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Bayreuth hairdresser Andreas Nuissl: six centimeters of curls cut off
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The rush in front of the hairdressing salons was great in many places on the first day after the Corona closings.
But only a few customers are likely to have spent as much money on a new haircut as one at a hairdresser in Bayreuth.
He had his first haircut after the lockdown at an auction for a whopping 422 euros.
"With his natural curls he looked like a sheep"
"He was happy that the wool could finally come down," said hairdresser Andreas Nuissl, who had the idea for the auction of the first date.
"Wool in the truest sense of the word - with his natural curls he looked like a sheep."
The curls did not seem to have been the most important thing for the customer.
Above all, he wanted to advance the auction, he said, according to Bayerischer Rundfunk.
The money - together with other donations totaling 2000 euros - will go to the Bayreuther Tafel and for a project for grieving children.
The 43-year-old craftsman was last at the hairdresser's in October, said hairdresser Nuissl.
He has now cut off six centimeters of curls.
"It's an incredible feeling to finally be able to work again."
Hairdressers have been closed since the lockdown in mid-December.
To open on Monday, some salons opened at midnight.
A haircut is only possible by appointment.
Customers must wear an FFP2 mask, hairdressers at least medical face masks.
Salons also need a hygiene concept, including a minimum distance of 1.5 meters between customers.
The Bayreuth hairdresser is not the only one who came up with an auction to mark the reopening.
A Duisburg hairdresser also offered her first appointment after the Corona closings by auction - in the morning at 00:01 a.m.
According to the "Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung", the Duisburg SPD member of the state parliament, Sarah Philipp, won the bid for 500 euros.
The money - as well as another 500 euros from the hairdresser - should go to Kindernothilfe.
Fully booked until the end of March
"We're still in the pandemic," warned Nuissl despite all the euphoria about the opening.
"We mustn't rush anything and put a customer at every seat." That has its good points - because of the necessary breaks, the first day of work is not as stressful as expected.
But by the end of March it was fully booked.
Nuissl wants to hand over the money in mid-March.
“I'll leave the donation box there until then.
This is also a good topic of conversation for customers, then we don't just talk about Corona. "
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