Thread: Anything but a cartridge shaver......curious ?

So I have been here at SRP now something like 2 yrs. I think....and looking back I now wonder. We have folks here shaving with straight razors,double edge and feather shavers....anything but a modern Frankenrazor. I wonder how much of a cramp we are putting in the modern industry. I hear more and more outside of the forum about guys making the switch to oldschool wetshaving.This goes as well for the use of brushes,soaps and aftershaves. Good for us ! Share your thought gentleman.

I don't know, but I would like to ask that of a Dovo or T&I company man. I know that a lot of vintage razors are leaving the dusty shelves & shaving again. That in its self makes me happy.

Agreed wholeheartedly. By the way...lol...are you really a five year old kid who wields a straightrazor ha ha. Love your icon. it seems to fit in a good way.

LOL,
no that is a photo of my son age 5, he's now 15.
I chose that photo, because it's hard to get pi**ed at a face like that, at first glance.

Right lol!! So true!!

Originally Posted by Hirlau

LOL,
no that is a photo of my son age 5, he's now 15.
I chose that photo, because it's hard to get pi**ed at a face like that, at first glance.

I think we are just a niche market and are no more than a slight speed bump to the makers of cartridge razors. It is a healthy niche though supporting businesses which employ people and that is good.

Bob

Originally Posted by Hirlau

LOL,
no that is a photo of my son age 5, he's now 15.
I chose that photo, because it's hard to get pi**ed at a face like that, at first glance.

Again agreed !

Originally Posted by earcutter

If I recall Dovo on their site states what they are doing in terms of sales - I could be wrong.

I tried really hard once to try and figure out what kind of threat us wet shavers are to co's like Gillette. I mean why would they buy AOS if it wasn't something they are concerned about right? Well no... not really.

Anyway - with the very limited - and I mean VERY limited amount of information I could muster up - I am guessing that we are less than 1% of the male shaving population - in America anyway.

Try this - it's fun. If you have a facebook page - ask all your male friends if they wet shave. I bet if you have 150 male friends - only one might - and they might do it with a cart lol.

I really hope someone has concrete evidence - I would love to know.

No Facebook,but if anyone else care to pursue that..we wanna know.

Originally Posted by ace

Proctor and Gamble, which owns Gillette, is in the process of a 4 to 6 billion stock buyback program, so it doesn't look like we exactly have them on the run.

...yet...sooooooon !

Originally Posted by BobH

I think we are just a niche market and are no more than a slight speed bump to the makers of cartridge razors. It is a healthy niche though supporting businesses which employ people and that is good.

Bob

Indeed it is again...good for us then.

If I recall Dovo on their site states what they are doing in terms of sales - I could be wrong.

I tried really hard once to try and figure out what kind of threat us wet shavers are to co's like Gillette. I mean why would they buy AOS if it wasn't something they are concerned about right? Well no... not really.

Anyway - with the very limited - and I mean VERY limited amount of information I could muster up - I am guessing that we are less than 1% of the male shaving population - in America anyway.

Try this - it's fun. If you have a facebook page - ask all your male friends if they wet shave. I bet if you have 150 male friends - only one might - and they might do it with a cart lol.

I really hope someone has concrete evidence - I would love to know.

"I am guessing that we are less than 1% of the male shaving population - in America anyway"

Kinda makes me feel like a rich person..............

Proctor and Gamble, which owns Gillette, is in the process of a 4 to 6 billion stock buyback program, so it doesn't look like we exactly have them on the run.