Hello Gents, I live all the way near the southern Arctic in a little place called Australia and straight shaving products of quality are very scant to come by.

I do have a few close friends scattered around and near Solingen Germany,
so my question is, is it possible to buy direct from the factories or dealers in that area ? since all the best brands have their factory headquarters right in town....

Would it be actually more economic to buy from the source ?, because I'm tired of waiting a whole week for a razor in auction and than being out-bid in the last 3 seconds !!!and a lot of websites who sell with a moderate saving, either don't have the nice razors I'm after or charge an arm and a leg for shipping !

Cheers Guys...