a hedgehog!’