Thread: Anyone heard of this company?

Originally Posted by portlandrazorco

For sending out samples, I am certainly not against the idea, but I'll be honest. I do not know the best way of deciding who to send samples to and how best to receive feedback on those samples yet. If I do send out samples, I want to make sure it's going to be as helpful as it can be for generating useful user feedback.

My point of view on sending out samples, if you send it to someone known and respected on this forum the membership would be more apt to take the review on face value. If some guy in Portland, a stranger to SRP, comes along and posts a review ........ it might be like ''tell it to the marines, the sailors won't believe it."

SRP founder Lynn Abrams is probably more knowledgeable on straight razors than anyone on planet earth. I can tell you that IME, he is trustworthy, will give an honest review, with no agenda, and people here will believe what he says. Add to that, if you ever talk with him on the phone, he is a really nice guy and helped some of the premier custom razor guys get their start. Not blowing smoke here, just telling it like it is. See my avatar.

Have a good weekend and look out for gustave.

Don't forget Glen (gssixgun) up in Idaho. He and Lynn are the premier honemeisters of the forum, as far as I am concerned. If they say the bark of a tree is blue, who am I do disagree. Glen has only spoken the truth about razors to me.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Don't forget Glen (gssixgun) up in Idaho. He and Lynn are the premier honemeisters of the forum, as far as I am concerned. If they say the bark of a tree is blue, who am I do disagree. Glen has only spoken the truth about razors to me.

Thats why I said a state away,that old recluse in idyhoe would be a good hit perhaps.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Don't forget Glen (gssixgun) up in Idaho. He and Lynn are the premier honemeisters of the forum, as far as I am concerned. If they say the bark of a tree is blue, who am I do disagree. Glen has only spoken the truth about razors to me.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

My point of view on sending out samples, if you send it to someone known and respected on this forum the membership would be more apt to take the review on face value. If some guy in Portland, a stranger to SRP, comes along and posts a review ........ it might be like ''tell it to the marines, the sailors won't believe it."

SRP founder Lynn Abrams is probably more knowledgeable on straight razors than anyone on planet earth. I can tell you that IME, he is trustworthy, will give an honest review, with no agenda, and people here will believe what he says. Add to that, if you ever talk with him on the phone, he is a really nice guy and helped some of the premier custom razor guys get their start. Not blowing smoke here, just telling it like it is. See my avatar.

Have a good weekend and look out for gustave.

This is the route i would take, send out maybe 2 or 3 to respected senior members, and ask that they pass them on, eventually they will work their way around a decent amount of the people that count (hooda thunkit i am a poet and i didnt know it ) i hope the stag weekend is fun.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

We do? Nobody tells me anything.

Yes, my mother-in-law visited once. Caused enormous unrest among the locals...

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

Yes, my mother-in-law visited once. Caused enormous unrest among the locals...

Sounds more like you live in chipping norton than essex

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

Yes, my mother-in-law visited once. Caused enormous unrest among the locals...

I was wondering what that exodus from Portland was about that time. I put it down to my ex visiting Portland herself. Live and learn.

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

Yes, my mother-in-law visited once. Caused enormous unrest among the locals...

Thanks Neil, i just blew coffee all over my screen.

Originally Posted by rolodave

Thanks Neil, i just blew coffee all over my screen.

you should know better than to drink coffee while reading anything on this site.

Originally Posted by UAcowboy

you should know better than to drink coffee while reading anything on this site.

I "knew" that.

I also knew it was coming when I saw Mother-in-law but that one got me. Ah, it needed a clean to begin with.


Dave