Thread: g/f needs gift-giving advice

Originally Posted by JokiJo

Thanks to the members here I (could) have easily gotten into this for under $50. I had a strop, cream, a/s and bowl for free, and was gonna get a $10 brush which I did, and a $35 razor, which I did.


Unfortunately I was talked into another razor and that tacked in another $45, plus a nice strop, another $65, and now I'll probably be getting a hone.

So yeah, your gift may be more then you expected, but it's gonna cost him a lot more then either of you expected.

Yeah, but that'll be out of his pocket. She just needs to get him started. To the OP, if you send me a PM, I may be able to help you out with some stuff. The post-requisite for any PIF's would be that you get your dude to sign up and join the community!

By the way, where do I find one of the girlfriends who likes to buy shaving equipment for her man? Mine still looks at me like my head was attached upside down when I shave.

I should have mentioned in my previous post that the Merkur 34C also has a longer handled brother/cousin if your b/f has big hands. From memory I think its a 38C, but not sure. This might be better if he has big hands, as the 34C can cause your hand to cramp up sometimes.

Just ask the vendor and they will point you in the right direction.

I'm new to all this business, but if you don't know whether or not he's into straight shaving, there are three options: buy everything he needs and pray that he likes it; buy the brush and soap and see where he wants to go from there; make lewd remarks about his sexuality: "oh, you don't like a STRAIGHT razor? I thought as much" etc.

Even if he doesn't take to it, a straight razor on the bathroom shelf would look jolly manly for any visiting friends. That's at least half the allure of straight shaving.

Oh yeah, or get a DE razor. Anyway, good luck with it and let us know how it turns out.