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06-10-2010, 02:47 AM #1Scutarius
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Spending...is this normal???
I am only one month in from my first straight razor shave and I have already acquired two brushes, three soaps, one cream, two after shaves, two strops, a barber hone, two mugs, one scuttle and four razors.
I just purchased the Boker Edelweiss on SRD reduced to $112. I figured I could not pass that up given the positive feedback on here about that particular razor!
Is this normal to get this obsessed? I think at this point I am set with my gear and I will truly concentrate on perfecting my prep and technique.
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06-10-2010, 02:51 AM #2what Dad calls me
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06-10-2010, 03:03 AM #3Senior Member
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Completely normal. The AD's get most people.
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06-10-2010, 03:08 AM #4I used Nakayamas for my house
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normal, but you have not gotten it bad yet if that is any consolation.
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06-10-2010, 03:17 AM #5Still learning
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I've only shaved twice, but I already own 4 straights
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06-10-2010, 03:17 AM #6Round and Round we go
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06-10-2010, 03:45 AM #7Senior Member
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Welcome to the beginning of the end. You can talk to me when you have conned the student loan manager to include a custom razor into your loans at 1.5% interest delayed for 6 years. Unless you are a student loan manager than Robert Williams makes custom computers!
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06-10-2010, 03:48 AM #8Senior Member
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Makes perfect sense to me.
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06-10-2010, 04:08 AM #9Senior Member
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Famous last words . . .
Originally Posted by Fbones24
I am only one month in from my first straight razor shave and I have already acquired two brushes, three soaps, one cream, two after shaves, two strops, a barber hone, two mugs, one scuttle and four razors.
I just purchased the Boker Edelweiss on SRD reduced to $112. I figured I could not pass that up given the positive feedback on here about that particular razor!
Is this normal to get this obsessed? I think at this point I am set with my gear and I will truly concentrate on perfecting my prep and technique.
Welcome to SRP and the land of [Name your] Acquisition Disorder
By the way, enjoy the Boker Edelweiss - when I shave with mine, it feels like my face never had hair.
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06-10-2010, 04:18 AM #10all your razor are belong to us
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Yep....it's normal. It's just that the hobby has soooo many facets. Vintage guys like the history, luxury guys like the quality stuff coming from Solingen, those with knife sharpening backgrounds like a challenge.
It's an affordable luxury. I mean, in comparison even to collecting fountain pens, straight razors are very reasonably priced. A new Montegrappa costs what, $700 these days? You can get the best Solingen has to offer for about $300...or you can get the middle of the lines for under $150. Soaps are easy to try since they're $10-$30.
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