For me, going to a hair cutting saloon is a necessary evil - it has to be quick, efficient and should not make me look any worse than I looked before I entered the saloon. In the short time I have been here in Dubai I have used 2 different saloons during my last 2 hair-cutting occasions.
This time I was in a dilemma - which one should I go to? Both of them are situated on the same street, charge the same fee, have equally pleasant barbers, and both were similar in terms of the end-result.
Standing in front of the outlets, I did a quick assessment.
Saloon A had a barber who was quick. I know from my previous experience he took only 20 minutes to cut my hair. But there is a 20 minute waiting time as there was at least one other person waiting his turn ahead of me. So total time in his shop = 40 minutes.
Saloon B had a barber who was relatively slow. From experience I know he takes 40 minutes to cut my hair - but there is no waiting time as I could see the saloon was empty. So total time in his shop is also 40 minutes.
As I mentioned the end result of A or B was identical - both cut my hair equally well - and both will consume an equal amount of my time - 40 minutes. So which one do you think I selected?
This is the way I arrived at my decision : in Saloon A I would be idly waiting my turn for 20 minutes - that is like waste of time for me. In Saloon B there is no waste of time as I will be engaged all of the 40 minutes.
So to save my time I chose Saloon B.
This time I was in a dilemma - which one should I go to? Both of them are situated on the same street, charge the same fee, have equally pleasant barbers, and both were similar in terms of the end-result.
Standing in front of the outlets, I did a quick assessment.
Saloon A had a barber who was quick. I know from my previous experience he took only 20 minutes to cut my hair. But there is a 20 minute waiting time as there was at least one other person waiting his turn ahead of me. So total time in his shop = 40 minutes.
Saloon B had a barber who was relatively slow. From experience I know he takes 40 minutes to cut my hair - but there is no waiting time as I could see the saloon was empty. So total time in his shop is also 40 minutes.
As I mentioned the end result of A or B was identical - both cut my hair equally well - and both will consume an equal amount of my time - 40 minutes. So which one do you think I selected?
This is the way I arrived at my decision : in Saloon A I would be idly waiting my turn for 20 minutes - that is like waste of time for me. In Saloon B there is no waste of time as I will be engaged all of the 40 minutes.
So to save my time I chose Saloon B.
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