Thread: Converting people

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Great post, however it is all true and when you read you kind of say hmmmmmmmm, am I nuts?

Maybe just dedicated and patient. Quite a few of my friends now use DEs, and it is the more viable solution for them. It took me more than a year to get sufficiently proficient with a straight to shave at 04:30am (ie before flying to work), and for most people, the cost benefit ratio simply does not justify the effort. It took me a while to learn to maintain razors (sold my Escher, will sell my Nortons, and only keep a DMT and my Coticule), but for me, shaving is more than hair removal, but a hobby.

I am not sure whether trying to convert people is a clever idea, either. A friend of mine has now started, because he finds shaving with a straight more interesting than shaving with a DE. Had he started with a straight, I am sure he would have switched back to cartidges quickly. The good thing about DE shaving is that you can learn proper preparation without the extra challenge of not chopping off your head.

Regards,
Robin