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    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?

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    You stop by giving your R.A.D. over to another impulse that needs feeding,,,,, like brushes or hones.

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    What you write about is common.
    Perhaps consider donating some of the razors you use less.

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    Trade some of the razors that you don't use for other shaving items.
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    You can send some of your razors to me. At a certain point you will have a more manageable number. As others have mentioned, you just need to start buying hones now instead of more razors.

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    What has happened to me is that, over time, I have become way more picky about what razors I like. I'm at the point where I still look but find it very hard to come up with a razor that even makes it onto my watch list. At this point I am much more attracted to custom builts. I currently have about 60 razors in my collection and rotate through using all of them. Haven't bought one in quite a while now.

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    I don't recommend going with my route. What really slowed down my razor buying was first I got a new truck and then my employer started having payroll issues. When Iget paid and how much is very questionable. My employer has a growing debt with me. At some point they will come clean, but in the meantime it has me quite restricted as far as disposable income goes.
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    glad to see im not alone. fell hard its this roughly one year ago and i still cant stop myself from buying more stuff. prob even have something in the mail now. =]

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    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.
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    another alternative is to delete the link to SRP and all other shaving sites/vendors from your technology devices and never visit any again, just buy SRs you come across in stores!

    By the way asking your question here is like asking a bunch of drunks how to quit drinking.
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