He he I already have one convert who has already got a straight and a strop (to be fair I bought it for him for his birthday though) and another who is definately getting one but is a student and can't afford one just at the moment. If my practice razor for honing actually ends up being any good I will let him borrow it until he graduates, at which point the beers are on him for a few weeks.

The first convert is my Girlfriends brother, who ooo'd and aaa'd when his sister gave me my first one, and the second is his best mate. At dinner today GF's father was also considering a swap - not least of which because his wife was beating him up only that morning about the number of mush 3 cartridges that were in the bin and "did he know how much they cost" yada yada.

I have Germany covered.