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Seattle's bikini baristas vs bikini barbers

March 17, 2012 @ 5:10 pm (Updated: 5:16 pm - 3/17/12 )

Of the many quirky things to come from the Seattle area, we're known for starting the bikini baristas trend. Could bikini barbers catch on here too?

One of the first drive through coffee stands with women wearing bikinis or lingerie started in 2003 at Cowgirls Espresso in Tukwila. Originally the girls wore bikinis one day of the week for a special promotion. Sales took off, and after that more espresso stand owners had their baristas take off as much as possible.

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Photo by Stephanie Klein, MyNorthwest.com

The bikini barista idea has found its way to Oregon, Colorado, Texas and Florida. Meanwhile, the east coast is home to several bikini barber shops.

BikiniBarbers

Jeff Wulkan, owner and founder of Bikini Barbers stars in a new reality show about his full service salon. Full styling services, that is.

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  • Chuck Gould wrote...
    Hmm, nearly naked female barbers could imply a very liberal interpretation of the term....
    March 17, 2012 6:57 pm
    "full service salon".

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  • Rayvensdad wrote...
    All I know is...
    March 17, 2012 8:51 pm
    I'd never put off getting my haircut, that's for @#$% sure!
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  • Cash wrote...
    Perhaps
    March 17, 2012 10:37 pm
    You could get a cup of coffee and a haircut at the same time!
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  • SgtFatso wrote...
    No Way
    March 17, 2012 11:09 pm
    The Homosexuals would love Bikini Barbers. Who else would go. Not to many women. Don't you know that News Chick or whatever you call yourself. Try your real name
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  • MmMerrifield wrote...
    lol
    March 19, 2012 9:10 am
    ever heard of out and proud lesbians?
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  • AKAF wrote...
    Finally!!!!
    March 18, 2012 12:57 am
    Your type of reporting News Chick..coffee house women or barbers wearing bakinis. Your bias doesn't show here. No more left wing slant! Good on you for expanding out!
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  • TheNewsChick wrote...
    My bias
    March 18, 2012 2:48 pm
    AKAF, "left wing slant" says more about your bias than mine. This is a fluffy little weekend story, check back Monday for a story that I care about deeply.
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  • AKAF wrote...
    Will do Linda
    March 18, 2012 11:33 pm
    I'm expecting great things.
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  • 333 wrote...
    sgtfatso
    March 18, 2012 7:39 am
    Her name is Linda Thomas. I know this because, IT'S IN HER HEADER YOU MORON!!! ..more great comments from sgtidiot, sigh
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  • Rangerhawk wrote...
    Hooters Coffee?
    March 18, 2012 8:09 am
    Perhaps they could even hand out adult reading material & kleenex while you wait for your bad latte or haircut?
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  • SickofSeattleite wrote...
    go for it girls
    March 18, 2012 8:17 am
    freeze your t*ts off! You girls are lame, and your customers are losers.
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  • boyerbl wrote...
    I would rather...
    March 18, 2012 9:49 am
    I would rather go to a full service barber (male) where I can get the old school full barber experiance than look at a couple of tattooed girls trying to be cute and cut my hair for $50
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  • jcarrigan42 wrote...
    a new reality show about his full service salon
    March 18, 2012 10:13 am
    uhm, this begs the question, how full service is this full service salon?
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