Call me a freak, but I’m intrigued with the idea of laser hair removal. It’s not that I want to remove the hair from unmentionable parts of my body. It’s just that I’m fed up with the daily bloodletting of shaving. When I saw an advertisement for a laser hair removal clinic in a local newspaper today, I pondered the possibilities. After all, there’s no denying a headline that screams, “Dare to Bare!” …

So I scratched my chin and thought how wonderful it would be to never have to shave my neck again … Yep, just my neck. I wouldn’t want to have laser hair removal performed on my face. (One of the greatest benefits of working from home and being a self-employed geek is the ability to experiment with facial hair!) I quickly calculated that I would save at least $50 per year on razor blades, shaving cream, and nick-fix.

The bottom of the laser hair removal clinic advertisement beckoned, “log onto (website url) for a free online consultation.”

I was hooked.

I immediately logged onto the laser hair removal clinic’s website, hoping for an online customer support facility. The allure of an anonymous online consultation was undeniable. Okay, so I’m writing about this (and living my life in front of 200K+ readers), but I’m more than a bit nervous about talking to someone at the laser hair removal clinic — whether that’s on the phone or in person.

The “online consultation” page was a disappointment. Forget about a chat apparatus. The laser hair removal online consultation page merely consisted of a form. I answered all of the clinical questions and left out my contact information, other than my first name and email address. Pressing the Submit button was rewarded with “Thank you for your interest. We will contact you as soon as possible.”

Rest assured, once I get a price estimate, I’ll do a cost-benefit analysis. Yes indeed, a laser hair removal cost-benefit analysis. Where else but Lockergnome?