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Mellissa Dzinzi

The generous Leeds hairdresser letting people pay what they want for their haircut

A Leeds salon is offering clients anonymous payments for haircuts to help during the struggle of the cost of living crisis. Samantha Georgeson, owner of SL Hair, in Roundhay, has launched the service after hearing more stories about how people are struggling.

Every Tuesday and Wednesday, people of all ages will be able to have their haircut and pay whatever they can afford. Speaking to LeedsLive Samantha, 26, said people have been changing their habits in the past few weeks such as spreading appointments further than normal at the salon.

She said: “I’ve just had the idea, I’ve just had more and more people talking about how they’re struggling with the cost of everything. I thought this was a way to give something back.

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