I moved to Phoenix a couple of weeks ago and have been looking for a good barber. Coming from the Marines, and getting a haircut every Sunday at the same place, I'm used to barbers that are good, cheap and quick. I was surprised at how expensive the barbers are here, I was used to $10-$12, coming here with a considerably lower cost of living and most places I found were charging $15+ I was a little surprised. They definitely don't get the volume of clients that barbers around Pendleton did, so I guess I can sympathize a little bit. Got a cut last week from another shop that had good reviews on here and I was not happy at all. Today, I found AZ Chop Shop on yelp as well (Yelp isn't perfect but it is a great tool, especially when you are in an unfamiliar place) and decided to give them a shot.
Joe cut my hair. He did a great job, really. I told him what I wanted (medium skin fade, just trim the top but keep the fade tight), there was no confusion and he went to work. I was very pleased with results. And 12$ for a regular haircut (straight razor cleanup included) is more in line with what I am used to paying every week.
I'll be going back as a regular.