'The cut and run': Toronto barbershop's viral video prompts customer who didn't pay to come back and apologize

After a customer made a break without paying for their haircut, a Toronto barbershop shared a video on social media seen by over 800,000 people – including the culprit themself.

After a customer made a break without paying for their haircut, a Toronto barbershop shared a video on social media seen by over 800,000 people – including the culprit themself. 

At gas stations, it’s known as the “pump and run.” At restaurants, the “dine and dash.”

Now, at Glassbox Barbershop in Toronto they’re calling it “the cut and run,” owner Peter Gosling told CTV News Toronto.

Earlier this month, one of Gosling’s three locations had a customer run out without paying after getting a haircut, he said.

The video, which Gosling has since taken town as it identified the

“This young gentleman came in and when it came to making the purchase he did a runner,” he said.

The barber working that day, Juan Franco, has been a stylist for the past three years. He said the person who ran out was his last customer for the evening.