I hadn't yet had a haircut during the past four months. I kept putting it off even though there was a barber at street level practically underneath our apartment. This morning, I finally went into the shop with my phone's calculator open. I wanted to know how much it would cost. Argentina's prices go up often due to uncontrolled inflation. (It didn't affect us because we changed money a little at a time at the ongoing rates.)
The boy quoted an equivalent of a few cents less than US $4, so I agreed and sat down in a chair. I got the side cut at numero uno. I didn't get the back cut although it's now more than shoulder length. It has taken too long to dismiss such an effort! I did tip 200 pesos, but that works out to only US $0.53.
