Australian shaving supplies
Hello,
I'm in Brisbane. I agree that cut throat related supplies out here are pretty expensive. When the dollar was around the same as the US dollar last year, it was still cheaper for me to buy razors, a 4k/8k, rooney brush and dovo strop from the US, than it was to buy them out here (I couldn't even get the dovo razor and brush here). Although the dollar has dropped a bit, I'm still buying from the US at the moment. I've been grabbing razors off the SRP classifieds, as I've found them very reasonably priced, particularly when I'm experimenting with different types of blades.
Last year I found this post on Badger and Blade:-
Australian Shaving Supplies - Badger & Blade
It's got info about a number of Australian shaving supply places. I've checked them out, and it's still the case that there's no-where near the variety out here. I use the Floris Elite shave soap, which you can buy out here from Ivy House. It's so bloody expensive I'm half tempted to give it up though (but it's very nice). I was using Crabtree and Evelyn Sandalwood soap before that (you can get it at some David Jones), but the Floris was certainly better.
I haven't seen any razors around in my local antique stores, and the ones I've seen on Ebay weren't much chop. I've been given a couple of old Bengals by a mate of mine, so I'm going to have a go at restoring them. Another mate of mine has seen quite a few razors at estate sales, so I might have to start sending feelers out if I'm going to get them locally.
regards,
craby