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title: "The shave of my life — with corrugated metal yet…"
description: "Take a corrugated sheet metal container off the beaten path in Rajasthan, India, and enjoy a close-as-it-gets wet shave — with no razor burn! Review:"
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# The shave of my life — with corrugated metal yet…

> A chance wet shave and haircut at a roadside corrugated-metal barber stall in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, delivered an unexpectedly luxurious experience — complete with a head and neck massage — for a price that amounted to about two dollars, roughly ten times the local rate of twenty cents.

## Destination
Sawai Madhopur, southeast Rajasthan, India — specifically a barber stall on Ranthambore Road.

## What to see
- **Corrugated metal barber salons** — Tiny sheet-metal boxes on stilts lining the roadsides near Sawai Madhopur, each serving as a one-chair coiffeur salon.

## What to do
- **Wet shave and haircut at a roadside barber** — A full haircut, close wet shave with no razor burn, and head-and-neck massage available for around 20 cents locally; the stall on Ranthambore Road is specifically recommended.

## Good to know
The local price for a full haircut and shave is roughly 20 cents. The barber may not speak English, but a translator may appear on the spot. Tipping generously by local standards can shut the stall for the rest of the day — the author paid about two dollars total and the place closed that afternoon.

## Photos

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