Thread: how do you keep track of what is coming to your door?

I recently realized that my purchasing habits for new shave gear are quite cyclical. I will go a few months with what I have and then get a wild hair and order a variety of new things at once from different vendors and private sellers. Case in point ordering two new badger hair Semogues from Leon at VintageShaving and trading for a third right after ordering a new strop from both Hand American and Tony Miller. Now, while i love to check my online tracking of packages, not shipping method gives up to the minute tracking. So I started keeping a piece of paper on the back side of my front door with a list of my purchases. When it comes in I check it off. Pretty simple and it helps keep me excited about what is coming next. Not that I really need any help with that though.

I was looking at my list this morning after the postman arrived with the standard collection of junk mail and none of my new toys and wondered what other people do, if anything, for the same purpose.

I made up a simple excel sheet
Order/purchase date
receive date
Who/return address
username/forum/ebay/store (as appopriate)
item purchased
Price

I also save the Html page locally for ads of any purchases I make so I can reference to them later if need be.

I too have the same issue, mostly with SR's. Good idea on the Excel spreadsheet...

My best advice is to max out your credit cards and overdraw your checking account. Doing this is a sure cure for your acquisition maladies. Be sure to say "hi" to all my favorite collection agencies.

I forgot--- buy a couple of bottles of genuine Kentucky bourbon; my current favorite is Wild Turkey, before embarking on this voyage to Hell.

I just order one thing at a time. That solves that problem.

I went through a phase where I was buying tons of stuff. The details (eBay number, USPS/etc. Tracking number, are usually sent to me via email which I simply save in a "pending" directory. When I get the item I move the email to a different directory ("closed").

Now that I rarely have more than one thing outstanding I don't even bother with this.

Originally Posted by stimpy52

My best advice is to max out your credit cards and overdraw your checking account. Doing this is a sure cure for your acquisition maladies. Be sure to say "hi" to all my favorite collection agencies.

This will never work, once the funds are depleted you will be out hustling on the streets.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I just order one thing at a time. That solves that problem.

Bah, now where's the fun in that?

As an aside I wonder if I can go to the next town over and track down the razor spoken about in your sig

I actually started a spreadsheet...but including a before pic as well. I can see how this would benifit if you were to restore one & sell it. At least you would have your initial cost to reference.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

I actually started a spreadsheet...but including a before pic as well. I can see how this would benifit if you were to restore one & sell it. At least you would have your initial cost to reference.

Now that is a great idea. I really need to remember to take before pics. I have completed 3 razors now and not a single before of them