LOL, I have! So, I before I found this site I decided that I wanted to start shaving with a straight razor, but didn't want to spend the money, not me mister cheapo.

So as my story goes I go down to the local beauty supply store where I pick up my handy dandy $5 straight razor that uses SE blades that can be replaced. Then I get some cheap williams soap at the grocery store and a $5 brush. I mean, with this great equipment I'm set to go (actually the soap wasn't too bad as I'm used to the can stuff).

After I buy all this, I find this fantastic site, watch some videos, and read some wiki. Needless to say I have a long way to go and a lot to learn.

1st lesson: BUY GOOD EQUIPMENT. Ok, so amazingly enough I'm actually getting the hang of it and am getting a better shave with my cheapo than I did with my gillette. Who knew! But, lesson was learned and I'm excited to announce that I have a used blade on the way that I bought from the classifieds here. I also ordered a sample pack of soaps from Colleen at the gentlemen's quarter, I here on the forum that they are great.

Anyway, I'm new here and look forward to getting to know everyone and learning more lessons as we go.