Thread: Stop saying we gonna save money!

"Switch from disposables to classic wet shaving and you´ll save a looooottt of money"
Well this statement is absolutely NOT true.. I just spent almost 500.00 in my VERY FIRST wet shaving kit,, and its just the FIRST ok and it does NOT include the hones and so many soaps and creams and other razors that I wanna try some day..
But you know what?? I reallty dont regret it!!!

So,, senior members please stop saying that kind of statements!! It would be better to say:: "change from disposables to classic wet shaving and you WILL NOT save any money,,, but pretty sure you will have a very nice new hobbie and you wont regret it at all!!"

Is it OK for junior members to say it?

I like your style, sir. Bravo!

In that case, nothing guarantees you will save money.

There is a potential to save a lot of money with a straight, but it is up to you whether on not you will. If your straight is just a tool, you'll be fine. If it's a hobby, probably not. (And if you joined a forum for it, you probably fall under the second heading.)

Betcha could have done it cheaper.

ledemon, I just got started I have 2 straights and a DE, Badger hair brush, soap, bowl, strop. Including me sending one of my razors in to get honed, I've spent maybe $50...maybe. That's about 2 sets of razorblades for my "normal" razor, not including shaving cream. I can use my new antique razors instead and not have to spend near as much as for what my replacement blades cost. $500?? You really could have done a lot cheaper.

If one was really hurting for money, how much money would it require to last a whole life time.

$25 razor
$10 strop
$10 brush
Soap... can use regular soap.

If you don't ding up your razor, maybe for about $45 dollars for the rest of one's life?

Can anyone beat that?

You buy disposable blades and when your done with them you toss them in the trash. Whatever you spent on them is gone. When you buy a straight razor you have something that will last. When it gets dull you hone it but you still own it. You will own it for a lifetime. How many disposable blades will you go through in a lifetime?

I for one, have never said "You'll save money". Just for the record.

In fact, when I'm in the chat I'm a bit of an enabler....and I always get shhhushed by HarleyFXST for it.

Razors, I can get by with a few of them.

Hones....forget it. Game over. I love sharpening things. Always have.

Oh....tools...yes, I NEED lots of those.

I've not saved any money from straights. What I have saved is my sanity, and SWMBO's sanity. (Since I now have a place to go downstairs....all by myself). Sanity is much more important!

In the end this hobby will cost as much as you're willing to spend, it's entirely up to you. It's very much possible to be frugal and spend the bare minimum, but admittedly those people seem to be few and far inbetween. I'm also not sure that senior members are telling people they will save money by using a straight?

As they say, the sky's the limit....