Thread: Dark Ages of SRP

Originally Posted by kettlebell

You'll save tons of money once you start shaving with a straight or a DE.

I still beleive that to be true... At least that's what I tell Her.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

See now that actually was true back then, NOS and Mint condition razors were easy to find on E-bay and pretty darn cheap.. You could easily get a really good kit for less then $100, including a Swaty BH

I remember a Sticky from one of the old Admins that broke down the costs per year, and it was darn well accurate, that in less then 1 year you were too the good... That even included the 2nd SR

Actually, when you do the maths... assuming it's 4$ per cartridge (25$ for 8 at amazon + tx, same at wallmart) and 1 cartridge per week (which was approx. my usage when I stopped 18 months ago, but I still have a pretty laughable beard at 30 y.o., so that's a really safe figure, I assume this would have had to jump to 2 cartridges per week eventually), times 50 weeks (still a safe figure, I usually skip 1 shave per week, mainly due to laziness or lack of time or whatever), that's 200$ per year. Assuming I die at 80y.o. (another safe figure consider family history), that's another 50 years of shaving ahead of me for a total budget of at least 10 000$ (not considering inflation and money value across time).

Cheers.

Originally Posted by Pi3

Actually, when you do the maths... assuming it's 4$ per cartridge (25$ for 8 at amazon + tx, same at wallmart) and 1 cartridge per week (which was approx. my usage when I stopped 18 months ago, but I still have a pretty laughable beard at 30 y.o., so that's a really safe figure, I assume this would have had to jump to 2 cartridges per week eventually), times 50 weeks (still a safe figure, I usually skip 1 shave per week, mainly due to laziness or lack of time or whatever), that's 200$ per year. Assuming I die at 80y.o. (another safe figure consider family history), that's another 50 years of shaving ahead of me for a total budget of at least 10 000$ (not considering inflation and money value across time).

Cheers.

You're right! And assuming cartridge razor manufacturers will increase the number of blades by 1 per 2 years and the price accordingly, you'll be buying 30-blade cartridges at $29 each plus inflation by the time you turn 80. Shaving will become something for the wealthy elite and those sensible enough to buy SRs

I need to spend more money on razors, hones and whatnot.