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I ordered a whipped dog sight unseen razor and a poor man stropping kit a few weeks ago. I live in Canada and it has to go through customs which can hold a parcel up. Enough time has passed now and it should be here any day. Now everytime I go to check the mail there is a surge of optimism/excitement, is it here? So far no and it sucks having to wait a whole other day to check it. Such is life and I can wait but with that being said I can't wait to get my hands on that parcel.
I feel your pain. My experience was similar other than ebay purchase from Canada to California. Took just more than two weeks. What was really frustrating was that the Canadian postal tracking did not play well with the USPS system. Even though I had a tracking number there was never a status change before the package was delivered.
Have patients
Jonathan
There's so much mailbox stalking in traditional wet shaving! Grab a cold one & we'll keep ya company while you wait. :beer1:
When you get that razor post some pics. We all want to see that treasure.
It wasn't in today but a sample order from Garry's samples was in so it wasn't a total loss today. I think my whipped dog order shipped a day after my sample order so maybe tomorrow. I hope it is, I don't think I will make it through the weekend if it isn't. Haha
Most definately, post some pics. We all like pictures :)Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
Well the pictures are going to have to wait, it wasn't in today. I did get some of the old spice AS I ordered from India though.
I tried the tracking number on the Canada post website and it worked, it reached customs on May 1st and was there till the 7th and according to Canada post was supposed to arrive today. So it should be there early next week.
After you acquire a couple of razors the wait becomes part of the fun actually. Hell at one point I had a different razor showing up every day for about two weeks. It gets bad man. Bad.
Once my wife says "you have alot razors", the flood gates will open because it means she has lost count and won't notice any new ones. HahaQuote:
Originally Posted by ccase39
Maybe the customs guys are having some fun with your gear. Oh well, rest up Sunday & we'll join ya for some more postman stalking on next week :D
It showed up today!! Gonna be shaving with it tonight (my sideburns at least).
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Congrats!
Shave Well my friend....
Well the first shave is in the bucket and it went pretty well IMO. Started out with the sideburns and moved onto the cheeks. I did xtg across most of face and neckline with atg here and there. My chin was the only area that gave me any trouble. The result was a good shave but did some touch up with my DE. Stropping is harder than it looks and will definitely require practice.
Huzzah! It's finally here! Enjoy it & take your time with stropping. It's often easier to lay the stop on a table & use it like a bench strop so you don't have to worry about strop tension till you've mastered the blade motion & flip.
Congrats. It has been about 11 weeks for me since I started. I rarely cut myself and my shave doesn't take as long as it used to. The only part of my shave that I go super slow on and I still get that nervous feeling of cutting myself is around my mouth.
As far as stropping goes, I am much much better at it than when I started. I still am super careful not to nick the strop and I still do occasionally.
Can you post full photos of the razor and the strop. Thanks and congrats.
I will try the strop on the table next time sounds like a good idea until I get more proficient.
I took an overview photo of a razor but for some reason it wouldn't upload, I will tinker with it after work and I'll get one of the strop.Quote:
Originally Posted by joepa150
Here is a photo of the strop and razor together. I had to use my iphone as I am away from home for a few days so the quality is not the greatest.
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