Haircuttery

As a recent convert from Supercuts to a Bumble&Bumble outpost, What could be more satisfying than an $800 haircut?. I'd say very little. But I'm sure others would beg to differ. The NYT article says that "according to a report by American Salon, the average women's haircut in the United States costs about $21 for a cut in a salon with fewer than 6 chairs, up to $44 for a salon with more than 13 chairs. So what makes a haircut that costs 14 to 18 times the average high-priced salon haircut in the rest of the country worth it in New York?"