Among the 20 barbershops we read, the shop answering the most of its recent reviews answered 3 of its last 10. That is The Patron Barbershop, which carries 183 Google reviews. Details Barber Lounge answered 1 of its last 10 and carries 155. The three most-reviewed barbershops in that set hold 444, 356 and 183 reviews, and the median across the 20 is 109.5.
The nail salons we read work from far deeper files. The median there is 244.5 reviews across the 20, and the three biggest listings hold 4273, 3622 and 1720. USA Nails & Spa - Nail Salon Eagan MN answered 10 of its last 10, on a listing with 1720 reviews. Daisy Nails Salon West St. Paul MN answered 6 of its last 10, on a listing with 1486.
Hair salons sit nearer the barbershops on depth: a median of 101.5 across the 20 we read, with the three biggest at 551, 379 and 325. Trendi Salon and Spa answered 9 of its last 10 and carries 551 reviews. Mechanix + Co The Salon answered 5 of its last 10 and carries 307.
Nothing here is ordered by stars. The median rating is 4.75 for barbershops and 4.7 for both hair salons and nail salons, and a median is one figure for a whole set, so it does not tell you which listing is which. Across the 50 businesses we measured in the set someone searching around Inver Grove Heights is shown, a typical one answered 63% of its recent reviews. These are the businesses a customer searching here is shown, which is a catchment and not a register of what sits inside the city limits. Keep the two windows apart as well: the reply counts above are drawn from each business's most recent reviews, while the review totals are the whole listing.
What to do about it
The number you can actually move is not your total, it is your most recent ten. That is where every reply count on this page comes from, and on a file the size of the 1486 behind Daisy Nails Salon West St. Paul MN, catching up does not mean reading back through all of it. It means the newest handful, in order.
Answer the positive ones too, not only the ones that feel urgent — a short, specific thank-you is still a reply, and it is the easier half of the job. Write each one yourself, in the words you use at the chair; a reply that would fit under any review of any shop in these three trades reads exactly like that. Then separate the two jobs in your head. Clearing the last ten once is a job you finish. Keeping them clear is a job you come back to on a fixed day, and it is the only version that holds.
Barbershops
| # | Business | Answered | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Patron Barbershop | 3 of 10 | 183 | 4.6 |
| 2 | Details Barber Lounge | 1 of 10 | 155 | 4.8 |
Hair salons
| # | Business | Answered | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trendi Salon and Spa | 9 of 10 | 551 | 4.7 |
| 2 | Mechanix + Co The Salon | 5 of 10 | 307 | 5 |
| 3 | Signature Salon Of Woodbury | 2 of 10 | 379 | 4.4 |
Nail salons
| # | Business | Answered | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Nails & Spa - Nail Salon Eagan MN | 10 of 10 | 1720 | 4.9 |
| 2 | Daisy Nails Salon West St. Paul MN | 6 of 10 | 1486 | 4.6 |
| 3 | Daisy Nails & Spa Woodbury | 3 of 10 | 685 | 4.8 |