The Becoming

Greetings, I've been on SRP numerous times to seek out the finer points of the art of shaving and have never left confused or disappointed.
After receiving a cut-throat as a present 18 mths ago, I plucked up the courage (and knowledge from SRP) and vowed in Dec 2010 never to use disposables again and I'm still going strong.
It's difficult to convince others of the benefits and superior end result, but although I advocate - I'm not in it to convert the heathen as it were.

The difficulty I face is convincing my significant other to part with enough roubles to feed the habit - no-one warned me of the creeping addiction that slowly enters the consciousness of a virgin shaver.
I find myself unconsciously spending more and more time checking auctions, second-hand sales and Ebay for the elusive bargain and drooling over antiques and vintage specimens.
Terms such as jimps, scales, Spanish point and carbon percentage are beginning to invade my vocabulary. I wake to thoughts of lathering my face and fall asleep designing razor boxes.

I feel so dirty and infected... and I think I like it.

join the band wagon. The addiction will continue until your wife bands you from purchasing more razors. this happened to me after about 10 razors:rant: I think you need to rethink converting the masses. It is quite fun.

Some suggestions. First, you have to have "private" money. You find vendors who will work on a cash or MO basis and you have them send product to your work address. Integration into a joint lifestyle which is often examined for new products that "show" up can be handled by "I won the raffle at the club!", "I got it with points from the card", or "I've had that for 6 months" and a look that says "where've you been?".

I'm sure you can come up with some new stuff and you'd be doing a service to us all by sharing.

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Originally Posted by Howard

Some suggestions. First, you have to have "private" money. You find vendors who will work on a cash or MO basis and you have them send product to your work address. Integration into a joint lifestyle which is often examined for new products that "show" up can be handled by "I won the raffle at the club!", "I got it with points from the card", or "I've had that for 6 months" and a look that says "where've you been?".

I'm sure you can come up with some new stuff and you'd be doing a service to us all by sharing.

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Man that's awful!


Welcome to SRP! Good luck with your RAD!

I know the feeling...I've been reading this forum for weeks and now I just purchased my first blade of ebay.....now I need to purchase one more....it's been soooo difficult not to buy even the cheapest bargains just to see if I can bring it back from neglect! But I stand strong......with 112 ebay auctions watching...LOL!

Keep repeating that to yourself..........:o

Hi I'm SaltheNinth and it's been 7 days since my last post.
In that time I have already purchased seven more second-hand razors and I was caught staring openly, eyes burning with hunger at a Charlie Lewis Custom 7/8.
My wife stood in the doorway unbeknownst to me, for a full 10 mins whilst I subconsciously made whimpering noises of desire at the computer scrolling down the page viewing the photos of the naked steel blade from all angles...

Hi Sal.

Thank you for sharing. You may need to work back through the 12 steps if you're going to reconcile with your wife. I'm sure it was traumatic for her to catch you in such unadulterated lust.

Be sure to call your sponsor if you find yourself in that kind of situation again. Oh, and you should probably surrender your razors over to me.

It's been two weeks since my last razor. :cry:

Yeah, I feel your pain, unfortunately, It only gets worse, First, it's the razors, Then it's the hones, Oh, The Japanese Naturals, Then a Charnley, or a vintage Y/G Escher with full label....Even Soaps, Creams and Brushes. It just never stops.

Excuses I've used: "It's a free sample" (used mainly for soaps/creams...or "I'm testing this". Once you get some hones, and some time under your belts, Razors are easy. You just tell em, "I'm honing this blade for a member..." or , "I'm testing this hone"
Eventually, they want to know...."Where did all these razors come from?"

The mailman finally asked me one day...."What is all this stuff?" I had boxes coming from every corner of the globe...

I myself am hoping the mail comes on days my wife is at work. Of course if she does see them "It only cost ten dollars Honey" I have 7 razors on the way from a RAD binge monday.

Welcome, I also suggest a secret hiding place, my wife found my stash of a dozen razors the other day (I have been shaving since December) as a result I'm putting up most of my pocket knife collection on ebay :boohoo: It's ok though I have another stash of 8 razors and 3 blades that need scales well hidden :)
Of course the plan is to sell some razors at a small profit, hence lowering the unit cost of the razors I keep. Oh and my 20 year old son is in to it now as well so I can use him as a beard :idea: Good luck with the addiction.

Sal,
Welcome aboard! You are a funny guy, but you're right, it kind of sneaks up on you and it's a pretty enjoyable addiction.