Headz Up Barbershop

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while waiting for his haircut, an old man noticed something peculiar. A little boy kept glancing at the shop’s door, muttering under his breath and pointing towards the alley behind it. Curious, the old man asked him what was up. The boy whispered excitedly that he saw a cat playing in the alley. ‘That’s nothing new,’ said the barber. But then the boy pointed out that every time someone left the shop, they fed the cat a treat!’ Turns out, Headz Up Barbershop had a secret feline fan club.

2. While getting his usual trim one afternoon, a regular noticed a strange package left on the barber shop counter. Curious, he picked it up—it felt heavy and wrapped in brown paper. As he opened it, everyone in line burst out laughing. Inside was a giant rubber chicken with a note reading: ‘For your next big meeting—look confident!’ Turns out, it was from a delivery driver who thought the barber looked like he needed some lightening up.

3. One day, as a regular was sitting in Headz Up Barbershop waiting for his turn, he heard an unusual announcement over the shop’s intercom: ‘Attention, gentlemen—your haircuts are now available in matching styles with your dog!’ Surprised and amused, our regular looked around, only to see that the barber had already started cutting the hair of a nearby customer’s poodle. Soon enough, the whole place erupted into laughter when they saw the two identical hairstyles—one on a man, one on his tiny companion. The delivery driver next door even stopped by later that week, asking if he could get his German shepherd’s cut matched to his own.}

4. While getting his monthly shave and haircut, a delivery driver heard an unusual announcement over the shop’s intercom: ‘Attention, ladies and gentlemen—your barber today has a rare condition that makes him temporarily sensitive to certain scents. Please refrain from wearing perfumes or strong colognes.’ After hearing the announcement, everyone looked around sheepishly, realizing they might have been guilty of offending their barber. Suddenly, a regular customer whispered, 'Hey, maybe that's why he always smells like freshly brewed coffee!' Everyone laughed, and the delivery driver thought it was the best compliment he'd ever received.