mvp haircuit

spurned last year by chick-fil-A in an attempt to be 1 of the first 100 customers at its new location and win free chicken sandwiches for a year, i reluctantly crawled out of bed at 3 a.m. yesterday morning in hopes of doing the same at sports clips' newest store (and winning free haircuts for a year, not free chicken sandwiches). i took a quick shower, hopped in my car, and sped through the night to obtain my elusive prize. undaunted by the long line of other men in need of free haircuts for a year, i waited alongside sporty (sports clips' mascot) in the freezing cold just hoping that i wasn't too late. i counted about 105 men in front of me, but slowly and surely, 1 or 2 every hour would get in their cars and leave, mumbling to themselves how it simply wasn't worth it or that they couldn't feel their hands and feet anymore. i faded in and out of consciousness, trudging closer and closer to the front door. once the store finally opened, it was another 4 1/2 hours before i got in, but it was well worth it. at approximately 12:30 p.m., more than 9 hours after i'd started, i walked in the door to haircut heaven, paid a measly $21 for an mvp haircut, and received vouchers for a free precision haircut for every month of 2008 and one for january 2009 ...

of course, i'm exaggerating a little bit. in reality, as opposed to blogworld, i stumbled out of bed at 10:30 or 10:45 a.m., definitely didn't shower, didn't wait in line, watched the ku-bc game for about 20 minutes in the front room and still got my free haircuts for a year at 11:15 a.m.

in appreciation of my free prize, though, i'll do some free advertising for sports clips, "where guys win." it was pretty great. there was a flat screen in the front room. with sports on. the only magazines to read were sports magazines, as opposed to better homes and gardens, parenting and aarp. and they had little tvs, with sports on, in the "locker area."

and i haven't even mentioned the haircut yet. it consisted of: a consultation and precision cut by a guy-smart stylist; a relaxing shampoo with invigorating scalp massage; a sterilized steamed towel and time to kick back; leave-in conditioner; and a neck and shoulder massage. my wife claims she gets the same with every haircut, but let me just tell you, you sure don't get it at great clips!