Newbie 1st razor purchase - positive feedback for member hibudgl
Hello All,
I wanted to share my positive experiences of doing business with HIBUDGL. I am a total newbie to SR shaving. I googled around and came across some good videos and good feedback about HIBUDGL (aka "Sham").
I purchased my 1st newbie Straight razor from him, from a classified area of another SR forum. Now please let me apologize to Lynn and the great people here at SRP, because I mean no disrespect. My interest in SR shaving was sparked by a desire to find an alernative to paying so much money for Gillette Mach III (etc) blades, but it seemed to defeat the point if I were going to be spending hundreds of dollars to get geared-up just to avoid paying twenty dollars to Gillette. There are beautiful razors available here, but their price is a bit out of my budget as a newbie who wants to try out SR shaving and not spend a bundle.
Anyway, I digress... I bought a nice vintage straight razor from hibudgl for about $25.00. It arrived promptly and very safely packaged, and the blade edge was nicely coated in oil. It was shave ready (as advertised). (It is a Boker Red Injun #101). I used the blade for a month or two, and stropped it daily, and you know, dropped it in the sink once or twice, so I was not sure if these "artifacts" i put on the edge were honeable or if they needed deeper work. So I emailed Sham about it, and he said to just send the blade back to him and he will take care of it. Indeed, he took back the blade, and did some work on it, and sent it to me in refreshed condition. I expected to pay for the work, but he said there would be no charge!
Thank you Sham for really giving me such a GREAT beginner's experience in the world of Straight Razor shaving. I want to give the highest possible marks of customer satisfaction to Sham (hibudgl) and recommend him to any folks looking for a very fair man to do business with.
Thank you also Lynn for providing this fine forum where we can share good experiences with each other. I have your shaving DVD and I recommend it to newbies as well. Thanks!