I've found a lot of good reviews here for Star Shaving's strops, and ordered a 3" bridle strop. The price was nice, and I've read they're good quality.

I'm sure it's a fine strop to start with, and have read a few posts here from guys who started with them and still use them, even though they've bought other strops!

That's a good sign.
On Wednesday, I'm going to prepare my hones and practice on the cheapy B&B blade. Heck, I will practice stropping with it, too... since it has that dip in the edge and will probably never touch my face.