Great Hair Days ; Seniors Find Sanctuary Amid Shampoo and Small Talk
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › November 18, 2004
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DUMONT - Two 80-year-old women sit under the hooded dryers, their hair in tight curlers, their orthopedic shoes crossed at the ankle. Nearby, white-haired Angela Vala has just finished up her shampoo. And Jean Dollman - a relative spring chicken at 71 - is settling into the stylist's chair for a set.
It's Senior Discount Tuesday at Mrs. T's Hair Helpers, and the ladies are lining up.See the full content of this document
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Great Hair Days ; Seniors Find Sanctuary Amid Shampoo and Small Talk
Parlors like Mrs. T's, with its row of aging, hooded dryers, are the dinosaurs of the beauty industry, serving a loyal but ever- shrinking generation of customers. More than three-quarters of Mrs. T's clients, no matter the day, are 65 or older, faithful to h...
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