Thread: i think i need an intervention....

in the one month since i began straight shaving i have gotten a little out of control. here are all of the things i've purchased in that time....

norpro "scuttle", bigelow shave cream, pinaud bay rum aftershave, 1.5 oz mama bear bay rum soap, mike's natural bay rum soap



whipped dog poor man's strop kit, star shaving big daddy strop



2 x dovo 6/8 best quality with blond scales (one still sealed from SRD), 6/8 dovo bismarck with pearl scales, 5/8 dovo inox with pearlex scales



there have been days that i have been sweating bullets waiting for the mail hoping it gets here before my wife does. pretty sure if she knew all the stuff i bought i'd need a new place to sleep! how long did it take you guys to go "off the deep end" if you did? did you get carried away at the beginning or was it more gradual?

Amateur

I know what its like, easy to find nice things to buy.

Reminds me of this:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...tta-money.html

I think you are asking the wrong folks. One doesn't ask for an intervention of the dealers and fellow addicts, nothing good can come of it.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Reminds me of this:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...tta-money.html

Nice post, Carl. 2 years later and I am sure that the savings account is practically bulging with the money saved by moving to a straight.

carlmaloschneider

Reminds me of this:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/beginn...tta-money.html

ha! i'll admit that after lurking the forums before making the leap i didn't try to fool myself once in to thinking i'd be saving money. now what i may or may not tell others is a different story.

badg3r

I think you are asking the wrong folks. One doesn't ask for an intervention of the dealers and fellow addicts, nothing good can come of it.

well stated...unless the kind of "intervention" one seeks is really just encouragement

AndrewJM

Amateur

I know what its like, easy to find nice things to buy.

how could i resist? most of that stuff literally just fell in to my lap like it was meant to be. and by fell in to my lap i mean a quick google search returned everything i "needed".

"...sweating bullets waiting for the mail hoping it gets here before my wife does." -highxhopes 2014

NOW were talkin'!!!!!

Originally Posted by badg3r

...I am sure that the savings account is practically bulging with the money saved by moving to a straight.

Lol! That's rich...

STOP buying razors. Build a forge, find a 150 year old anvil, get/build a grinder and save more by just making your own :<0)

No worries High, you seem to be right on track . This is me at about 6 weeks and i have two more razors in the mail lol.

Wait until you want to start restoring...
Then you can spend some REAL $$$$