I do so hate people who spend longer tuning than playing...! It looks (IS) so unprofessional!

Some of us aren't professional, and don't really care whether we look that way or not....

Angus's suggestion to tune it down a bit is a good idea. A tone, or even a semitone, lower can make an instrument a lot easier to play.

Apart from that, go with a good electronic tuner.

Good luck.

Ed