Our Story

My name is Bill, and with my wife Janet and our three kids, we have been residents of the Carmel / Fishers community for a few years since relocating from Chicago.  Though natives of Chicago, this move would be our second to the area.  This time, however, we moved to the area at our choice, knowing what a great community it is and wanting to raise our family here.  As we settled in, with our two boys ages 13 and 8, at the start of 2007, I found myself in search of, among other things, a good Barber Shop.  What I was after, perhaps like you, was a shop like my father used to take me to as a boy in Chicago.  A real guy's place, enjoyable to visit, with friendly faces and lively conversation on the news, sports, and the happenings in town.  Just as importantly though, I was looking for a place with real quality barbering, which is not easy to find these days it seems. 

As we looked around, we found many of the traditional old barbershops - had closed, were seriously run down, and were far and few between with very inconvenient hours.  We tried out some of the newly emerged sports themed places.  While the decor and TVs seemed nice, there were no "barbers" to be found.  What we usually got there were poor haircuts by stylists dressed in referee shirts who were obviosly trained to cut women's hair.  We also tried the cheap cut places, which minus the sports theme, were pure misery.  Here we endured an overpowering smell of hair spray (not the soft scent of shave cream and talc I remember) and another hair stylist with a squirt bottle asking me what number I wanted.  Around that time, a friend handed me a card for what he described as a new upscale barber shop in Carmel called Carr's Barbers.  This sounded promising.

In May 2007, my son's and I first visited and then became regular customers of Carr's Barbers.  In Carr's we found exactly what we had been searching for.  A nicely appointed comfortable shop, the soft scent of shave cream and talc, friendly conversations of interest, and most importantly, truly skilled barbers.  The barbers at Carr's were all very comfortable witha clipper in their hand, guard or no guard, and finished each quality haircut with a hot lather straight razor shave around the edges assuring crisp and even lines.  What's more, Carr's offered wonderful hot lather straight razor shaves, a truly relaxing experience and a complimentary beverage with each visit.

Through the remainder of 2007, and early 2009, along with many other happy customers of Carr's, my boys and I enjoyed great barbering, became friends with the barbers and other customers, and truly looked forward to each visit.  However, in the summer of 2008, things changes substantially at Carr's.  Due to ownership financial issues, and further issues stemming from the Carr's franchise system, one by one the skilled barbers who had staffed the shop, left and were replaced in time by stylists much like those we had encountered in the cheap cuts world.  With the departure of the barbers, went much of the quality, much of the atmosphere we enjoyed, and virtually all of the shaving.

With enough craziness to entertain owning a retail business, and a real belief in the product that Carr's Barbers was intended to be, and the void it was filling for a time, my wife and I began to look into acquiring the shop.  We first spoke with each of the original barbers, and a few others to confirm their willingess to join us.  With the right quality barbers on board, in late October 2008, we officially took ownership of the business at 1 East Carmel Drive. 

We have renamed the business, True Barbers - An Authentic Barber Shop for Men & Boys.

At True Barbers, we seek to provide a wonderfully appointed shop, a great experience for men and boys, and truly authentic quality barber services at a fair price.  We want each customer to look forward to visiting us for a haircut or a shave and join in creating the authentic atmosphere of True Barbers.

Sit in one of our chairs, enjoy a drink, unwind, and open your mind, while getting a fine haircut from one of our skilled barbers.  Or bring your son and renew the fine American tradition of dad and son visiting the barbers together.  Treat yourself or a buy a gift certificate for a good friend for one of our incredible hot lather straight razor shaves and drift off to sleep admist the relaxation. 

Walk-Ins & Appointments Always Welcome!