Thread: Newbie after advice

Welcome to SRP.

Take a look at the beginners' guide in the Wiki (see my signature) and the "beginner on a budget" article referenced therein.

You might want to postpone your puchase until after I've ripped my latest shipment out of German customs' greedy hands. If it contains what I think it contains, you'll get something better than a Chinese razor by ways of giving back to SRP what our member oldblades gave to me. To avoid confusion, this is *not* a sales push, gentlemen.

That said, there are basically three choices:

1. A vintage from the Classifieds and some strop.

2. The Gold Dollar / cheap strop combo.

3. One of SRD's starter kits (or something similiar from another vendor, although you will be hard pressed to find the same deal for a better price).

Being in the UK, you will at least be able to obtain soaps and creams on the cheap (cf my review of Edwin Jagger's Aloe Vera line in the soap and aftershave review forums). Also, the invisible edge is UK based and might have something in stock for you.

Good luck, and keep us posted.

Regards,
Robin