Thread: How Low Can You Go...?

man how can you beat Joel with the leftover soap in the shower floor!!!!!!!!!!! Mike I was going to play but I,m in awe of Joel right now so I give up he wins and Mike this will be a fun read to follow thanks tc

I've got everyone beat. $0.00. How?, you say. Well I won the monthly give away so razor soap and aftershave where in it so free. Then I inherited a brush and strop from my grandfather. If I really wanted to put a price on something to boost this up maybe my vintage natural combo coticule. It was 5 dollars at an antique store and I inherited a 1k diamond stone from my dad so....

Oh and the razor is my favorite razor and same with the aftershave. The soap is good but running low so maybe I will add some dovo soap slivers. The brush is a favorite and the strop is good and I do use it but probably shouldnt. It's falling apart. And the coti plays a crucial role in my honing. Now my other razors that I have spent money on besides my new dove my most expensive one is a dubl duck satin edge. Which was 25 dollars from the same place the coti came from. It is in good shape though the scales need replacing to prevent cell rot.

Originally Posted by cosperryan

I've got everyone beat. $0.00. How?, you say. Well I won the monthly give away so razor soap and aftershave where in it so free. Then I inherited a brush and strop from my grandfather. If I really wanted to put a price on something to boost this up maybe my vintage natural combo coticule. It was 5 dollars at an antique store and I inherited a 1k diamond stone from my dad so....

Oh and the razor is my favorite razor and same with the aftershave. The soap is good but running low so maybe I will add some dovo soap slivers. The brush is a favorite and the strop is good and I do use it but probably shouldnt. It's falling apart. And the coti plays a crucial role in my honing. Now my other razors that I have spent money on besides my new dove my most expensive one is a dubl duck satin edge. Which was 25 dollars from the same place the coti came from. It is in good shape though the scales need replacing to prevent cell rot.

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Well Played, Sir.

I knew their had to be someone lower than me out there.

Oops, thought this thread was related something else...

Originally Posted by honedright

Oops, thought this thread was related something else...

What ...Are you a limbo champ :<0)

My question is why should I shave on the cheap? What's the fun in that? I could drive around in a Yugo but I don't, I could go running in slippers but I don't, I could go mountain biking with a 3 speed bike but I don't, and I could eat macaroni and cheese for dinner every day but I don't. None of that is fun.

But for the ultimate shaving on the cheap I'll relate a story told to me by my dad many years ago.

A friend of his was in Marine Boot camp during WWll and they were all told the first day since they are all men and will be Marines they will shave every day period. Two dudes didn't think they needed to. The following day their DI marched them out to the garbage dump and retrieved for both of them two totally corroded DE razors with blades to match. He marched them back to the barracks and made them shave in front of the entire group with these razors and made them keep shaving until the DI was satisfied. That was with no prep, no water, no soap, nothing. After they were done and their faces were all cut up and scared for life the DI poured Alcohol all over their faces while they were doing pushups.

So, when you say shave on the cheap....

Joseph Rogers razor $0 from phrank
strop $0 from Frankenstein
VDH soap $0 from razorfeld
No Name brush $0 came with a razorstand from charity shop,
Brut aftershave $6.60 ish on sale at the supermarket.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

My question is why should I shave on the cheap? What's the fun in that? I could drive around in a Yugo but I don't, I could go running in slippers but I don't, I could go mountain biking with a 3 speed bike but I don't, and I could eat macaroni and cheese for dinner every day but I don't. None of that is fun.

But for the ultimate shaving on the cheap I'll relate a story told to me by my dad many years ago.

A friend of his was in Marine Boot camp during WWll and they were all told the first day since they are all men and will be Marines they will shave every day period. Two dudes didn't think they needed to. The following day their DI marched them out to the garbage dump and retrieved for both of them two totally corroded DE razors with blades to match. He marched them back to the barracks and made them shave in front of the entire group with these razors and made them keep shaving until the DI was satisfied. That was with no prep, no water, no soap, nothing. After they were done and their faces were all cut up and scared for life the DI poured Alcohol all over their faces while they were doing pushups.

So, when you say shave on the cheap....

To that I say the opposite. Why spend so much. I could spend 200 on a dubl duck but I don't I spend an eighth of that for the same reason I could spend 100 to 200 on a natural combo coti but I don't I spend 5 dollars on it. I could spend 60 to hundred on a strop but why not just make one and have some pride in it too. Why not just make your own soap, which I do, and get the exact scent I want and exact ingredients I want for a lot less then spending a lot of money on a fancy named soap that kinda smells like I want and kinda lathers like I want.

I gave up on the 27 cent shave 46 years ago. I'll stick with Revisors and Castle Forbes.