Thread: Gold Dollars..which is the best?

Originally Posted by RobinK

It's not profiteering, it's artisan custom razor manufacture.

Sorry, could not resist.

So you order 100 @US$2 per piece, free shipping. 30 will shave, with a bit of luck 50. A well made modern Western production razor starts at US$75. There is absolutely no way you can undercut the GDGD prices, because the markup is phenomenal.

So, coming back to ethics, who wants to own a tool that was made in a sweat shop? Razor, brush, cheap soap ingredients?

I do not. Which is why I avoid "artisans" and "small vendors" like the plague. Case in point: Straight Razor Designs has no such products in stock. Zero. Because they run their business in an ethical fashion, and they treat their suppliers well. And that, gentlemen, is how business should be.

Originally Posted by UKRob

@RobinK - Robin I recall a previous thread where you claimed ready made Chinese knots were made by children in sweatshops - this time you have named a supplier many of us will have used - TGN. I asked you in that thread what evidence you have to support the claim but don't recall getting a response - so, once again, I'm not disputing you claim but would like to see something backing it up.

For the record, I have several knots from TGN and they are unfailingly good quality - I also have a Thater 2 band finest and it's in a different league.

Gentlemen, if you want to expand the conversation to badger knots, or any other commodity, start a new thread. We've had complaints that this thread is being hijacked. Thanks for your cooperation.

Excellent job gentlemen threads like these only result in a spike in Gold Dollar sales, Why? Because the "I got to see for myself, what the fuss is all about" factor have kept this company thriving for years. As a wise man once said "There is no such thing as bad publicity."