What's the deal with Burt's Bees Shaving stuff?

I was lucky to get ahold of a Burt's Bees shaving gift set. What I don't understand is why are they selling for so much? I see a lot of old old spice shaving stuff but the prices don't even come close to Burt's Bees.

Aren't most of their products premium priced compared to the "standards"? I know I use their lip balm and it's at least double what chapstick sells for...

J.

I don't know why it's expensive either, but I think it has to do a lot with the packaging and the image associated with it. And on another note, I've heard that the shaving soap is good for washing your hands and not much else.

I had heard good things about the shaving soap, but I also heard that they discontinued it last fall.

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Originally Posted by farace

I had heard good things about the shaving soap, but I also heard that they discontinued it last fall.

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Everything that I have seen is follwed by discontinued. It doesn't make much difference to me. I liked the look of the mug. I just wondered what the deal was. I'll write back on how the soap works though. Hopefully it's better than Williams Mug Soap!

I met a guy on Friday night who is a chemist for Burt's Bees here in Durham, NC

I should have asked him about their shaving stuff

Its all about image and their status as yuppie stuff. That commands high prices. I've used their shave soap and personally thought it was terrible. it produced a poor lather and dried out very quickly.

The shaving soap was crapp for sure. The mug looks alright, and I couldn't be sure but I thought there was a brush that I just had to throw away (heavy porcelain handle, bad boar bristle)

Cheers
Ivo

I had bad luck with the 'shave' soap as well (if you want to call it that...I think I would have had better luck with a bar of Ivory soap!).

However, the aftershave balm... I like.

C utz

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Originally Posted by C utz

However, the aftershave balm... I like.

C utz

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I forgot about this - I do too (kind of) and even have a half-empty bottle of the Bay Rum. Doesn't get used much lately but this reminds me I should try it again. It may have gone bad - as I have had it for over 2 years, I think...

Cheers
Ivo

I have tried to use the soap a couple of time while I was at the USBP Academy and it sucks. Although it is the first time that I have used the Bay Rum scent and I kind of like it so I guess it wasn't a total loss. The soap and the brush really suck though.:rant:

I didn't like the shaving soap at all, just the smell.

Here's a great shave soap ... love it :)

http://www.classicshaving.com/catalo...60/1165305.htm

I also thought it's crap but I read somewhere that it was changed - maybe the new one is better. Nice scent, lathers like a brick, in my experience

Cheers
Ivo