When I noticed the sign for Checkers Unisex Salon, located over the Cafe, I heard Edie saying to Glenda, "You weren't brought up to ..." followed by, "Drink your coffee!"
I remember the first Unisex Hairdressers in Newcastle where I live[Salon 66 ] and boy what a stir that caused. Being young it was great completely different to the old fashioned barbers where you could ask for any style you liked and got a " short back and no sides" cut regardless . The old guard as you can imagine absolutely loathed them questioned anyone who used them but people my age thronged to it .
They washed your hair , gave you a fresh gown that wasn't covered with clippings of twenty plus previous haircuts and stunk of stale beer and cigarettes . The stylists were a mix of male and female but pretty much all of the ladies cut the gents hair and the men the ladies plus here is a novelty , you can even book the stylist of choice instead of some short sighted old duffer who could only cut one way and mostly by touch because he couldn't see !
The final change was yes you could " drink your coffee" because that was all part of the experience a " free coffee" was all part of the service !
