Quote Originally Posted by dward View Post
Oh, I feel obligated to mention that you won't really be saving any money. You'll figure that one out quickly...
Of course you are including all the soaps and creams and just the "collector addiction" once you pick up a straight?

Once you include the hones, soaps and creams, a couple quality straights, brushs, strops, I guess I have in about 400 bucks now. That would buy a lot of mach 3's I suppose. But still I am much more eco-friendly!!

Bare minimum: Gold dollar shave ready 25 bucks, brush and soap 7 bucks, filly strop 20 bucks, ebay barber hone for touch ups, perhaps 40 bucks?

Then I would be saving money, but not feeling so elegant when I shave. Also there is something about paying for a quality german made straight that gives you more incentive to keep going when the going gets tough!