Thread: SRD shopping

hellou gentlemen,
so i just made a few purchases from SRD as the spirit of christmas overwhelmed me (too late thoug, but nonetheless it did ), from what ive read about it over here i have come to know that it is an excellent place to purchase shaving necessities. although, i do not know much about the following products that i have purchased. my cart included:

dovo best quality 5/8" blonde scales
3" srd red latigo strop
a few saples of opus x and sandalwood srd soap
and finally taylor of old bond street sandalwood shaving cream 150g tub

i have been shaving with straights for about a month but this is my first real purchase. till now i have been using a stainless steel razor that my aunt gifted to me from Poland as a birthday gift, its quite sharp and provides a comfortable shave but sadly i dont know what its called so i took the liberty of naming it "the eradicator" lol. also, i received a vintage razor from my brother from seattle which also did an excellent job but a series of unfortunate events led me to send it out for repairs...makes my heart heavy. and for stropping ive been using whippeddog's poor man strop which has really worked well so far

so basically all i want to know is that is this a good purchase? apart form the cream and soaps (ofcourse) are the products listed above ready to last a lifetime with proper care? i mean from what ive seen on other sites good razors cost around $300 and strops around $180. so are these products what i need for my beginner's stage (As i still consider myself one) and ill have to transition to other higher end products or are they up for a lifetime? my order is currently processing and itll take a few weeks for it to get here so i was just wondering id spend the time learning about them and if any ssspecial or unique methods of care are required. Also, i didnt know where i shouldve posted this thread so i posted it here, i hope it doesnt upset the moderators
all your opinions are most appreciated as always

and a Merry Christmas to you all