Thread: too much but i still can not stop myself

Stick to a certain brand didn't really help me.. It just made the hunt so much more fun!

Originally Posted by Oustoura

hey folks,

since i started with my first straight razor 2 or 3 years ago, with my passion to razors i had a razor collection now about 100 razors or more. and i don't know how to stop. at the begining i was buying any which please me, and since a year i'm more selective. but still i have impression that i have too much razors and i don't use everyone. any other has same problem? how do you stop yourself?

It's an addiction, no known cure, you might get better but you won't get well. Seriously, you might try trading, there's always something you have that someone wants and visa/versa, that way your number of razors should stay about the same.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

What you need to do is specialize. Stop buying willy nilly. Decide on a brand or an era or a size or a style or a nationality or some unique thing. That should slow you down and give you a collection that really means something.

You know what they say "jack of all trades and master of none". That can apply to a collection too.

that's what i do, i'm interested with special brand and age, otherwise i will consider to exchange with hones as it told. but need to find someone who's interested with