Welcome to the Official Web Site of
King Barber of Richardson, Texas

See our Notes from the Razor's Edge section
at the bottom of this page for current KingBarber news,
product and service updates and much more!

The folks of Richardson, Texas, voted us...

We've created this web site to provide our customers with current information about our hair care services and products. Here is a brief description of each section of the site.

• Home Page ~ includes our address, contact information, operating hours and special notices.
• Our Barbers ~ meet our barbers.
• Services ~ details of our hair care and shaving services, and pricing schedule.
• Hair Stuff ~ hair care products sold in our shop.
• Shaving Stuff ~ shaving products sold in our shop.
• Top 10 Things ~ what to look for in cleanliness and sanitation when choosing a place to cut your hair.
• Sanitation Rants ~ involving barber shop sanitation issues
• Favorite Links ~ other web sites we think are worth visiting.

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Operating Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 10 AM - 7 PM Saturday, 10 AM - Sundown Appointments weekdays until 4 PM We take walk-ins when we’re not busy, and after 4 pm and all day Saturday.

Notes from the Razor's Edge

• We will be closed for a while to allow my property manager time to deal with a major water main break in our floor. It seems the water pipe that supplies the skyscraper above our humble barbershop runs directly under David's barber chair, and it broke, much to his surpise and dismay, submerging our shop and several others under three inches of water. 

 
• We had hoped to re-open for Christmas, but I also wanted a Baldwin 9 foot grand in my Christmas stocking.  Oh well . . .We understand that in this economic downturn, some real estate operations are suffering and are somewhat constricted in their ability to look after their customers (retail businesses like mine).  So, we're going to sit tight and remind the landlord that we're still here and need a floor, a bathroom, baseboards, and a few ceiling tiles.  A nine foot Baldwin grand would be nice, too.
  
  
• Meanwhile, we'll announce on the shop's answering machine when we will re-open for business.  We appreciate your patience. 

 
• Meanwhile, David is still offering 4 ounce bottles of "Gift of the Magi" for $29 each, which is a happy combination of Frankincense, Gold, and Myrrh. Along with the requisite percentage of alcohol, it contains water from the Shrine of Lourdes (in France), which is said to have miraculous healing properties.

 
• Since water from the Shrine of Lourdes contains minerals which affect the product, David offers "Gift of the Magi" in two variations: "Distilled," which gives a sweeter fragrance, and "Natural," which provides all the additional benefits that undistilled water provides along with its 'mineral' fragrance. 

 
• Our home-grown aftershaves will still be on offer for $19 per 8 ounce bottle:
• Bay Rum, the favorite aftershave of drunken sailors the world over 
• Bergamot, with a cheerful citrus fragrance from the land of the Popes 
• Clovala, the fragrance of mystery and romance 
• Vetiver, extracted from sun-drenched caribbean beaches 
• Jazzmen, the musical aftershave from the orient 

 
• Flu Season is approaching, and in keeping with good ethics and hygiene, if any of our barbers feel that we have a contagious flu bug, we won't be in the shop. We will keep a bottle of hand sanitizer in the waiting area for our customers, and our barbers will wash hands with soap and water before every service -- for your health and protection as well as our own. 

 
• Our supply of Lucky Tiger products is running low. We've had difficulty obtaining some of their hair tonics and aftershaves, but we will endeavor to fill your needs with appropriate products. 

 
• Our condolances and prayers go to the family and friends of everyone's favorite barber, Ray Medina. We will miss him greatly; we will miss his barbering talents as well. It was largely due to his talent, charm, and ready wit that made KingBarber a favorite tonsorial destination for area residents. He had been fighting a gastrointestinal stromal tumor for a few years, but he passed away on December 13, 2009. After the doctors performed surgery twice and prescribed all the medications they could, the tumor returned. He consulted the experts at MD Anderson hospital in Houston, but the experimental medication they offered still couldn't cure his condition.

Ray's obituary is available at www.mulkeymason.com/index.cfm by typing "Ramon Medina" in the search field.  You may add your rememberances and condolances there as well.