Thread: Looking for a 2 band...is this reasonable?

Originally Posted by mjsorkin

The vendor is being pretty up-front about things IMO.

If they lose a sale then it's their loss. However I think they have the right to do business the way they want.

Just go somewhere else. I don't see the reason to bash the vendor. I think the op is doing the right thing by not naming the vendor.

Michael

I never said to write negatively or bash the vendor. I said to explain how this vendor does business.

i.e: posts a picture of a 2 band, then refuses to verify whether it is the exact product (which is significantly more expensive than what they claim to have) and to top it all off , absurdly says they're the same and no difference.

Potential customers need to be aware of this. Their (customers) decision to proceed is their own choice but they need to be aware.

One of the reasons we don't cotton to vendor criticism is you never have both sides of the story. Do we even know if the person the OP spoke to was all that aware since another person seems to have said something different. One incident like this doesn't reveal how a vendor does business anyway especially if it's a "big" oufit.

I've seen too many instances where there was a misunderstanding or some other glitch that wound up being blown out of proportion.

In this case the OP didn't actually lose any money or have a substandard product sent to him.

Just checked my credit card statement and found I was charged for the out of stock brush....not cool

Finally good news to report: my first 2 band brush arrived today and it is a beauty!

Many thanks to Joseph at the Italian Barber for making my dream come true! I may have further good news by week's end

Nice looking brush, glad it worked out for you.

Bob

Thanks, Bob. Here it is post test-lather. Of course i had to try it on the face--more scrub and scritch than I get from a well-broken in Simpson Best, but that's what I was looking for.

Just give it a week or so of steady use to break in more.

Bob

I have the emperor 2 in two band. Same knot with a bigger handle.

Nothing else has touched my face since I bought it.

Michael

I had the closest shave yet yesterday, thanks in part to the E1 starting to break in. It's a pretty beefy example with a knot diameter of 20mm (or a little bit more) and a loft of almost 50mm.

I have to extend thanks to Phil at BullGoose for hooking me up with this beautiful Tulip 3 (T3) in 2 band:



Just to wrap things up, my order with the original vendor I posted about has been canceled. Their last email stated that they had always told me they no longer have or receive any 2 band brushes. If they had just been up front about this, it would have been appreciated. But thanks again to Joseph and Phil making this thread conclude happily!

Originally Posted by mjsorkin

I have the emperor 2 in two band. Same knot with a bigger handle.

Nothing else has touched my face since I bought it.

Michael

Originally Posted by rexcarolus

I had the closest shave yet yesterday, thanks in part to the E1 starting to break in. It's a pretty beefy example with a knot diameter of 20mm (or a little bit more) and a loft of almost 50mm.

I have to extend thanks to Phil at BullGoose for hooking me up with this beautiful Tulip 3 (T3) in 2 band:

Just to wrap things up, my order with the original vendor I posted about has been canceled. Their last email stated that they had always told me they no longer have or receive any 2 band brushes. If they had just been up front about this, it would have been appreciated. But thanks again to Joseph and Phil making this thread conclude happily!

Glad to hear it! The brush is a beauty and Phil runs a good operation. I recommend folks to him as often as I can.