Hair Rental—You know it makes sense

These hair rental ads ran for about five years in British papers. So I assume the company must have done decent business.

I've heard of wig rentals, but for some reason the idea of toupee rentals seems weirder.

Sunday London Mirror - Mar 11, 1973

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Posted By: Alex - Tue Dec 06, 2022
Category: Business | Headgear | 1970s | Hair and Hairstyling

Comments

Smart marketing!

A lot of people wouldn't want to buy on credit because it's something of a luxury.

Once they get a customer locked in, he's theirs for life. Over the years, those rental payments would add up to far more than they could hope to sell a toupee for.

Posted by Phideaux on 12/06/22 at 10:48 AM

I’m guessing that £180 must have been a lot of money back then to make toupee rentals attractive.

Posted by Brian on 12/12/22 at 12:38 PM

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