TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The sound of electric clippers inside the South Tampa Barber Shop means one thing: They’re back in business.

“We actually shut down one week before it was mandated because of the nature of our customers that come through here. We have international customers. We have a lot of pilots. We thought, there’s way too many, let’s shut her down,” owner Sylvia Murray said.

About two months later, the shop along West Kennedy Boulevard is now back open. Nail salons and barbershops started anew Monday with noticeable changes amid the coronavirus crisis.

State guidelines require businesses to limit gatherings in waiting areas. Employees dealing with patrons must wear masks but it is not required for customers.

After each appointment, workers should take 15 minutes to clean and disinfect. Owners are encouraged to remove frequently-touched items, like magazines and newspapers.

Jolene Bracht runs the shop with her mom, Sylvia.

“I will follow all the guidelines, sanitation, whatever the empirical data shows us, to keep people safe,” Bracht said.

Like other shops, the mom and daughter duo have put seating outside to allow customers to keep their distance while they wait.

“I’ve known Jolene and her mother for quite a while. And I know that they really value the customer above anything else,” said Dave Reynolds, a customer.

For Voula Telios and her sister Evi, this day has been nearly two months in the making and she’s thrilled to be back business at their salon seeing people they’ve missed so much.

“The phone doesn’t’ stop ringing. I have to have two hands to answer the phones,” Telios said.

Customers at Bliss Nails along Gandy are thrilled to be back and happy to see the new safety provisions.

“I’ve been home having to teach my first grader and it’s been a lot of work so this is going to feel fabulous,” Bliss Nails customer April Woolf said.

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